Doktorantu skaita dinamika DU
| Nozare | 2009/ 10 | 2010/ 11 | 2011/ 12 | 2012/ 13 | 2013/ 14 | 2014/ 15 | 2015/ 16 | 2016./2017. | 2017./2018 |
| Bioloģi- ja | 36 | 34 | 38 | 36 | 41 | 41 | 43 | 35 | 32 |
| Cietvie- lu fizika | 7 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 |
| Mate- mātika | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Peda- goģija | 36 | 36 | 27 | 23 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
| Litera- tūrzinātne | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Valod- niecība | 6 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| Psiho- loģija | 23 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 6 |
| Ekono- mika | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 15 |
| Vēsture | – | 2 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 |
| Juridis- kā zinātne | – | – | 9 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 10 |
| Vadīb- zinība | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | 15 | 16 |
| KOPĀ | 150 | 155 | 168 | 161 | 147 | 131 | 153 | 149 | 138 |