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GSS

Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Labor outcomesPublicNeither
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Specific Type
Educational data
Dataset Type
Cross-sectional
Institution
National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES); National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Institution Type
Federal government
Level of Focus
Institution
Most Granular Level
Organizational unit level
Perspective
Neither
Time Coverage
1972-present
Frequency
Annual
Sample Size
~700 institutions; ~21,000 organizational units
Geographic Detail
Institution location
Occupational Classification
Not applicable
Industrial Classification
Not applicable
Other Classification
CIP codes; Carnegie classifications
Key Variables
Graduate enrollment by field, postdoc appointments, demographics, funding sources, nonfaculty researchers
AI/Tech Tracking
Computer and information sciences enrollment tracked
Access Details
Publicly available microdata files and interactive data tool
Notes
Census of graduate STEM programs; institution-level data; includes postdocs and nonfaculty researchers

Key Papers

Not found