Data
U. California, Davis
| Fields | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All fields | 465 | 498 | 521 | 546 | 505 | 501 | 539 | 488 | 569 | 552 |
| Science and engineering | 422 | 437 | 471 | 476 | 464 | 449 | 478 | 423 | 512 | 481 |
| Science | 352 | 356 | 398 | 383 | 377 | 366 | 400 | 354 | 414 | 392 |
| Life science | 181 | 184 | 203 | 197 | 201 | 194 | 198 | 181 | 224 | 200 |
| Agricultural sciences | 51 | 42 | 51 | 45 | 43 | 39 | 35 | 28 | 36 | 29 |
| Biological sciences | 119 | 132 | 144 | 143 | 146 | 141 | 160 | 143 | 171 | 155 |
| Health sciences | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 16 |
| Physical sciences and earth sciences | 65 | 57 | 71 | 79 | 57 | 67 | 81 | 65 | 76 | 72 |
| Chemistry | 35 | 29 | 31 | 35 | 27 | 29 | 44 | 33 | 41 | 37 |
| Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 6 |
| Physics and astronomy | 20 | 14 | 26 | 30 | 12 | 28 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 29 |
| Mathematics and computer sciences | 45 | 45 | 48 | 40 | 44 | 35 | 45 | 40 | 47 | 42 |
| Computer sciences | 11 | 21 | 24 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 27 | 22 | 27 | 19 |
| Mathematics | 34 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 23 |
| Psychology and social sciences | 61 | 70 | 76 | 67 | 75 | 70 | 76 | 68 | 67 | 78 |
| Psychology | 16 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 20 |
| Anthropology | 6 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| Economics | 17 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 14 | 24 |
| Political science and government | 4 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| Sociology | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Other social sciences | 16 | 24 | 22 | 12 | 17 | 24 | 25 | 13 | 18 | 10 |
| Engineering | 70 | 81 | 73 | 93 | 87 | 83 | 78 | 69 | 98 | 89 |
| Aeronautical/astronautical engineering | 3 | 4 | . | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Biological/biomedical sciences | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 18 |
| Chemical engineering | 9 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 4 |
| Civil engineering | 7 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 9 |
| Electrical engineering | 13 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 19 | 11 | 13 | 21 |
| Industrial engineering | 2 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Materials/metallurgical engineering | 5 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 8 |
| Mechanical engineering | 5 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 5 |
| Other engineering | 12 | 12 | 17 | 23 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 22 |
| Non-science and engineering | 43 | 61 | 50 | 70 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 65 | 57 | 71 |
| Education | 9 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 10 |
| Education administration | . | 5 | . | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . |
| Education research | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | . | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 7 |
| Teacher education | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 2 | . | 1 |
| Teaching fields | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Other education | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | . |
| Humanities | 28 | 44 | 36 | 50 | 32 | 37 | 46 | 50 | 44 | 58 |
| Foreign languages & literature | 4 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
| History | 4 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 11 |
| Letters | 10 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 22 |
| Other humanities and arts | 10 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 10 | 14 |
| Other | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | . | . | 3 |
| Business management/administration | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | 1 |
| Communication | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | . | . | 2 |
| Fields not elsewhere classified (nec) | 2 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
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
