Program Statistics

  • 1966; year the Duke MSTP was founded
  • 423; number of program graduates (as of May 2026)
  • 70; number of enrolled students (Academic Year 2026-27)  
  • 8 years; average time-to-degree completion (MD and PhD degrees)

PhD Departmental Affiliation Statistics

PhD Department/ProgramNumber of MSTP students (2025-26)
Biochemistry1
Biology0
Biomedical Engineering8
Cell Biology1
Cell and Molecular Biology5
Chemistry0
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics1
Computer Science0
Electrical and Computer Engineering0
Fuqua School of Business0
Integrative Immunobiology5
Molecular Cancer Biology9
Molecular Genetics and Microbiology3
Neurobiology3
Pathology1
Pharmacology0
Population Health Sciences0
Psychology and Neuroscience2
Sanford School of Public Policy0
University Program in Genetics and Genomics4