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Revised: October 3, 2008
Welcome
The National Research Council has launched its latest project to assess U.S. research doctorate programs. Like previous efforts in 1983 and 1995, the new study is designed to: help universities improve the quality of these programs through benchmarking; provide potential students and the public with accessible, readily available information on doctoral programs nationwide; and enhance the nation's overall research capacity. Data collection for the study began during the week of July 24, 2006. The release of the Methodology Guide is now estimated for late October or early November. The release schedule for the project report and its database will be announced when we have precise dates. Financial support for the study has been provided by the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and approximately 200 participating universities. Learn more…
Key Site Features
Methodology Study
How should we assess and present information about the quality of research-doctorate programs? A Methodology study, published in 2003 in preparation for the current project, examined the strengths and weaknesses of the methodology used in the last Assessment which resulted in the 1995 Academies report Research Doctorate Programs in the United States: Continuity and Change.
Methodology Report
View the Full Methodology Report
View the Press Summary for the Methodology Report(PDF)
View the Press Briefing PowerPoint
1995 Assessment
Research Doctorate Programs in the United States: Continuity and Change,
The data from the 1995 study are available online and also available on CD-ROM.
Staff Contact
For questions or comments, please contact NRC staff or ResDocQues@nas.edu
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