Data

U. Hawaii, Manoa

Federally supported science, engineering, and health postdoctorates, by field: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields   127   115   129   126   139   127   126   131   155   152   0
  Science and engineering   111   100   118   117   126   119   126   131   126   132   0
    Science   106   87   106   102   113   103   115   122   111   113   0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   14   8   7   8   9   3   0   0   4   11   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   4   3   4   7   6   10   10   11   14   26   0
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   36   31   42   32   32   30   45   50   57   41   0
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   13   12   12   19   25   25   24   24   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   1   1   2   3   1   2   5   1   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   38   32   39   33   39   30   29   33   31   33   0
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   1   1   1   1   0   0
      Social sciences   0   0   0   0   1   2   1   0   3   2   0
    Engineering   5   13   12   15   13   16   11   9   15   19   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   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   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   4   2   2   0   0   1   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   2   4   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   1   2   2   1   2   3   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   5   13   12   15   7   11   7   8   11   11   0
    Health   16   15   11   9   13   8   0   0   29   20   0
      Clinical medicine   16   15   11   9   13   8   0   0   29   20   0
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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