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[SURVEY YEAR FILL] Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates
in Science and Engineering (GSS)
This document provides an overview of the data collected in the [SURVEY YEAR FILL] Survey of Graduate
Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering (GSS). This information is conveyed through
screenshots of the GSS Web instrument that is used by responding institutions when completing the survey.
Screenshots are provided for the major data collection items in the instrument.
The GSS Web instrument collects data on three groups—graduate students (master’s and doctoral),
postdoctoral researchers (postdocs), and doctorate-holding nonfaculty researchers.
The data collected for each group, along with unit-specific information, are as follow:
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Title
Navigation and unit-specific information
Description
Graduate student data
1
Master’s students: Part-time
Ethnicity, race and citizenshipa
2
Master’s students: Full-time
Ethnicity, race and citizenshipa
3
Master’s students: Full-time
Financial support*
4
Doctoral students: Part-time
Ethnicity, race and citizenshipa
5
Doctoral students: Full-time
Ethnicity, race and citizenshipa
6
Doctoral students: Full-time
Financial supporta
Postdoctoral researcher data
7
Postdoctoral researchers
Ethnicity, race and citizenshipa
8
Postdoctoral researchers
Financial supporta
9
Postdoctoral researchers
Type and origin of degreea
Nonfaculty researcher data
10
a
Nonfaculty researchers
Type of degreea
Information for a sample unit (Financial Mathematics) is provided in the screenshot.
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How many master’s students were enrolled part-time for credit in this organizational unit in fall [SURVEY YEAR FILL] in each category below? Use your institution’s definition of part-time.
(Full-time enrollment is collected in Question 3)
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Part-time Master’s Students
Citizenship, Ethnicity, and Race of Part-time Students
(report part-time students in whole numbers)
Foreign nationals holding temporary visas, regardless of ethnicity or race .........................................................
Male
1
Female
2
Total
3
A
0
0
0
B
0
0
0
One race, American Indian/Alaska Native .............................................................................................
C
0
0
0
One race, Asian......................................................................................................................................
D
0
0
0
One race, Black/African American .........................................................................................................
E
0
0
0
One race, Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander ................................................................................
F
0
0
0
One race, White .....................................................................................................................................
G
0
0
0
More than one race (not Hispanic/Latino)..............................................................................................
H
0
0
0
Ethnicity/race unknown or not stated .........................................................................................................
I
0
0
0
Total part-time students (sum Rows A–I)..............................................................................................................
J
0
0
0
U.S. citizens and permanent residents (non-U.S. citizens holding green cards)
•
Hispanic/Latino ethnicity (one or more races) ...........................................................................................
•
Not Hispanic/Latino (one or more races)
•
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How many master’s students were enrolled full-time for credit in this organizational unit in fall [SURVEY YEAR FILL] in each category below? Of these, how many full-time
master’s students were enrolled for the first time? Use your institution’s definition of full-time.
First-time master’s students are those enrolled for credit in a master’s degree program in this unit for the first time in fall [SURVEY YEAR FILL]. This may include master’s students previously enrolled in
another graduate degree program at your institution or at another institution and students that already hold another graduate or professional degree.
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GSS Sample Unit - [SURVEY YEAR FILL]
Full-time Master’s Students
Citizenship, Ethnicity, and Race of Full-time Students
(report full-time students in whole numbers)
Foreign nationals holding temporary visas, regardless of ethnicity or race......................
Of Col. 3 total, how many are
first-time
Total full-time
Male
1
Female
2
Total
3
Male
4
Female
5
Total
6
A
0
0
0
0
0
0
B
0
0
0
0
0
0
One race, American Indian/Alaska Native .........................................................
C
0
0
0
0
0
0
One race, Asian..................................................................................................
D
0
0
0
0
0
0
One race, Black/African American .....................................................................
E
0
0
0
0
0
0
One race, Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander ............................................
F
0
0
0
0
0
0
One race, White .................................................................................................
G
0
0
0
0
0
0
More than one race (not Hispanic/Latino)..........................................................
H
0
0
0
0
0
0
Ethnicity/race unknown or not stated .....................................................................
I
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total full-time students (sum Rows A–I) ...........................................................................
J
0
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. citizens and permanent residents (non-U.S. citizens holding green cards)
•
Hispanic/Latino ethnicity (one or more races) .......................................................
•
Not Hispanic/Latino (one or more races)
•
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How many master’s students enrolled full-time for credit in this organizational unit in fall [SURVEY YEAR FILL] received their largest source of financial support from each
category below? Report students by mechanism of support and by sex. Use your institution’s definition of full-time.
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GSS Sample Unit - [SURVEY YEAR FILL]
Full-time Master’s Students
Largest Mechanism of Financial Support
(report full-time students in whole numbers)
Largest Source of Financial Support
(use all graduate academic support: tuition
reimbursement, waivers, stipends, etc. to determine
largest source)
Fellowships
1
Traineeships
2
Research
assistantships
3
Teaching
assistantships
4
Total by Sex
(must sum to total
in Column 6)
Other
5
Total
6
Male
7
Female
8
Federal (e.g., training grants from federal agencies; however, federal loans are reported in Row L)
Department of Defense ............................................
A
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
HHS–NIH Only .........................................................
B
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
HHS–Other than NIH ...............................................
C
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
NSF ..........................................................................
D
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Department of Agriculture ........................................
E
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
NASA........................................................................
F
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Department of Energy ..............................................
G
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Other federal sources1 .............................................
H
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Nonfederal (Institutional means the support from your institution: tuition reimbursement, waivers, stipends, etc.)
Institutional, state/local government ........................
I
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Other U.S. sources ..................................................
J
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Non-U.S. sources.....................................................
K
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Self (Student’s own resources means the personal and family financial resources and federal and other loans)
Student’s own resources..........................................
Total full-time students (sum Rows A–L)
L
M
0
0
0
0
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1
This also includes the Fulbright Program (State Department) and the GI Bill (Department of Veterans Affairs).
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How many doctoral students were enrolled part-time for credit in this organizational unit in fall [SURVEY YEAR FILL] in each category below? Use your institution’s definition of part-time.
(Full-time enrollment is collected in Question 3)
[SURVEY YEAR FILL]
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GSS Sample Unit - [SURVEY YEAR FILL]
Part-time Doctoral Students
Citizenship, Ethnicity, and Race of Part-time Students
(report part-time students in whole numbers)
Male
1
Female
2
Total
3
A
0
0
0
B
0
0
0
One race, American Indian/Alaska Native ...............................................................
C
0
0
0
One race, Asian........................................................................................................
D
0
0
0
One race, Black/African American ...........................................................................
E
0
0
0
One race, Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander ..................................................
F
0
0
0
One race, White .......................................................................................................
G
0
0
0
More than one race (not Hispanic/Latino)................................................................
H
0
0
0
Ethnicity/race unknown or not stated ...........................................................................
I
0
0
0
Total part-time students (sum Rows A–I)................................................................................
J
0
0
0
Foreign nationals holding temporary visas, regardless of ethnicity or race............................
U.S. citizens and permanent residents (non-U.S. citizens holding green cards)
•
Hispanic/Latino ethnicity (one or more races) .............................................................
•
Not Hispanic/Latino (one or more races)
•
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How many doctoral students were enrolled full-time for credit in this organizational unit in fall [SURVEY YEAR FILL] in each category below? Of these, how many full-time
students were enrolled for the first time? Use your institution’s definition of full-time.
First-time doctoral students are those enrolled for credit in a doctoral degree program in this unit for the first time in fall [SURVEY YEAR FILL]. This may include doctoral students previously enrolled in
another graduate degree program at your institution or at another institution and doctoral students that already hold another graduate or professional degree.
[SURVEY YEAR FILL]
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GSS Sample Unit - [SURVEY YEAR FILL]
Full-time Doctoral Students
Citizenship, Ethnicity, and Race of Full-time Students
(report full-time students in whole numbers)
Foreign nationals holding temporary visas, regardless of ethnicity or race.......................
Of Col. 3 total, how many are
first-time
Total full-time
Male
1
Female
2
Total
3
Male
4
Female
5
Total
6
A
0
0
0
0
0
0
B
0
0
0
0
0
0
One race, American Indian/Alaska Native ..........................................................
C
0
0
0
0
0
0
One race, Asian...................................................................................................
D
0
0
0
0
0
0
One race, Black/African American ......................................................................
E
0
0
0
0
0
0
One race, Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander .............................................
F
0
0
0
0
0
0
One race, White ..................................................................................................
G
0
0
0
0
0
0
More than one race (not Hispanic/Latino)...........................................................
H
0
0
0
0
0
0
Ethnicity/race unknown or not stated ......................................................................
I
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total full-time students (sum Rows A–I) ............................................................................
J
0
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. citizens and permanent residents (non-U.S. citizens holding green cards)
•
Hispanic/Latino ethnicity (one or more races) ........................................................
•
Not Hispanic/Latino (one or more races)
•
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How many doctoral students enrolled full-time for credit in this organizational unit in fall [SURVEY YEAR FILL] received their largest source of financial support from each
category below? Report students by mechanism of support and by sex. Use your institution’s definition of full-time.
[SURVEY YEAR FILL]
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GSS Sample Unit - [SURVEY YEAR FILL]
Full-time Doctoral Students
Largest Mechanism of Financial Support
(report full-time students in whole numbers)
Largest Source of Financial Support
(use all graduate academic support: tuition
reimbursement, waivers, stipends, etc. to determine
largest source)
Fellowships
1
Traineeships
2
Research
assistantships
3
Teaching
assistantships
4
Total by Sex
(must sum to total
in Column 6)
Other
5
Total
6
Male
7
Female
8
Federal (e.g., training grants from federal agencies; however, federal loans are reported in Row L)
•
Department of Defense .......................................
A
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
•
HHS–NIH Only ....................................................
B
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
•
HHS–Other than NIH...........................................
C
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
•
NSF......................................................................
D
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
•
Department of Agriculture ...................................
E
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
•
NASA ...................................................................
F
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
•
Department of Energy .........................................
G
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
H
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
•
1
Other federal sources .........................................
Nonfederal (Institutional means the support from your institution: tuition reimbursement, waivers, stipends, etc.)
•
Institutional, state/local government ....................
I
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
•
Other U.S. sources ..............................................
J
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
•
Non-U.S. sources ................................................
K
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Self (Student’s own resources means the personal and family financial resources and federal and other loans)
Student’s own resources .....................................
L
Total full-time students (sum Rows A–L) .......................
M
•
0
0
0
0
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1
This also includes the Fulbright Program (State Department) and the GI Bill (Department of Veterans Affairs).
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In fall [SURVEY YEAR FILL], how many postdocs did this organizational unit have in each category below? Please do not count other doctorate-holding nonfaculty researchers.
(Information on other doctorate-holding nonfaculty researchers is collected in Question 6)
[SURVEY YEAR FILL]
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Postdocs
Citizenship, Ethnicity, and Race of Students
(report postdocs in whole numbers)
Foreign nationals holding temporary visas, regardless of ethnicity or race..............
Male
1
Female
2
Total
3
A
0
0
0
B
0
0
0
One race, American Indian/Alaska Native .................................................
C
0
0
0
One race, Asian..........................................................................................
D
0
0
0
One race, Black/African American .............................................................
E
0
0
0
One race, Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander ....................................
F
0
0
0
One race, White .........................................................................................
G
0
0
0
More than one race (not Hispanic/Latino)..................................................
H
0
0
0
Ethnicity/race unknown or not stated .............................................................
I
0
0
0
Total postdocs (sum Rows A–I) ................................................................................
J
0
0
0
U.S. citizens and permanent residents (non-U.S. citizens holding green cards)
•
Hispanic/Latino ethnicity (one or more races) ...............................................
•
Not Hispanic/Latino (one or more races)
•
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In this organizational unit in fall [SURVEY YEAR FILL], how many postdocs received their largest source of financial support from each category in the table below? Please do not count
other doctorate-holding nonfaculty researchers.
[SURVEY YEAR FILL]
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Largest mechanism of financial support
(report postdocs in whole numbers)
Fellowships
1
Largest source of financial support
Traineeships
2
Research Grants
3
Other support
4
Total
5
Federal (e.g., training grants from federal sources)
•
Department of Defense....................................................................
A
0
0
0
0
0
•
HHS–NIH Only ................................................................................
B
0
0
0
0
0
•
HHS–Other than NIH .......................................................................
C
0
0
0
0
0
•
NSF ................................................................................................
D
0
0
0
0
0
•
Department of Agriculture ................................................................
E
0
0
0
0
0
•
NASA..............................................................................................
F
0
0
0
0
0
•
Department of Energy......................................................................
G
0
0
0
0
0
•
Other federal sources ......................................................................
H
0
0
0
0
0
Sub-Total, Federal (sum Rows A–H) .............................................................
I
0
0
0
0
0
Nonfederal
•
Institutional, state/local government .................................................
J
0
0
0
0
0
•
Other U.S. sources ..........................................................................
K
0
0
0
0
0
•
Non-U.S. sources ............................................................................
L
0
0
0
0
0
Sub-Total, Non-Federal (sum Rows J–L) .......................................................
M
0
0
0
0
0
Personal resources.......................................................................................
N
0
0
Unknown or not stated ..................................................................................
O
0
0
0
0
0
Total Postdocs (sum Rows I, M, N, & O)........................................................
P
0
0
0
0
0
Total Postdocs, Male ....................................................................................
Q
0
0
0
0
0
Total Postdocs, Female ................................................................................
R
0
0
0
0
0
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[SURVEY YEAR FILL]
Please report the number of postdocs in this organizational unit in fall [SURVEY YEAR FILL] by type of doctoral degree and by mechanism of support.
Please report the number of postdocs in this organizational unit in fall [SURVEY YEAR FILL] by type of doctoral degree and by citizenship.
Please report the number of postdocs in this organizational unit in fall [SURVEY YEAR FILL] by origin of doctoral degree.
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GSS Sample Unit - [SURVEY YEAR FILL]
Largest Mechanism of Financial Support
(report postdocs in whole numbers)
Type of Doctoral Degree
Fellowships
1
Traineeships
2
Research grants
3
Other
support
4
Total
5
Postdocs with a professional degree (e.g., MD, DVM, DO, DDS) ...................................
A
0
0
0
0
0
Postdocs with a doctoral degree (e.g., PhD, ScD, DEng) ................................................
B
0
0
0
0
0
Postdocs with both professional degree and doctoral degree
(e.g., MD-PhD, DVM-PhD) ...............................................................................................
C
0
0
0
0
0
Postdocs with doctoral degree type unknown ..................................................................
D
0
0
0
0
0
Total Postdocs (Determined from question 5B) ...............................................................
E
0
0
0
0
0
Postdocs
Type of Doctoral Degree
U.S. citizens and permanent
residents
1
Foreign nationals with
temporary visas
2
Total
3
Postdocs with a professional degree (e.g., MD, DVM, DO, DDS) ...................................
A
0
0
0
Postdocs with a doctoral degree (e.g., PhD, ScD, DEng) ...............................................
B
0
0
0
Postdocs with both professional degree and doctoral degree (e.g., MD-PhD, DVMPhD) .................................................................................................................................
C
0
0
0
Postdocs with doctoral degree type unknown .................................................................
D
0
0
0
Total Postdocs (Determined from question 5A) ...............................................................
E
0
0
0
Origin of Doctoral Degree
Total
Postdocs who received their doctoral degree in the United States (including Puerto Rico and the U.S. territories) ................................
A
0
Postdocs who received their doctoral degree in a foreign country ............................................................................................................
B
0
Postdocs with origin of doctoral degree unknown ......................................................................................................................................
C
0
Total Postdocs (sum Rows A–C) ...............................................................................................................................................................
D
0
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Must sum to total
for postdocs = 2
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Please report the number of other doctorate-holding nonfaculty researchers in this organizational unit in fall [SURVEY YEAR FILL] by sex and type of doctoral degree. This includes
individuals who are not considered postdocs or members of the faculty and who are primarily involved in research.
[SURVEY YEAR FILL]
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GSS Sample Unit - [SURVEY YEAR FILL]
Type of Doctoral Degree
Male
1
Female
2
Total
3
Nonfaculty Researchers with a professional degree (e.g., MD, DVM, DO, DDS) ....................... …...
A
0
0
0
Nonfaculty Researchers with a doctoral degree (e.g., PhD, ScD, DEng) ..........................................
B
0
0
0
Nonfaculty Researchers with both professional degree and doctoral degree (e.g., MD-PhD,
DVM-PhD) ...........................................................................................................................................
C
0
0
0
Nonfaculty Researchers with doctoral degree type unknown.............................................................
D
0
0
0
Total Nonfaculty Researchers (sum Rows A–D) ................................................................................
E
0
0
0
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| File Title | [SURVEY YEAR FILL] Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering (GSS) - (INFORMATION ONLY – DO NOT |
| Subject | Survey, Graduate Students, Postdoctorates |
| Author | National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics at the Na |
| File Modified | 2023-04-03 |
| File Created | 2023-03-08 |