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Total # Matrics # of Ph.D.'s # Still Enrolled # of Withdrawn Estimated % Completion*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.