Field |
2015 |
Preliminary |
|
|---|---|---|---|
2016 |
2017 |
||
| All fields | 63,645,313.2 | 67,760,679.2 | 69,743,813.9 |
| Computer sciences and mathematics | 3,862,681.9 | 4,208,334.3 | 4,426,594.8 |
| Computer sciences | 2,645,607.3 | NA | NA |
| Mathematics | 1,005,897.7 | NA | NA |
| Other computer sciences and mathematics | 211,176.8 | NA | NA |
| Engineering | 11,955,646.7 | 13,113,658.2 | 13,691,364.3 |
| Aeronautical engineering | 1,825,121.8 | NA | NA |
| Astronautical engineering | 660,628.5 | NA | NA |
| Chemical engineering | 374,590.2 | NA | NA |
| Civil engineering | 457,595.8 | NA | NA |
| Electrical engineering | 883,251.2 | NA | NA |
| Mechanical engineering | 309,625.9 | NA | NA |
| Metallurgy and materials engineering | 1,756,880.3 | NA | NA |
| Other engineering | 5,687,953.1 | NA | NA |
| Environmental sciences | 4,413,746.5 | 4,677,812.4 | 4,910,970.0 |
| Atmospheric sciences | 1,567,884.9 | NA | NA |
| Geological sciences | 643,308.2 | NA | NA |
| Oceanography | 726,008.1 | NA | NA |
| Other environmental sciences | 1,476,545.3 | NA | NA |
| Life sciences | 30,472,971.4 | 32,041,601.2 | 32,766,606.1 |
| Agricultural sciences | 1,320,265.3 | NA | NA |
| Biological sciences (excluding environmental biology) | 14,839,724.9 | NA | NA |
| Environmental biology | 819,086.6 | NA | NA |
| Medical sciences | 10,934,694.7 | NA | NA |
| Other life sciences | 2,559,199.8 | NA | NA |
| Physical sciences | 6,510,295.6 | 6,757,326.4 | 6,934,119.4 |
| Astronomy | 1,230,155.9 | NA | NA |
| Chemistry | 967,745.5 | NA | NA |
| Physics | 3,040,197.6 | NA | NA |
| Other physical sciences | 1,272,196.6 | NA | NA |
| Psychology | 1,994,853.5 | 2,119,530.3 | 2,161,942.9 |
| Biological aspects | 19,069.2 | NA | NA |
| Social aspects | 58,541.2 | NA | NA |
| Other psychological sciences | 1,917,243.2 | NA | NA |
| Social sciences | 1,136,277.7 | 1,287,269.2 | 1,239,835.5 |
| Anthropology | 29,919.3 | NA | NA |
| Economics | 336,813.9 | NA | NA |
| Political science | 16,026.4 | NA | NA |
| Sociology | 128,239.8 | NA | NA |
| Other social sciences | 625,278.3 | NA | NA |
| Other sciences nec | 3,298,839.9 | 3,555,147.2 | 3,612,380.8 |
