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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 661    708    698    716    795    838    828    890    851    807   
    Science 502    544    550    552    641    687    709    754    743    709   
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Biological and biomedical sciences 206    240    247    157    255    272    276    321    336    334   
      Communication .    .    .    .    .    5    3    2    1    0   
      Computer and information sciences 22    17    24    27    24    36    38    36    39    22   
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 99    113    97    102    113    111    115    107    103    94   
      Mathematics and statistics 6    9    6    8    10    8    10    12    11    13   
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 14    19    18    104    100    11    35    41    28    30   
      Natural resources and conservation .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Neurobiology and neuroscience .    .    .    .    .    74    70    49    58    49   
      Physical sciences 111    118    134    126    114    135    130    148    138    139   
      Psychology 15    11    9    9    10    23    22    31    25    22   
      Social sciences 29    17    15    19    15    12    10    7    4    6   
    Engineering 159    164    148    164    154    151    119    136    108    98   
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 38    44    30    38    46    41    36    42    41    38   
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 7    10    8    12    14    12    12    12    8    11   
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 18    27    25    25    25    24    27    33    21    14   
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0    0    0    0    0    0    .    .    .    .   
      Mechanical engineering 27    22    21    28    19    24    25    29    27    23   
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0    0    0    0    0    0    0    1    1    0   
      Other engineering 69    61    64    61    50    50    19    19    10    12   
    Health 449    447    505    551    460    481    422    448    424    412   
      Clinical medicine 416    416    469    465    418    437    376    392    373    371   
      Other health 33    31    36    86    42    44    46    56    51    41   

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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