| Duke University Median Registered Time to Degree to Ph.D. for Students Entering in 1996-2001 (Years) | ||||||||
| Duke | US median in 2005 | |||||||
| HUMANITIES | 6.3 | 9.7 | ||||||
| Art History | 9.0 | n/a | ||||||
| Classical Studies | 6.3 | n/a | ||||||
| English | 6.1 | 9.7 | ||||||
| German Studies | 6.7 | n/a | ||||||
| Literature | 6.5 | 9.7 | ||||||
| Music | 5.7 | n/a | ||||||
| Philosophy | 6.0 | n/a | ||||||
| Religion | 5.7 | n/a | ||||||
| Romance Studies | 7.0 | 9.2 | ||||||
| Slavic Languages | 8.0 | 9.2 | ||||||
| SOCIAL SCIENCES | 5.7 | 8.0 | ||||||
| Cultural Anthropology | 6.7 | 9.7 | ||||||
| Business | 5.7 | 9.7 | ||||||
| Economics | 5.7 | 7.2 | ||||||
| History | 6.7 | 10.0 | ||||||
| Political Science | 6.3 | 9.7 | ||||||
| Psychology | 5.0 | 7.3 | ||||||
| Sociology | 5.7 | 9.7 | ||||||
| PHYSICAL SCIENCES | 5.3 | 6.7 | ||||||
| Chemistry | 5.0 | 5.9 | ||||||
| Computer Science | 6.0 | 7.7 | ||||||
| Environment | 5.3 | 7.8 | ||||||
| Earth and Ocean Sciences | 6.0 | 7.8 | ||||||
| Statistics | 4.0 | n/a | ||||||
| Mathematics | 4.7 | 6.8 | ||||||
| Physics | 6.3 | 6.7 | ||||||
| ENGINEERING | 5.0 | 7.2 | ||||||
| Biomedical Engineering | 5.7 | n/a | ||||||
| Civil and Environmental Engineering | 4.3 | n/a | ||||||
| Electrical and Computer Engineering | 4.7 | n/a | ||||||
| Mechanical Engineering | 4.3 | n/a | ||||||
| BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES | 5.7 | 7.1 | ||||||
| Biological Anthropology and Anatomy | 6.7 | 9.7 | ||||||
| Biochemistry | 6.0 | 6.5 | ||||||
| Biology | 5.7 | 6.7 | ||||||
| Cell Biology | 5.7 | n/a | ||||||
| Ecology | 5.7 | 7.8 | ||||||
| Genetics | 5.7 | n/a | ||||||
| Immunology | 5.1 | n/a | ||||||
| Molecular Cancer Biology | 5.7 | n/a | ||||||
| Molecular Genetics and Microbiology | 5.7 | n/a | ||||||
| Neurobiology | 6.0 | n/a | ||||||
| Pharmacology | 5.3 | n/a | ||||||
| Pathology | 5.0 | n/a | ||||||