Data
Auburn University, Auburn
| Fields | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All fields | 270 | 257 | 250 | 236 | 248 | 204 | 198 | 214 | 194 | 196 |
| Science and engineering | 188 | 184 | 191 | 184 | 181 | 141 | 143 | 158 | 135 | 133 |
| Science | 123 | 123 | 135 | 131 | 129 | 91 | 104 | 120 | 96 | 95 |
| Life science | 63 | 51 | 75 | 66 | 54 | 42 | 49 | 59 | 49 | 46 |
| Agricultural sciences | 25 | 20 | 32 | 26 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 24 |
| Biological sciences | 30 | 20 | 31 | 27 | 25 | 18 | 26 | 34 | 23 | 13 |
| Health | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 9 |
| Physical sciences and earth sciences | 6 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 11 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 8 |
| Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences | 1 | . | 2 | 1 | 1 | . | . | . | . | . |
| Physics and astronomy | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Mathematics and computer sciences | 16 | 27 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 15 | 15 |
| Computer sciences | 7 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 |
| Mathematics | 9 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 |
| Psychology and social sciences | 38 | 41 | 22 | 21 | 34 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 23 |
| Psychology | 28 | 27 | 15 | 14 | 23 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 |
| Economics | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | . | 2 | . |
| Political science and government | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Other social sciences | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | . | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Engineering | 65 | 61 | 56 | 53 | 52 | 50 | 39 | 38 | 39 | 38 |
| Aeronautical/astronautical engineering | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | . | . | 1 | 4 | . |
| Biological/biomedical sciences | 1 | 2 | 1 | . | . | 1 | . | . | . | . |
| Chemical engineering | 12 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| Civil engineering | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Electrical engineering | 17 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 13 |
| Industrial engineering | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
| Materials/metallurgical engineering | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| Mechanical engineering | 6 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| Other engineering | 11 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Non-science and engineering | 82 | 73 | 59 | 52 | 67 | 63 | 55 | 56 | 59 | 63 |
| Education | 62 | 45 | 50 | 33 | 53 | 40 | 34 | 33 | 39 | 40 |
| Education administration | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
| Education research | 23 | 25 | 20 | 13 | 25 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 16 | 21 |
| Teacher education | 17 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 |
| Teaching fields | 5 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 7 |
| Other education | 6 | . | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | . | . | 1 | . |
| Humanities | 11 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 11 |
| Foreign languages & literature | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| History | 2 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 7 |
| Letters | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Other humanities | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | 1 | . |
| Other | 9 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 |
| Business management/administration | 5 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 10 |
| Communication | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . |
| Fields not elsewhere classified (nec) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
