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Computer engineering at Duke

Duke graduates about 122 computer engineering majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 2nd of 269 schools we score for computer engineering, a standout program at 97 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $175,000 four years out, 1.55× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $52 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

97/100Standout#2 of 269 for computer engineering →
Graduates a year1225% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$175,0001.55× the same major nationally
Research in the field$52Ma year, NSF
Admit rate5%whole school
SAT middle 50%1510–1570whole school

Around Duke

Perkins Library, West Campus, Duke University, Durham, NC
Perkins Library, West Campus, Duke University, Durham, NC (48961110752)Photo: Warren LeMay from Cullowhee, NC, United States · CC0 · source
Allen Building, West Campus, Duke University, Durham, NC
Allen Building, West Campus, Duke University, Durham, NC (48960961831)Photo: Warren LeMay from Cullowhee, NC, United States · CC0 · source
Perkins Library, West Campus, Duke University, Durham, NC
Perkins Library, West Campus, Duke University, Durham, NC (48960917771)Photo: Warren LeMay from Cullowhee, NC, United States · CC0 · source
Divinity School, West Campus, Duke University, Durham, NC
Divinity School, West Campus, Duke University, Durham, NC (48960908401)Photo: Warren LeMay from Cullowhee, NC, United States · CC0 · source

Where computer engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Teer Engineering Building, Fitzpatrick Center for Interdisciplinary Engineering, Medicine and Applied Scien.

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 45 · Academic 37 · Athletics 16 · Library 3 · Dining 3 · Arts 2.

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Nearby in the computer engineering ranking

  1. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 100
  2. University of California San Diego 95
  3. University of Maryland, College Park 94
  4. University of California, Los Angeles 93
  5. Northeastern University 93

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Duke with every school we score in computer engineering. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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