Postdoc Demographics - tabular data

Year Total # of Postdocs Citizenship URG status Gender
  International USPR Unknown URG Non-URG Unknown Female Male Unknown
2011 1,091 584 507   73 411 23 524 567  
2012 1,068 558 510   82 414 14 512 556  
2013 1,057 554 503   80 412 11 523 534  
2014 1,042 537 505   66 429 10 532 510  
2015 1,068 569 499   63 426 10 549 519  
2016 1,107 609 498   59 424 15 562 533  
2017 1,079 630 449   60 369 20 540 519  
2018 1,111 643 468   59 409 0 566 545  
2019 1,180 713 467   63 404 0 598 582  
2020 894 498 343 53 50 281 12 431 385 12
2021 1,116 697 376 43 78 280 18 553 503 18
2022 1,144 699 440 5 90 329 21 579 512 53
2023 1,118 730 386 2 69 296 21 552 524 42

 

Notes on the Data/Definitions

 

URG (Underrepresented Group): U.S. citizens and permanent residents who are African American/Black; American Indian/Alaskan Native; Hispanic; Native Hawaiian/other Pacific Islander; or multiracial, when at least one of the preceding URG categories has been indicated.

URG status is only calculated for postdocs who are U.S. citizens and permanent residents (USPR).

International: A person who is not a citizen, national, or resident alien of the United States.

USPR: U.S. citizens and permanent residents.

These data represent a snapshot of the UCSF postdoc community on November 1 in the given year.

You can also view these data in an interactive format.

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