2019 acs graduate Student Survey Report

Suggested Citation:
American Chemical Society. 2021. 2019 ACS Graduate Student Survey Report. Washington, 
DC: DOI:10.1021/acs.edu.2019gssrpt
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Executive Summary..................................................................................................... 4
1. Introduction ............................................................................................................. 7
2. Methodology ............................................................................................................ 8
3. Results .................................................................................................................. 13
3.1 Career Interests and Plans .............................................................................. 13
3.2 Graduate Education Competencies ................................................................. 18
3.3 Contextual Factors (Advisors and Mentors, Resources, Support & 
Satisfaction) ........................................................................................................... 19
3.3.1 Overall Satisfaction, Degree Completion, and Change ............................ 20
3.3.2 Research Groups and Advisors ................................................................ 21
3.3.3 Funding and Living ................................................................................... 27
3.3.4 International Research Experiences ......................................................... 30
3.3.5 Harassment .............................................................................................. 32
3.3.6 Resources and Benefits ............................................................................ 35
3.3.7 ACS Membership ...................................................................................... 38
4. Recommendations ................................................................................................ 39
5. Future Directions .................................................................................................. 40
6. References ........................................................................................................... 41
Appendix A, Survey Instrument ................................................................................ 43
Appendix B, Additional Methodological Details ........................................................ 43
Appendix C, List of Institutions ................................................................................. 45
Appendix D, Disaggregated Characteristics of Survey Sample ............................... 47
Appendix E, Supplemental Table .............................................................................. 51