Doctorate Records Data, 1920-2011

Doctorate Records Data, 1920-2011
From the Survey of Earned Doctorates
To order Doctorate Records Data for your institution, please complete and return the form below. The order, distributed
on a CD, includes the dataset of all Doctorate Records File variables for your institution’s research doctorate recipients,
provided in Excel 2003 and in an ASCII, fixed-column format; full documentation of the dataset; and an electronic layout
file to read the ASCII dataset. The layout is provided for use in SAS and SPSS software packages and can be adapted for
others. Doctorate Records Data will be shipped by Federal Express, so please provide a street address (no P.O. boxes) for
delivery.
THESE DATA ARE CONFIDENTIAL. These data are Federal government data protected from disclosure by the
National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended, section 14(i), 42 USC 1873(i). Your institution is granted access
to data from your own graduates, provided that you use these data internally for statistical and institutional research
purposes only, as authorized by the National Science Foundation Act, as amended. Your institution shall not
release, distribute, or share any of these micro-data records, in any format, with individuals or agencies outside of your
institution. The NSF Act includes serious penalties for breach of confidentiality and for unauthorized use. We are
requiring the signature of your institution’s graduate dean (or other appropriate official empowered to enter into
this legal agreement) on this form to affirm your institution’s commitment to safeguard the confidentiality of these
data. If you wish to use statistical research results in presentations or reports outside your institution, you must forward
the results to NSF for assurance that they do not disclose individually identifiable data; you may also need to consult with
your institution’s IRB. These data you receive may also be protected by the FERPA and should be handled with
appropriate security measures. The following statement shall appear in all reports or presentations that use these data:
“The use of NSF data does not imply NSF endorsement of the research methods or conclusions.”
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Dataset of your institution’s research doctoral graduates, 1920-2011
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By signing your name you are affirming that your institution will
use the data for statistical and institutional research purposes
only and will not share data outside of your institution.

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Institution

Street Address (REQUIRED for FedEX – NO P.O. Boxes)

AUTHOR IZED NAME (PRINT)
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Institution

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SIGNATUR E (GRADUATE DEAN or EQUIVALENT)

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Telephone

City, State , Zip Code

Please return order form to:
Survey of Earned Doctorates
NORC at the University of Chicago
55 E. Monroe Street, Suite 3000
Chicago, IL 60603
Attn: Brianna Groenhout (312) 759-4275

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