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Total, all sciences and engineering ....|421,526 |424,671 |434,567 |452,178 |471,262 |493,624 |504,409 |504,516 |499,750 |494,195 |487,279 |485,724 | 493,425 | 9.1
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Engineering, total .........................|103,953 |102,829 |104,043 |107,625 |113,576 |118,003 |116,834 |112,993 |107,173 |103,189 |101,070 | 99,969 | 101,468 | -5.7
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Aerospace ..............................| 3,015 | 3,223 | 3,524 | 3,934 | 4,120 | 4,036 | 3,940 | 3,715 | 3,343 | 3,208 | 3,083 | 3,137 | 3,349 | -14.9
Agricultural ...........................| 1,080 | 1,052 | 1,043 | 946 | 983 | 1,008 | 1,018 | 1,061 | 1,037 | 1,012 | 941 | 925 | 934 | -1.3
Biomedical .............................| 1,674 | 1,752 | 1,916 | 2,136 | 2,239 | 2,537 | 2,675 | 2,750 | 2,732 | 2,732 | 2,847 | 2,905 | 3,121 | 46.1
Chemical ...............................| 7,111 | 6,618 | 6,460 | 6,735 | 7,127 | 7,397 | 7,516 | 7,608 | 7,424 | 7,373 | 7,247 | 7,060 | 6,849 | 1.7
Civil ..................................| 14,682 | 14,811 | 14,909 | 15,542 | 17,398 | 19,572 | 19,583 | 19,925 | 19,218 | 18,528 | 17,156 | 16,481 | 16,190 | 4.2
Electrical .............................| 31,399 | 32,035 | 33,257 | 33,722 | 35,182 | 36,428 | 35,290 | 33,020 | 30,721 | 29,702 | 30,548 | 31,129 | 31,368 | -7.0
Engineering science ....................| 2,343 | 2,386 | 2,077 | 2,020 | 2,154 | 2,218 | 2,180 | 2,089 | 1,955 | 1,751 | 1,647 | 1,701 | 1,627 | -19.5
Industrial .............................| 12,220 | 11,393 | 11,094 | 11,248 | 12,676 | 13,525 | 13,596 | 13,661 | 13,143 | 12,399 | 11,736 | 10,995 | 10,886 | -3.2
Mechanical .............................| 16,366 | 16,151 | 16,265 | 16,879 | 17,730 | 18,637 | 18,477 | 17,761 | 16,363 | 15,509 | 15,045 | 14,696 | 14,956 | -11.4
Metallurgical/materials ................| 4,366 | 4,337 | 4,594 | 4,941 | 5,160 | 5,512 | 5,363 | 5,191 | 4,920 | 4,713 | 4,649 | 4,644 | 4,451 | -9.9
Mining .................................| 513 | 489 | 418 | 437 | 489 | 437 | 427 | 424 | 373 | 371 | 348 | 304 | 328 | -24.9
Nuclear ................................| 1,279 | 1,303 | 1,323 | 1,278 | 1,282 | 1,286 | 1,306 | 1,246 | 1,154 | 980 | 868 | 821 | 830 | -35.1
Petroleum ..............................| 818 | 742 | 665 | 670 | 705 | 737 | 725 | 624 | 610 | 562 | 561 | 571 | 642 | -4.2
Other engineering ......................| 7,087 | 6,537 | 6,498 | 7,137 | 6,331 | 4,673 | 4,738 | 3,918 | 4,180 | 4,349 | 4,394 | 4,600 | 5,937 | -16.8
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All sciences, total ........................|317,573 |321,842 |330,524 |344,553 |357,686 |375,621 |387,575 |391,523 |392,577 |391,006 |386,209 |385,755 | 391,957 | 13.8
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Physical sciences, total .................| 32,727 | 32,962 | 33,616 | 34,075 | 34,710 | 35,348 | 35,318 | 34,449 | 33,388 | 32,324 | 31,078 | 30,571 | 30,689 | -9.9
Astronomy ..............................| 719 | 731 | 789 | 810 | 829 | 869 | 880 | 973 | 912 | 874 | 778 | 820 | 832 | 2.7
Chemistry ..............................| 18,827 | 18,579 | 18,828 | 19,118 | 19,407 | 19,929 | 20,131 | 19,797 | 19,565 | 19,327 | 18,764 | 18,479 | 18,414 | -3.7
Physics ................................| 12,807 | 13,308 | 13,657 | 13,813 | 14,081 | 14,122 | 13,841 | 13,162 | 12,425 | 11,728 | 11,147 | 10,809 | 10,869 | -21.3
Other physical sciences ................| 374 | 344 | 342 | 334 | 393 | 428 | 466 | 517 | 486 | 395 | 389 | 463 | 574 | 71.9
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Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences....| 14,371 | 13,867 | 13,643 | 13,984 | 14,480 | 15,333 | 15,731 | 15,968 | 15,722 | 15,185 | 14,565 | 14,259 | 14,082 | 0.7
Atmospheric sciences ...................| 952 | 940 | 912 | 929 | 968 | 1,089 | 1,112 | 1,109 | 1,072 | 1,086 | 1,092 | 965 | 913 | -1.7
Geosciences ............................| 8,998 | 8,463 | 8,052 | 7,692 | 7,567 | 7,744 | 7,785 | 7,741 | 7,608 | 7,323 | 6,997 | 6,705 | 6,652 | -13.5
Oceanography ...........................| 2,127 | 2,033 | 2,207 | 2,333 | 2,386 | 2,530 | 2,611 | 2,853 | 2,703 | 2,598 | 2,458 | 2,545 | 2,608 | 11.8
Other environmental sciences ...........| 2,294 | 2,431 | 2,472 | 3,030 | 3,559 | 3,970 | 4,223 | 4,265 | 4,339 | 4,178 | 4,018 | 4,044 | 3,909 | 29.0
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Mathematical sciences, total .............| 18,508 | 19,077 | 19,247 | 19,774 | 19,952 | 20,355 | 20,000 | 19,579 | 18,509 | 18,015 | 16,729 | 16,488 | 16,254 | -17.8
Mathematics and applied mathematics.....| 16,015 | 16,490 | 16,723 | 17,096 | 17,206 | 17,404 | 16,945 | 16,463 | 15,400 | 14,970 | 14,048 | 13,841 | 13,530 | -20.9
Statistics............................ | 2,493 | 2,587 | 2,524 | 2,678 | 2,746 | 2,951 | 3,055 | 3,116 | 3,109 | 3,045 | 2,681 | 2,647 | 2,724 | 1.7
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Computer sciences, total .................| 32,051 | 32,227 | 32,482 | 34,257 | 34,610 | 36,325 | 36,213 | 34,158 | 33,458 | 34,626 | 35,991 | 38,027 | 42,560 | 24.2
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Life sciences, total .....................|106,036 |108,084 |111,862 |116,348 |121,849 |129,010 |136,986 |143,708 |148,442 |149,116 |148,656 |149,822 | 151,473 | 30.2
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Agricultural sciences, total ...........| 11,118 | 11,135 | 11,190 | 11,316 | 11,506 | 11,841 | 11,988 | 12,273 | 12,450 | 12,009 | 11,893 | 11,877 | 12,036 | 6.4
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Biological sciences, total .............| 46,747 | 47,565 | 48,852 | 49,989 | 51,778 | 54,180 | 56,458 | 58,152 | 58,775 | 58,170 | 57,140 | 57,124 | 57,320 | 14.7
Anatomy ..............................| 1,016 | 1,056 | 1,078 | 1,000 | 1,051 | 991 | 986 | 1,043 | 1,008 | 1,046 | 1,029 | 947 | 913 | -8.7
Biochemistry .........................| 4,813 | 4,921 | 5,082 | 5,039 | 5,201 | 5,376 | 5,513 | 5,632 | 5,579 | 5,296 | 5,123 | 5,173 | 5,120 | 1.6
Biology ..............................| 12,331 | 12,393 | 12,761 | 13,027 | 13,292 | 13,874 | 14,327 | 14,220 | 14,284 | 14,635 | 14,643 | 14,289 | 13,996 | 7.4
Biometry/epidemiology ................| 1,556 | 1,682 | 1,722 | 1,871 | 2,032 | 2,365 | 2,658 | 2,710 | 2,812 | 3,001 | 2,900 | 3,484 | 3,575 | 91.1
Biophysics ...........................| 591 | 592 | 655 | 642 | 697 | 751 | 780 | 794 | 845 | 833 | 748 | 737 | 710 | 10.6
Botany ...............................| 2,979 | 2,912 | 2,826 | 2,733 | 2,694 | 2,689 | 2,714 | 2,748 | 2,609 | 2,504 | 2,402 | 2,328 | 2,261 | -17.3
Cell biology .........................| 1,964 | 2,078 | 2,234 | 2,555 | 2,809 | 3,132 | 3,415 | 3,804 | 3,938 | 3,961 | 4,046 | 4,148 | 4,402 | 72.3
Ecology ..............................| 963 | 999 | 1,084 | 1,136 | 1,180 | 1,301 | 1,410 | 1,566 | 1,680 | 1,615 | 1,619 | 1,655 | 1,687 | 48.5
Entomology/parasitology ..............| 1,244 | 1,240 | 1,181 | 1,173 | 1,171 | 1,193 | 1,247 | 1,263 | 1,241 | 1,234 | 1,161 | 1,168 | 1,145 | -2.4
Genetics .............................| 1,314 | 1,289 | 1,365 | 1,408 | 1,520 | 1,639 | 1,785 | 1,699 | 1,700 | 1,729 | 1,760 | 1,705 | 1,767 | 25.5
Microbiology, immunology, & virology .| 4,452 | 4,773 | 4,827 | 4,873 | 4,928 | 4,972 | 5,068 | 5,141 | 5,072 | 4,963 | 4,854 | 4,869 | 4,910 | 0.8
Nutrition ............................| 4,158 | 4,132 | 4,164 | 4,172 | 4,164 | 4,159 | 4,388 | 4,747 | 5,016 | 4,859 | 4,550 | 4,430 | 4,449 | 6.6
Pathology ............................| 1,369 | 1,333 | 1,369 | 1,354 | 1,449 | 1,456 | 1,575 | 1,707 | 1,670 | 1,656 | 1,674 | 1,580 | 1,580 | 16.7
Pharmacology .........................| 2,072 | 2,124 | 2,267 | 2,353 | 2,432 | 2,532 | 2,651 | 2,839 | 2,710 | 2,663 | 2,597 | 2,730 | 2,757 | 17.2
Physiology ...........................| 2,213 | 2,220 | 2,206 | 2,236 | 2,332 | 2,317 | 2,372 | 2,378 | 2,540 | 2,377 | 2,298 | 2,151 | 2,100 | -6.1
Zoology ..............................| 2,104 | 2,029 | 2,083 | 2,104 | 2,191 | 2,139 | 2,120 | 2,092 | 2,068 | 1,911 | 1,730 | 1,676 | 1,614 | -23.3
Other biosciences ....................| 1,608 | 1,792 | 1,948 | 2,313 | 2,635 | 3,294 | 3,449 | 3,769 | 4,003 | 3,887 | 4,006 | 4,054 | 4,334 | 87.4
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Health fields, total ...................| 48,171 | 49,384 | 51,820 | 55,043 | 58,565 | 62,989 | 68,540 | 73,283 | 77,217 | 78,937 | 79,623 | 80,821 | 82,117 | 49.2
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Medical fields ...................... | 9,809 | 10,101 | 10,232 | 10,950 | 11,707 | 12,594 | 14,184 | 15,027 | 15,500 | 15,293 | 15,403 | 16,600 | 17,244 | 57.5
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Other health fields ...................| 38,362 | 39,283 | 41,588 | 44,093 | 46,858 | 50,395 | 54,356 | 58,256 | 61,717 | 63,644 | 64,220 | 64,221 | 64,873 | 47.1
Dentistry ............................| 1,022 | 1,048 | 1,004 | 956 | 1,016 | 1,121 | 1,133 | 1,199 | 1,251 | 1,291 | 1,411 | 1,426 | 1,383 | 44.7
Nursing ..............................| 18,444 | 18,862 | 19,689 | 21,194 | 22,012 | 23,213 | 24,781 | 26,997 | 28,405 | 27,388 | 26,861 | 25,591 | 25,068 | 18.3
Pharmaceutical sciences ..............| 2,607 | 2,613 | 2,787 | 2,889 | 2,968 | 2,792 | 2,859 | 2,887 | 2,808 | 2,846 | 2,710 | 2,882 | 3,422 | 18.4
Speech pathology/audiology ...........| 7,314 | 7,479 | 7,911 | 8,354 | 8,945 | 9,791 | 10,740 | 11,473 | 12,092 | 12,973 | 13,320 | 13,331 | 13,653 | 63.4
Veterinary sciences ..................| 731 | 752 | 801 | 900 | 894 | 942 | 877 | 875 | 929 | 946 | 1,175 | 1,192 | 1,216 | 35.1
Other health related .................| 8,244 | 8,529 | 9,396 | 9,800 | 11,023 | 12,536 | 13,966 | 14,825 | 16,232 | 18,200 | 18,743 | 19,799 | 20,131 | 105.4
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Psychology, total ........................| 42,612 | 43,963 | 45,528 | 48,167 | 51,343 | 53,484 | 54,557 | 54,554 | 53,641 | 53,122 | 53,126 | 52,557 | 51,874 | 7.7
Psychology, general ....................| 267 | 15,443 | 19,408 | 20,108 | 19,555 | 18,802 | 18,887 | 18,297 | 17,666 | 16,894 | 17,350 | 17,241 | 16,353 | -18.7
Clinical psychology ....................| 41,566 | 20,548 | 9,298 | 9,916 | 10,834 | 12,090 | 12,526 | 12,684 | 12,519 | 12,787 | 13,008 | 12,648 | 12,716 | 28.2
Other psychology .......................| 779 | 7,972 | 16,822 | 18,143 | 20,954 | 22,592 | 23,144 | 23,573 | 23,456 | 23,441 | 22,768 | 22,668 | 22,805 | 25.7
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Social sciences, total ...................| 71,268 | 71,662 | 74,146 | 77,948 | 80,742 | 85,766 | 88,770 | 89,107 | 89,417 | 88,618 | 86,064 | 84,031 | 85,025 | 9.1
Agricultural economics .................| 2,203 | 2,259 | 2,276 | 2,273 | 2,364 | 2,522 | 2,415 | 2,289 | 2,338 | 2,117 | 2,043 | 1,995 | 2,014 | -11.4
Anthropology ...........................| 5,835 | 5,945 | 6,128 | 6,479 | 6,731 | 7,123 | 7,361 | 7,665 | 7,693 | 7,773 | 7,560 | 7,577 | 7,633 | 17.8
Economics (except agricultural) ........| 11,998 | 12,036 | 12,139 | 12,326 | 12,707 | 13,252 | 13,214 | 12,913 | 12,673 | 12,080 | 11,097 | 10,701 | 10,562 | -14.3
Geography ..............................| 3,223 | 3,208 | 3,479 | 3,530 | 3,760 | 4,102 | 4,378 | 4,502 | 4,371 | 4,331 | 4,287 | 4,326 | 4,250 | 20.4
History and philosophy of science ......| 294 | 288 | 304 | 331 | 337 | 360 | 369 | 387 | 401 | 409 | 443 | 508 | 557 | 68.3
Linguistics ............................| 3,282 | 3,243 | 3,286 | 3,404 | 3,425 | 3,277 | 3,321 | 3,279 | 3,194 | 3,156 | 3,068 | 2,935 | 2,799 | -17.8
Political science ......................| 27,429 | 27,723 | 29,194 | 30,582 | 31,707 | 33,797 | 35,076 | 34,317 | 34,298 | 33,252 | 32,083 | 30,828 | 31,398 | 2.7
Sociology ..............................| 7,026 | 7,117 | 7,405 | 7,801 | 8,393 | 9,011 | 9,425 | 9,498 | 9,564 | 9,425 | 9,413 | 9,058 | 8,966 | 14.9
Sociology/anthropology .................| 942 | 960 | 988 | 1,164 | 899 | 979 | 935 | 987 | 941 | 923 | 948 | 857 | 741 | -36.3
Other social sciences ..................| 9,036 | 8,883 | 8,947 | 10,058 | 10,419 | 11,343 | 12,276 | 13,270 | 13,944 | 15,152 | 15,122 | 15,246 | 16,105 | 60.1
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