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/Program Number of MSTP students (2025-26)
Biochemistry 1
Biology 0
Biomedical Engineering 8
Cell Biology 1
Cell and Molecular Biology 5
Chemistry 0
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics 1
Computer Science 0
Electrical and Computer Engineering 0
Fuqua School of Business 0
Integrative Immunobiology 5
Molecular Cancer Biology 9
Molecular Genetics and Microbiology 3
Neurobiology 3
Pathology 0
Pharmacology 0
Population Health Sciences 0
Psychology and Neuroscience 2
Sanford School of Public Policy 0
University Program in Genetics and Genomics 4