Table 1-9a. Graduate students in science broad fields: 1975–2018
Year |
Total |
Agricultural sciencesa |
Biological and biomedical sciencesa |
Communicationa,b,c |
Computer and information sciences |
Family and consumer sciences and human sciencesa,b,c |
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences |
Mathematics and statistics |
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studiesa,c |
Natural resources and conservationa |
Neurobiology and neurosciencea,c |
Physical sciencesa |
Psychologyd |
Social sciencesa |
1975 |
234,649 |
10,804 |
46,185 |
ne |
8,415 |
ne |
12,079 |
16,892 |
ne |
NA |
NA |
26,310 |
36,191 |
77,773 |
1976 |
238,675 |
11,427 |
47,453 |
ne |
8,627 |
ne |
12,809 |
17,071 |
ne |
NA |
NA |
26,641 |
37,458 |
77,189 |
1977 |
242,932 |
11,812 |
48,975 |
ne |
9,108 |
ne |
13,446 |
16,052 |
ne |
NA |
NA |
26,864 |
38,617 |
78,058 |
1978e |
236,465 |
11,981 |
47,665 |
ne |
9,847 |
ne |
13,268 |
14,812 |
ne |
NA |
NA |
26,282 |
37,522 |
75,088 |
1979 |
247,235 |
12,365 |
47,932 |
ne |
11,690 |
ne |
13,731 |
15,031 |
ne |
NA |
NA |
26,701 |
39,766 |
80,019 |
1980 |
251,265 |
12,689 |
47,261 |
ne |
13,578 |
ne |
14,051 |
15,311 |
ne |
NA |
NA |
26,934 |
40,610 |
80,831 |
1981 |
252,404 |
12,585 |
46,302 |
ne |
16,437 |
ne |
14,263 |
15,881 |
ne |
NA |
NA |
27,360 |
40,666 |
78,910 |
1982 |
255,146 |
12,826 |
45,627 |
ne |
19,812 |
ne |
15,018 |
17,157 |
ne |
NA |
NA |
28,188 |
40,073 |
76,445 |
1983 |
255,820 |
12,728 |
45,253 |
ne |
23,333 |
ne |
15,443 |
17,358 |
ne |
NA |
NA |
29,463 |
40,905 |
71,337 |
1984 |
256,903 |
12,528 |
45,353 |
ne |
25,526 |
ne |
15,500 |
17,443 |
ne |
NA |
NA |
30,061 |
40,931 |
69,561 |
1985 |
261,973 |
11,846 |
45,709 |
ne |
29,769 |
ne |
15,414 |
17,563 |
ne |
NA |
NA |
30,987 |
40,721 |
69,964 |
1986 |
266,077 |
11,771 |
46,302 |
ne |
31,349 |
ne |
15,053 |
17,949 |
ne |
NA |
NA |
32,259 |
41,241 |
70,153 |
1987 |
269,256 |
11,405 |
46,317 |
ne |
32,051 |
ne |
14,357 |
18,508 |
ne |
NA |
NA |
32,741 |
42,612 |
71,265 |
1988 |
272,309 |
11,438 |
47,126 |
ne |
32,227 |
ne |
13,854 |
19,077 |
ne |
NA |
NA |
32,975 |
43,963 |
71,649 |
1989 |
278,577 |
11,461 |
48,449 |
ne |
32,482 |
ne |
13,630 |
19,247 |
ne |
NA |
NA |
33,629 |
45,528 |
74,151 |
1990 |
289,383 |
11,563 |
49,602 |
ne |
34,257 |
ne |
13,977 |
19,774 |
ne |
NA |
NA |
34,082 |
48,167 |
77,961 |
1991 |
299,057 |
11,766 |
51,365 |
ne |
34,681 |
ne |
14,466 |
19,952 |
ne |
NA |
NA |
34,724 |
51,343 |
80,760 |
1992 |
312,478 |
12,153 |
53,693 |
ne |
36,325 |
ne |
15,324 |
20,355 |
ne |
NA |
NA |
35,357 |
53,484 |
85,787 |
1993 |
318,851 |
12,305 |
55,950 |
ne |
36,213 |
ne |
15,721 |
20,000 |
ne |
NA |
NA |
35,328 |
54,557 |
88,777 |
1994 |
318,118 |
12,611 |
57,676 |
ne |
34,158 |
ne |
15,957 |
19,573 |
ne |
NA |
NA |
34,466 |
54,554 |
89,123 |
1995 |
315,265 |
12,768 |
58,344 |
ne |
33,458 |
ne |
15,716 |
18,504 |
ne |
NA |
NA |
33,399 |
53,641 |
89,435 |
1996 |
311,957 |
12,301 |
57,749 |
ne |
34,626 |
ne |
15,183 |
18,008 |
ne |
NA |
NA |
32,333 |
53,122 |
88,635 |
1997 |
306,482 |
12,203 |
56,705 |
ne |
35,991 |
ne |
14,548 |
16,719 |
ne |
NA |
NA |
31,105 |
53,126 |
86,085 |
1998 |
304,818 |
12,168 |
56,695 |
ne |
38,027 |
ne |
14,258 |
16,485 |
ne |
NA |
NA |
30,575 |
52,557 |
84,053 |
1999 |
309,491 |
12,312 |
56,959 |
ne |
42,478 |
ne |
14,083 |
16,257 |
ne |
NA |
NA |
30,691 |
51,727 |
84,984 |
2000 |
309,424 |
12,023 |
56,282 |
ne |
47,350 |
ne |
13,941 |
15,650 |
ne |
NA |
NA |
30,385 |
50,466 |
83,327 |
2001 |
319,736 |
12,235 |
57,639 |
ne |
52,196 |
ne |
13,841 |
16,651 |
ne |
NA |
NA |
31,038 |
50,454 |
85,682 |
2002 |
335,166 |
12,698 |
61,088 |
ne |
55,269 |
ne |
14,240 |
18,163 |
ne |
NA |
NA |
32,341 |
51,152 |
90,215 |
2003 |
347,268 |
13,197 |
64,701 |
ne |
53,696 |
ne |
14,620 |
19,465 |
ne |
NA |
NA |
34,298 |
52,162 |
95,129 |
2004 |
352,307 |
13,445 |
66,565 |
ne |
50,016 |
ne |
15,131 |
19,931 |
ne |
NA |
NA |
35,761 |
54,126 |
97,332 |
2005 |
357,710 |
13,123 |
68,479 |
ne |
47,978 |
ne |
14,836 |
20,210 |
ne |
NA |
NA |
36,375 |
57,282 |
99,427 |
2006 |
363,246 |
13,016 |
69,941 |
ne |
47,653 |
ne |
14,920 |
20,815 |
ne |
NA |
NA |
36,901 |
57,653 |
102,347 |
2007oldc |
372,120 |
13,222 |
71,663 |
ne |
48,959 |
ne |
14,675 |
21,335 |
ne |
NA |
NA |
37,111 |
60,284 |
104,871 |
2007newc |
384,523 |
13,528 |
71,932 |
7,303 |
48,246 |
2,780 |
14,100 |
20,975 |
4,484 |
NA |
1,584 |
36,824 |
59,617 |
103,150 |
2008 |
391,419 |
14,153 |
72,666 |
8,444 |
49,553 |
3,549 |
14,389 |
21,400 |
5,559 |
NA |
2,012 |
37,319 |
58,991 |
103,384 |
2009 |
401,008 |
15,200 |
73,304 |
9,418 |
51,161 |
3,794 |
14,839 |
22,226 |
6,557 |
NA |
2,356 |
38,149 |
56,184 |
107,820 |
2010 |
407,291 |
15,656 |
74,928 |
9,825 |
51,546 |
4,191 |
15,655 |
23,136 |
7,944 |
NA |
2,798 |
38,973 |
53,419 |
109,220 |
2011 |
414,440 |
16,129 |
75,423 |
11,029 |
51,234 |
4,509 |
15,820 |
23,801 |
6,537 |
NA |
4,117 |
39,694 |
54,486 |
111,661 |
2012 |
413,033 |
16,234 |
76,447 |
11,010 |
51,789 |
4,110 |
16,069 |
24,575 |
6,038 |
NA |
4,547 |
39,928 |
54,117 |
108,169 |
2013 |
417,251 |
16,429 |
76,649 |
11,114 |
56,339 |
4,014 |
15,816 |
24,804 |
5,892 |
NA |
4,795 |
40,019 |
54,102 |
107,278 |
2014oldf |
425,148 |
16,947 |
76,029 |
11,382 |
68,766 |
4,180 |
15,423 |
25,502 |
6,417 |
NA |
4,923 |
40,196 |
50,938 |
104,445 |
2014newf |
437,395 |
17,505 |
78,490 |
11,942 |
76,546 |
4,302 |
15,710 |
25,874 |
7,196 |
NA |
4,923 |
40,332 |
48,833 |
105,742 |
2015 |
448,654 |
18,610 |
80,096 |
11,759 |
86,192 |
4,134 |
15,447 |
26,444 |
8,138 |
NA |
5,002 |
40,386 |
49,740 |
102,706 |
2016 |
452,046 |
18,284 |
79,146 |
12,347 |
92,650 |
3,750 |
15,015 |
28,050 |
9,251 |
NA |
5,226 |
40,518 |
47,609 |
100,200 |
2017olda |
450,343 |
17,674 |
82,603 |
11,983 |
90,657 |
3,709 |
14,430 |
28,990 |
9,934 |
NA |
5,457 |
41,081 |
49,896 |
93,929 |
2017newa |
415,568 |
9,347 |
85,217 |
ne |
89,909 |
ne |
12,545 |
29,669 |
9,854 |
10,879 |
NA |
41,829 |
50,033 |
76,286 |
2018 |
432,255 |
9,538 |
87,933 |
ne |
93,478 |
ne |
12,333 |
31,461 |
10,338 |
11,407 |
NA |
42,075 |
55,707 |
77,985 |
Master's students |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2017newa |
229,169 |
5,603 |
33,926 |
ne |
75,618 |
ne |
6,006 |
16,568 |
6,923 |
7,311 |
NA |
6,368 |
29,638 |
41,208 |
2018 |
241,327 |
5,658 |
35,306 |
ne |
77,351 |
ne |
5,629 |
18,073 |
7,414 |
7,691 |
NA |
6,075 |
35,404 |
42,726 |
Doctoral students |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2017newa |
186,399 |
3,744 |
51,291 |
ne |
14,291 |
ne |
6,539 |
13,101 |
2,931 |
3,568 |
NA |
35,461 |
20,395 |
35,078 |
2018 |
190,928 |
3,880 |
52,627 |
ne |
16,127 |
ne |
6,704 |
13,388 |
2,924 |
3,716 |
NA |
36,000 |
20,303 |
35,259 |