| 1 | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J |
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| 2 | postdoctoral appointees in science, engineering, and health fields in all institutions, by sex, citizenship, ethnicity, race and field: 2010-15 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | sex, citizenship, ethnicity, race, and field | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014olda | 2014newa | 2015 | % change |  |
| 4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2014new-15 | 2010-14old |
| 5 | all surveyed fields | 63439 | 62639 | 62851 | 61942 | 62379 | 63593 | 63861 | 0.4 | -1.7 |
| 6 | male | 38869 | 38167 | 38166 | 37585 | 37752 | 38491 | 38566 | 0.2 | -2.9 |
| 7 | female | 24570 | 24472 | 24685 | 24357 | 24627 | 25102 | 25295 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| 8 | u.s. citizens and permanent residentsb | 30155 | 29712 | 29864 | 29546 | 29630 | 30095 | 28726 | -4.5 | -1.7 |
| 9 | male | 16920 | 16556 | 16452 | 16218 | 16165 | 16429 | 15439 | -6 | -4.5 |
| 10 | female | 13235 | 13156 | 13412 | 13328 | 13465 | 13666 | 13287 | -2.8 | 1.7 |
| 11 | hispanic or latino | 1276 | 1359 | 1351 | 1490 | 1501 | 1543 | 1526 | -1.1 | 17.6 |
| 12 | not hispanic or latino |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 13 | american indian or alaska native | 97 | 90 | 85 | 121 | 96 | 98 | 85 | -13.3 | -1 |
| 14 | asian | 5944 | 5638 | 5367 | 5440 | 5300 | 5430 | 5114 | -5.8 | -10.8 |
| 15 | black or african american | 980 | 1042 | 1104 | 1132 | 1197 | 1209 | 1061 | -12.2 | 22.1 |
| 16 | native hawaiian or other pacific islander | 94 | 85 | 99 | 77 | 76 | 77 | 82 | 6.5 | -19.1 |
| 17 | white | 17256 | 17286 | 17280 | 17348 | 17179 | 17448 | 17239 | -1.2 | -0.4 |
| 18 | more than one race | 143 | 221 | 186 | 263 | 249 | 256 | 394 | 53.9 | 74.1 |
| 19 | unknown ethnicity and race | 4365 | 3991 | 4392 | 3675 | 4032 | 4034 | 3225 | -20.1 | -7.6 |
| 20 | temporary visa holders | 33284 | 32927 | 32987 | 32396 | 32749 | 33498 | 35135 | 4.9 | -1.6 |
| 21 | male | 21949 | 21611 | 21714 | 21367 | 21587 | 22062 | 23127 | 4.8 | -1.6 |
| 22 | female | 11335 | 11316 | 11273 | 11029 | 11162 | 11436 | 12008 | 5 | -1.5 |
| 23 | science and engineering | 44320 | 44121 | 43841 | 43395 | 43476 | 44623 | 45295 | 1.5 | -1.9 |
| 24 | science | 37351 | 37335 | 36738 | 36289 | 36184 | 37316 | 37639 | 0.9 | -3.1 |
| 25 | agricultural sciences | 1190 | 1256 | 1290 | 1319 | 1395 | 1402 | 1525 | 8.8 | 17.2 |
| 26 | biological sciences | 21726 | 21107 | 20086 | 19330 | 18749 | 19554 | 19304 | -1.3 | -13.7 |
| 27 | computer sciences | 763 | 759 | 760 | 765 | 833 | 834 | 888 | 6.5 | 9.2 |
| 28 | earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences | 1740 | 1774 | 1956 | 2032 | 2059 | 2061 | 2129 | 3.3 | 18.3 |
| 29 | mathematics and statistics | 791 | 830 | 902 | 932 | 956 | 959 | 1011 | 5.4 | 20.9 |
| 30 | multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies | 785 | 704 | 742 | 891 | 1045 | 1045 | 972 | -7 | 33.1 |
| 31 | neuroscience | 838 | 1398 | 1525 | 1696 | 1778 | 1878 | 1957 | 4.2 | 112.2 |
| 32 | physical sciences | 7583 | 7490 | 7430 | 7197 | 7089 | 7277 | 7358 | 1.1 | -6.5 |
| 33 | psychology | 1132 | 1124 | 1132 | 1023 | 1062 | 1066 | 1130 | 6 | -6.2 |
| 34 | social sciences | 711 | 774 | 799 | 938 | 1050 | 1051 | 1179 | 12.2 | 47.7 |
| 35 | other sciencesc | 92 | 119 | 116 | 166 | 168 | 189 | 186 | -1.6 | 82.6 |
| 36 | engineering | 6969 | 6786 | 7103 | 7106 | 7292 | 7307 | 7656 | 4.8 | 4.6 |
| 37 | aerospace engineering | 212 | 202 | 170 | 202 | 220 | 220 | 217 | -1.4 | 3.8 |
| 38 | biomedical engineering | 1023 | 1069 | 1161 | 1103 | 1196 | 1198 | 1201 | 0.3 | 16.9 |
| 39 | chemical engineering | 1077 | 1137 | 1098 | 1230 | 1244 | 1244 | 1283 | 3.1 | 15.5 |
| 40 | civil engineering | 571 | 551 | 590 | 587 | 629 | 629 | 670 | 6.5 | 10.2 |
| 41 | electrical engineering | 1095 | 1035 | 1152 | 1180 | 1177 | 1179 | 1160 | -1.6 | 7.5 |
| 42 | industrial and manufacturing engineering | 151 | 121 | 127 | 133 | 131 | 131 | 142 | 8.4 | -13.2 |
| 43 | mechanical engineering | 1021 | 889 | 985 | 1034 | 1055 | 1058 | 1161 | 9.7 | 3.3 |
| 44 | metallurgical/materials engineering | 841 | 860 | 854 | 809 | 776 | 780 | 911 | 16.8 | -7.7 |
| 45 | other engineering | 978 | 922 | 966 | 828 | 864 | 868 | 911 | 5 | -11.7 |
| 46 | health | 19119 | 18518 | 19010 | 18547 | 18903 | 18970 | 18566 | -2.1 | -1.1 |
| 47 | clinical medicine | 16515 | 16165 | 16361 | 15831 | 16164 | 16216 | 15850 | -2.3 | -2.1 |
| 48 | other health | 2604 | 2353 | 2649 | 2716 | 2739 | 2754 | 2716 | -1.4 | 5.2 |

Question: in 2015, how many seh postdocs at u.s. academic institutions (and their affiliates, such as research centers and hospitals) with seh graduate programs?
Answer: 63861

Question: how many percent did the total number increase from the previous year?
Answer: 0.004214

Question: what was the total number increased from the previous year?
Answer: 268