| 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 |
Notes on the Data/Definitions
URM (Underrepresented Minority): 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 URM categories has been indicated.
URM 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.
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