Total, all sciences and engineering |
504,409 |
504,399 |
499,640 |
494,079 |
487,208 |
485,627 |
493,256 |
493,311 |
509,620 |
540,417 |
567,170 |
574,937 |
583,226 |
15.6 |
Engineering |
116,872 |
113,024 |
107,201 |
103,224 |
101,148 |
100,038 |
101,691 |
104,112 |
109,493 |
119,668 |
127,377 |
123,566 |
120,473 |
3.1 |
Aerospace |
3,940 |
3,715 |
3,343 |
3,208 |
3,083 |
3,137 |
3,349 |
3,407 |
3,451 |
3,685 |
4,048 |
4,089 |
4,170 |
5.8 |
Agricultural |
1,018 |
1,061 |
1,037 |
1,012 |
941 |
925 |
934 |
899 |
907 |
952 |
1,058 |
1,041 |
1,059 |
4.0 |
Biomedical |
2,675 |
2,750 |
2,732 |
2,732 |
2,847 |
2,905 |
3,121 |
3,241 |
3,639 |
4,338 |
5,301 |
5,807 |
6,067 |
126.8 |
Chemical |
7,554 |
7,639 |
7,452 |
7,408 |
7,288 |
7,093 |
6,883 |
7,056 |
6,913 |
7,414 |
7,516 |
7,452 |
7,173 |
-5.0 |
Civil |
19,583 |
19,925 |
19,218 |
18,528 |
17,193 |
16,517 |
16,226 |
16,451 |
16,665 |
17,713 |
18,890 |
18,561 |
18,050 |
-7.8 |
Electrical |
35,290 |
33,020 |
30,861 |
29,941 |
30,787 |
31,384 |
31,822 |
33,611 |
36,100 |
39,948 |
41,763 |
38,995 |
37,444 |
6.1 |
Engineering science |
2,180 |
2,089 |
1,955 |
1,751 |
1,647 |
1,701 |
1,627 |
1,632 |
1,798 |
2,121 |
2,240 |
2,198 |
1,951 |
-10.5 |
Industrial/manufacturing |
13,905 |
13,992 |
13,475 |
12,675 |
11,957 |
11,221 |
11,803 |
12,119 |
12,940 |
14,033 |
14,313 |
13,852 |
13,614 |
-2.1 |
Mechanical |
18,477 |
17,761 |
16,363 |
15,509 |
15,045 |
14,696 |
14,956 |
15,235 |
15,852 |
17,139 |
18,393 |
17,852 |
17,387 |
-5.9 |
Metallurgical/materials |
5,410 |
5,228 |
4,956 |
4,747 |
4,688 |
4,680 |
4,481 |
4,377 |
4,721 |
4,992 |
5,131 |
5,059 |
5,160 |
-4.6 |
Mining |
427 |
424 |
373 |
371 |
348 |
304 |
328 |
287 |
240 |
267 |
278 |
308 |
279 |
-34.7 |
Nuclear |
1,306 |
1,246 |
1,154 |
980 |
868 |
821 |
830 |
792 |
801 |
795 |
885 |
971 |
1,013 |
-22.4 |
Petroleum |
725 |
624 |
610 |
562 |
561 |
571 |
642 |
627 |
656 |
766 |
849 |
845 |
808 |
11.4 |
Other engineering |
4,382 |
3,550 |
3,672 |
3,800 |
3,895 |
4,083 |
4,689 |
4,378 |
4,810 |
5,505 |
6,712 |
6,536 |
6,298 |
43.7 |
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All sciences |
387,537 |
391,375 |
392,439 |
390,855 |
386,060 |
385,589 |
391,565 |
389,199 |
400,127 |
420,749 |
439,793 |
451,371 |
462,753 |
19.4 |
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Physical sciences |
35,328 |
34,466 |
33,399 |
32,333 |
31,105 |
30,575 |
30,691 |
30,385 |
31,038 |
32,341 |
34,298 |
35,761 |
36,396 |
3.0 |
Astronomy |
880 |
973 |
912 |
874 |
778 |
820 |
832 |
888 |
916 |
990 |
1,080 |
1,119 |
1,191 |
35.3 |
Chemistry |
20,131 |
19,803 |
19,570 |
19,334 |
18,774 |
18,482 |
18,416 |
18,105 |
18,366 |
19,045 |
20,049 |
20,776 |
21,122 |
4.9 |
Physics |
13,841 |
13,162 |
12,425 |
11,728 |
11,147 |
10,809 |
10,869 |
10,841 |
11,248 |
11,701 |
12,555 |
13,298 |
13,472 |
-2.7 |
Other physical sciences |
476 |
528 |
492 |
397 |
406 |
464 |
574 |
551 |
508 |
605 |
614 |
568 |
611 |
28.4 |
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Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences |
15,721 |
15,957 |
15,716 |
15,183 |
14,548 |
14,258 |
14,083 |
13,941 |
13,841 |
14,240 |
14,620 |
15,131 |
14,827 |
-5.7 |
Atmospheric sciences |
1,112 |
1,109 |
1,072 |
1,086 |
1,092 |
965 |
913 |
963 |
924 |
1,036 |
1,150 |
1,086 |
1,146 |
3.1 |
Geosciences |
7,759 |
7,713 |
7,582 |
7,304 |
6,959 |
6,687 |
6,637 |
6,596 |
6,544 |
6,712 |
6,889 |
7,358 |
7,212 |
-7.0 |
Oceanography |
2,627 |
2,870 |
2,723 |
2,615 |
2,479 |
2,562 |
2,624 |
2,668 |
2,585 |
2,618 |
2,695 |
2,801 |
2,760 |
5.1 |
Other environmental sciences |
4,223 |
4,265 |
4,339 |
4,178 |
4,018 |
4,044 |
3,909 |
3,714 |
3,788 |
3,874 |
3,886 |
3,886 |
3,709 |
-12.2 |
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Mathematical sciences |
20,000 |
19,573 |
18,504 |
18,008 |
16,719 |
16,485 |
16,257 |
15,650 |
16,651 |
18,163 |
19,465 |
19,931 |
20,210 |
1.1 |
Mathematics and applied mathematics |
16,945 |
16,457 |
15,386 |
14,948 |
14,027 |
13,827 |
13,521 |
12,823 |
13,569 |
14,702 |
15,569 |
15,964 |
16,106 |
-5.0 |
Statistics |
3,055 |
3,116 |
3,118 |
3,060 |
2,692 |
2,658 |
2,736 |
2,827 |
3,082 |
3,461 |
3,896 |
3,967 |
4,104 |
34.3 |
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Computer sciences |
36,213 |
34,158 |
33,458 |
34,626 |
35,991 |
38,027 |
42,478 |
47,350 |
52,196 |
55,269 |
53,696 |
50,016 |
48,046 |
32.7 |
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|
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Life sciences |
136,948 |
143,560 |
148,286 |
148,948 |
148,486 |
149,634 |
151,345 |
148,080 |
150,252 |
159,356 |
170,374 |
178,735 |
186,016 |
35.8 |
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Agricultural sciences |
11,950 |
12,242 |
12,768 |
12,301 |
12,203 |
12,168 |
12,312 |
12,023 |
12,235 |
12,698 |
13,197 |
13,445 |
13,123 |
9.8 |
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|
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Biological sciences |
56,292 |
58,033 |
58,344 |
57,749 |
56,705 |
56,695 |
56,959 |
56,282 |
57,639 |
61,088 |
64,701 |
66,548 |
68,449 |
21.6 |
Anatomy |
961 |
1,018 |
850 |
878 |
856 |
785 |
749 |
795 |
735 |
906 |
908 |
897 |
938 |
-2.4 |
Biochemistry |
5,489 |
5,615 |
5,562 |
5,275 |
5,102 |
5,148 |
5,101 |
4,966 |
4,917 |
5,190 |
5,552 |
5,612 |
5,814 |
5.9 |
Biology |
14,330 |
14,208 |
14,280 |
14,611 |
14,646 |
14,277 |
13,989 |
13,407 |
13,352 |
13,822 |
14,770 |
15,458 |
15,668 |
9.3 |
Biometry/epidemiology |
2,658 |
2,710 |
2,810 |
3,005 |
2,896 |
3,514 |
3,704 |
3,615 |
3,817 |
4,071 |
4,439 |
4,674 |
4,805 |
80.8 |
Biophysics |
780 |
794 |
845 |
833 |
748 |
737 |
710 |
751 |
877 |
953 |
1,032 |
1,180 |
1,183 |
51.7 |
Botany |
2,714 |
2,748 |
2,295 |
2,213 |
2,082 |
2,042 |
1,974 |
1,904 |
1,921 |
1,973 |
1,901 |
1,831 |
1,860 |
-31.5 |
Cell biology |
3,440 |
3,829 |
4,174 |
4,207 |
4,300 |
4,379 |
4,637 |
4,820 |
4,911 |
5,375 |
5,689 |
5,830 |
6,177 |
79.6 |
Ecology |
1,410 |
1,566 |
1,702 |
1,632 |
1,640 |
1,670 |
1,704 |
1,762 |
1,888 |
1,967 |
2,230 |
2,185 |
2,165 |
53.5 |
Entomology/parasitology |
1,247 |
1,263 |
1,241 |
1,234 |
1,161 |
1,168 |
1,145 |
1,104 |
1,170 |
1,191 |
1,206 |
1,241 |
1,126 |
-9.7 |
Genetics |
1,785 |
1,699 |
1,712 |
1,741 |
1,776 |
1,727 |
1,783 |
1,712 |
1,841 |
1,909 |
2,073 |
2,129 |
2,155 |
20.7 |
Microbiology, immunology, and virology |
5,021 |
5,094 |
5,026 |
4,912 |
4,805 |
4,773 |
4,815 |
4,814 |
4,798 |
5,208 |
5,256 |
5,375 |
5,401 |
7.6 |
Nutrition |
4,388 |
4,791 |
5,071 |
4,918 |
4,604 |
4,486 |
4,508 |
4,413 |
4,429 |
4,539 |
4,695 |
4,771 |
4,817 |
9.8 |
Pathology |
1,575 |
1,707 |
1,670 |
1,656 |
1,674 |
1,580 |
1,580 |
1,531 |
1,637 |
1,613 |
1,541 |
1,540 |
1,576 |
0.1 |
Pharmacology |
2,651 |
2,839 |
2,710 |
2,663 |
2,597 |
2,730 |
2,757 |
2,963 |
3,140 |
3,234 |
3,357 |
3,122 |
3,114 |
17.5 |
Physiology |
2,372 |
2,378 |
2,540 |
2,377 |
2,298 |
2,151 |
2,083 |
2,015 |
1,967 |
2,076 |
2,328 |
2,409 |
2,399 |
1.1 |
Zoology |
2,042 |
2,028 |
1,958 |
1,808 |
1,627 |
1,586 |
1,523 |
1,445 |
1,411 |
1,349 |
1,301 |
1,236 |
1,264 |
-38.1 |
Other biosciences |
3,429 |
3,746 |
3,898 |
3,786 |
3,893 |
3,942 |
4,197 |
4,265 |
4,828 |
5,712 |
6,423 |
7,058 |
7,987 |
132.9 |
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Health fields |
68,706 |
73,285 |
77,174 |
78,898 |
79,578 |
80,771 |
82,074 |
79,775 |
80,378 |
85,570 |
92,476 |
98,742 |
104,444 |
52.0 |
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Medical fields |
14,233 |
15,065 |
15,538 |
15,363 |
15,470 |
16,643 |
17,276 |
16,407 |
17,363 |
19,166 |
20,574 |
20,879 |
21,566 |
51.5 |
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Other health fields |
54,473 |
58,220 |
61,636 |
63,535 |
64,108 |
64,128 |
64,798 |
63,368 |
63,015 |
66,404 |
71,902 |
77,863 |
82,878 |
52.1 |
Dentistry |
1,228 |
1,298 |
1,338 |
1,388 |
1,491 |
1,518 |
1,467 |
1,430 |
1,494 |
1,446 |
1,654 |
1,978 |
1,783 |
45.2 |
Nursing |
24,781 |
26,997 |
28,405 |
27,388 |
26,861 |
25,591 |
25,074 |
23,457 |
23,609 |
24,715 |
26,649 |
29,781 |
31,670 |
27.8 |
Pharmaceutical sciences |
2,859 |
2,887 |
2,808 |
2,846 |
2,710 |
2,882 |
3,422 |
3,611 |
3,679 |
4,538 |
5,493 |
5,218 |
6,091 |
113.0 |
Speech pathology/audiology |
10,740 |
11,356 |
11,982 |
12,857 |
13,212 |
13,198 |
13,600 |
13,636 |
13,193 |
13,368 |
13,694 |
14,152 |
14,975 |
39.4 |
Veterinary sciences |
924 |
922 |
975 |
997 |
1,224 |
1,288 |
1,314 |
1,367 |
1,476 |
1,691 |
1,719 |
1,732 |
1,970 |
113.2 |
Other health related |
13,941 |
14,760 |
16,128 |
18,059 |
18,610 |
19,651 |
19,921 |
19,867 |
19,564 |
20,646 |
22,693 |
25,002 |
26,389 |
89.3 |
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Psychology |
54,557 |
54,554 |
53,641 |
53,122 |
53,126 |
52,557 |
51,727 |
50,466 |
50,467 |
51,165 |
52,211 |
54,218 |
57,412 |
5.2 |
Psychology, general |
18,962 |
18,356 |
12,519 |
12,787 |
13,098 |
12,733 |
12,798 |
12,488 |
12,488 |
12,609 |
13,118 |
13,771 |
14,283 |
-24.7 |
Clinical psychology |
12,526 |
12,684 |
17,647 |
16,833 |
17,249 |
17,098 |
16,238 |
15,624 |
15,837 |
15,159 |
15,580 |
16,276 |
16,786 |
34.0 |
Other psychology |
23,069 |
23,514 |
23,475 |
23,502 |
22,779 |
22,726 |
22,691 |
22,354 |
22,142 |
23,397 |
23,513 |
24,171 |
26,343 |
14.2 |
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Social sciences |
88,770 |
89,107 |
89,435 |
88,635 |
86,085 |
84,053 |
84,984 |
83,327 |
85,682 |
90,215 |
95,129 |
97,579 |
99,846 |
12.5 |
Agricultural economics |
2,415 |
2,289 |
2,338 |
2,117 |
2,043 |
1,995 |
2,014 |
2,079 |
2,161 |
2,187 |
2,318 |
2,195 |
2,118 |
-12.3 |
Anthropology |
7,361 |
7,665 |
7,693 |
7,773 |
7,560 |
7,577 |
7,633 |
7,626 |
7,491 |
7,481 |
7,789 |
7,826 |
7,706 |
4.7 |
Economics (except agricultural) |
13,214 |
12,913 |
12,673 |
12,080 |
11,097 |
10,701 |
10,562 |
10,748 |
11,408 |
12,009 |
12,316 |
12,318 |
11,805 |
-10.7 |
Geography |
4,378 |
4,502 |
4,371 |
4,331 |
4,287 |
4,326 |
4,250 |
4,036 |
4,304 |
4,383 |
4,721 |
4,809 |
4,772 |
9.0 |
History and philosophy of science |
369 |
387 |
401 |
409 |
443 |
508 |
557 |
532 |
571 |
663 |
737 |
994 |
965 |
161.5 |
Linguistics |
3,321 |
3,279 |
3,194 |
3,156 |
3,068 |
2,935 |
2,799 |
2,674 |
2,744 |
2,875 |
3,028 |
2,941 |
3,187 |
-4.0 |
Political science |
35,076 |
34,317 |
34,298 |
33,252 |
32,083 |
30,828 |
31,372 |
31,131 |
31,805 |
34,934 |
36,880 |
39,270 |
41,106 |
17.2 |
Sociology |
9,425 |
9,498 |
9,564 |
9,425 |
9,413 |
9,058 |
8,966 |
8,652 |
8,812 |
8,946 |
9,127 |
8,874 |
9,037 |
-4.1 |
Sociology/anthropology |
935 |
987 |
941 |
923 |
948 |
857 |
741 |
745 |
808 |
719 |
773 |
839 |
848 |
-9.3 |
Other social sciences |
12,276 |
13,270 |
13,962 |
15,169 |
15,143 |
15,268 |
16,090 |
15,104 |
15,578 |
16,018 |
17,440 |
17,513 |
18,302 |
49.1 |