Year | Total | Agricultural sciences |
Biological sciences |
Communicationa | Computer sciences |
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences |
Family and consumer sciences and human sciencesa |
Mathematical sciences |
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studiesa |
Neurosciencea | Physical sciences | Psychologyb | Social sciences |
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1975 | 234,649 | 10,804 | 46,185 | ne | 8,415 | 12,079 | ne | 16,892 | ne | na | 26,310 | 36,191 | 77,773 |
1976 | 238,675 | 11,427 | 47,453 | ne | 8,627 | 12,809 | ne | 17,071 | ne | na | 26,641 | 37,458 | 77,189 |
1977 | 242,932 | 11,812 | 48,975 | ne | 9,108 | 13,446 | ne | 16,052 | ne | na | 26,864 | 38,617 | 78,058 |
1978c | 236,465 | 11,981 | 47,665 | ne | 9,847 | 13,268 | ne | 14,812 | ne | na | 26,282 | 37,522 | 75,088 |
1979 | 247,235 | 12,365 | 47,932 | ne | 11,690 | 13,731 | ne | 15,031 | ne | na | 26,701 | 39,766 | 80,019 |
1980 | 251,265 | 12,689 | 47,261 | ne | 13,578 | 14,051 | ne | 15,311 | ne | na | 26,934 | 40,610 | 80,831 |
1981 | 252,404 | 12,585 | 46,302 | ne | 16,437 | 14,263 | ne | 15,881 | ne | na | 27,360 | 40,666 | 78,910 |
1982 | 255,146 | 12,826 | 45,627 | ne | 19,812 | 15,018 | ne | 17,157 | ne | na | 28,188 | 40,073 | 76,445 |
1983 | 255,820 | 12,728 | 45,253 | ne | 23,333 | 15,443 | ne | 17,358 | ne | na | 29,463 | 40,905 | 71,337 |
1984 | 256,903 | 12,528 | 45,353 | ne | 25,526 | 15,500 | ne | 17,443 | ne | na | 30,061 | 40,931 | 69,561 |
1985 | 261,973 | 11,846 | 45,709 | ne | 29,769 | 15,414 | ne | 17,563 | ne | na | 30,987 | 40,721 | 69,964 |
1986 | 266,077 | 11,771 | 46,302 | ne | 31,349 | 15,053 | ne | 17,949 | ne | na | 32,259 | 41,241 | 70,153 |
1987 | 269,256 | 11,405 | 46,317 | ne | 32,051 | 14,357 | ne | 18,508 | ne | na | 32,741 | 42,612 | 71,265 |
1988 | 272,309 | 11,438 | 47,126 | ne | 32,227 | 13,854 | ne | 19,077 | ne | na | 32,975 | 43,963 | 71,649 |
1989 | 278,577 | 11,461 | 48,449 | ne | 32,482 | 13,630 | ne | 19,247 | ne | na | 33,629 | 45,528 | 74,151 |
1990 | 289,383 | 11,563 | 49,602 | ne | 34,257 | 13,977 | ne | 19,774 | ne | na | 34,082 | 48,167 | 77,961 |
1991 | 299,057 | 11,766 | 51,365 | ne | 34,681 | 14,466 | ne | 19,952 | ne | na | 34,724 | 51,343 | 80,760 |
1992 | 312,478 | 12,153 | 53,693 | ne | 36,325 | 15,324 | ne | 20,355 | ne | na | 35,357 | 53,484 | 85,787 |
1993 | 318,851 | 12,305 | 55,950 | ne | 36,213 | 15,721 | ne | 20,000 | ne | na | 35,328 | 54,557 | 88,777 |
1994 | 318,118 | 12,611 | 57,676 | ne | 34,158 | 15,957 | ne | 19,573 | ne | na | 34,466 | 54,554 | 89,123 |
1995 | 315,265 | 12,768 | 58,344 | ne | 33,458 | 15,716 | ne | 18,504 | ne | na | 33,399 | 53,641 | 89,435 |
1996 | 311,957 | 12,301 | 57,749 | ne | 34,626 | 15,183 | ne | 18,008 | ne | na | 32,333 | 53,122 | 88,635 |
1997 | 306,482 | 12,203 | 56,705 | ne | 35,991 | 14,548 | ne | 16,719 | ne | na | 31,105 | 53,126 | 86,085 |
1998 | 304,818 | 12,168 | 56,695 | ne | 38,027 | 14,258 | ne | 16,485 | ne | na | 30,575 | 52,557 | 84,053 |
1999 | 309,491 | 12,312 | 56,959 | ne | 42,478 | 14,083 | ne | 16,257 | ne | na | 30,691 | 51,727 | 84,984 |
2000 | 309,424 | 12,023 | 56,282 | ne | 47,350 | 13,941 | ne | 15,650 | ne | na | 30,385 | 50,466 | 83,327 |
2001 | 319,736 | 12,235 | 57,639 | ne | 52,196 | 13,841 | ne | 16,651 | ne | na | 31,038 | 50,454 | 85,682 |
2002 | 335,166 | 12,698 | 61,088 | ne | 55,269 | 14,240 | ne | 18,163 | ne | na | 32,341 | 51,152 | 90,215 |
2003 | 347,268 | 13,197 | 64,701 | ne | 53,696 | 14,620 | ne | 19,465 | ne | na | 34,298 | 52,162 | 95,129 |
2004 | 352,307 | 13,445 | 66,565 | ne | 50,016 | 15,131 | ne | 19,931 | ne | na | 35,761 | 54,126 | 97,332 |
2005 | 357,710 | 13,123 | 68,479 | ne | 47,978 | 14,836 | ne | 20,210 | ne | na | 36,375 | 57,282 | 99,427 |
2006 | 363,246 | 13,016 | 69,941 | ne | 47,653 | 14,920 | ne | 20,815 | ne | na | 36,901 | 57,653 | 102,347 |
2007olda | 372,120 | 13,222 | 71,663 | ne | 48,959 | 14,675 | ne | 21,335 | ne | na | 37,111 | 60,284 | 104,871 |
2007newa | 384,523 | 13,528 | 71,932 | 7,303 | 48,246 | 14,100 | 2,780 | 20,975 | 4,484 | 1,584 | 36,824 | 59,617 | 103,150 |
2008 | 391,419 | 14,153 | 72,666 | 8,444 | 49,553 | 14,389 | 3,549 | 21,400 | 5,559 | 2,012 | 37,319 | 58,991 | 103,384 |
2009 | 401,008 | 15,200 | 73,304 | 9,418 | 51,161 | 14,839 | 3,794 | 22,226 | 6,557 | 2,356 | 38,149 | 56,184 | 107,820 |
2010 | 407,291 | 15,656 | 74,928 | 9,825 | 51,546 | 15,655 | 4,191 | 23,136 | 7,944 | 2,798 | 38,973 | 53,419 | 109,220 |
2011 | 414,440 | 16,129 | 75,423 | 11,029 | 51,234 | 15,820 | 4,509 | 23,801 | 6,537 | 4,117 | 39,694 | 54,486 | 111,661 |
2012 | 413,033 | 16,234 | 76,447 | 11,010 | 51,789 | 16,069 | 4,110 | 24,575 | 6,038 | 4,547 | 39,928 | 54,117 | 108,169 |
2013 | 417,251 | 16,429 | 76,649 | 11,114 | 56,339 | 15,816 | 4,014 | 24,804 | 5,892 | 4,795 | 40,019 | 54,102 | 107,278 |
na = not applicable; data were not collected at this level of detail. ne = not eligible; data were not collected for this field prior to 2007. |
a In 2007, eligible fields were reclassified, newly eligible fields were added, and the survey was redesigned to improve coverage and coding of eligible units. "2007new" presents data as collected in 2007; "2007old" shows data as they would have been collected in prior years. The science fields Communication and Family and consumer sciences and human sciences were newly eligible in 2007; data for these two fields begin in 2007new. The science field Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies was also added to the GSS code list in 2007; some data reported in this field were reported under other fields before 2007 and are included in those fields in 2007old. Neuroscience is reported as a separate field of science in 2007new; data were reported under health field Neurology in 2007old and previous years. See appendix A in http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf10307/ for more detail. |
b Beginning with 2008, more rigorous follow-up was done with institutions regarding the exclusion of practitioner-oriented graduate degree programs in Psychology and in Other health (a subfield of health). This change may affect interpretation of trends in these fields. |
c Master's-granting institutions were not surveyed in 1978; totals represent estimates based on 1977 and 1979 data. |
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, NSF-NIH Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering. |
Data from survey cycle Fall 2013, as of 8 August 2014. |