| Duke University Graduate School Ph.D. Completion Rates for Students Admitted in 1998-2003 | |||||
| Total # Matrics | # of Ph.D.'s | # Still Enrolled | # of Withdrawn | Estimated % Completion* | |
| HUMANITIES | 302 | 175 | 56 | 71 | 72% |
| Art History | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 57% |
| Classical Studies | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 56% |
| English | 57 | 31 | 15 | 11 | 74% |
| German Studies | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 56% |
| Literature | 38 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 76% |
| Music | 28 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 75% |
| Philosophy | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 78% |
| Religion | 73 | 54 | 8 | 11 | 82% |
| Romance Studies | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 57% |
| SOCIAL SCIENCES | 401 | 256 | 26 | 116 | 69% |
| Business Administration | 55 | 45 | 2 | 8 | 85% |
| Cultural Anthropology | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 71% |
| Economics | 94 | 54 | 0 | 40 | 57% |
| History | 56 | 32 | 3 | 21 | 61% |
| Political Science | 70 | 42 | 7 | 19 | 68% |
| Psychology | 60 | 45 | 6 | 8 | 83% |
| Sociology | 46 | 29 | 1 | 16 | 65% |
| PHYSICAL SCIENCES | 414 | 267 | 8 | 134 | 66% |
| Chemistry | 110 | 84 | 0 | 24 | 76% |
| Computer Science | 77 | 40 | 0 | 37 | 52% |
| Earth and Ocean Sciences (includes Geology) | 23 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 57% |
| Environment | 57 | 36 | 4 | 16 | 68% |
| Mathematics | 48 | 28 | 0 | 20 | 58% |
| Physics | 65 | 41 | 4 | 19 | 68% |
| Statistical Science | 34 | 25 | 0 | 9 | 74% |
| ENGINEERING | 327 | 207 | 10 | 108 | 66% |
| Biomedical Engineering | 106 | 82 | 6 | 18 | 82% |
| Civil and Environmental Engineering | 44 | 20 | 1 | 22 | 47% |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering | 119 | 68 | 3 | 47 | 59% |
| Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science | 58 | 37 | 0 | 21 | 64% |
| BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES | 436 | 317 | 14 | 81 | 75% |
| Biochemistry | 53 | 34 | 6 | 9 | 73% |
| Evolutionary Anthropology (Biological Anthropology and Anatomy) | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 72% |
| Biology (Including Botany and Zoology) | 72 | 54 | 3 | 13 | 78% |
| Cell Biology | 17 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 82% |
| Genetics and Genomics | 44 | 30 | 1 | 6 | 70% |
| Ecology | 38 | 27 | 4 | 6 | 79% |
| Immunology | 28 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 78% |
| Molecular Cancer Biology | 26 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 81% |
| Molecular Genetics and Microbiology (Includes MIC and Genetics Dept.) | 25 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 80% |
| Neurobiology | 41 | 27 | 0 | 13 | 66% |
| Pathology | 25 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 75% |
| Pharmacology | 51 | 41 | 0 | 10 | 80% |
| *Assumes 3/4 of those still here will obtain Ph.D. | |||||
| Five-year cohort data posted: October, 2009 | |||||