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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 305    279    282    275    259    236    241    365    334    313   
  Science and engineering 256    238    225    227    213    205    238    360    314    299   
    Science 189    178    172    164    158    147    188    278    233    215   
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 27    26    12    11    9    14    18    27    22    25   
      Biological and biomedical sciences 77    56    66    59    69    52    74    122    82    85   
      Communication .    .    .    .    .    0    0    0    4    2   
      Computer and information sciences 1    3    2    5    5    3    5    6    5    4   
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences .    .    .    .    .    0    1    0    2    0   
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 12    15    12    12    12    10    10    18    15    10   
      Mathematics and statistics 6    8    9    7    6    16    11    14    17    12   
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   
      Natural resources and conservation 4    5    5    8    8    .    .    .    .    .   
      Neurobiology and neuroscience .    .    .    .    .    0    0    0    0    0   
      Psychology 13    16    9    10    4    4    9    10    9    11   
      Physical sciences 44    44    52    47    43    47    57    79    74    66   
      Social sciences 5    5    5    5    2    1    3    2    3    0   
    Engineering 67    60    53    63    55    58    50    82    81    84   
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 7    7    5    6    4    5    5    9    9    4   
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 11    10    9    10    10    12    4    9    6    13   
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 22    17    13    18    20    20    19    22    17    21   
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 2    2    3    1    1    3    1    6    6    3   
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 11    12    11    13    9    10    5    16    25    20   
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   
      Mechanical engineering 13    12    12    15    11    8    12    17    16    20   
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 1    0    0    0    0    0    .    .    .    .   
      Other engineering 0    0    0    0    0    0    4    3    2    3   
    Health 49    41    57    48    46    31    3    5    20    14   
      Clinical medicine 13    10    7    13    13    0    2    1    4    0   
      Other health 36    31    50    35    33    31    1    4    16    14   

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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