Important Dates

SED data collection runs on an annual cycle from July 1 to June 30 of the following year. Within this time frame, institutions provide rosters of graduating students to RTI immediately following each graduation month.

The critical data collection dates for the 2021 and 2022 Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED) cycles are listed below.

SED 2023 (Graduation Eligibility Period between July 2022 and June 2023)
Contractor: RTI International
Dates Key Activities
May 2022 SED 2023 Web Instrument available to eligible graduates
June 2022 (and ongoing, by request) Institution Contact materials mailed (including hard copy questionnaires)
Quarterly Request for Graduation Lists
March 2023 and August 2023 Request for Address Rosters
October 2023 Request for Missing Information Rosters
December 2023 Data Collection Closes
SED 2022 (Graduation Eligibility Period between July 2021 and June 2022)
Contractor: RTI International
Dates Key Activities
May 2021 SED 2022 Web Instrument available to eligible graduates
Quarterly Request for Graduation Lists
March 2022 and August 2022 Request for Address Rosters
October 2022 Request for Missing Information Rosters
December 2022 Data Collection Closes