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Nicholas School Facts

Nicholas School at a glance (.pdf) >

Founded:

  • Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences: 1991*
  • Duke University Marine Lab: 1938
  • School of Forestry: 1938
  • Department of Geology: 1936

Students:

  • PhD: 112
  • Professional: 225
  • Undergraduate (enrolled in classes):
    • environmental science: 272
    • geology: 554
    • marine lab: 134

Faculty:

  • Core: 53
  • Affiliated: 52

Research Grants:

  • Active: $67 million
  • Pending: $56 million
  • Yearly research expenditures: $15 million

Annual Fund Goal: $715,000

Student Job Placement: 97 percent

Number of Living Alumni: more than 3000

 

    

"The environmental issues facing society are myriad and daunting, but they are tractable. They will require a new kind of professional, with an interdisciplinary approach and an understanding that spans the physical and biological sciences to the social sciences; the kind of professional that the Nicholas School trains."

--William L. Chameides,
Dean of the Nicholas School

 

LINKS OF INTEREST:
Mission Statement >
Faculty Database >
Dukenvironment Magazine >

 

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