Statistical Reports on the Education of Scientists and Engineers
1. Academic Institutional Profiles
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Public Comment: FY 2007 edition of the Academic Institutional Profiles released August 2010
Document History: Posted:  April 29, 2005. 

2. Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 on Science, Engineering, and Health Graduate Enrollment: U.S. Part-Time Enrollment Increases as Full-Time Temporary Visa Holder Enrollment Declines
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Document History: Posted:  April 6, 2022. 

3. Assessing the Impact of Frame Changes on Trend Data from the Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering
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Document History: Posted:  September 29, 2016. 

4. Baccalaureate Origins of U.S. Research Doctorate Recipients
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Document History: Posted:  March 16, 2022. 

5. Characteristics of College Graduates, with a Focus on Veterans
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Document History: Posted:  October 22, 2018. 

6. Defining Postdocs in the Survey of Graduate Students and Postdocs (GSS): Institution Responses to the Postdoc Definitional Questions in the GSS 2010-16
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Document History: Posted:  May 5, 2021. 

7. Differences in Master's and Doctoral Enrollment in Science, Engineering, and Health in 2017
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Document History: Posted:  May 21, 2019. 

8. Directorate Recipients from U. S. Universities: 2015
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Public Comment: The Interactive Report, Doctorate Recipients from U.S. Universities: 2015 Report, was added in June 2017. It explores important trends in doctoral education through interactive graphics and detailed data tables.
Document History: Posted:  December 6, 2016. 

9. Doctorate Recipients from U.S. Universities: 2014
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Public Comment: This document references NSF 15-304, Federal Budget Authority for R&D in FYs 2014 and 2015 Turns Modesty Upward, but Extent of Increase in FY 2016 Uncertain.
Document History: Posted:  December 3, 2015. 

10. Doctorate Recipients from U.S. Universities: 2016
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Public Comment: The Interactive Report, Doctorate Recipients from U.S. Universities: 2016 Report, was added in March 2018. It explores important trends in doctoral education through interactive graphics and detailed data tables.
Document History: Posted:  December 6, 2017. 

11. Doctorate Recipients from U.S. Universities: 2017
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Document History: Posted:  December 6, 2018. 

12. Doctorate Recipients from U.S. Universities: 2018
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Document History: Posted:  December 3, 2019. 

13. Doctorate Recipients from U.S. Universities: 2019
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Document History: Posted:  December 2, 2020. 

14. Doctorate Recipients from U.S. Universities: 2020
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Document History: Posted:  November 30, 2021. 

15. Doctorate Recipients from U.S. Universities: 2022
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Public Comment: This report summarizes trends in U.S. doctoral education by using data from the 2022 Survey of Earned Doctorates, an annual census of research doctorate recipients from U.S. universities. Important trends in this population are highlighted in this report, including the representation of women, minorities, and temporary visa holders; fields that are attracting graduate students; time to complete doctoral degree; employment opportunities after graduation; and educational pathways to the doctorate. A special section focuses on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on doctorate recipients’ graduate experiences and postgraduation plans. Detailed data tables and additional resources are also available at https://ncses.nsf.gov/sed/.
Document History: Posted:  October 3, 2023. 

16. Doctorate Recipients in the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBE): 2017
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Document History: Posted:  March 16, 2020. 

17. Elementary and Secondary Mathematics and Science Education
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Document History: Posted:  September 4, 2019. 

18. Field Composition of Postdocs Shifts as Numbers Decline in Biological Sciences and in Clinical Medicine
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Document History: Posted:  February 9, 2017. 

19. Full-Time Graduate Enrollment in Science and Engineering Continues to Grow in 2016 Due to Increased Enrollment by Foreign Students on Temporary Visas
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Document History: Posted:  February 9, 2018. 

20. Graduate Enrollment in Science, Engineering, and Health Continues to Increase among Foreign Nationals, while Postdoctoral Appointment Trends Vary across Fields
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Document History: Posted:  March 22, 2024. 

21. Graduate Enrollment in Science, Engineering, and Health Rose 3% in 2018
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Document History: Posted:  March 19, 2020. 

22. Higher Education in Science and Engineering
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Document History: Posted:  September 4, 2019. 

23. Higher Education in Science and Engineering
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Document History: Posted:  February 23, 2022. 

24. Influx of Foreign Graduate Students and Inclusion of Newly Eligible Institutions Lead to a Significant Increase in U.S. Graduate Enrollment in Science and Engineering
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Document History: Posted:  March 29, 2016. 

25. National Survey of College Graduates (NSCG WMPD): 2017
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Document History: Posted:  March 3, 2022. 

26. National Survey of College Graduates: 2019
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Document History: Posted:  February 25, 2022. 

27. Number of Women with U.S. Doctorates in Science, Engineering, or Health Employed in the United States More Than Doubles since 1997
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Document History: Posted:  February 13, 2019. 

28. Publications Output: U.S. Trends and International Comparisons
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Document History: Posted:  December 18, 2019. 

29. Research Doctorate Conferrals Rebound, Leading to Record Number of U.S. Doctorate Recipients in 2022
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Document History: Posted:  October 3, 2023. 

30. Research Funding for U.S. Doctorate Recipients at Research-Intensive Institutions
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Document History: Posted:  December 4, 2023.