| Duke University Graduate School Ph.D. Completion Rates for Students Admitted in 1996-2001 | |||||
| Total # Matrics | # of Ph.D.'s | # Still Enrolled | # of Withdrawn | Estimated % Completion* | |
| HUMANITIES | 262 | 157 | 46 | 59 | 72% |
| Art History | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 73% |
| Classical Studies | 16 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 69% |
| English | 50 | 26 | 10 | 14 | 65% |
| German Studies | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 64% |
| Literature | 36 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 72% |
| Music | 27 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 73% |
| Philosophy | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 79% |
| Religion | 52 | 39 | 5 | 8 | 81% |
| Romance Studies | 39 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 63% |
| Slavic Languages | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| SOCIAL SCIENCES | 345 | 222 | 12 | 111 | 67% |
| Business Administration | 43 | 40 | 0 | 3 | 93% |
| Cultural Anthropology | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 69% |
| Economics | 87 | 47 | 0 | 40 | 54% |
| History | 43 | 20 | 4 | 19 | 53% |
| Political Science | 58 | 41 | 3 | 14 | 74% |
| Psychology | 55 | 44 | 2 | 9 | 82% |
| Sociology | 41 | 19 | 1 | 21 | 48% |
| PHYSICAL SCIENCES | 309 | 198 | 11 | 100 | 66% |
| Chemistry | 97 | 73 | 1 | 23 | 76% |
| Computer Science | 64 | 33 | 4 | 27 | 56% |
| Earth and Ocean Sciences | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 33% |
| Mathematics | 40 | 26 | 3 | 11 | 70% |
| Physics | 62 | 38 | 3 | 21 | 65% |
| Statistics and Decision Sciences | 28 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 79% |
| ENGINEERING | 284 | 164 | 5 | 115 | 59% |
| Biomedical Engineering | 82 | 59 | 3 | 20 | 74% |
| Civil and Environmental Engineering | 47 | 14 | 0 | 33 | 30% |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering | 104 | 55 | 2 | 47 | 54% |
| Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science | 51 | 36 | 0 | 15 | 71% |
| BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES | 493 | 360 | 9 | 124 | 74% |
| Biochemistry | 54 | 42 | 0 | 12 | 78% |
| Biological Anthropology and Anatomy | 16 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 75% |
| Biology (Including Botany and Zoology) | 96 | 74 | 1 | 21 | 78% |
| Cell Biology (Including CMB) | 46 | 36 | 1 | 9 | 80% |
| Ecology | 18 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 94% |
| Environment | 59 | 33 | 3 | 23 | 59% |
| Genetics Program | 32 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 82% |
| Immunology | 23 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 61% |
| Molecular Genetics and Microbiology | 20 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 65% |
| Molecular Cancer Biology | 33 | 25 | 0 | 8 | 76% |
| Neurobiology | 29 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 69% |
| Pathology | 19 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 72% |
| Pharmacology | 48 | 36 | 1 | 11 | 76% |
| *Assumes 2/3 of those still here will obtain Ph.D. | |||||