Survey of Earned Doctorates

These tables present detailed data on the demographic characteristics, educational history, sources of financial support, and postgraduation plans of doctorate recipients. Explore the Survey of Earned Doctorates data further via NCSES's interactive data tool.

Kelly Kang, Project Officer
Human Resources Statistics Program
National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES)
National Science Foundation

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Doctorate recipients from U.S. colleges and universities

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1 Doctorate recipients from U.S. colleges and universities: 1958–2018 View Table Download Excel Download PDF

Doctorate-granting institutions

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2 Doctorate-granting institutions and doctorate recipients per institution: 1973–2018 View Table Download Excel Download PDF
3 Top 50 doctorate-granting institutions, ranked by number of doctorate recipients: 2018 View Table Download Excel Download PDF
4 Top 20 doctorate-granting institutions ranked by number of doctorate recipients, by broad field of study: 2018 View Table Download Excel Download PDF
5 State or location, ranked by number of doctorate recipients: 2018 View Table Download Excel Download PDF
6 Doctorates awarded, by state or location, broad field of study, and sex of doctorate recipients: 2018 View Table Download Excel Download PDF
7 Doctorate-granting institutions, by state or location and major science and engineering fields of study: 2018 View Table Download Excel Download PDF
8 Doctorate-granting institutions, by state or location and major non-science and engineering fields of study: 2018 View Table Download Excel Download PDF
9 Top 20 doctorate-granting institutions ranked by number of minority U.S. citizen and permanent resident doctorate recipients, by ethnicity and race of recipient: 5-year total, 2014–18 View Table Download Excel Download PDF
10 Top 20 doctorate-granting institutions, ranked by number of doctorate recipients holding temporary visas: 2018 View Table Download Excel Download PDF
11 Doctorates awarded, by broad field of study and Carnegie category: 2009–18 View Table Download Excel Download PDF

Field and demographic characteristics of doctorate recipients

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12 Doctorate recipients, by major field of study: Selected years, 1988–2018 View Table Download Excel Download PDF
13 Doctorate recipients, by fine field of study: 2009–18 View Table Download Excel Download PDF
14 Doctorate recipients, by broad field of study and sex: Selected years, 1988–2018 View Table Download Excel Download PDF
15 Doctorate recipients, by sex and major field of study: 2009–18 View Table Download Excel Download PDF
16 Doctorate recipients, by subfield of study and sex: 2018 View Table Download Excel Download PDF
17 Doctorate recipients, by broad field of study and citizenship status: Selected years, 1993–2018 View Table Download Excel Download PDF
18 Doctorate recipients, by citizenship status and major field of study: 2009–18 View Table Download Excel Download PDF
19 Doctorate recipients, by ethnicity, race, and citizenship status: 2009–18 View Table Download Excel Download PDF
20 Male doctorate recipients, by ethnicity, race, and citizenship status: 2009–18 View Table Download Excel Download PDF
21 Female doctorate recipients, by ethnicity, race, and citizenship status: 2009–18 View Table Download Excel Download PDF
22 Doctorate recipients, by subfield of study, citizenship status, ethnicity, and race: 2018 View Table Download Excel Download PDF
23 U.S. citizen and permanent resident doctorate recipients, by broad field of study, ethnicity, and race: Selected years, 1998–2018 View Table Download Excel Download PDF
24 U.S. citizen and permanent resident doctorate recipients, by major field of study, ethnicity, and race: 2018 View Table Download Excel Download PDF
25 Top 40 countries or economies of origin of temporary visa holders earning doctorates at U.S. colleges and universities, ranked by number of doctorate recipients: 2018 View Table Download Excel Download PDF
26 Doctorates awarded for 10 largest countries of origin of temporary visa holders earning doctorates at U.S. colleges and universities, by country or economy of citizenship and field: 2009–18 View Table Download Excel Download PDF
27 Median age and age distribution of doctorate recipients, by broad field of study, sex, citizenship status, ethnicity, and race: 2018 View Table Download Excel Download PDF
28 Doctorate recipients reporting one or more functional limitations, by broad field of study, sex, and citizenship status: 2018 View Table Download Excel Download PDF

Educational history of doctorate recipients

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29 Doctorate recipients who earned a master's degree related to doctorate, by sex, citizenship status, ethnicity, race, and broad field of doctoral study: 2018 View Table Download Excel Download PDF
30 Doctorate recipients who had attended community college, by sex, citizenship status, ethnicity, race, and broad field of study: 2018 View Table Download Excel Download PDF
31 Median years to doctorate, by broad field of study: Selected years, 1993–2018 View Table Download Excel Download PDF
32 Median years to doctorate, by sex, citizenship status, ethnicity, race, and broad field of study: 2018 View Table Download Excel Download PDF
33 Educational attainment of doctorate recipients' parents, by sex, citizenship status, ethnicity, race, and broad field of study: 2018 View Table Download Excel Download PDF
34 Highest educational attainment of either parent of doctorate recipients: Selected years, 1993–2018 View Table Download Excel Download PDF

Financial support for graduate education of doctorate recipients

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35 Doctorate recipients' primary source of financial support, by broad field of study, sex, citizenship status, ethnicity, and race: 2018 View Table Download Excel Download PDF
36 Doctorate recipients' sources of financial support, by broad field of study and sex: 2018 View Table Download Excel Download PDF
37 Doctorate recipients' sources of financial support, by sex and broad field of study: 2018 View Table Download Excel Download PDF
38 Education-related debt of doctorate recipients, by broad field of study: 2018 View Table Download Excel Download PDF
39 Graduate education-related debt of doctorate recipients, by broad field of study: 2009–18 View Table Download Excel Download PDF
40 Education-related debt of doctorate recipients, by sex, citizenship status, ethnicity, and race: 2018 View Table Download Excel Download PDF
41 U.S. citizen and permanent resident doctorate recipients with graduate-school debt, by ethnicity, race, and broad field of study: 2018 View Table Download Excel Download PDF

Postgraduation commitments of doctorate recipients

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42 Postgraduation commitment of doctorate recipients, by broad field of study: Selected years, 1998–2018 View Table Download Excel Download PDF
43 Postgraduation commitment of doctorate recipients, by sex, citizenship status, ethnicity, and race: Selected years, 1998–2018 View Table Download Excel Download PDF
44 Postgraduation plans of doctorate recipients with definite commitments, by broad field of study: Selected years, 1998–2018 View Table Download Excel Download PDF
45 Postgraduation plans of doctorate recipients with definite commitments, by sex, citizenship status, ethnicity, and race: Selected years, 1998–2018 View Table Download Excel Download PDF
46 Employment sector of doctorate recipients with definite postgraduation commitments for employment in the United States, by broad field of study: Selected years, 1998–2018 View Table Download Excel Download PDF
47 Employment sector of doctorate recipients with definite postgraduation commitments for employment in the United States, by sex, citizenship status, ethnicity, and race: Selected years, 1998–2018 View Table Download Excel Download PDF
48 Median expected basic annual salary for doctorate recipients with definite postgraduation plans in the United States, by field of study, type of postgraduation plans, and sex: 2018 View Table Download Excel Download PDF
49 Median expected basic annual salary for doctorate recipients with definite postgraduation plans for employment in the United States, by field of study and employment sector: 2018 View Table Download Excel Download PDF
50 Sources of support for doctorate recipients with postgraduation commitments for postdoctoral study, by sex, citizenship status, ethnicity, and race: Selected years, 1998–2018 View Table Download Excel Download PDF
51 Definite postgraduation commitments of doctorate recipients, by citizenship status and major field of study: 2018 View Table Download Excel Download PDF
52 Definite postgraduation commitments of doctorate recipients, by sex and major field of study: 2018 View Table Download Excel Download PDF
53 Doctorate recipients with temporary visas intending to stay in the United States after doctorate receipt, by country of citizenship: 2012–18 View Table Download Excel Download PDF

Statistical profile of doctorate recipients

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54 Statistical profile of doctorate recipients, by sex and broad field of study: 2018 View Table Download Excel Download PDF
55 Statistical profile of postgraduation plans of doctorate recipients, by sex and broad field of study: 2018 View Table Download Excel Download PDF
56 Statistical profile of doctorate recipients in life sciences fields, by sex and field of study: 2018 View Table Download Excel Download PDF
57 Statistical profile of postgraduation plans of doctorate recipients in life sciences fields, by sex and field of study: 2018 View Table Download Excel Download PDF
58 Statistical profile of doctorate recipients in physical sciences and earth sciences fields, by sex and field of study: 2018 View Table Download Excel Download PDF
59 Statistical profile of postgraduation plans of doctorate recipients in physical sciences and earth sciences fields, by sex and field of study: 2018 View Table Download Excel Download PDF
60 Statistical profile of doctorate recipients in mathematics and computer sciences fields, by sex and field of study: 2018 View Table Download Excel Download PDF
61 Statistical profile of postgraduation plans of doctorate recipients in mathematics and computer sciences fields, by sex and field of study: 2018 View Table Download Excel Download PDF
62 Statistical profile of doctorate recipients in psychology and social sciences fields, by sex and field of study: 2018 View Table Download Excel Download PDF
63 Statistical profile of postgraduation plans of doctorate recipients in psychology and social sciences fields, by sex and field of study: 2018 View Table Download Excel Download PDF
64 Statistical profile of doctorate recipients in engineering fields, by sex and field of study: 2018 View Table Download Excel Download PDF
65 Statistical profile of postgraduation plans of doctorate recipients in engineering fields, by sex and field of study: 2018 View Table Download Excel Download PDF
66 Statistical profile of doctorate recipients in education fields, by sex and field of study: 2018 View Table Download Excel Download PDF
67 Statistical profile of postgraduation plans of doctorate recipients in education fields, by sex and field of study: 2018 View Table Download Excel Download PDF
68 Statistical profile of doctorate recipients in humanities and arts fields, by sex and field of study: 2018 View Table Download Excel Download PDF
69 Statistical profile of postgraduation plans of doctorate recipients in humanities and arts fields, by sex and field of study: 2018 View Table Download Excel Download PDF
70 Statistical profile of doctorate recipients in other fields, by sex and field of study: 2018 View Table Download Excel Download PDF
71 Statistical profile of postgraduation plans of doctorate recipients in other fields, by sex and field of study: 2018 View Table Download Excel Download PDF
72 Statistical profile of doctorate recipients, by ethnicity, race, and citizenship status: 2018 View Table Download Excel Download PDF
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