Data

U. Wisconsin-Madison

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   986   989   993   1,028   533   561   547   558   552   546
    Science   784   801   810   824   435   460   449   462   468   460
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   99   102   101   52   23   31   46   46   42   44
      Biological and biomedical sciences   328   326   304   324   193   190   189   192   203   201
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
      Computer and information sciences   10   17   14   10   2   8   7   7   5   1
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   3   1   2
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   18   22   38   29   12   11   15   8   8   8
      Mathematics and statistics   12   9   6   4   2   6   6   11   8   13
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies   60   56   82   132   69   102   74   81   86   75
      Natural resources and conservation   56   58   54   21   20   14   0   0   0   0
      Neurobiology and neuroscience   0   0   0   0   0   0   15   18   18   14
      Physical sciences   139   147   143   140   65   68   69   72   73   86
      Psychology   15   14   26   21   10   7   9   9   12   5
      Social sciences   47   50   42   91   39   23   15   15   12   10
    Engineering   202   188   183   204   98   101   98   96   84   86
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   4   4   10   12   10   13   9   7   6   7
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   40   30   28   40   19   15   24   20   20   21
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   12   22   24   26   8   7   6   6   2   3
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   26   20   26   32   19   18   11   8   8   9
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   3   2   4   0   4   3   1   0   2   2
      Mechanical engineering   32   27   20   26   9   14   8   6   8   8
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   37   39   36   36   15   21   31   30   27   26
      Other engineering   48   44   35   32   14   10   8   19   11   10
    Health   343   367   391   398   207   183   198   207   215   192
      Clinical medicine   291   308   330   265   150   136   153   156   158   139
      Other health   52   59   61   133   57   47   45   51   57   53

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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