Graduate Student Survey
Selected Data on Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering: Fall 1994
TABLE 28. SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, AND HEALTH POSTDOCTORAL APPOINTEES IN
DOCTORATE-GRANTING INSTITUTIONS, BY FIELD: 1987-94
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FIELD | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994
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TOTAL, ALL SURVEYED FIELDS .............| 24,819 | 26,083 | 27,878 | 29,515 | 30,803 | 32,675 | 34,261 | 36,158
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TOTAL, SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FIELDS ....| 18,771 | 19,687 | 20,864 | 21,770 | 22,811 | 23,825 | 24,611 | 25,786
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SCIENCES, TOTAL .........................| 17,328 | 18,002 | 18,952 | 19,831 | 20,568 | 21,474 | 22,177 | 23,197
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PHYSICAL SCIENCES ......................| 4,945 | 5,185 | 5,355 | 5,565 | 5,693 | 5,757 | 5,648 | 5,810
ASTRONOMY .............................| 124 | 147 | 186 | 184 | 210 | 206 | 219 | 246
CHEMISTRY .............................| 3,235 | 3,421 | 3,457 | 3,630 | 3,647 | 3,564 | 3,567 | 3,679
PHYSICS ...............................| 1,552 | 1,584 | 1,683 | 1,723 | 1,813 | 1,948 | 1,823 | 1,841
PHYSICAL SCIENCES, N.E.C. .............| 34 | 33 | 29 | 28 | 23 | 39 | 39 | 44
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EARTH, ATMOSPHERIC, & OCEAN SCIENCES ...| 420 | 493 | 450 | 591 | 623 | 690 | 762 | 815
ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES ..................| 58 | 71 | 58 | 57 | 59 | 64 | 81 | 89
GEOSCIENCES ...........................| 239 | 273 | 265 | 343 | 369 | 399 | 423 | 435
OCEANOGRAPHY ..........................| 81 | 116 | 107 | 170 | 161 | 186 | 204 | 237
EARTH, ATMOS., & OCEAN SCI., N.E.C. ...| 42 | 33 | 20 | 21 | 34 | 41 | 54 | 54
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MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES ..................| 229 | 284 | 224 | 248 | 206 | 201 | 220 | 262
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COMPUTER SCIENCES ......................| 99 | 91 | 78 | 71 | 120 | 144 | 164 | 183
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AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES ..................| 442 | 464 | 517 | 524 | 565 | 630 | 704 | 742
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BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES ....................| 10,358 | 10,667 | 11,425 | 11,930 | 12,478 | 13,172 | 13,779 | 14,469
ANATOMY ...............................| 332 | 377 | 460 | 463 | 509 | 496 | 462 | 503
BIOCHEMISTRY ..........................| 2,113 | 2,078 | 2,216 | 2,174 | 2,120 | 2,157 | 2,362 | 2,379
BIOLOGY ...............................| 1,176 | 1,225 | 1,278 | 1,358 | 1,397 | 1,475 | 1,460 | 1,578
BIOMETRY/EPIDEMIOLOGY .................| 74 | 70 | 100 | 97 | 100 | 122 | 131 | 155
BIOPHYSICS ............................| 116 | 124 | 138 | 118 | 156 | 176 | 176 | 184
BOTANY ................................| 410 | 445 | 447 | 449 | 488 | 492 | 511 | 590
CELL BIOLOGY ..........................| 899 | 884 | 966 | 1,258 | 1,264 | 1,308 | 1,441 | 1,605
ECOLOGY ...............................| 39 | 33 | 52 | 57 | 49 | 60 | 65 | 88
ENTOMOLOGY/PARASITOLOGY ...............| 162 | 176 | 219 | 212 | 236 | 223 | 223 | 188
GENETICS ..............................| 493 | 504 | 535 | 614 | 625 | 671 | 665 | 701
MICROBIO., IMMUNOLOGY, & VIROLOGY .....| 1,300 | 1,392 | 1,519 | 1,469 | 1,715 | 1,784 | 1,881 | 1,938
NUTRITION .............................| 177 | 138 | 127 | 131 | 171 | 196 | 210 | 192
PATHOLOGY .............................| 745 | 803 | 880 | 1,018 | 1,075 | 1,170 | 1,202 | 1,263
PHARMACOLOGY ..........................| 902 | 991 | 1,033 | 1,104 | 1,153 | 1,286 | 1,327 | 1,375
PHYSIOLOGY ............................| 1,019 | 1,034 | 1,067 | 1,043 | 1,060 | 1,139 | 1,150 | 1,111
ZOOLOGY ...............................| 197 | 181 | 195 | 162 | 161 | 165 | 174 | 177
BIOSCIENCES, N.E.C. ...................| 204 | 212 | 193 | 203 | 199 | 252 | 339 | 442
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PSYCHOLOGY .............................| 459 | 498 | 536 | 464 | 504 | 520 | 522 | 544
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SOCIAL SCIENCES ........................| 376 | 320 | 367 | 438 | 379 | 360 | 378 | 372
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS ................| 31 | 20 | 28 | 57 | 39 | 49 | 46 | 45
ANTHROPOLOGY (CULTURAL & SOCIAL) ......| 54 | 56 | 74 | 64 | 51 | 59 | 52 | 57
ECONOMICS (EXCEPT AGRICULTURAL) .......| 36 | 9 | 33 | 37 | 40 | 22 | 38 | 46
GEOGRAPHY .............................| 15 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 22 | 28 | 23
LINGUISTICS ...........................| 42 | 36 | 30 | 38 | 14 | 26 | 29 | 20
POLITICAL SCIENCE .....................| 54 | 49 | 41 | 66 | 78 | 49 | 35 | 44
SOCIOLOGY .............................| 93 | 73 | 75 | 94 | 90 | 72 | 72 | 63
SOCIOLOGY/ANTHROPOLOGY ................| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4
SOCIAL SCIENCES, OTHER ................| 48 | 54 | 64 | 61 | 51 | 58 | 73 | 70
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ENGINEERING, TOTAL ......................| 1,443 | 1,685 | 1,912 | 1,939 | 2,243 | 2,351 | 2,434 | 2,589
AEROSPACE ENGINEERING ..................| 43 | 48 | 38 | 67 | 77 | 92 | 116 | 100
AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING ...............| 29 | 31 | 39 | 33 | 35 | 37 | 39 | 45
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING .................| 44 | 47 | 69 | 72 | 61 | 81 | 85 | 141
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING ...................| 310 | 423 | 466 | 550 | 568 | 535 | 526 | 520
CIVIL ENGINEERING ......................| 174 | 203 | 182 | 168 | 185 | 187 | 181 | 210
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING .................| 176 | 186 | 193 | 241 | 339 | 313 | 383 | 407
ENGINEERING SCIENCE ....................| 41 | 38 | 74 | 76 | 117 | 71 | 78 | 95
INDUSTRIAL ENG./MANAGEMENT SCI. ........| 26 | 32 | 32 | 6 | 27 | 38 | 63 | 53
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING .................| 216 | 216 | 302 | 220 | 324 | 349 | 355 | 381
METALLURGICAL/MATERIALS ENG. ...........| 283 | 325 | 323 | 363 | 392 | 450 | 403 | 441
NUCLEAR ENGINEERING ....................| 20 | 17 | 36 | 30 | 29 | 34 | 40 | 39
ENGINEERING, OTHER .....................| 81 | 119 | 158 | 113 | 89 | 164 | 165 | 157
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TOTAL, HEALTH FIELDS .....................| 6,048 | 6,396 | 7,014 | 7,745 | 7,992 | 8,850 | 9,650 | 10,372
CLINICAL FIELDS .........................| 4,691 | 4,905 | 5,505 | 6,184 | 6,366 | 7,072 | 7,631 | 8,185
DENTAL SCIENCES .........................| 77 | 94 | 45 | 53 | 77 | 75 | 102 | 191
NURSING .................................| 49 | 30 | 36 | 23 | 28 | 28 | 40 | 48
PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES .................| 407 | 484 | 533 | 487 | 475 | 486 | 534 | 580
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE/COMMUNITY HEALTH ....| 188 | 163 | 192 | 218 | 204 | 224 | 232 | 241
SPEECH PATHOLOGY/AUDIOLOGY ..............| 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 40 | 46 | 49 | 40
VETERINARY SCIENCES .....................| 112 | 132 | 111 | 102 | 119 | 117 | 133 | 134
OTHER HEALTH FIELDS .....................| 499 | 562 | 564 | 651 | 683 | 802 | 929 | 953
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KEY: N.E.C. = NOT ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED
SOURCE: NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION/SRS, SURVEY OF GRADUATE STUDENTS
AND POSTDOCTORATES IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING