Data

U. Minnesota

Postdoctorates in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2022–13
All races 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
  Science and engineering   1,238   1,186   1,138   1,095   780   705   629   585   538   502
    Science   1,082   1,033   998   946   628   565   488   449   412   390
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   87   85   105   60   44   39   44   41   36   38
      Biological and biomedical sciences   811   753   691   672   396   362   283   236   215   196
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   4
      Computer and information sciences   7   5   5   5   10   8   5   7   7   5
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   2
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   25   24   22   24   21   15   14   17   19   17
      Mathematics and statistics   16   21   23   25   16   17   23   14   14   17
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   22   20   18   23   24   30   0   0   0   0
      Neurobiology and neuroscience   0   0   0   0   0   0   28   23   23   25
      Physical sciences   67   74   83   93   81   73   79   90   82   74
      Psychology   22   26   31   24   21   15   7   12   12   9
      Social sciences   25   25   20   20   15   6   3   8   4   3
    Engineering   156   153   140   149   152   140   141   136   126   112
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   13   16   12   13   12   9   8   9   13   9
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   34   31   32   29   20   20   24   8   9   6
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   43   37   29   41   51   55   62   54   52   40
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   12   12   9   13   12   10   9   5   6   6
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   17   18   23   29   34   26   24   23   16   25
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   31   33   29   22   22   20   14   22   17   16
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   5   4   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   1   2   2   0   0   0   0   15   13   10
    Health   950   860   741   782   371   330   280   170   150   163
      Clinical medicine   881   781   666   629   278   253   195   143   120   125
      Other health   69   79   75   153   93   77   85   27   30   38

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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