Data

Washington State U.

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   235   274   305   290   143   165   130   145   148   147
    Science   191   230   237   239   118   126   104   120   111   118
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   85   104   115   89   37   37   34   40   35   35
      Biological and biomedical sciences   88   88   82   98   52   65   38   41   37   46
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   2   2   2   0   0   0   1   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   2   4   6   6   0   0   4   7   6   6
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   2   4   3   1   3   2   4   2
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Neurobiology and neuroscience   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   7   9   0
      Physical sciences   13   20   26   38   24   22   23   21   17   27
      Psychology   0   4   4   2   0   1   2   1   1   0
      Social sciences   3   8   0   0   0   0   0   1   1   2
    Engineering   44   44   68   51   25   39   26   25   37   29
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   8   14   14   10   5   10   6   7   9   9
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   9   6   8   7   5   8   3   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   4   10   6   0   2   0   1   1   1
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   6   3
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   21   8   16   20   8   11   12   8   12   5
      Other engineering   6   12   18   8   6   8   5   9   9   11
    Health   23   21   37   61   38   36   35   30   21   19
      Clinical medicine   12   10   17   15   8   3   10   9   7   10
      Other health   11   11   20   46   30   33   25   21   14   9

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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