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Postdoctorates in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2021–12
All races 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
  Science and engineering 346    512    379    374    363    431    403    422    433    457   
    Science 276    443    298    291    282    349    307    310    333    349   
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 24    0    18    19    15    29    17    19    26    28   
      Biological and biomedical sciences 111    268    142    106    113    175    148    153    165    162   
      Communication .    .    .    .    .    0    0    0    0    0   
      Computer and information sciences 2    3    3    6    7    20    23    18    15    19   
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences .    .    .    .    .    0    0    0    0    0   
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 2    6    15    19    21    22    17    17    28    21   
      Mathematics and statistics 13    8    5    17    16    10    7    2    5    2   
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 2    19    11    14    8    .    .    .    .    1   
      Natural resources and conservation 11    0    7    7    7    .    .    .    .    .   
      Neurobiology and neuroscience .    .    .    .    .    2    2    0    2    5   
      Physical sciences 85    97    54    64    64    72    69    81    73    93   
      Psychology 14    22    15    15    9    9    15    12    10    11   
      Social sciences 12    20    28    24    22    10    9    8    9    7   
    Engineering 70    69    81    83    81    82    96    112    100    108   
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0    0    0    0    0    1    1    2    4    5   
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 13    10    9    10    12    14    11    8    7    2   
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 9    11    9    14    17    11    18    20    16    17   
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 14    14    11    7    7    7    7    22    24    35   
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 8    9    8    9    10    9    16    15    14    9   
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0    2    1    1    0    1    3    2    1    0   
      Mechanical engineering 8    8    5    0    2    10    14    14    5    5   
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 1    2    23    20    15    22    18    22    19    24   
      Other engineering 17    13    15    22    18    7    8    7    10    11   
    Health 2    50    33    27    36    30    33    34    42    44   
      Clinical medicine 2    47    26    0    23    29    28    22    33    36   
      Other health 0    3    7    27    13    1    5    12    9    8   

NOTES:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

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