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Table A-3. Institutions surveyed for the Higher Education Research and Development Survey, by highest degree granted and survey population for FYs 2013–2015: FYs 2010–15

Highest degree granted 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Short form populationa Standard form population Short form populationa Standard form population Short form populationa Standard form population Short form populationa Standard form population
All respondents 744 912 242 652 244 642 256 633 266 640
Doctorate 420 455 36 423 47 434 58 440 57 456
Professional NA 97 34 54 41 41 39 41 43 36
Master's 241 251 115 129 105 121 105 109 108 106
Bachelor's 83 109 57 46 51 46 54 43 58 42
NA = not available; prior to FY 2011 institutions were not classified by professional degrees.
a Institutions reporting less than $1 million received a shorter version of the survey questionnaire in FYs 2012–15
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education Research and Development Survey.