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Postdoctorates in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  Science and engineering   403   415   417   423   470   .   .   .   .   .
    Science   316   325   332   343   369   .   .   .   .   .
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   33   36   23   23   26   .   .   .   .   .
      Biological and biomedical sciences   43   39   56   63   63   .   .   .   .   .
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   .   .   .   .   .
      Computer and information sciences   24   20   20   18   16   .   .   .   .   .
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   .   .   .   .   .
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   33   43   41   39   46   .   .   .   .   .
      Mathematics and statistics   18   17   14   14   14   .   .   .   .   .
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   1   2   2   3   0   .   .   .   .   .
      Natural resources and conservation   9   5   5   6   4   .   .   .   .   .
      Physical sciences   117   128   133   143   161   .   .   .   .   .
      Psychology   20   15   17   15   17   .   .   .   .   .
      Social sciences   18   20   21   19   22   .   .   .   .   .
    Engineering   87   90   85   80   101   .   .   .   .   .
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   12   11   5   9   10   .   .   .   .   .
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   .   .   .   .   .
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   9   11   12   5   7   .   .   .   .   .
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   2   2   1   1   1   .   .   .   .   .
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   6   9   10   12   15   .   .   .   .   .
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   10   12   5   8   12   .   .   .   .   .
      Mechanical engineering   17   12   11   11   19   .   .   .   .   .
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   17   20   24   21   23   .   .   .   .   .
      Other engineering   14   13   17   13   14   .   .   .   .   .
  Health   7   4   36   40   49   .   .   .   .   .
    Clinical medicine   3   2   0   2   3   .   .   .   .   .
    Other health   4   2   36   38   46   .   .   .   .   .

NOTES:
  • Starting 2019, U. Maryland Baltimore and U. Maryland, College Park began reporting as one unit under U. Maryland, The.
  • . = 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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