Data

Princeton U.

Federally supported science, engineering, and health postdoctorates, by field: 2022–13
Field 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All surveyed fields   230   254   251   280   260   236   246   233   222   0
  Science and engineering   230   254   251   280   260   236   246   233   222   0
    Science   165   173   187   218   206   177   178   173   169   0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   57   68   70   100   91   75   45   41   45   0
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   5   15   0   9   6   3   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   37   37   36   31   20   27   36   33   20   0
      Mathematics and statistics   6   3   2   4   11   7   4   3   5   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   5   2   1   2   1   1   0   0   0   0
      Neurobiology and neuroscience   0   0   0   0   0   0   23   26   25   0
      Psychology   4   6   5   5   3   3   5   2   7   0
      Physical sciences   55   56   71   70   63   64   53   57   61   0
      Social sciences   0   1   1   1   2   0   3   4   3   0
    Engineering   65   81   64   62   54   59   68   60   53   0
      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   13   9   14   13   8   8   13   12   13   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   15   10   8   3   1   6   9   10   7   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   16   38   27   21   15   24   17   15   10   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   4   4   5   3   6   3   7   7   7   0
      Mechanical engineering   16   19   10   22   24   18   22   15   12   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   4   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      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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