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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 285    484    475    465    427    390    413    377    239    250   
    Science 258    407    419    412    402    356    336    346    213    230   
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 23    1    38    54    22    16    18    15    10    9   
      Biological and biomedical sciences 113    209    211    196    146    129    117    109    79    85   
      Communication .    .    .    .    .    0    1    1    0    0   
      Computer and information sciences 3    5    8    6    13    12    6    9    5    4   
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences .    .    .    .    .    4    1    5    0    2   
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 17    46    23    20    30    30    30    35    16    15   
      Mathematics and statistics 19    30    30    25    21    17    13    15    12    12   
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 1    4    2    1    0    .    .    .    .    .   
      Natural resources and conservation 13    7    18    23    11    .    .    .    .    .   
      Neurobiology and neuroscience .    .    .    .    .    4    1    3    0    2   
      Physical sciences 45    73    62    55    119    116    123    129    83    90   
      Psychology 7    14    13    12    17    9    6    4    3    6   
      Social sciences 17    18    14    20    23    19    20    21    5    5   
    Engineering 27    77    56    53    25    34    77    31    26    20   
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering .    .    .    0    6    8    10    5    1    4   
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 3    8    8    6    4    0    2    2    0    0   
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 5    16    8    3    5    6    9    9    7    9   
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0    4    4    0    6    1    13    3    4    .   
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 10    27    26    32    0    4    11    5    0    0   
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 3    0    0    0    0    0    5    0    0    0   
      Mechanical engineering 3    8    5    4    0    0    0    0    4    1   
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 3    14    5    8    0    8    21    4    7    4   
      Other engineering 0    0    0    0    4    7    6    3    3    2   
    Health 9    67    50    32    58    61    58    74    64    58   
      Clinical medicine 7    20    20    11    43    45    39    59    51    42   
      Other health 2    47    30    21    15    16    19    15    13    16   

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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