Data
Brown U.
| Fields | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All fields | 172 | 216 | 225 | 208 | 210 | 235 | 215 | 227 | 204 | 232 |
| Science and engineering | 148 | 168 | 175 | 160 | 164 | 178 | 163 | 180 | 153 | 174 |
| Science | 125 | 145 | 148 | 136 | 144 | 154 | 144 | 158 | 131 | 153 |
| Life science | 43 | 48 | 42 | 43 | 50 | 39 | 38 | 44 | 38 | 50 |
| Agricultural sciences | 1 | . | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Biological sciences | 37 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 45 | 34 | 38 | 44 | 34 | 46 |
| Health sciences | 5 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | . | . | 4 | 4 |
| Physical sciences and earth sciences | 19 | 35 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 46 | 43 | 40 | 30 | 36 |
| Chemistry | 8 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 13 |
| Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences | 1 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 6 |
| Physics and astronomy | 10 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 17 |
| Mathematics and computer sciences | 20 | 26 | 37 | 31 | 30 | 22 | 33 | 32 | 21 | 22 |
| Computer sciences | 11 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Mathematics | 9 | 17 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 21 | 23 | 11 | 11 |
| Psychology and social sciences | 43 | 36 | 41 | 31 | 33 | 47 | 30 | 42 | 42 | 45 |
| Psychology | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Anthropology | 6 | 4 | 3 | . | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 |
| Economics | 13 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 14 |
| Political science and government | 5 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 9 |
| Sociology | 3 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 10 |
| Other social sciences | 8 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 4 |
| Engineering | 23 | 23 | 27 | 24 | 20 | 24 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
| Aeronautical/astronautical engineering | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Biological/biomedical sciences | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 10 |
| Chemical engineering | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | . | 2 |
| Civil engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | . |
| Electrical engineering | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | . | . | 1 |
| Materials/metallurgical engineering | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Mechanical engineering | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Other engineering | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 |
| Non-science and engineering | 24 | 48 | 50 | 48 | 46 | 57 | 52 | 47 | 51 | 58 |
| Education | . | 2 | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . | . |
| Teaching fields | . | 2 | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . | . |
| Humanities | 23 | 46 | 49 | 47 | 44 | 54 | 52 | 46 | 51 | 58 |
| Foreign languages & literature | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 13 |
| History | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| Letters | 4 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 12 |
| Other humanities and arts | 11 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 13 | 22 | 15 | 31 | 27 | 23 |
| Other | 1 | . | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | . | 1 | . | . |
| Business management/administration | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . |
| Communication | . | . | . | 1 | 1 | 2 | . | . | . | . |
| Fields not elsewhere classified (nec) | 1 | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . |
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
