Data
Auburn U., Auburn
| Fields | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All fields | 250 | 269 | 253 | 253 | 284 | 270 | 257 | 250 | 236 | 248 |
| Science and engineering | 179 | 203 | 189 | 193 | 201 | 188 | 184 | 191 | 184 | 181 |
| Science | 128 | 141 | 124 | 131 | 136 | 123 | 123 | 135 | 131 | 129 |
| Life science | 64 | 75 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 63 | 51 | 75 | 66 | 54 |
| Agricultural sciences | 19 | 15 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 32 | 26 | 19 |
| Biological sciences | 31 | 37 | 20 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 20 | 31 | 27 | 25 |
| Health sciences | 14 | 23 | 27 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 |
| Physical sciences and earth sciences | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 16 |
| Chemistry | 12 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 8 |
| Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | . | 1 | . | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Physics and astronomy | 6 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| Mathematics and computer sciences | 19 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 27 | 20 | 24 | 25 |
| Computer sciences | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 13 |
| Mathematics | 14 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 12 |
| Psychology and social sciences | 26 | 28 | 22 | 34 | 39 | 38 | 41 | 22 | 21 | 34 |
| Psychology | 22 | 18 | 17 | 26 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 15 | 14 | 23 |
| Economics | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Political science and government | . | 3 | . | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Other social sciences | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | . | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Engineering | 51 | 62 | 65 | 62 | 65 | 65 | 61 | 56 | 53 | 52 |
| Aeronautical/astronautical engineering | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Biological/biomedical sciences | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | . | . |
| Chemical engineering | 10 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 14 |
| Civil engineering | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| Electrical engineering | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 11 |
| Industrial engineering | 5 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 |
| Materials/metallurgical engineering | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Mechanical engineering | 8 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 7 |
| Other engineering | 6 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 8 |
| Non-science and engineering | 71 | 66 | 64 | 60 | 83 | 82 | 73 | 59 | 52 | 67 |
| Education | 52 | 46 | 45 | 42 | 57 | 62 | 45 | 50 | 33 | 53 |
| Education administration | 11 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 14 |
| Education research | 5 | 14 | 16 | 24 | 15 | 23 | 25 | 20 | 13 | 25 |
| Teacher education | 14 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 8 |
| Teaching fields | 18 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 5 |
| Other education | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | . | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Humanities | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| Foreign languages & literature | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . | . |
| History | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Letters | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Other humanities and arts | . | 1 | . | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . |
| Other | 12 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 8 |
| Business management/administration | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 3 |
| Fields not elsewhere classified (nec) | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
NOTES:
- . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Earned Doctorates
