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Table 11. Doctorates awarded, by broad field of study and Carnegie category: 2005–15

Field and Carnegie category 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
All doctorate recipients 43,385 45,621 48,132 48,777 49,553 48,031 48,914 50,951 52,707 54,003 55,006
Research universities (very high research activity) 31,480 33,598 35,290 35,770 36,054 35,101 35,983 37,316 38,515 38,902 39,305
Research universities (high research activity) 7,595 7,629 8,123 8,257 8,499 8,221 8,528 8,860 9,266 9,686 10,124
Doctoral/research universities 2,226 2,256 2,510 2,431 2,537 2,271 1,943 2,205 2,319 2,696 2,674
Other universities 2,084 2,138 2,209 2,319 2,463 2,438 2,460 2,570 2,607 2,719 2,903
Life sciencesa 9,310 9,703 10,702 11,086 11,403 11,319 11,536 11,965 12,209 12,484 12,520
Research universities (very high research activity) 7,061 7,351 7,998 8,343 8,449 8,446 8,480 8,753 8,920 8,851 8,863
Research universities (high research activity) 1,042 1,106 1,262 1,294 1,360 1,323 1,355 1,459 1,515 1,653 1,668
Doctoral/research universities 179 203 236 204 279 262 330 358 396 489 481
Other universities 1,028 1,043 1,206 1,245 1,315 1,288 1,371 1,395 1,378 1,491 1,508
Physical sciences and earth sciences 4,359 4,686 4,956 4,946 5,161 4,995 5,271 5,420 5,584 5,912 5,924
Research universities (very high research activity) 3,575 3,882 4,106 4,099 4,259 4,098 4,245 4,414 4,505 4,678 4,745
Research universities (high research activity) 658 686 737 746 776 790 904 853 929 1,055 1,028
Doctoral/research universities 63 55 68 54 80 65 74 89 90 109 81
Other universities 63 63 45 47 46 42 48 64 60 70 70
Mathematics and computer sciences 2,334 2,778 3,042 3,187 3,163 3,223 3,273 3,496 3,660 3,863 3,825
Research universities (very high research activity) 1,888 2,267 2,508 2,603 2,583 2,548 2,631 2,762 2,865 3,028 2,952
Research universities (high research activity) 392 444 475 492 502 576 538 618 673 714 723
Doctoral/research universities 36 50 42 61 54 72 83 91 78 71 81
Other universities 18 17 17 31 24 27 21 25 44 50 69
Psychology and social sciences 7,149 7,231 7,309 7,635 7,945 7,883 8,222 8,501 8,580 8,752 9,095
Research universities (very high research activity) 4,749 4,940 4,959 5,163 5,356 5,304 5,505 5,633 5,682 5,679 5,866
Research universities (high research activity) 1,507 1,443 1,487 1,569 1,607 1,544 1,698 1,732 1,757 1,793 1,937
Doctoral/research universities 527 481 493 516 547 588 575 692 695 842 807
Other universities 366 367 370 387 435 447 444 444 446 438 485
Engineering 6,426 7,186 7,749 7,864 7,642 7,578 8,032 8,470 9,001 9,633 9,897
Research universities (very high research activity) 5,296 6,028 6,486 6,546 6,328 6,226 6,535 6,886 7,223 7,754 7,808
Research universities (high research activity) 963 973 1,072 1,107 1,093 1,156 1,271 1,313 1,487 1,527 1,717
Doctoral/research universities 107 124 126 140 146 126 140 186 188 210 230
Other universities 60 61 65 71 75 70 86 85 103 142 142
Education 6,227 6,122 6,448 6,561 6,528 5,288 4,670 4,803 4,935 4,791 5,117
Research universities (very high research activity) 3,190 3,187 3,303 3,372 3,382 2,723 2,737 2,749 2,800 2,666 2,766
Research universities (high research activity) 1,844 1,712 1,781 1,805 1,862 1,564 1,364 1,489 1,527 1,492 1,597
Doctoral/research universities 998 1,002 1,169 1,197 1,077 803 425 411 434 479 548
Other universities 195 221 195 187 207 198 144 154 174 154 206
Humanities and arts 5,187 5,333 5,085 4,736 4,904 5,016 5,227 5,562 5,715 5,526 5,600
Research universities (very high research activity) 4,052 4,153 3,946 3,691 3,724 3,847 3,965 4,206 4,436 4,258 4,296
Research universities (high research activity) 674 728 735 642 735 710 829 842 761 777 810
Doctoral/research universities 165 155 151 127 162 170 161 217 208 200 171
Other universities 296 297 253 276 283 289 272 297 310 291 323
Otherb 2,393 2,582 2,841 2,762 2,807 2,729 2,683 2,734 3,023 3,042 3,028
Research universities (very high research activity) 1,669 1,790 1,984 1,953 1,973 1,909 1,885 1,913 2,084 1,988 2,009
Research universities (high research activity) 515 537 574 602 564 558 569 554 617 675 644
Doctoral/research universities 151 186 225 132 192 185 155 161 230 296 275
Other universities 58 69 58 75 78 77 74 106 92 83 100
a Includes agricultural sciences and natural resources; biological and biomedical sciences; and health sciences.
b Non-science and engineering fields not shown separately.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Earned Doctorates.