Survey Resources
This page is your central hub for completing the CRA Taulbee Survey. Everything your unit needs to prepare and submit your Taulbee response is gathered here. This includes survey questions to preview, Word and Excel templates to compile your data offline, and reference documents like the User Manual, FAQs, and Definition Guide. Resources are organized by survey year: select the year you're responding to, then download whatever you need. Materials are posted as each cycle opens, so if a document isn't listed for the current year yet, check back soon.
General Survey Documentation
- CRA Taulbee Survey FAQsPDF
- CRA Taulbee User ManualPDF
- CRA Taulbee Definition GuidePDF
- Pre-Registration Form QuestionsPDF
CRA Taulbee Salary
- CRA Taulbee Salary Survey Questions (Word document)DOCX
- CRA Taulbee Salary Survey Questions (PDF document)PDF
- Individual-Level Salaries: Excel TemplateXLSX
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General Survey Documentation
- Important Updates (changes starting in 2025)PDF
- CRA Taulbee Survey FAQsPDF
- CRA Taulbee User Manual: Version 4PDF
- CRA Taulbee Definition GuidePDF
CRA Taulbee Salary
- CRA Taulbee Salary Survey Questions (Word document)DOCX
- CRA Taulbee Salary Survey Questions (PDF document)PDF
- Individual-Level Salaries: Excel TemplateXLSX
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About the CRA Taulbee Survey
The CRA Taulbee Survey is the principal source of information on the enrollment, production, and employment of PhDs in information, computer science, and computer engineering at computing academic units across the U.S. and Canada. It has been conducted every fall since 1974, collecting vital data that is summarized in annual reports — a valuable resource for academic departments, researchers, institutions, organizations, and the media.
The Taulbee main & salary surveys collect comprehensive data on:
- Enrollment, production, and demographics of Ph.D., Master's, and Bachelor's computing degrees in the U.S. and Canada.
- Demographic and hiring information of computing faculty.
- Computing academic faculty salaries.
- Computing doctoral student tuition & stipends.