Data

Princeton U.

Postdoctorates in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2022–13
All races 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
  Science and engineering   628   669   609   631   621   592   522   526   464   527
    Science   472   490   451   502   500   470   416   410   352   402
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   124   148   131   174   171   172   111   107   93   117
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   14   22   0   17   13   9   9
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   12
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   59   61   51   50   41   45   43   40   30   34
      Mathematics and statistics   20   18   17   21   17   20   13   13   7   8
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies   8   8   6   6   2   1   2   1   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   26   16   11   7   6   8   0   0   0   0
      Neurobiology and neuroscience   0   0   0   0   0   0   54   46   42   25
      Physical sciences   132   128   144   131   145   142   109   108   107   117
      Psychology   14   9   7   10   9   10   8   8   9   8
      Social sciences   89   102   84   89   87   72   59   74   55   72
    Engineering   156   179   158   129   121   122   106   116   112   125
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   23   27   34   27   27   24   26   28   31   29
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   35   37   27   25   20   16   17   15   15   21
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   51   64   53   34   33   49   24   27   24   25
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   8   5   7   5   7   6   7   10   10   11
      Mechanical engineering   31   35   29   30   34   27   29   34   26   32
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   8   11   8   8   0   0   2   2   5   6
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   1
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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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