Field |
2015 |
Preliminary |
|
|---|---|---|---|
2016 |
2017 |
||
| All fields | 15,246,776.4 | 15,878,601.5 | 16,381,242.1 |
| Computer sciences and mathematics | 1,147,490.6 | 1,175,588.4 | 1,234,105.7 |
| Computer sciences | 775,079.6 | NA | NA |
| Mathematics | 335,673.4 | NA | NA |
| Other computer sciences and mathematics | 36,737.5 | NA | NA |
| Engineering | 1,480,109.8 | 1,520,179.7 | 1,578,054.3 |
| Aeronautical engineering | 110,142.3 | NA | NA |
| Astronautical engineering | 20,316.0 | NA | NA |
| Chemical engineering | 47,058.3 | NA | NA |
| Civil engineering | 43,998.4 | NA | NA |
| Electrical engineering | 138,472.4 | NA | NA |
| Mechanical engineering | 88,374.5 | NA | NA |
| Metallurgy and materials engineering | 339,498.2 | NA | NA |
| Other engineering | 692,249.7 | NA | NA |
| Environmental sciences | 987,339.7 | 1,010,325.3 | 1,059,360.3 |
| Atmospheric sciences | 253,389.3 | NA | NA |
| Geological sciences | 165,060.3 | NA | NA |
| Oceanography | 309,649.3 | NA | NA |
| Other environmental sciences | 259,240.7 | NA | NA |
| Life sciences | 8,419,985.0 | 8,888,512.4 | 9,108,540.7 |
| Agricultural sciences | 130,901.2 | NA | NA |
| Biological sciences (excluding environmental biology) | 4,499,145.3 | NA | NA |
| Environmental biology | 210,632.3 | NA | NA |
| Medical sciences | 2,766,836.7 | NA | NA |
| Other life sciences | 812,469.4 | NA | NA |
| Physical sciences | 1,642,136.8 | 1,621,591.9 | 1,688,942.7 |
| Astronomy | 218,242.9 | NA | NA |
| Chemistry | 411,629.5 | NA | NA |
| Physics | 799,923.1 | NA | NA |
| Other physical sciences | 212,341.4 | NA | NA |
| Psychology | 627,686.1 | 668,424.5 | 680,760.1 |
| Biological aspects | 13,357.4 | NA | NA |
| Social aspects | 12,126.3 | NA | NA |
| Other psychological sciences | 602,202.5 | NA | NA |
| Social sciences | 238,696.3 | 249,480.8 | 257,618.0 |
| Anthropology | 20,943.5 | NA | NA |
| Economics | 32,210.4 | NA | NA |
| Political science | 11,621.0 | NA | NA |
| Sociology | 13,289.2 | NA | NA |
| Other social sciences | 160,632.4 | NA | NA |
| Other sciences nec | 703,332.0 | 744,498.6 | 773,860.4 |
