Quantitative Data

The tables and figures presented here represent baseline completion and attrition data submitted by 28 universities participating in the Ph.D. Completion Project. Data are aggregated by field and by department/program area; institutionally identifiable data are not presented below. These tables and figures are available for public use and citation.* Additional data will be posted to this website as the project develops.

[*When using these data, please acknowledge source as: The Council of Graduate Schools, Ph.D. Completion Project Baseline Data, 3-06.]

All Project Data

For a complete listing of all project data currently available on this website, click below:

• Index of Tables and Figures

Project Data by Category

For a listing of project data by category (demographic group, broad disciplinary field, department/program area, and institutional characteristics), please select from the menu below:

• All Fields
  • Completion
  • Attrition
    
  • Completion, Attrition, and Continuing


• Broad Field
  • Engineering
  • Life Sciences
  • Mathematics and Physical Sciences
  • Social Sciences
  • Humanities


• Demographics
  • Gender
  • Race/Ethnicity
  • Citizenship


• Department/Program Area
  The broad fields listed below include departments/programs with 10 or more universities participating in the Ph.D. Completion Project.
  
  
  • Life Sciences
  • Mathematics and Physical Sciences
  • Social Sciences
  • Humanities


• Institution
  • Public vs. Private (Broad Field)

See previous section for public vs. private comparisons by program.