Data

U. Maryland, College Park

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   474   477   464   526   459   506   462   483   431   368
    Science   373   380   379   413   378   401   356   398   341   323
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   41   30   24   28   25   16   19   10   5   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   43   59   72   66   57   60   39   37   36   33
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   22   24   19   20   13   18   28   27   27   25
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   49   47   46   53   47   48   49   50   27   41
      Mathematics and statistics   25   20   16   18   13   13   13   12   14   8
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies   2   2   4   0   1   2   10   13   29   23
      Natural resources and conservation   7   6   8   3   4   32   0   0   0   0
      Neurobiology and neuroscience   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   143   150   154   181   171   177   177   219   164   156
      Psychology   18   19   15   20   19   10   12   15   17   18
      Social sciences   23   23   21   24   28   25   9   15   21   19
    Engineering   101   97   85   113   81   105   106   85   90   45
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   11   6   12   11   5   6   0   0   0   1
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   12   8   11   1
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   15   13   5   8   9   9   7   9   4   3
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   3   1   2   1   2   12   5   2   2   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   10   13   12   17   4   9   6   13   18   11
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   13   4   6   14   13   8   10   8   12   18
      Mechanical engineering   13   12   11   19   11   19   16   10   18   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   23   29   23   26   26   27   33   22   13   9
      Other engineering   13   19   14   17   11   15   17   13   12   2
    Health   4   36   38   49   15   7   17   13   6   11
      Clinical medicine   2   0   1   3   5   6   2   1   1   3
      Other health   2   36   37   46   10   1   15   12   5   8

NOTES:
  • In 2019, U. Maryland Baltimore merged with U. Maryland, College Park
  • . = 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