. "Appendix B: Analysis of Quantitative Data on Postdocs." Enhancing the Postdoctoral Experience for Scientists and Engineers: A Guide for Postdoctoral Scholars, Advisers, Institutions, Funding Organizations, and Disciplinary Societies. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2000.
The following HTML text is provided to enhance online
readability. Many aspects of typography translate only awkwardly to HTML.
Please use the page image
as the authoritative form to ensure accuracy.
ENHANCING THE POSTDOCTORAL EXPERIENCE FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS: A Guide for Postdoctoral Scholars, Advisers, Institutions, Funding Organizations, and Disciplinary Societies
TABLE B-10: Number of Science and Engineering Doctorates by Field, 1975-1998
1975
1980
1985
1990
1995
1996
1997
1998
Agricultural Sciences
1,067
1,072
1,258
1,321
1,212
1,208
1,112
1,192
Biological Sciences
3,497
3,803
3,793
4,328
5,376
5,723
5,777
5,848
Medical Sciences
462
586
729
956
1,330
1,324
1,422
1,500
Engineering
3,002
2,479
3,166
4,894
6,008
6,305
6,098
5,919
Mathematical Sciences
1,147
962
998
1,597
2,187
2,043
2,030
2,100
Earth, Atmospheric, and Ocean Sciences
634
628
617
769
807
807
897
838
Physics and Astronomy
1,300
983
1,080
1,393
1,652
1,676
1,597
1,584
Chemistry
1,776
1,538
1,836
2,100
2,162
2,148
2,143
2,217
Social Sciences
3,315
2,757
2,647
2,812
3,356
3,474
3,473
3,394
Psychology
2,751
3,098
3,118
3,281
3,279
3,340
3,564
3,681
All Science and Engineering Doctorates
18,951
17,906
19,242
23,451
27,369
28,048
28,113
28,273
Source: Survey of Earned Doctorates, 1920-1998
Note: Includes all doctorates, independent of citizenship status
TABLE B-11: Number of Science and Engineering Doctorates Planning Postdoctoral Study by Field, 1975-1998
