Data

U. Pittsburgh

Federally supported science, engineering, and health postdoctorates, by field: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields   513   509   513   539   543   469   524   530   490   480
  Science and engineering   180   194   210   210   217   204   227   274   242   239
    Science   137   154   167   174   180   167   181   221   194   196
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   114   128   142   147   144   123   144   154   140   148
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   1   0   0   2   3   0   1   0   0   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   2   5   2   2   0   1   2   0   0   2
      Mathematics and statistics   1   1   1   1   4   4   4   1   2   1
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   17   16   18   18   26   34   25   37   26   21
      Psychology   2   4   4   4   3   5   4   4   4   4
      Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1   1   1
    Engineering   43   40   43   36   37   37   46   53   48   43
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   17   18   12   9   6   7   8   13   17   10
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   10   9   12   12   13   14   17   15   13   20
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   5   2   3   3   2   0   0   2   2   1
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   2   4   6   2   3   1   3   3   2   1
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   2   1   0   0   1   0   4   6   4   2
      Mechanical engineering   7   6   10   10   12   15   14   14   10   7
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
  Health   333   315   303   329   326   265   297   256   248   241
    Clinical medicine   324   305   291   315   296   249   292   239   226   216
    Other health   9   10   12   14   30   16   5   17   22   25

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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