The Survey of Earned Doctorates

The Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED) is a federal survey, conducted by the National Opinion Research Center for the National Science Foundation and other federal agencies,   The SED gathers data serving policymakers at the federal, state and local levels. Survey information is reported only in aggregate form or in a manner that does not identify information about any individual.  Additional information about the SED, including data and findings, pdfs of the questionnaires, and other material, is available on the Survey of Earned Doctorates web site.

In addition to completing the dissertation submission process online, using the UMI ETD Administrator site for the University of Chicago, doctoral candidates may follow these steps to complete the Survey of Earned Doctorates online.

1. Register for the Survey of Earned Doctorates
2. The URL, PIN and password information will be e-mailed to you shortly after you register. If you do not receive the message soon, check your junk mail in case your e-mail filter has treated the message as spam.
3. Complete the SED questionnaire. Be sure to press Submit in order to move through the last three screens (Email confirmation, Certificate of Completion, and Thank you). This serves to notify staff that you have completed the SED.
4. The Thank you screen should redirect you to a second questionnaire, the University of Chicago Doctoral Survey. If your browser blocks you at this point, you may access the University of Chicago Doctoral Survey directly.