Data

Stony Brook U.

Federally supported science, engineering, and health postdoctorates, by field: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields   146   129   136   130   130   112   104   104   104   113
  Science and engineering   114   107   111   111   107   88   87   89   92   99
    Science   94   89   96   102   100   80   75   76   82   92
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   39   33   42   60   58   51   43   34   41   41
        Neurobiology and neuroscience   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   6   6   6
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   3   6   2   1   0   1   1   2   4
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   17   8   11   7   7   3   5   8   8   7
      Mathematics and statistics   0   1   2   2   3   5   2   3   3   2
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1   1
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   31   38   29   27   27   18   22   21   19   29
      Psychology   6   6   5   2   2   2   2   2   2   2
      Social sciences   1   0   1   2   2   1   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   20   18   15   9   7   8   12   13   10   7
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   5   5   4   3   2   1   4   8   9   7
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   4   3   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   1   2   0   0   1   2   2   0   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   11   9   6   5   5   6   5   3   1   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   32   22   25   19   23   24   17   15   12   14
      Clinical medicine   32   20   24   19   23   24   17   15   12   14
      Other health   0   2   1   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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