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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 634    515    584    461    440    313    568    31    23    14   
  Science and engineering 616    502    568    446    419    286    536    31    23    14   
    Science 518    396    433    343    330    218    385    30    21    14   
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0    0    0    0    1    7    20    0    0    0   
      Biological and biomedical sciences 267    209    234    184    194    130    151    9    5    0   
      Communication .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Computer and information sciences 21    1    1    3    2    3    4    0    0    0   
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 11    13    15    12    16    3    18    8    10    14   
      Mathematics and statistics 24    11    15    8    4    3    8    0    0    0   
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0    2    3    1    1    1    0    1    1    0   
      Natural resources and conservation 26    26    24    18    16    .    .    .    .    .   
      Neurobiology and neuroscience .    .    .    .    .    22    22    0    0    0   
      Psychology 17    13    15    10    12    3    13    0    0    0   
      Physical sciences 140    113    119    100    78    45    143    0    0    0   
      Social sciences 12    8    7    7    6    1    6    12    5    0   
    Engineering 98    106    135    103    89    68    151    1    2    0   
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0    2    2    4    0    1    0    0    0    0   
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 10    7    13    5    11    0    27    0    0    0   
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 11    15    18    11    7    4    9    0    0    0   
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 11    1    2    3    0    2    48    1    2    0   
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 1    1    1    0    0    0    2    0    0    0   
      Mechanical engineering 7    2    0    0    0    1    14    0    0    0   
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields .    .    .    .    .    0    15    0    0    0   
      Other engineering 58    78    99    80    71    60    36    0    0    0   
    Health 18    13    16    15    21    27    32    0    0    0   
      Clinical medicine 18    13    16    15    21    27    32    0    0    0   
      Other health .    .    .    .    .    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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