Facts & Stats

Duke's Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science:

Rigorous and flexible educational programs—Undergraduate, master's and doctoral (PhD) education that cultivates creative engineers equipped to solve complex problems
Leading engineering research—Designing the future of mechanical systems and materials

Duke Mems at a Glance

30 tenured or tenure-track faculty
$10 million in new research awards, fiscal 2020
163 master's and PhD students
90 BSE graduates in the Class of 2020 (May graduates only, mechanical engineering as first major only)

#4 STEM University for Women—Forbes
Top 10 in U.S. mechanical engineering research productivity—Academic Analytics (v.2020)
Top 10 Graduate Engineering School Popular with Women—U.S.News & World Report
Top 10 Best School for Engineering Majors by Salary Potential—Payscale.com
Top 15 U.S. college that pays off the most for engineering students—CNBC
Top 30 undergraduate program in mechanical engineering—U.S.News & World Report
Top 30 graduate programs in mechanical engineering and materials science—U.S.News & World Report

181 undergraduates, 2020 academic year
Double majors: Computer Science, Physics, Biomedical Engineering, Economics
Certificates: Aerospace Engineering, and Energy & the Environment
Fellowships: Duke, Pratt Research, and Chambers
Co-Curricular opportunities: Duke Smart Home, Duke Electric Vehicles, Duke Motorsports, Duke Robotics, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

103 PhD students
36 Master of Science (MS) students
24 Master of Engineering (MEng) students
THRUST: an international Master of Engineering (MEng) in turbomachinery aeromechanics
Participation in Duke's University Program in Materials Science & Engineering
Funding: U.S. Department of Defense, National Science Foundation (NSF), National Institutes of Health (NIH), non-governmental, industry, and foundations

Updated March 30, 2021