Duke University: Statistics
Updated:
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #33 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #29 of 2,597 | In North America |
| #27 of 2,496 | In the United States |
| #2 of 65 | In North Carolina |
| #1 of 2 | In Durham |
| #7 of 1,036 | For Intellectual Property and Patent Law |
| Top100 | For 163 other topics |
Quick Review
- Religion
- United Methodist
- Acceptance rate
- 7%
- Undergraduates
- 6,488
- Graduates
- 10,624
- Male:Female Ratio
- 44:56
- Control
- Private
not-for-profit - Highest Degree
- Doctor's degree
- Website
- duke.edu
Duke University Acceptance rate and admissions statistics
Duke University has an acceptance rate of 7% and is among the top 1% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acceptance Rate | 7% | 7% | 7% |
| Applicants | 46,365 | 21,550 | 24,815 |
| Admissions | 3,145 | 1,463 | 1,682 |
| Freshmen enrolled full time | 1,742 | 791 | 951 |
1,144 students enrolled in some distance education courses.
916 enrolled exclusively in distance education.
SAT scores
Among admitted applicants
863 or 50%
submitted SAT
25% of them
had 1510
or below
75% of them
had 1570
or below
Typical SAT scores of first-years in Duke University are 1510-1570 (middle 50% range).
ACT scores
Among admitted applicants
534 or 31%
submitted ACT
25% of them
had 34
or below
75% of them
had 35
or below
Typical ACT scores of first-years in Duke University are 34-35 (middle 50% range).
Admissions requirements
| College-preparatory program | Required |
|---|---|
| Recommendations | Required |
| Secondary school GPA | Required |
| Secondary school record | Required |
| SAT/ACT | Considered but not required |
| Formal demonstration of competencies | Neither required nor recommended |
| Other Tests | Neither required nor recommended |
| Secondary school rank | Neither required nor recommended |
| TOEFL | Neither required nor recommended |
Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity
| White | 6224 (36%) |
|---|---|
| Nonresident Alien | 4353 (25%) |
| Asian | 2430 (14%) |
| Hispanic | 1372 (8%) |
| Black or African American | 1255 (7%) |
| Two or more races | 849 (5%) |
| Race or Ethnicity unknown | 590 (3%) |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 13 (0.1%) |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 11 (0.1%) |
Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees
The average net cost to attend Duke University is $23,422 per year, calculated as the sum of the average cost of tuition, room and board, books, and supplies, reduced by the amount of average financial aid received.
The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.
Average costs by household income
| <$30K | $3,295 |
|---|---|
| $30-48K | $242 |
| $48-75K | $6,901 |
| $75-110K | $16,487 |
| $110K+ | $54,375 |
Tuition and fees
| Undergraduates | Graduates | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition in-district | $63,450 | $62,620 |
| Tuition in-state | $63,450 | $62,620 |
| Tuition out-of-state | $63,450 | $62,620 |
| Fee in-district | $2,355 | $1,365 |
| Fee in-state | $2,355 | $1,365 |
| Fee out-of-state | $2,355 | $1,365 |
Room and board costs
| Dormitory capacity | 5,775 |
|---|---|
| Combined charge for room and board | $17,359 |
| Room charge | $9,884 |
| Meal charge | $7,475 |
Duke University majors
Duke University has granted 2,275 bachelor's degrees across 58 programs, 3,734 master's across 80 programs, and 1,009 doctorate degrees across 57 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Duke University.
| Major | Bachelor | Master | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|---|
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other | 994 | 17 | |
| Computer Science | 249 | 50 | 15 |
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | 186 | 87 | 18 |
| Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 281 | ||
| Public Policy Analysis, General | 128 | 143 | 7 |
| Engineering & Industrial Management | 266 | ||
| Law | 238 | ||
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 95 | 106 | 35 |
| Business Administration and Management, General | 229 | ||
| Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse | 224 | ||
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 142 | 37 | |
| Computer Engineering, General | 101 | 76 | |
| Biology & Biological Sciences, General | 157 | 9 | |
| Natural Resources & Conservation, General | 158 | ||
| Theology & Theological Studies | 136 | 7 | |
| Research and Experimental Psychology, Other | 107 | 8 | 17 |
| Political Science and Government, General | 91 | 18 | 13 |
| Statistics, General | 56 | 53 | 10 |
| Medicine | 117 | ||
| Mechanical Engineering | 70 | 30 | 13 |
| Advanced Legal Research & Studies, General | 106 | ||
| Neuroscience | 89 | 2 | 9 |
| Physical Therapy & Therapist | 92 | ||
| Physician Assistant | 90 | ||
| Engineering & Engineering-Related Technologies & Technicians, Other | 85 | ||
| Environmental Studies | 49 | 30 | 3 |
| International Business & Trade & Commerce | 70 | ||
| Adult Health Nurse & Nursing | 59 | 6 | |
| Family Practice Nurse & Nursing | 59 | 4 | |
| Mathematics, General | 49 | 13 | |
| Chemistry, General | 26 | 3 | 24 |
| Biostatistics | 48 | 4 | |
| Anatomy | 21 | 27 | |
| Nursing Practice | 48 | ||
| English Language and Literature, General | 25 | 7 | 15 |
| Infectious Disease and Global Health | 44 | ||
| Sociology, General | 35 | 2 | 7 |
| Biomedical Sciences, General | 42 | ||
| Civil Engineering, General | 17 | 10 | 15 |
| History, General | 23 | 13 | 4 |
| Data Science, General | 38 | ||
| Divinity & Ministry | 38 | ||
| Physics, Other | 29 | 8 | |
| Medical Informatics | 36 | ||
| Pediatric Nurse & Nursing | 30 | 4 | |
| International Relations and Affairs | 32 | ||
| Area Studies, Other | 27 | ||
| Economics and Computer Science | 27 | ||
| Physics, General | 11 | 2 | 14 |
| Nurse Anesthetist | 24 | ||
| Bioethics & Medical Ethics | 23 | ||
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other | 23 | ||
| Nursing Administration | 21 | 2 | |
| Environmental & Natural Resources Management and Policy, General | 21 | ||
| Nursing Education | 21 | ||
| Christian Studies | 20 | ||
| Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, General | 20 | ||
| Visual and Performing Arts, Other | 20 | ||
| Molecular Genetics | 2 | 17 | |
| Psychiatric & Mental Health Nurse & Nursing | 18 | ||
| International and Comparative Education | 17 | ||
| Philosophy | 13 | 3 | |
| Anthropology, General | 8 | 2 | 5 |
| Materials Science | 12 | 3 | |
| Pathology & Experimental Pathology | 7 | 8 | |
| Women's Health Nurse & Nursing | 15 | ||
| East Asian Studies | 14 | ||
| Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other | 13 | ||
| International Public Health & International Health | 12 | ||
| Pharmacology | 3 | 9 | |
| Teacher Education, Multiple Levels | 12 | ||
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Artificial Intelligence | 11 | ||
| Epidemiology | 11 | ||
| General Literature | 11 | ||
| Religion & Religious Studies | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| German Language and Literature | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| Nursing Science | 1 | 9 | |
| Cell & Cellular Biology and Histology | 8 | ||
| Genome Sciences & Genomics | 8 | ||
| Music, General | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| National Security Policy Studies | 8 | ||
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Biochemistry | 7 | ||
| Computer Software Technology & Technician | 7 | ||
| Digital Communication and Media & Multimedia | 6 | 1 | |
| Forest Management & Forest Resources Management | 7 | ||
| Molecular Biology | 1 | 6 | |
| Political Economy | 7 | ||
| Dance, General | 2 | 4 | |
| Environmental & Environmental Engineering Technology & Technician | 6 | ||
| Linguistics | 6 | ||
| Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography | 1 | 5 | |
| Maternal & Child Health and Neonatal Nurse & Nursing | 5 | ||
| Systems Engineering | 5 | ||
| African Studies | 4 | ||
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, Other | 4 | ||
| Engineering, Other | 4 | ||
| Geological and Earth Sciences & Geosciences, Other | 4 | ||
| Mathematics and Computer Science | 4 | ||
| Behavioral Sciences | 3 | ||
| Biophysics | 3 | ||
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 1 | 2 | |
| Environmental & Environmental Health Engineering | 3 | ||
| Foreign Languages and Literatures, General | 3 | ||
| French Language and Literature | 3 | ||
| Geology & Earth Science, General | 2 | 1 | |
| History, Other | 3 | ||
| Immunology | 3 | ||
| Natural Sciences | 3 | ||
| Biological and Physical Sciences | 2 | ||
| Cell & Cellular and Molecular Biology | 2 | ||
| Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General | 2 | ||
| Ecology | 2 | ||
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other | 2 | ||
| Optics & Optical Sciences | 2 | ||
| Spanish Language and Literature | 2 | ||
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | 2 | ||
| Computational Science | 1 | ||
| Computer Software and Media Applications, Other | 1 | ||
| Italian Language and Literature | 1 | ||
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other | 1 | ||
| Materials Engineering | 1 | ||
| Russian Language and Literature | 1 | ||
| Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 1 | ||
| Women's Studies | 1 | ||
| Grand Total | 2,275 | 3,734 | 1,009 |
Duke University has a graduation rate of 96%, which is among the 2% highest for universities in the US.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graduation rate | 96% | 95% | 97% |
| |||
Publications & Citations
Duke University is a world-class research university with 227,645 scientific papers published and 10,337,561 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Medicine, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Chemistry, Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, Genetics, Environmental Science, and Psychology.
Publication / Citation count by topic
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1645 | 32975 |
| 1993 | 1832 | 34130 |
| 1994 | 1948 | 38163 |
| 1995 | 2039 | 43472 |
| 1996 | 2155 | 48596 |
| 1997 | 2294 | 53677 |
| 1998 | 2390 | 60433 |
| 1999 | 2597 | 67289 |
| 2000 | 2676 | 77276 |
| 2001 | 2672 | 84923 |
| 2002 | 3573 | 101839 |
| 2003 | 3645 | 116473 |
| 2004 | 3884 | 130640 |
| 2005 | 4305 | 150180 |
| 2006 | 4698 | 173000 |
| 2007 | 4994 | 196323 |
| 2008 | 5337 | 225117 |
| 2009 | 5826 | 251592 |
| 2010 | 6117 | 284154 |
| 2011 | 6675 | 319789 |
| 2012 | 7198 | 359997 |
| 2013 | 7597 | 395666 |
| 2014 | 7904 | 426519 |
| 2015 | 8722 | 450854 |
| 2016 | 8302 | 468875 |
| 2017 | 9015 | 496533 |
| 2018 | 9590 | 525569 |
| 2019 | 10815 | 589454 |
| 2020 | 13444 | 702330 |
| 2021 | 12244 | 768413 |
| 2022 | 11756 | 731849 |
| 2023 | 11683 | 749249 |
| 2024 | 10479 | 722921 |
Duke University alumni
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Richard Nixon
- Occupations
- military officerpoliticianlawyerautobiographerstatesperson
- Biography
-
Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 until his resignation in 1974. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a representative and senator from California and as the 36th vice president from 1953 to 1961 under President Dwight D. Eisenhower. His presidency saw the reduction of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War, détente with the Soviet Union and China, the Apollo 11 Moon landing, and the establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency and Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Nixon's second term ended early when he became the only U.S. president to resign from office, as a result of the Watergate scandal.
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Kyrie Irving
- Occupations
- basketball playerdiarist
- Biography
-
Kyrie Andrew Irving is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was named the Rookie of the Year after being selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the first overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft. An eight-time All-Star and three-time member of the All-NBA Team, Irving won an NBA championship with the Cavaliers in 2016. He is widely considered one of the best ball handlers of all time.
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Ken Jeong
- Occupations
- voice actorphysicianfilm actorgame show hostcomedian
- Biography
-
Kendrick Kang-Joh Jeong is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He rose to prominence for playing Leslie Chow in The Hangover film series (2009–2013) and Ben Chang in the NBC sitcom Community (2009–2015). He created, wrote and produced the ABC sitcom Dr. Ken (2015–2017), in which he portrays the titular character, and he has appeared in the films Knocked Up (2007), Role Models (2008), Furry Vengeance (2010), The Duff (2015), Ride Along 2 (2016), Crazy Rich Asians (2018), Scoob! (2020) and Tom & Jerry (2021).
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Tim Cook
- Enrolled in Duke University
- Studied in 1988
- Occupations
- engineermanagercomputer scientistchief executive officerbusinessperson
- Biography
-
Timothy Donald Cook is an American business executive who is the current chief executive officer of Apple Inc. Cook had previously been the company's chief operating officer under its co-founder Steve Jobs. Cook joined Apple in March 1998 as a senior vice president for worldwide operations, and then as vice president for worldwide sales and operations. He was appointed chief executive on August 24, 2011, after Jobs who had cancer, resigned and died later that year.
General info
| Alternative names | DUKE |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1838 |
| Motto | Eruditio et Religio Knowledge and Faith |
| Colors | duke blue, white |
| Academic calendar | September to May (September - December; January-May). Also Summer Session (May-August) |
| Total FTE staff | 18,304 |
| Carnegie classification | Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity |
Location and contacts
| Address | 103 Allen Bldg Durham, North Carolina, 27708 United States |
|---|---|
| City population | 284,000 |
| Phone | 9196848111 |