Data

U. Florida

Postdoctorates in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  Science and engineering   544   509   439   450   427   382   330   422   476   455
    Science   473   442   381   375   370   330   284   355   410   383
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   135   120   113   106   89   81   38   108   120   104
      Biological and biomedical sciences   220   210   134   170   179   161   142   150   160   158
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   6   5   3   2   3   3   5   5   3   6
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   12   11   7   5   8   12   34   16   16   13
      Mathematics and statistics   2   2   1   2   2   3   3   4   3   3
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   2   12   0   0   0   1   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   31   25   26   21   22   26   20   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   38   39   53   38   39   20   18   47   53   52
      Psychology   14   11   17   15   17   13   14   9   10   10
      Social sciences   15   17   15   16   11   11   9   9   28   20
    Engineering   71   67   58   75   57   52   46   67   66   72
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   10   11   11   18   15   16   0   0   14   15
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   9   8   6   9   8   8   8   7   8   11
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   1   3   2   0   2   1   11   6   4
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   12   11   17   19   14   9   5   6   5   8
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3   2   3
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   12   15   0   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   6   6   6   5   4   4   4   5   9   14
      Other engineering   34   30   15   22   16   13   15   20   22   17
  Health   228   216   228   221   248   282   249   244   203   189
    Clinical medicine   138   137   144   121   135   157   138   144   121   122
    Other health   90   79   84   100   113   125   111   100   82   67

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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