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Table A-4. Science, engineering, and health organizational units in doctorate-granting institutions, by detailed field: 2011–16

Field 2011 2012 2013 2014olda 2014newa 2015 2016b
All surveyed fields 12,419 12,567 12,607 12,985 13,140 13,506 14,188
Science and engineering 9,685 9,857 9,905 10,136 10,271 10,594 11,142
Science 7,862 7,999 8,049 8,252 8,365 8,628 9,061
Agricultural sciences 456 462 465 484 489 517 551
Biological sciences 2,306 2,352 2,353 2,388 2,418 2,470 2,645
Anatomy 49 51 47 47 47 47 44
Biochemistry 181 181 183 184 184 185 191
Biology 269 270 270 278 285 285 285
Biometry and epidemiology 169 187 190 198 200 210 247
Biophysics 36 37 35 35 35 36 35
Botany and plant biology 65 67 67 67 67 69 73
Cell and molecular biology 219 221 214 208 213 225 228
Ecology 41 43 36 35 35 35 39
Entomology and parasitology 38 39 39 39 39 39 41
Genetics 109 114 118 124 125 129 136
Microbiology, immunology, and virology 226 225 219 221 222 228 244
Nutrition 119 116 117 114 115 117 122
Pathology 111 111 112 116 116 118 110
Pharmacology and toxicology 161 159 155 158 159 157 167
Physiology 165 163 169 165 168 174 225
Zoology 19 22 22 22 22 22 23
Biosciences nec 329 346 360 377 386 394 435
Communication 182 186 193 194 200 206 223
Computer sciences 437 442 434 451 470 480 514
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 409 416 419 432 436 449 457
Atmospheric sciences 54 52 52 54 54 57 61
Geosciences 211 214 217 222 222 224 230
Ocean sciences 62 66 71 70 72 73 78
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences nec 82 84 79 86 88 95 88
Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 95 95 102 104 105 109 116
Mathematics and statistics 452 451 444 455 461 470 487
Mathematics and applied mathematics 341 340 331 337 342 345 355
Statistics 111 111 113 118 119 125 132
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 313 340 348 391 396 436 443
Neurobiology and neuroscience 163 165 184 190 193 213 228
Physical sciences 669 679 673 680 685 698 719
Astronomy and astrophysics 51 53 53 55 55 57 67
Chemistry 299 301 299 301 304 309 306
Physics 273 278 277 282 283 287 297
Physical sciences nec 46 47 44 42 43 45 49
Psychology 659 663 642 649 660 680 712
Clinical psychology 146 143 138 140 137 140 141
Psychology, general 178 179 177 181 183 192 195
Psychology nec 335 341 327 328 340 348 376
Social sciences 1,721 1,748 1,792 1,834 1,852 1,900 1,966
Agricultural economics 48 47 48 48 48 48 52
Anthropology 158 159 164 168 168 171 169
Economics (except agricultural) 214 220 221 228 229 224 235
Geography 115 115 118 123 123 123 125
History and philosophy of science 25 25 23 23 24 24 23
Linguistics 82 83 87 85 85 88 88
Political science and government 452 459 469 483 490 512 561
Sociology 204 203 203 204 204 202 206
Sociology and anthropology 10 10 9 7 7 7 6
Social sciences nec 413 427 450 465 474 501 501
Engineering 1,823 1,858 1,856 1,884 1,906 1,966 2,081
Aerospace engineering 60 61 64 62 62 65 69
Agricultural engineering 43 41 42 40 41 41 46
Architecture 58 55 55 50 51 53 55
Biomedical engineering 139 141 146 154 154 163 172
Chemical engineering 146 148 147 148 149 152 153
Civil engineering 248 253 254 256 257 264 284
Electrical engineering 280 285 283 290 301 304 326
Engineering science, mechanics, and physics 56 61 59 61 61 60 60
Industrial and manufacturing engineering 163 163 163 155 155 163 167
Mechanical engineering 206 212 211 213 216 216 223
Metallurgical and materials engineering 141 144 146 152 156 161 168
Mining engineering 19 18 19 20 20 21 25
Nuclear engineering 27 28 28 29 29 29 30
Petroleum engineering 18 19 19 22 22 22 24
Engineering nec 219 229 220 232 232 252 279
Health 2,734 2,710 2,702 2,849 2,869 2,912 3,046
Clinical medicine 1,888 1,859 1,856 1,973 1,978 2,008 2,076
Anesthesiology 60 56 54 59 59 61 58
Cardiovascular science 63 61 63 64 64 66 63
Endocrinology 50 49 50 49 49 50 48
Gastroenterology 48 46 48 47 47 48 43
Hematology 41 40 38 38 38 37 31
Neurology 82 75 73 80 80 83 74
Obstetrics and gynecology 71 66 67 66 66 65 62
Oncology and cancer research 114 111 103 112 112 113 155
Ophthalmology 62 64 63 64 64 65 64
Otorhinolaryngology 47 45 43 42 42 41 38
Pediatrics 106 103 99 110 110 112 124
Preventive medicine and community health 301 313 324 352 355 381 417
Psychiatry 80 80 79 91 91 94 95
Pulmonary disease 44 41 43 45 45 45 44
Radiology 107 106 105 103 103 101 96
Surgery 172 164 162 183 183 180 171
Clinical medicine nec 440 439 442 468 470 466 493
Other health 846 851 846 876 891 904 970
Communication disorders sciences 153 154 153 155 157 160 161
Dental sciences 103 98 104 100 100 98 115
Nursing science 131 131 122 126 129 132 141
Pharmaceutical sciences 112 109 114 122 127 127 154
Veterinary sciences 87 87 94 98 98 98 104
Other health nec 260 272 259 275 280 289 295
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.
b The 2016 survey included a pilot data collection to assess the feasibility of several data collection changes, including the use of Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) codes for reporting data and file uploads for transmitting data. The number of units added and deleted by coordinators responding to the pilot survey was much greater than is typical. These increases are largely due to how data are organized in institutional information systems and the increased granularity of CIP codes relative to Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering (GSS) codes, rather than a reflection of increased organizational complexity.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering.