Duke University (Pratt) Engineering School Overview

The application fee is $95 for both U.S. residents and international students. Tuition costs are $65,980 per year for full-time students and $3,780 per credit for part-time students. With a Ph.D. student-faculty ratio of 4.8:1, the Pratt School of Engineering at Duke University has 163 full-time faculty members.

At-a-Glance

• Acceptance Rate (Master’s & Doctoral): 32.5%
• Tuition & Fees (Doctorate): $65,980 per year
• Enrollment: 2,135

Duke University (Pratt) 2025 Engineering & Specialties Rankings

Duke’s Pratt School ranks #20 (tie) out of 198 in Best Engineering Schools, based on widely accepted performance indicators.

Overall Rankings

• #20 – Best Engineering Schools
  • Overall Score: 77
  • Peer Assessment Score (out of 5): 3.8
  • Recruiter Assessment Score (out of 5): 3.9

Engineering School Specialty Rankings

• #4 – Biomedical Engineering / Bioengineering (tie)
• #10 – Environmental / Environmental Health Engineering (tie)
• Also ranked in Civil, Computer, Electrical, Materials, and Mechanical Engineering

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Engineering School Admissions

• Application Deadlines:
  • Master’s: January 16
  • Ph.D.: December 2
• Application Fee: $95

Admissions Data

• Master’s Applicants: 6,503
• Ph.D. Applicants: 2,124
• Acceptance Rates: (Unlock full data with U.S. News Engineering School Compass)

Engineering School Cost

• Doctoral Tuition (Full-Time): $69,620 per year (in-state & out-of-state)
• Master’s Tuition (Full-Time): $65,980 per year (in-state & out-of-state)
• Master’s Tuition (Part-Time): $3,780 per credit (in-state & out-of-state)

Financial Aid

• Director: Daniel Heflin

Engineering School Student Population

• Total Graduate Enrollment: 2,135
  • Full-Time Master’s: 1,222
  • Part-Time Master’s: 137

Demographics (Master’s)

• Female: 39.7%
• Male: 60.3%
• International Students: 80.7%
• White: 8.4%
• Asian: 6%
• Hispanic: 2.3%
• Black: 1.1%
• Other/Unknown: 0.7%

Faculty Research Impact *(2024 Data from SciVal/Elsevier)*

• Citations per Publication: 15.5
• Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 1.5
• Top 5% Most Cited Journals: 29.6%
• Top 25% Most Cited Journals: 72.6%

Engineering School Academics

Program Offerings

• Degrees: Master’s, Doctoral
• Specialties: Biomedical, Civil, Computer, Electrical, Environmental, Materials, Mechanical, and more.
• Full-Time Faculty (Tenured/Tenure-Track): 163
• Ph.D. Student-Faculty Ratio: 4.8:1