Undergraduate Admissions

What does tomorrow’s engineer need to know?

At Duke Civil & Environmental Engineering, we’ve thought hard about this question. Our answer: Everything it takes to be inspired, equipped and ready to make an impact.

Why Duke CEE?

You’ll get Duke Engineering’s signature educational experience, including:

  • First-year immersion in hands-on design and computing
  • Global perspective from study abroad and service-learning programs
  • Professional and interpersonal skills you need to become a leader
  • Opportunities to do data science, authentic research and entrepreneurship
  • Become well-prepared to take the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam in senior year—and pursue professional licensure

Combined with a customizable degree—your choice of a major (or two!) and interdisciplinary certificates—by graduation, you’ll be ready for anything life throws at you!

Build Your Degree with Us

In the Duke Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, you’ll know your professors by name and they’ll know you too. Together, you’ll be able to make a real difference through research and hands-on projects.

2

Majors

accredited and highly-ranked — choose Civil Engineering or Environmental Engineering

5

Years

to earn both bachelor’s and master’s degrees—We call it 4+1

7

Certificates

to enhance your degree. Architectural Engineering, Energy & Environment, Global Development Engineering and more.

Expand Horizons with Service Learning

Service learning connects coursework with communities—here in the United States and in places like Bolivia, Ghana and Eswatini. Deepen your Duke experience, and make a positive impact, through a service-learning course.

DEID students on a bridge in Bolivia

Where Our Students Go

Approximately two-thirds of each CEE graduating class elects to take the Fundamentals Exam (FE)—97 percent of whom pass the first time, a key step towards a Professional Engineer license. About two-thirds go into full-time work and a third pursue their PhD or attend law or medical school.

Get a Feel for Campus Life

There’s a palpable energy on Duke’s campus. Connections forging. Creativity sparking. Ideas being born. You’ll be able to tap into the energy—and you’re going to want it. For roaming over 8,600+ acres of campus and the city of Durham to discover and beyond that, the Research Triangle. Cheer on our  27 varsity and D1 teams and nosh on some Midnight Breakfast. More pancakes, anyone?

Undergraduate Contacts

Ready to join us?