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By the Numbers

$94M

new research awards

fiscal 2024

↑72%

research expenditure growth

over the past decade

$1.3M

average research expenditures per faculty member

in FY25

in research expenditures per faculty member

among top 25 U.S. engineering schools
U.S. News & World Report

major research centers

Duke-led centers with >$1M in external funding/year for 3+ years

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Data Science, Advanced Computing & Intelligent Systems

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Materials Discovery & Development

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Personal, Environmental & Population Health

Resilient Systems & the Environment

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#19

Research Productivity

among U.S. engineering schools—Academic Analytics

Spinoff Companies

from Duke Engineering faculty research

↑92%

External Funding Growth

over the past decade

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