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Federally supported science, engineering, and health postdoctorates, by field: 2021–12
Field 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
All surveyed fields 346    259    200    210    197    223    205    184    73    179   
  Science and engineering 317    230    173    189    179    198    190    168    70    167   
    Science 170    137    111    126    109    120    122    104    49    113   
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 12    17    14    19    10    14    16    16    13    24   
      Biological and biomedical sciences 60    50    41    49    50    53    43    37    13    47   
      Communication .    .    .    .    .    0    1    1    0    0   
      Computer and information sciences 8    8    11    13    4    5    9    10    0    8   
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences .    .    .    .    .    1    1    0    0    0   
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 7    0    1    1    2    5    4    2    1    3   
      Mathematics and statistics 1    1    0    1    3    2    4    0    0    2   
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0    0    0    .    0    .    .    .    .    .   
      Natural resources and conservation 8    7    2    7    2    .    .    .    .    .   
      Psychology 9    6    3    2    3    1    5    2    0    0   
      Physical sciences 64    47    39    31    29    35    36    33    21    28   
      Social sciences 1    1    0    3    6    4    3    3    1    1   
    Engineering 147    93    62    63    70    78    68    64    21    54   
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 10    8    3    2    4    7    6    6    0    4   
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 13    4    7    6    5    10    9    11    1    9   
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 13    8    7    7    7    5    4    7    4    4   
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 13    9    5    4    4    2    3    3    1    0   
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 37    15    10    7    10    16    13    11    2    8   
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 4    2    2    3    4    4    5    4    0    3   
      Mechanical engineering 24    17    8    8    9    9    15    12    5    8   
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 11    18    13    12    13    10    1    1    3    3   
      Other engineering 22    12    7    14    14    15    12    9    5    15   
    Health 29    29    27    21    18    25    15    16    3    12   
      Clinical medicine 0    0    0    0    0    0    0    .    .    .   
      Other health 29    29    27    21    18    25    15    16    3    12   

NOTES:
  • In previous reports the data from Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne have been included with Indiana University. Due to recent clarification of program affiliation, these data are now being counted as part of Purdue University.
  • . = 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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