Institutional Profile

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Institutional Profile

Survey of Earned Doctorates 2017
Confidential Results for ABC University
Of your institution's AY2017 research doctorate recipients, 78.5% responded to the Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED); nationally,
91.4% of research doctorate recipients responded to the SED.
Your institution
Your peer institutions

Postgraduation Plans

(Highest research activity institutions)

0

25

Percent
50

75

100

0

25

50

75

100

Percent
50

75

100

Definite postgraduation study
Definite employment
Seeking employment or study
Other

Postgraduation Status
Immediate status following doctorate receipt

Postgraduation Plans

Postdoc fellowship or research associateship
Other training or study
Employment (other than postdoc)

Type of employment immediately following
doctorate receipt

Postgraduation Employment
Excluding postdoctoral fellowships, associateships,
traineeships

Primary Work Activity
Excluding postdoctoral fellowships, associateships,
traineeships

Secondary Work Activity
Excluding postdoctoral fellowships, associateships,
traineeships

Postgraduation Study Source of Support

Academe
Government
Industry or business
Nonprofit
Other or unknown
Research & development
Teaching
Management or administration
Professional services
Other
Research & development
Teaching
Management or administration
Professional services
Other
No secondary activity
U.S. government
College or university
Private foundation
Nonprofit, other than private
Other
Unknown
Same U.S. region
Different U.S. region
Abroad

Postgraduation Location
In comparison to doctorate institution location

Starting Salary
Non S&E doctorate recipients

S&E doctorate recipients
Percent
0

25

50

75

0

100

$40,000 or less

$40,000 or less

$40,001-$60,000

$40,001-$60,000

$60,001-$80,000

$60,001-$80,000

$80,001 or above

$80,001 or above

25

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Survey of Earned Doctorates 2017
Confidential results for ABC University
Section I. A comparison of research doctorates at your institution with research doctorates from
your peer institutions with highest research activity, and all doctorate institutions

Research Doctorate Recipients

Your Institution
Number
Percent
402
100.0

Demographics
Sex
Male
Female
Unknown
Citizenship
U.S. citizen or permanent visa
Temporary visa
Unknown
Ethnicity and race (U.S. citizens and permanent residents)a
Hispanic or Latino
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian
Black or African American
White
Two or more races
Other race or race not reported
Ethnicity not reported

Education
Doctoral field of study
Life sciences
Physical sciences and earth sciences
Mathematics and computer sciences
Psychology and social sciences
Engineering
Education
Humanities and arts
Other fields
Doctorates reporting interdisciplinary dissertation researchb
Life sciences
Physical sciences and earth sciences
Mathematics and computer sciences
Psychology and social sciences
Engineering
Education
Humanities and arts
Other fields

Your Peer Institutions†
Number
Percent
41,256
100.0

All Institutions
Number
Percent
54,904
100.0

226
176
0

56.2
43.8
0.0

22,924
18,324
8

55.6
44.4
0.0

29,616
25,278
10

53.9
46.0
0.0

267
129
6

66.4
43.8

63.5
31.8
4.7

35,719
16,498
2,687

65.1
30.0

1.5

26,197
13,136
1,923

14

5.2

1,830

7.0

2,555

7.2

0
30
4
199
14
3
3

0.0
11.2
1.5
74.5
5.2
1.1
1.1

73
2,513
1,253
19,011
790
211
516

0.3
9.6
4.8
72.6
3.0
0.8
2.0

128
3,082
2,360
25,524
1,032
273
765

0.4
8.6
6.6
71.5
2.9
0.8
2.1

118
52
21
64
24
5
103
15

29.4
12.9
5.2
15.9
6.0
1.2
25.6
3.7

9,144
5,226
3,212
6,354
7,783
3,039
4,354
2,144

22.2
12.7
7.8
15.4
18.9
7.4
10.6
5.2

12,568
6,252
3,957
9,078
9,469
5,153
5,484
2,943

22.9
11.4
7.2
16.5
17.2
9.4
10.0
5.4

53
16
5
19
20
0
60
7

29.4
8.9
2.8
10.6
11.1
0.0
33.3
3.9

4,205
1,999
909
2,330
3,318
917
2,244
860

25.1
11.9
5.4
13.9
19.8
5.5
13.4
5.1

5,703
2,419
1,141
3,195
4,061
1,528
2,704
1,174

26.0
11.0
5.2
14.6
18.5
7.0
12.3
5.4

4.9

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Survey of Earned Doctorates 2017 – Confidential results for ABC University
Your Institution
Number
Percent
Education (cont.)
Primary source of support during graduate school
Teaching assistantships
Research/other assistantships or traineeships
Fellowships or grants
Own resources
Employer
Other

Your Peer Institutions†
Number
Percent

All Institutions
Number
Percent

11
58
302
18
2
2

2.8
14.8
76.8
4.6
0.5
0.5

7,720
11,912
11,018
3,280
770
618

21.9
33.7
31.2
9.3
2.2
1.7

10,428
15,044
13,506
7,350
1,545
903

21.4
30.8
27.7
15.1
3.2
1.9

Graduate and undergraduate total debt
None
$30,000 or less
More than $30,000

260
77
59

64.7
19.2
14.7

21,544
8,263
8,386

56.4
21.6
22.0

26,969
10,607
12,627

53.7
21.1
25.2

Master's degree institution
Same institution as doctorate
Different institution from doctorate
No master's degree earned

307
44
41

78.3
11.2
10.5

15,038
13,263
9,612

39.7
35.0
25.4

18,967
18,959
11,840

38.1
38.1
23.8

Number
Median
Median time to degree (Number of doctorates reporting and median number of years)
Since baccalaureate
390
7.5
Since starting graduate school
391
6.7
389
6.2
Since start of doctoral programc
Your institution
Number
Percent
Postgraduation Plans
Postgraduation status (Immediate status following award of degree)
Definite postgraduation study
115
29.4
Definite employment
120
30.7
Seeking employment or study
135
34.5
Other
21
5.4

Number

Median

Number

Median

8.3
51,081
7.1
49,842
5.7
48,919
Highest Research Institutions
Number
Percent
Number

8.8
7.3
5.7

38,596
37,932
37,316

Percent

9,158
13,436
12,475
1,798

24.8
36.4
33.8
4.9

11,359
17,941
16,601
2,455

23.5
37.1
34.3
5.1

8,918
240
13,436

39.5
1.1
59.5

10,999
360
17,941

37.6
1.2
61.2

Postgraduation employment sector (Excluding postdoctoral fellowships, associateships, traineeships)
Academe
53
44.2
6,178
Government
6
5.0
940
Industry or business
42
35.0
4,884
Nonprofit
11
9.2
647
Other or unknown
8
6.7
787

46.0
7.0
36.4
4.8
5.9

8,291
1,371
5,943
987
1,349

46.2
7.6
33.1
5.5
7.5

Postgraduation employment plans (Immediately following doctorate)
Postdoc fellowship or research associateship
66
Other training or study
46
Employment (other than postdoc)
123

28.1
19.6
52.3

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Survey of Earned Doctorates 2017 – Confidential results for ABC University
Your Institution
Number
Percent
Postgraduation Plans (cont.)
Primary work activity (Excluding postdoctoral fellowships, associateships, traineeships)
Research & development
45
44.1
Teaching
25
24.5
Management or administration
12
11.8
Professional services
18
17.6
Other
2
2.0

Your Peer Institutions†
Number
Percent

All Institutions
Number
Percent

5,951
3,717
1,042
1,111
343

48.9
30.6
8.6
9.1
2.8

6,961
5,246
1,799
1,677
439

43.2
32.5
11.2
10.4
2.7

Secondary work activity (Excluding postdoctoral fellowships, associateships, traineeships)
Research & development
25
24.5
Teaching
23
22.5
Management or administration
11
10.8
Professional services
6
5.9
Other
3
2.9
No secondary activity
34
33.3

3,273
1,757
1,655
931
232
4,316

26.9
14.4
13.6
7.7
1.9
35.5

4,410
2,280
2,202
1,292
321
5,617

27.4
14.1
13.7
8.0
2.0
34.8

Postdoctoral study source of support
U.S. government
College or university
Private foundation
Nonprofit, other than private
Other
Unknown

22.6
44.3
6.1
4.3
12.2
10.4

2,660
4,195
394
291
824
794

29.0
45.8
4.3
3.2
9.0
8.7

3,336
5,051
483
412
1,038
1,039

29.4
44.5
4.3
3.6
9.1
9.1

30.5
51.8
17.7

18,713
15,533
3,968

49.0
40.6
10.4

25,255
20,274
5,002

50.0
40.1
9.9

26
51
7
5
14
12

Postgraduation location (In comparison to doctorate institution location)
Same U.S. region
119
Different U.S. region
202
Abroad
69

Starting salaryd
Total count

$40,000 or less
$40,001-$60,000
$60,001-$80,000
$80,001 or above

Your Institution
S&E
Non S&E
154
56
Percent
Percent
8.7
20.3
46.5
36.1
12.3
22.2
32.4
21.4

Your Peer Institutions†
S&E
Non S&E
16,730
4,526
Percent
Percent
14.4
17.7
40.3
36.9
16.3
22.3
29.0
23.2

All Institutions
S&E
Non S&E
21,119
6,360
Percent
Percent
15.3
16.4
40.7
36.1
16.5
22.9
27.5
24.6

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Survey of Earned Doctorates 2017 – Confidential results for ABC University
Section II. A comparison of science and engineering doctorates with doctorates in other fields
at ABC University
All

S&E

Non S&E
Number
Percent
123
30.6

Number
402

Percent
100.0

Number
279

Percent
69.4

226
176
0

100.0
100.0
100.0

171
108
0

75.7
61.4
0.0

55
68
0

24.3
38.6
0.0

267
129

100.0
100.0

180
97

67.4
75.2

87
32

32.6
24.8

14

100.0

7

50.0

7

50.0

0
30
4
199
14
3
3

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

0
24
2
138
8
1
0

0.0
80.0
50.0
69.3
57.1
33.3
0.0

0
6
2
61
6
2
3

0.0
20.0
50.0
30.7
42.9
66.7
100.0

11
58
302
18
2
2

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

4
58
203
6
1
0

36.4
100.0
67.2
33.3
50.0
0.0

7
0
99
12
1
2

63.6
0.0
32.8
66.7
50.0
100.0

Graduate and undergraduate total debt
None
$30,000 or less
More than $30,000

260
77
59

100.0
100.0
100.0

189
52
39

72.7
67.5
66.1

71
25
20

27.3
32.5
33.9

Master's degree institution
Same institution as doctorate
Different institution from doctorate
No master's degree earned

307
44
41

100.0
100.0
100.0

217
30
28

70.7
68.2
68.3

90
14
13

29.3
31.8
31.7

Research Doctorate Recipients
Demographics
Sex
Male
Female
Unknown
Citizenship
U.S. citizen or permanent visa
Temporary visa
Ethnicity and race (U.S. citizens and permanent residents)a
Hispanic or Latino
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian
Black or African American
White
Two or more races
Other race or race not reported
Ethnicity not reported
Education
Primary source of support during graduate school
Teaching assistantships
Research/other assistantships or traineeships
Fellowships or grants
Own resources
Employer
Other

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Survey of Earned Doctorates 2017 – Confidential results for ABC University
All
Number

S&E

Non S&E

Median

Number

Median

Number

Median

Education (cont.)
Median time to degree (Number of doctorates reporting and median number of years)
Since baccalaureate
390
7.5
Since starting graduate school
391
6.7
389
6.2
Since start of doctoral programc

271
271
269

7.5
6.5
5.7

119
120
120

9.7
7.7
6.7

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

92
74
80
18

80.0
61.7
59.3
85.7

23
46
55
3

20.0
38.3
40.7
14.3

100.0
100.0
100.0

47
0
76

42.0
0.0
63.3

65
3
44

58.0
100.0
36.7

Postgraduation employment sector (Excluding postdoctoral fellowships, associateships, traineeships)
Academe
53
100.0
27
Government
6
100.0
2
Industry or business
42
100.0
38
Nonprofit
11
100.0
8
Other or unknown
8
100.0
2

50.9
33.3
90.5
72.7
25.0

26
4
4
3
6

49.1
66.7
9.5
27.3
75.0

Primary work activity (Excluding postdoctoral fellowships, associateships, traineeships)
Research & development
45
100.0
Teaching
25
100.0
Management or administration
12
100.0
Professional services
18
100.0
Other
2
100.0

39
11
4
6
0

86.7
44.0
33.3
33.3
0.0

6
14
8
12
2

13.3
56.0
66.7
66.7
100.0

Secondary work activity (Excluding postdoctoral fellowships, associateships, traineeships)
Research & development
25
100.0
Teaching
23
100.0
Management or administration
11
100.0
Professional services
6
100.0
Other
3
100.0
No secondary activity
34
100.0

12
18
7
6
2
15

48.0
78.3
63.6
100.0
66.7
44.1

13
5
4
0
1
19

52.0
21.7
36.4
0.0
33.3
55.9

Number
Postgraduation Plans
Postgraduation status (Immediate status following award of degree)
Definite postgraduation study
115
Definite employment
120
Seeking employment or study
135
Other
21
Postgraduation employment plans (Immediately following doctorate)
Postdoc fellowship or research associateship
112
Other study
3
Employment (other than postdoc)
120

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Survey of Earned Doctorates 2017 – Confidential results for ABC University
All
Postgraduation Plans (cont.)
Postdoctoral study source of support
U.S. government
College or university
Private foundation
Nonprofit, other than private
Other
Unknown

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Non S&E
Percent

26
51
7
5
14
12

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

21
25
4
4
12
6

80.8
49.0
57.1
80.0
85.7
50.0

5
26
3
1
2
6

19.2
51.0
42.9
20.0
14.3
50.0

100.0
100.0
100.0

66
147
57

55.5
72.8
82.6

53
55
12

44.5
27.2
17.4

Postgraduation location (In comparison to doctorate institution location)
Same U.S. region
119
Different U.S. region
202
Abroad
69

S&E

S&E = science and engineering; -- = data not available; † = See http://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/ for information about 2015 Carnegie classifications.
a

American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, black or African American, and white are single race who are not Hispanic; Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Other
race or race not reported category includes Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and doctorate recipients who are not Hispanic or Latino and did not indicate
their race.
b

Interdisciplinary dissertation research is captured by response to primary and secondary dissertation research field items. Respondents reporting a secondary
dissertation research field are considered interdisciplinary and counted under the broad field of their first reported dissertation research field.
c

Time to doctorate from doctoral program start is based on master's degree entry if the master's degree was at the doctoral institution in the same fine field of
study or was a prerequisite to the doctorate; otherwise, it is based on doctoral program entry.
d

Salary ranges include only doctorate recipients reporting definite postgraduation plans who responded to salary.

NOTES: S&E includes physical sciences and earth sciences; mathematics and computer sciences; engineering; life sciences; psychology and social sciences.
Non S&E includes humanities and arts; education; and other professional fields. Except for those reported for the sex variable, all percentages are based on total
responses with missing data excluded. Percentage totals may not sum to 100 because of rounding. Percents calculated based on a small number of cases should
be interpreted with caution.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Earned Doctorates, 2017.
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