Data

U. Chicago, The

Federally supported science, engineering, and health postdoctorates, by field: 2022–13
Field 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All surveyed fields   315   406   334   314   248   246   296   330   294   299
  Science and engineering   274   348   273   265   227   242   243   250   228   226
    Science   274   348   273   265   193   221   196   229   206   222
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   149   196   165   161   69   92   92   94   86   99
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   11   8   7   4   6   7   5   3   5   4
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   5   5   4   6   11   9   7   5   4   6
      Mathematics and statistics   2   1   2   4   3   5   5   13   7   3
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies   0   5   0   6   0   0   0   2   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Neurobiology and neuroscience   0   0   0   0   0   0   12   13   14   4
      Psychology   7   7   6   7   17   9   10   15   11   12
      Physical sciences   95   120   84   73   81   94   60   76   74   92
      Social sciences   5   6   5   4   6   5   5   8   4   2
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   34   21   47   21   22   4
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   21   0   21   22   4
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   25   0   0   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   34   0   22   0   0   0
    Health   41   58   61   49   21   4   53   80   66   73
      Clinical medicine   41   58   61   49   21   4   53   80   66   73
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   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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