Facts & Stats

Duke ECE: at a Glance

• 34 tenured or tenure-track faculty, of which 17 are IEEE fellows
• $21.3 million in new research awards, fiscal 2018
• 157 PhD students
• 145 Master's students
• 199 Undergraduate students
• 76 BSE graduates in 2018 (May graduates, ECE first major only)

Rankings

• Top 20 U.S. undergraduate computer engineering program—U.S.News & World Report
• #3 in U.S. faculty research productivity in computer engineering and #6 in electrical engineering (Academic Analytics 2016—published June 2018)
• #4 STEM University for Women (Forbes)
• #6 university in the U.S. and #8 worldwide in AI/machine learning research (NeurIPS 2017 Publication Index)
• #7 in the U.S. in electrical engineering (College Factual)
• Top 10 Best School for Engineering Majors by Salary Potential (Payscale.com)
• Top 15 US college that pays off the most for engineering students—CNBC
• Top 10 Graduate Engineering Programs Popular with Women (U.S. News & World Report)

Undergraduate Program

• Average graduating class size: 76 (2014–2018)
• Double majors with Computer Science, Physics, Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Economics
• Duke, Pratt, Chambers Fellowship award winners
• SmartHome, Electric Car, Robotics competitions engage early in research
• A Duke student can do a minor in ECE

Graduate Program

• 157 PhD students
• 116 MS students
• 29 MEng students
• Funding sources are DOD, NSF, NIH, SRC, industry and other foundations
• Students eligible for highly competitive Duke University and Pratt School of Engineering fellowships