Survey of Doctorate Recipients (SDR), United States, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics; National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics/National Science Foundation

Version:  View help for Version V1

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doctorate_recipients_2001.zip application/zip 8.8 MB 06/30/2025 05:56:AM
doctorate_recipients_2003.zip application/zip 5.4 MB 06/12/2025 07:35:AM
doctorate_recipients_2006.zip application/zip 5.7 MB 06/12/2025 07:38:AM
doctorate_recipients_2008.zip application/zip 4.5 MB 06/12/2025 07:38:AM
doctorate_recipients_2010.zip application/zip 4.9 MB 06/12/2025 07:38:AM
doctorate_recipients_2013.zip application/zip 6.4 MB 06/12/2025 07:38:AM
doctorate_recipients_2015.zip application/zip 21.5 MB 06/12/2025 07:39:AM
doctorate_recipients_2017.zip application/zip 15.5 MB 06/12/2025 07:40:AM
doctorate_recipients_2019.zip application/zip 15.5 MB 06/12/2025 07:41:AM
doctorate_recipients_2021 (1).zip application/zip 15.5 MB 06/12/2025 07:41:AM

Project Citation: 

National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, and National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics/National Science Foundation. Survey of Doctorate Recipients (SDR), United States, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2025-09-03. https://doi.org/10.3886/E234781V1

Project Description

Project Title:  View help for Project Title Survey of Doctorate Recipients (SDR), United States, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023
Summary:  View help for Summary The SDR provides demographic, education, and career history information from individuals with a U.S. research doctoral degree in a science, engineering, or health field. The SDR is sponsored by the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics within the U.S. National Science Foundation and by the National Institutes of Health. Conducted since 1973, the SDR is a unique source of information about the educational and occupational achievements and career movement of U.S.-trained doctoral scientists and engineers in the United States and abroad.
Funding Sources:  View help for Funding Sources National Center for Science and Engineering Statics/National Science Foundation/National Institute of Health
Original Distribution URL:  View help for Original Distribution URL https://ncses.nsf.gov/explore-data/microdata/doctorate-recipients

Scope of Project

Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage United States
Collection Date(s):  View help for Collection Date(s) 10/2023 – 4/2024 (Approximately Oct to April each year)
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) survey data

Methodology

Response Rate:  View help for Response Rate Nonresponse error
The unit nonresponse rate was 4.3% (26 of 602) for the FY 2023 survey. Item nonresponse ranged from 0% to 5.5% for all items. Nonresponding institutions (unit nonrespondents) were not included in the item nonresponse calculations.
Sampling:  View help for Sampling Target population. The FY 2023 population consisted of 602 research-performing academic institutions in the United States. Research-performing academic institutions were defined as colleges and universities with $1 million or more in research and experimental development expenditures in science and engineering (S&E), as determined by the FY 2022 Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) Survey from NCSES. Military institutions, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) institutions, and federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs) were excluded.
Sampling frame. This survey is a census. The population is identified through the HERD Survey of the previous fiscal year.
Sample design. All eligible units are surveyed.
Collection Mode(s):  View help for Collection Mode(s) mail questionnaire; web-based survey
Geographic Unit:  View help for Geographic Unit United States

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