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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 702    617    639    711    845    842    755    810    791    727   
    Science 571    510    512    577    688    733    636    689    672    610   
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences .    0    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Biological and biomedical sciences 305    280    293    328    405    322    269    334    412    380   
      Communication .    .    .    .    .    .    0    0    0    0   
      Computer and information sciences 10    13    12    12    16    17    18    23    26    11   
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 42    33    24    36    44    38    21    32    23    31   
      Mathematics and statistics 7    3    6    7    6    11    13    16    20    18   
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 13    10    .    .    7    21    24    23    19    14   
      Natural resources and conservation .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Neurobiology and neuroscience .    .    .    .    .    123    106    82    2    0   
      Physical sciences 126    114    121    131    148    139    127    121    125    117   
      Psychology 28    30    24    27    33    32    36    42    27    27   
      Social sciences 40    27    32    36    29    30    22    16    18    12   
    Engineering 131    107    127    134    157    109    119    121    119    117   
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 11    13    21    25    20    18    15    18    13    16   
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 13    12    16    20    26    21    20    17    19    17   
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 34    25    30    11    27    11    5    6    5    9   
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 40    33    31    39    43    38    41    39    39    27   
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0    0    0    0    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Mechanical engineering 20    13    15    18    20    0    19    20    20    25   
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0    0    0    0    0    15    17    17    21    16   
      Other engineering 13    11    14    21    21    6    2    4    2    7   
    Health 226    210    224    221    262    278    261    278    293    282   
      Clinical medicine 206    192    202    204    233    248    233    241    259    247   
      Other health 20    18    22    17    29    30    28    37    34    35   

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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