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Health & pre-med fields at Duke

Duke graduates about 257 pre-med & health fields majors a year, 14% of its graduating class. That puts it 1st of 543 schools we score for pre-med & health fields, a standout program at 94 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $90,000 four years out, 1.08× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $857 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

94/100Standout#1 of 543 for pre-med & health fields →
Graduates a year25714% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$90,0001.08× the same major nationally
Research in the field$857Ma year, NSF
Admit rate5%whole school
SAT middle 50%1490–1570whole school

Around Duke

Social Sciences Building, West Campus, Duke University, Durham, NC
Social Sciences Building, West Campus, Duke University, Durham, NC (48960403943)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 (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

Where pre-med & health fields happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Medical Sciences Research Building, McGovern-Davison Children's Health Center, Levine Science Research Center, Snyderman Genome Science Research Building, Medical Science Research Building III, Global Health Research Building, Medical Science Research Building II, French Family Science Center, Biological Sciences Greenhouses, Biological Sciences Building, Duke Student Health Center, Social Sciences Building.

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 pre-med & health fields ranking

  1. Johns Hopkins University 94
  2. George Washington University 92
  3. University of Pennsylvania 92
  4. New York University 91

Other strong majors at Duke

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Duke with every school we score in pre-med & health fields. 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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