SED Institutional Profile - example

ATTACHMENT 4
Survey of Earned Doctorates
Institutional Profile - Example

Survey of Earned Doctorates 2021
Confidential Results for ABC University

Of your institution's 141 research doctorate recipients in 2021, 99% responded to the Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED);
nationally, 92% of research doctorate recipients responded to the SED.

Postgraduation Plans

Your institution

Your peer institutions
(Very high research activity institutionsa)
0

25

0

25

Percent
50

75

100

75

100

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

Academe
Government
Industry or business
Nonprofit
Other or not reported

Excluding postdoctoral fellowships, associateships,
traineeships

Primary Work Activity

Research & development
Teaching
Management or administration
Professional services
Other

Excluding postdoctoral fellowships, associateships,
traineeships

Secondary Work Activity

Research & development
Teaching
Management or administration
Professional services
Other
No secondary activity

Excluding postdoctoral fellowships, associateships,
traineeships

U.S. government
College or university
Private foundation
Nonprofit, other than private foundation
Other
Not reported

Postgraduation Study Source of Support
P

Postgraduation Location

Same U.S. region
Different U.S. region
Abroad

In comparison to doctorate institution location

Starting Salary

Non-S&E doctorate recipients

S&E doctorate recipients
Percent
0

50

25

50

Percent
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

50

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Survey of Earned Doctorates 2021
Confidential Results for ABC University

Section I. A comparison of research doctorates at your institution with research doctorates from
your peer institutions with very high research activity, and all doctorate institutions

Research doctorate recipients

Your institution
Number
Percent
141
100.0

Demographics
Sex
Male
Female
Not reported
Citizenship
U.S. citizen or permanent visa
Temporary visa
Not reported

Your peer institutionsa
Number
Percent
40,396
100.0

All institutions
Number
Percent
52,250
100.0

62
79
0

44.0
56.0
0.0

22,487
17,899
10

55.7
44.3
0.0

28,082
24,156
12

53.7
46.2
0.0

115
25
1

81.6
17.7
0.7

23,842
14,628
1,926

59.0
36.2
4.8

31,674
17,638
2,938

60.6
33.8
5.6

7

6.1

2,082

8.7

2,856

9.0

0
8
19
76
5
0
0

0.0
7.0
16.5
66.1
4.3
0.0
0.0

73
2,465
1,315
16,459
852
285
311

0.3
10.3
5.5
69.0
3.6
1.2
1.3

100
3,022
2,431
21,333
1,088
376
468

0.3
9.5
7.7
67.4
3.4
1.2
1.5

0
66
0
11
0
21
3
4
4
12
6
0
14
0
0
0

0.0
46.8
0.0
7.8
0.0
14.9
2.1
2.8
2.8
8.5
4.3
0.0
9.9
0.0
0.0
0.0

1,025
6,362
1,839
8,097
857
1,628
1,688
999
4,187
2,045
4,013
927
2,224
2,350
706
1,449

2.5
15.7
4.6
20.0
2.1
4.0
4.2
2.5
10.4
5.1
9.9
2.3
5.5
5.8
1.7
3.6

1,223
8,259
2,195
9,563
1,044
2,582
1,915
1,299
4,811
3,716
4,749
1,340
3,711
3,076
771
1,996

2.3
15.8
4.2
18.3
2.0
4.9
3.7
2.5
9.2
7.1
9.1
2.6
7.1
5.9
1.5
3.8

Ethnicity and race (U.S. citizens and permanent residents)b
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
Doctorate field of study
Agricultural sciences and natural resources
Biological and biomedical sciences
Computer and information sciences
Engineering
Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences
Health sciences
Mathematics and statistics
Multidisciplinary/ interdisciplinary sciences
Physical sciences
Psychology
Social sciences
Business
Education
Humanities
Visual and performing arts
Other fields

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Survey of Earned Doctorates 2021 - ABC University
Your institution
Number
Percent
Education (cont.)
Doctorates reporting interdisciplinary dissertation researchc
Agricultural sciences and natural resources
Biological and biomedical sciences
Computer and information sciences
Engineering
Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences
Health sciences
Mathematics and statistics
Multidisciplinary/ interdisciplinary sciences
Physical sciences
Psychology
Social sciences
Business
Education
Humanities
Visual and performing arts
Other fields

Your peer institutionsa
Number
Percent

All institutions
Number
Percent

1
1
1
10
0
24
5
3
4
11
5
0
14
0
0
0

1.3
1.3
1.3
12.7
0.0
30.4
6.3
3.8
5.1
13.9
6.3
0.0
17.7
0.0
0.0
0.0

879
253
1,655
6,521
780
1,752
1,226
1,136
3,797
1,719
3,619
846
1,871
1,981
630
1,400

2.9
0.8
5.5
21.7
2.6
5.8
4.1
3.8
12.6
5.7
12.0
2.8
6.2
6.6
2.1
4.7

1,019
296
1,942
7,729
941
2,712
1,437
1,417
4,359
2,805
4,331
1,185
3,007
2,572
684
1,824

2.7
0.8
5.1
20.2
2.5
7.1
3.8
3.7
11.4
7.3
11.3
3.1
7.9
6.7
1.8
4.8

Primary source of support during graduate school
Teaching assistantships
Research/other assistantships or traineeships
Fellowships or grants
Own resources
Employer
Other

11
43
48
20
9
4

8.1
31.9
35.6
14.8
6.7
3.0

8,287
13,517
9,403
3,708
698
606

22.9
37.3
26.0
10.2
1.9
1.7

9,794
15,981
11,148
7,038
1,232
863

21.3
34.7
24.2
15.3
2.7
1.9

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

72
24
44

51.4
17.1
31.4

23,556
6,264
7,299

63.5
16.9
19.7

28,610
7,879
10,855

60.4
16.6
22.9

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

40
44
56

28.6
31.4
40.0

12,824
14,582
9,965

34.3
39.0
26.7

16,211
19,507
12,017

34.0
40.9
25.2

Number

Median

Number

Median

Number

Median

140
140
140

8.4
6.4
5.3

39,044
37,540
36,693

8.3
7.0
5.7

50,141
47,958
46,743

8.8
7.3
5.7

Median time to degree (Years)
Since baccalaureate
Since starting graduate school
Since start of doctoral programd

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Survey of Earned Doctorates 2021 - ABC University
Your institution
Number
Percent
Postgraduation plans
Postgraduation status (Immediate status doctorate award)
Definite postgraduation study
Definite employment
Seeking employment or study
Other

Your peer institutionsa
Number
Percent

All institutions
Number
Percent

50
42
38
10

35.7
30.0
27.1
7.1

11,338
14,772
9,955
1,062

30.5
39.8
26.8
2.9

13,715
19,455
12,743
1,474

28.9
41.1
26.9
3.1

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

47
3
42

51.1
3.3
45.7

10,828
510
14,772

41.5
2.0
56.6

12,982
733
19,455

39.1
2.2
58.7

Postgraduation employment sector (Excluding postdoc fellowships,
associateships, traineeships)
Academe
Government
Industry or business
Nonprofit
Other or not reported

20
5
4
2
7

52.6
13.2
10.5
5.3
18.4

4,626
929
6,223
732
666

35.1
7.1
47.2
5.6
5.1

6,241
1,346
7,521
1,171
1,125

35.9
7.7
43.2
6.7
6.5

Primary work activity (Excluding postdoc fellowships, associateships,
traineeships)
Research & development
Teaching
Management or administration
Professional services
Other

16
15
8
3
0

38.1
35.7
19.0
7.1
0.0

7,089
3,305
996
2,668
44

50.3
23.4
7.1
18.9
0.3

8,221
4,700
1,742
3,743
57

44.5
25.5
9.4
20.3
0.3

Secondary work activity (Excluding postdoc fellowships,
associateships, traineeships)
Research & development
Teaching
Management or administration
Professional services
Other
No secondary activity

10
7
6
3
1
15

23.8
16.7
14.3
7.1
2.4
35.7

3,290
1,891
1,633
1,749
68
5,471

23.3
13.4
11.6
12.4
0.5
38.8

4,458
2,510
2,227
2,205
92
6,971

24.1
13.6
12.1
11.9
0.5
37.8

Postdoctoral study source of support
U.S. government
College or university
Private foundation
Nonprofit, other than private foundation
Other
Not reported

26
13
0
1
3
7

52.0
26.0
0.0
2.0
6.0
14.0

3,465
4,599
460
268
903
1,643

30.6
40.6
4.1
2.4
8.0
14.5

4,216
5,382
558
397
1,138
2,024

30.7
39.2
4.1
2.9
8.3
14.8

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Survey of Earned Doctorates 2021 - ABC University
Your institution
Number
Percent
Postgraduation plans (cont.)
Postgraduation location (In comparison to doctorate institution
location)
Same U.S. region
Different U.S. region
Abroad

Your peer institutionsa
Number
Percent

All institutions
Number
Percent

75
59
7

53.2
41.8
5.0

17,861
15,208
4,349

47.7
40.6
11.6

23,251
19,537
5,357

48.3
40.6
11.1

S&E

Non-S&E

S&E

Non-S&E

S&E

Non-S&E

75

11

16,638

3,735

20,921

5,224

20.2
36.7
28.5
14.6

10.1
46.9
22.8
20.1

19.4
34.8
29.0
16.8

Starting salarye
Total number

Percent
$40,000 or less
$40,001–$60,000
$60,001–$80,000
$80,001 or above

9.3
64.0
14.7
12.0

9.1
9.1
36.4
45.5

9.7
46.7
23.2
20.5

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Survey of Earned Doctorates 2021 - ABC University
Section II. A comparison of science and engineering doctorates with doctorates in other fields
at ABC University
All doctorate fields
Number
Percent
Research doctorate recipients

S&E fields
Percent
Number

Non-S&E fields
Number
Percent

141

100.0

127

100.0

14

100.0

62
79
0

44.0
56.0
0.0

58
69
0

45.7
54.3
0.0

4
10
0

28.6
71.4
0.0

115
25
1

81.6
17.7
0.7

103
23
1

81.1
18.1
0.8

12
2
0

85.7
14.3
0.0

7

6.1

5

4.9

2

16.7

0
8
19
76
5
0
0

0.0
7.0
16.5
66.1
4.3
0.0
0.0

0
8
14
71
5
0
0

0.0
7.8
13.6
68.9
4.9
0.0
0.0

0
0
5
5
0
0
0

0.0
0.0
41.7
41.7
0.0
0.0
0.0

11
43
48
20
9
4

8.1
31.9
35.6
14.8
6.7
3.0

11
43
48
11
8
2

8.9
35.0
39.0
8.9
6.5
1.6

0
0
0
9
1
2

0.0
0.0
0.0
75.0
8.3
16.7

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

72
24
44

51.4
17.1
31.4

66
24
36

52.4
19.0
28.6

6
0
8

42.9
0.0
57.1

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

40
44
56

28.6
31.4
40.0

30
40
56

23.8
31.7
44.4

10
4
0

71.4
28.6
0.0

Demographics
Sex
Male
Female
Not reported
Citizenship
U.S. citizen or permanent visa
Temporary visa
Not reported
Ethnicity and race (U.S. citizens and permanent residents)b
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 2021 - ABC University
All doctorate fields
Number
Median
Education (cont.)
Median time to degree (Years)
Since baccalaureate
Since starting graduate school
Since start of doctoral programd

S&E fields
Number
Median

Non-S&E fields
Number
Median

140
140
140

8.4
6.4
5.3

126
126
126

8.3
6.3
5.3

14
14
14

19.3
10.6
5.1

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Postgraduation plans
Postgraduation status (Immediate status following doctorate award)
Definite postgraduation study
Definite employment
Seeking employment or study
Other

50
42
38
10

35.7
30.0
27.1
7.1

50
30
36
10

39.7
23.8
28.6
7.9

0
12
2
0

0.0
85.7
14.3
0.0

Postgraduation employment plans (Immediately following doctorate
award)
Postdoc fellowship or research associateship
Other study
Employment (other than postdoc)

47
3
42

51.1
3.3
45.7

47
3
30

58.8
3.8
37.5

0
0
12

0.0
0.0
100.0

Postgraduation employment sector (Excluding postdoc fellowships,
associateships, traineeships)
Academe
Government
Industry or business
Nonprofit
Other or not reported

20
5
4
2
7

52.6
13.2
10.5
5.3
18.4

19
3
4
2
0

67.9
10.7
14.3
7.1
0.0

1
2
0
0
7

10.0
20.0
0.0
0.0
70.0

Primary work activity (Excluding postdoc fellowships, associateships,
traineeships)
Research & development
Teaching
Management or administration
Professional services
Other

16
15
8
3
0

38.1
35.7
19.0
7.1
0.0

16
8
3
3
0

53.3
26.7
10.0
10.0
0.0

0
7
5
0
0

0.0
58.3
41.7
0.0
0.0

Secondary work activity (Excluding postdoc fellowships,
associateships, traineeships)
Research & development
Teaching
Management or administration
Professional services
Other
No secondary activity

10
7
6
3
1
15

23.8
16.7
14.3
7.1
2.4
35.7

6
5
5
3
0
11

20.0
16.7
16.7
10.0
0.0
36.7

4
2
1
0
1
4

33.3
16.7
8.3
0.0
8.3
33.3

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Survey of Earned Doctorates 2021 - ABC University
All doctorate fields
Number
Percent
Postgraduation plans (cont.)
Postdoctoral study source of support
U.S. government
College or university
Private foundation
Nonprofit, other than private foundation
Other
Not reported
Postgraduation location (In comparison to doctorate institution
location)
Same U.S. region
Different U.S. region
Abroad

S&E fields
Number
Percent

Non-S&E fields
Number
Percent

26
13
0
1
3
7

52.0
26.0
0.0
2.0
6.0
14.0

26
13
0
1
3
7

52.0
26.0
0.0
2.0
6.0
14.0

0
0
0
0
0
0

0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0

75
59
7

53.2
41.8
5.0

63
59
5

49.6
46.5
3.9

12
0
2

85.7
0.0
14.3

S&E = science and engineering.
a

See https://carnegieclassifications.acenet.edu/listings.php for information about the 2018 Carnegie Classifications used in this report.

b

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.
c

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.
d

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.
e
Salary ranges include only doctorate recipients reporting definite postgraduation plans who responded to salary question.
NOTES: S&E includes agricultural sciences and natural resources, biological and biomedical sciences, computer and information sciences, engineering,
geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences, health sciences, mathematics and statistics, multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary sciences, physical sciences,
psychology, and social sciences. Non-S&E includes business, education, humanities, visual and performing arts, and other professional fields. Except for those
reported for the demographic variables, percentages are based on total responses with missing data excluded. Percentage totals may not sum to 100 because of
rounding. Percentages calculated based on a small number of cases should be interpreted with caution.
SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Earned Doctorates.

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