CID Surveys of Doctoral Students and Faculty

CID-Survey Data

This Snapshot presents data on the Carnegie Foundation surveys of graduate students and faculty conducted among participating CID departments in 2004 and 2005.



Summary Description

As part of the research strand of the Carnegie Initiative on the Doctorate (CID), two surveys -- one each to graduate students and faculty -- were administered by Carnegie staff to doctoral students and graduate faculty in the participating departments of the CID (84 departments and programs at 44 universities).

Graduate Student Survey

The Carnegie Graduate Student Survey was administered to all doctoral students in participating departments in the spring and summer of 2004, and was readministered to the departments at two universities in the spring of 2005. In all, 2,176 students from 76 departments at 40 universities responded. The survey includes 45 questions, six of which are open-ended free response questions.

Graduate Faculty Survey

The Carnegie Graduate Faculty survey was administered to faculty in participating departments in the spring of 2005. In all, 668 faculty members in 63 departments at 32 universities completed the survey. The survey includes 33 questions, nine of which are open-ended free response questions.

Overview of surveys
Summary of survey goals and overview of tables and graphs.

Table 1: Student survey sample

Table 2: Faculty survey sample

Table 3: Top items my program should pay attention to

Chart 4a: Number of advisors

Chart 4b: Frequency of meetings with advisees

Chart 5a: Frequency of feedback

Table 5b: Frequency of feedback, by discipline

Chart 6a: Intellectual Community Perceived

Chart 6b: Participation in Intellectual Community


Contact Information

Carnegie Initiative on the Doctorate

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650/566-5107

More information about the CID




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