In a record two years, he had passed the comprehensive test and was granted a Ph.D. after his thesis was approved.
接著兩年研讀終了，他在十六門功課中，有八門獲得九十五分至一百分的榮譽成績，另八門得到八十五分至九十四分的優異成績，通過了博士資格考試。民國五十年九月，他提交了博士論文，教授會議審查通過，錢復榮獲博士學位。