Data

Washington U., Saint Louis

Federally supported science, engineering, and health postdoctorates, by field: 2022–13
Field 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All surveyed fields   577   414   466   460   416   406   403   382   390   194
  Science and engineering   272   165   232   226   216   206   206   201   209   169
    Science   239   141   196   193   193   181   177   173   178   145
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   185   108   165   161   159   156   140   138   155   122
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   2   1   0   1   0   1   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   5   4   1   4   2   3   8   5   1   5
      Mathematics and statistics   4   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Neurobiology and neuroscience   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   6   0   0
      Psychology   22   5   4   3   7   8   5   6   5   4
      Physical sciences   23   19   24   22   24   14   17   13   13   14
      Social sciences   0   1   1   1   0   0   4   4   3   0
    Engineering   33   24   36   33   23   25   29   28   31   24
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   14   9   11   10   7   8   19   18   20   15
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   8   6   8   9   7   8   5   4   4   4
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   4   4   7   7   5   4   3   1   2   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
      Mechanical engineering   7   5   10   7   4   5   2   5   5   4
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   305   249   234   234   200   200   197   181   181   25
      Clinical medicine   298   247   230   232   196   195   196   179   181   23
      Other health   7   2   4   2   4   5   1   2   0   2

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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