Data

U. California, Irvine

Postdoctorates in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2022–13
All races 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
  Science and engineering   393   343   319   291   256   274   261   228   256   260
    Science   302   266   255   243   221   232   212   192   224   235
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   162   132   120   107   94   96   76   73   88   75
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   13   7   7   12   11   9   5   3   6   6
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   21   23   23   18   18   18   16   14   20   24
      Mathematics and statistics   11   10   9   7   7   3   1   4   5   7
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies   2   9   0   5   2   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Neurobiology and neuroscience   0   0   0   0   0   0   32   23   27   25
      Physical sciences   72   66   59   54   59   72   67   59   62   82
      Psychology   5   7   11   9   5   1   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   13   11   26   31   25   33   15   16   16   16
    Engineering   91   77   64   48   35   42   49   36   32   25
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   9   4   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   24   18   13   11   13   0   19   13   15   11
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   9   11   7   8   7   15   13   9   7   5
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   18   14   14   10   5   11   9   8   4   3
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   14   11   8   7   6   8   4   4   2   2
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   3   4   7   4   2   4   4
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   15   16   17   8   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   2   3   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0
    Health   78   70   71   78   85   71   77   69   59   65
      Clinical medicine   57   49   57   72   72   58   63   61   58   62
      Other health   21   21   14   6   13   13   14   8   1   3

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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