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Engineering (all) at Duke

Duke graduates about 309 engineering majors a year, 17% of its graduating class. That puts it 2nd of 434 schools we score for engineering, a standout program at 97 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $136,000 four years out, 1.36× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $120 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

97/100Standout#2 of 434 for engineering →
Graduates a year30917% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$136,0001.36× the same major nationally
Research in the field$120Ma year, NSF
Admit rate5%whole school
SAT middle 50%1490–1570whole 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 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 engineering ranking

  1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology 99
  2. Carnegie Mellon University 97
  3. Stanford University 97
  4. Princeton University 97
  5. California Institute of Technology 97
  6. Columbia University 96

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Duke with every school we score in engineering. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 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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