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Table A-4. Science, engineering, and health organizational units in doctorate-granting institutions, by detailed field: 2009–14

Field 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014olda 2014newa
All surveyed fields 11,865 12,276 12,419 12,567 12,607 12,985 13,140
Science and engineering 9,191 9,482 9,685 9,857 9,905 10,136 10,271
Science 7,435 7,661 7,862 7,999 8,049 8,252 8,365
Agricultural sciences 453 445 456 462 465 484 489
Biological sciences 2,227 2,279 2,306 2,352 2,353 2,388 2,418
Anatomy 59 58 49 51 47 47 47
Biochemistry 183 185 181 181 183 184 184
Biology 274 269 269 270 270 278 285
Biometry and epidemiology 136 149 169 187 190 198 200
Biophysics 36 38 36 37 35 35 35
Botany and plant biology 68 67 65 67 67 67 67
Cell and molecular biology 205 216 219 221 214 208 213
Ecology 41 42 41 43 36 35 35
Entomology and parasitology 40 40 38 39 39 39 39
Genetics 108 108 109 114 118 124 125
Microbiology, immunology, and virology 225 222 226 225 219 221 222
Nutrition 121 124 119 116 117 114 115
Pathology 116 117 111 111 112 116 116
Pharmacology and toxicology 158 160 161 159 155 158 159
Physiology 163 160 165 163 169 165 168
Zoology 20 18 19 22 22 22 22
Biosciences nec 274 306 329 346 360 377 386
Communication 156 167 182 186 193 194 200
Computer sciences 422 439 437 442 434 451 470
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 388 407 409 416 419 432 436
Atmospheric sciences 42 51 54 52 52 54 54
Geosciences 215 211 211 214 217 222 222
Ocean sciences 59 65 62 66 71 70 72
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences nec 72 80 82 84 79 86 88
Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 81 87 95 95 102 104 105
Mathematics and statistics 450 450 452 451 444 455 461
Mathematics and applied mathematics 339 335 341 340 331 337 342
Statistics 111 115 111 111 113 118 119
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 226 302 313 340 348 391 396
Neurobiology and neuroscience 84 107 163 165 184 190 193
Physical sciences 640 664 669 679 673 680 685
Astronomy and astrophysics 46 49 51 53 53 55 55
Chemistry 297 295 299 301 299 301 304
Physics 262 270 273 278 277 282 283
Physical sciences nec 35 50 46 47 44 42 43
Psychology 662 657 659 663 642 649 660
Clinical psychology 151 149 146 143 138 140 137
Psychology, general 189 180 178 179 177 181 183
Psychology nec 322 328 335 341 327 328 340
Social sciences 1,646 1,657 1,721 1,748 1,792 1,834 1,852
Agricultural economics 55 52 48 47 48 48 48
Anthropology 155 155 158 159 164 168 168
Economics (except agricultural) 218 215 214 220 221 228 229
Geography 113 114 115 115 118 123 123
History and philosophy of science 30 25 25 25 23 23 24
Linguistics 80 79 82 83 87 85 85
Political science and government 389 396 452 459 469 483 490
Sociology 200 203 204 203 203 204 204
Sociology and anthropology 16 12 10 10 9 7 7
Social sciences nec 390 406 413 427 450 465 474
Engineering 1,756 1,821 1,823 1,858 1,856 1,884 1,906
Aerospace engineering 58 62 60 61 64 62 62
Agricultural engineering 36 36 43 41 42 40 41
Architecture 82 83 58 55 55 50 51
Biomedical engineering 137 143 139 141 146 154 154
Chemical engineering 148 148 146 148 147 148 149
Civil engineering 251 257 248 253 254 256 257
Electrical engineering 265 266 280 285 283 290 301
Engineering science, mechanics, and physics 43 47 56 61 59 61 61
Industrial and manufacturing engineering 157 161 163 163 163 155 155
Mechanical engineering 203 210 206 212 211 213 216
Metallurgical and materials engineering 129 129 141 144 146 152 156
Mining engineering 18 19 19 18 19 20 20
Nuclear engineering 25 26 27 28 28 29 29
Petroleum engineering 17 18 18 19 19 22 22
Engineering nec 187 216 219 229 220 232 232
Health 2,674 2,794 2,734 2,710 2,702 2,849 2,869
Clinical medicine 1,757 1,888 1,888 1,859 1,856 1,973 1,978
Anesthesiology 65 64 60 56 54 59 59
Cardiovascular science 52 57 63 61 63 64 64
Endocrinology 51 53 50 49 50 49 49
Gastroenterology 44 50 48 46 48 47 47
Hematology 41 41 41 40 38 38 38
Neurology 117 112 82 75 73 80 80
Obstetrics and gynecology 69 72 71 66 67 66 66
Oncology and cancer research 101 110 114 111 103 112 112
Ophthalmology 58 63 62 64 63 64 64
Otorhinolaryngology 44 45 47 45 43 42 42
Pediatrics 85 100 106 103 99 110 110
Preventive medicine and community health 244 276 301 313 324 352 355
Psychiatry 75 83 80 80 79 91 91
Pulmonary disease 46 43 44 41 43 45 45
Radiology 106 110 107 106 105 103 103
Surgery 168 172 172 164 162 183 183
Clinical medicine nec 391 437 440 439 442 468 470
Other health 917 906 846 851 846 876 891
Communication disorders sciences 154 151 153 154 153 155 157
Dental sciences 98 100 103 98 104 100 100
Nursing science 149 131 131 131 122 126 129
Pharmaceutical sciences 105 107 112 109 114 122 127
Veterinary sciences 86 96 87 87 94 98 98
Other health nec 325 321 260 272 259 275 280
nec = not elsewhere classified.
a In 2014, the survey frame was updated following a comprehensive frame evaluation study. The study identified potentially eligible but not previously surveyed academic institutions in the United States with master's- or doctorate-granting programs in science, engineering, or health. A total of 151 newly eligible institutions were added, and two private for-profit institutions offering mostly practitioner-based graduate degrees were determined to be ineligible.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering, 2014.