High-Impact Research
Duke Engineering is a leader in defining and advancing high-impact fields that tie to grand challenges for engineering and society.
Our per-faculty research funding ranks #9 in among top U.S. engineering schools (U.S. News & World Report). External research funding reached nearly $97 million in new awards in FY20, having grown by 98 percent over the last decade. The school is currently home to 8 major externally funded research centers.
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9 major externally funded research centers
#13 in research productivity
among U.S. engineering schools
Academic Analytics
54 spinoff companies
from Duke Engineering faculty research
external funding has grown by 98%
over the past decade