Facts & Stats
Duke ECE: at a Glance
- 44 tenured or tenure-track faculty
- $34.2 million in new research awards, fiscal 2019
- 184 PhD students
- 219 Master's students
- 189 Undergraduate students
- 95 BSE graduates in 2019 (May graduates, ECE first major only)
Rankings
- #1 in U.S. faculty research productivity in computer engineering and #5 in electrical engineering (Academic Analytics 2017—published June 2019)
- Top 20 U.S. undergraduate computer engineering program—U.S. News & World Report
- Top 20 U.S. graduate computer engineering program—U.S. News & World Report
- #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: 80 (2015–2019)
- 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
- 184 PhD students
- 186 MS students
- 33 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
Updated Feb 27, 2020