University of Pennsylvania
Number of earned doctorates, by major field of study of recipients: 2016–07
Fields |
2016 |
2015 |
2014 |
2013 |
2012 |
2011 |
2010 |
2009 |
2008 |
2007 |
All fields |
464 |
481 |
452 |
436 |
442 |
464 |
458 |
547 |
465 |
484 |
Science and engineering |
348 |
356 |
338 |
312 |
291 |
318 |
316 |
362 |
273 |
309 |
Science |
292 |
293 |
303 |
261 |
242 |
267 |
269 |
308 |
219 |
261 |
Life science |
141 |
140 |
150 |
125 |
128 |
140 |
125 |
132 |
101 |
115 |
Agricultural sciences |
. |
2 |
1 |
2 |
. |
2 |
1 |
1 |
. |
. |
Biological sciences |
132 |
124 |
137 |
108 |
114 |
122 |
114 |
120 |
89 |
102 |
Health |
9 |
14 |
12 |
15 |
14 |
16 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
Physical sciences and earth sciences |
49 |
53 |
44 |
39 |
38 |
39 |
36 |
57 |
35 |
45 |
Chemistry |
27 |
25 |
29 |
23 |
19 |
23 |
20 |
35 |
18 |
31 |
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences |
1 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
Physics and astronomy |
21 |
25 |
13 |
14 |
16 |
15 |
15 |
18 |
15 |
10 |
Mathematics and computer sciences |
28 |
22 |
45 |
26 |
23 |
24 |
29 |
39 |
22 |
32 |
Computer sciences |
13 |
12 |
14 |
15 |
8 |
11 |
11 |
18 |
15 |
22 |
Mathematics |
15 |
10 |
31 |
11 |
15 |
13 |
18 |
21 |
7 |
10 |
Psychology and social sciences |
74 |
78 |
64 |
71 |
53 |
64 |
79 |
80 |
61 |
69 |
Psychology |
9 |
8 |
7 |
13 |
7 |
12 |
9 |
15 |
11 |
13 |
Anthropology |
10 |
11 |
2 |
7 |
5 |
8 |
7 |
21 |
10 |
13 |
Economics |
25 |
18 |
22 |
24 |
18 |
14 |
25 |
24 |
10 |
18 |
Political science and government |
5 |
11 |
7 |
8 |
3 |
11 |
6 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
Sociology |
4 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
3 |
6 |
6 |
8 |
7 |
Other social sciences |
21 |
24 |
20 |
13 |
14 |
16 |
26 |
13 |
20 |
12 |
Engineering |
56 |
63 |
35 |
51 |
49 |
51 |
47 |
54 |
54 |
48 |
Biological/biomedical sciences |
13 |
24 |
13 |
23 |
17 |
25 |
19 |
21 |
14 |
18 |
Chemical engineering |
10 |
10 |
5 |
8 |
6 |
7 |
10 |
10 |
14 |
10 |
Electrical engineering |
5 |
5 |
4 |
6 |
3 |
8 |
1 |
5 |
7 |
4 |
Materials/metallurgical engineering |
14 |
9 |
4 |
6 |
7 |
6 |
9 |
7 |
11 |
9 |
Mechanical engineering |
5 |
9 |
4 |
8 |
12 |
3 |
5 |
9 |
5 |
5 |
Other engineering |
9 |
6 |
5 |
. |
4 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
Non-science and engineering |
116 |
125 |
114 |
124 |
151 |
146 |
142 |
185 |
192 |
175 |
Education |
17 |
16 |
20 |
17 |
19 |
18 |
18 |
59 |
80 |
66 |
Education administration |
. |
. |
. |
. |
2 |
1 |
. |
24 |
23 |
28 |
Education research |
7 |
12 |
14 |
8 |
9 |
11 |
14 |
26 |
40 |
27 |
Teacher education |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
2 |
Teaching fields |
4 |
4 |
5 |
9 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
Other education |
6 |
. |
1 |
. |
5 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
12 |
3 |
Humanities |
67 |
74 |
63 |
62 |
85 |
84 |
82 |
79 |
81 |
59 |
Foreign languages & literature |
12 |
11 |
8 |
14 |
7 |
15 |
13 |
13 |
8 |
9 |
History |
22 |
28 |
19 |
13 |
23 |
19 |
27 |
19 |
22 |
11 |
Letters |
20 |
16 |
22 |
14 |
31 |
17 |
21 |
20 |
20 |
24 |
Other humanities |
13 |
19 |
14 |
21 |
24 |
33 |
21 |
27 |
31 |
15 |
Other |
32 |
35 |
31 |
45 |
47 |
44 |
42 |
47 |
31 |
50 |
Business management/administration |
17 |
21 |
14 |
23 |
27 |
19 |
19 |
26 |
13 |
28 |
Communication |
11 |
6 |
11 |
12 |
11 |
16 |
13 |
14 |
8 |
15 |
Fields not elsewhere classified (nec) |
4 |
8 |
6 |
10 |
9 |
9 |
10 |
7 |
10 |
7 |