| Year | Total # of Postdocs | Citizenship | Gender | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International | USPR | Unknown | Female | Male | Unknown | ||
| 2011 | 1,091 | 53.5% (584) | 46.5% (507) | 0.0% (0) | 48.0% (524) | 52.0% (567) | 0.0% (0) |
| 2012 | 1,068 | 52.2% (558) | 47.8% (510) | 0.0% (0) | 47.9% (512) | 52.1% (556) | 0.0% (0) |
| 2013 | 1,057 | 52.4% (554) | 47.6% (503) | 0.0% (0) | 49.5% (523) | 550.5% (34) | 0.0% (0) |
| 2014 | 1,042 | 51.5% (537) | 48.5% (505) | 0.0% (0) | 51.1% (532) | 48.9% (510) | 0.0% (0) |
| 2015 | 1,068 | 53.3% (569) | 46.7% (499) | 0.0% (0) | 51.4% (549) | 48.6% (519) | 0.0% (0) |
| 2016 | 1,095 | 55.4% (607) | 44.6% (488) | 0.0% (0) | 51.3% (562) | 48.7% (533) | 0.0% (0) |
| 2017 | 1,059 | 58.5% (620) | 41.5% (439) | 0.0% (0) | 51.0% (540) | 49.0% (519) | 0.0% (0) |
| 2018 | 1,111 | 57.9 % (643) | 42.1% (468) | 0.0% (0) | 50.9% (566) | 49.1% (545) | 0.0% (0) |
| 2019 | 1,180 | 60.4% (713) | 39.6% (467) | 0.0% (0) | 50.7% (598) | 49.3% (582) | 0.0% (0) |
| 2020 | 894 | 55.7% (498) | 38.4% (343) | 5.9% (53) | 48.2% (431) | 43.1% (385) | 8.7% (78) |
| 2021 | 1,116 | 62.5% (697) | 33.7% (376) | 3.9% (43) | 49.6% (553) | 45.1% (503) | 5.4% (60) |
| 2022 | 1,144 | 61.1% (699) | 38.5% (440) | 0.4% (5) | 50.6% (579) | 44.8% (512) | 4.6% (53) |
| 2023 | 1,118 | 65.3% (730) | 34.5% (386) | 0.2% (2) | 49.4% (552) | 46.9% (524) | 3.8% (42) |
| 2024 | 1,185 | 64.4% (793) | 35.3% (418) | 0.3% (4) | 49.1% (582) | 46.5% (551) | 4.4% (52) |
Notes on the Data/Definitions
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 this data in an interactive format.
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