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Federally supported science, engineering, and health postdoctorates, by field: 2021–12
Field 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
All surveyed fields 321    291    326    299    191    217    249    278    328    312   
  Science and engineering 264    235    241    220    116    163    206    228    263    243   
    Science 221    192    210    191    109    141    178    182    218    203   
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 66    58    50    52    11    36    60    47    34    42   
      Biological and biomedical sciences 72    85    100    91    69    63    67    88    119    88   
      Communication .    .    .    .    .    0    0    0    0    0   
      Computer and information sciences 3    2    2    2    2    3    2    3    1    4   
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 4    5    6    6    16    7    5    10    11    5   
      Mathematics and statistics 0    0    0    2    1    1    0    0    2    1   
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 9    .    .    .    0    .    .    .    .    .   
      Natural resources and conservation 20    14    13    13    4    .    .    .    .    .   
      Neurobiology and neuroscience .    .    .    .    .    4    3    3    7    8   
      Psychology 5    2    5    2    0    3    2    3    5    2   
      Physical sciences 38    22    28    14    3    23    25    19    28    43   
      Social sciences 4    4    6    9    3    1    14    9    11    10   
    Engineering 43    43    31    29    7    22    28    46    45    40   
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 9    12    8    12    0    0    7    14    13    7   
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 4    5    6    6    3    3    4    8    9    5   
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 2    2    0    1    0    6    3    1    1    2   
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 15    10    5    3    0    0    0    6    5    6   
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0    0    0    0    0    0    2    3    1    0   
      Mechanical engineering 0    0    0    0    2    7    0    0    0    0   
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 3    4    3    3    0    1    2    5    4    3   
      Other engineering 10    10    9    4    2    5    10    9    12    17   
    Health 57    56    85    79    75    54    43    50    65    69   
      Clinical medicine 26    19    26    29    29    28    18    20    34    40   
      Other health 31    37    59    50    46    26    25    30    31    29   

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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