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find data about recent doctorate recipients?

Data related to recent doctoral degree awards and postgraduation status of the doctorates can be found on the Survey of Earned Doctorates page, Data Tables page, and explored further via our interactive data tool and Restricted Data Analysis Tool.

find other science and engineering (S&E) doctorate reports and data?

Other reports on career outcomes of the doctorates in S&E are available from the Survey of Doctorate Recipients page.

find information on the data source cited in the report?

More information on the data source is available in the survey’s Technical Notes.

get a copy of the SED questionnaire?

A reference version of the 2023 paper questionnaire PDF is available here. For other years, or to learn more about the Survey of Earned Doctorates, please visit the survey page.

find previous editions of this report?

Previous editions of this report are available on the Prior Releases page.

find more on these topics from the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics?

See the section Additional Resources for links to additional reports and tools.

contact the author?

For more information on the summary report, contact authors Jaquelina Falkenheim and Lulu Kam. For more information on the data tables or survey, contact Kelly Kang, SED Survey Manager. Full contact information is available on the Contact Us page.

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For technical problems with this website, please contact us. For general questions, please visit the NSF help page.

cite this report?

National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES). 2024. Doctorate Recipients from U.S. Universities: 2023. NSF 25-300. Alexandria, VA: U.S. National Science Foundation. Available at https://ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsf25300.