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 1,041 | For Intellectual Property and Patent Law |
| Top100 | For 161 other topics |
Quick Review
- Religion
- United Methodist
- Acceptance rate
- 6%
- Undergraduates
- 6,523
- Graduates
- 10,976
- 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 6% 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 | 6% | 6% | 6% |
| Applicants | 51,795 | 24,298 | 27,497 |
| Admissions | 2,957 | 1,388 | 1,569 |
| Freshmen enrolled full time | 1,740 | 824 | 916 |
2,836 students enrolled in some distance education courses.
1,312 enrolled exclusively in distance education.
SAT scores
Among admitted applicants
824 or 48%
submitted SAT
25% of them
had 1500
or below
75% of them
had 1570
or below
Typical SAT scores of first-years in Duke University are 1500-1570 (middle 50% range).
ACT scores
Among admitted applicants
526 or 30%
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 | 6138 (35%) |
|---|---|
| Nonresident Alien | 4516 (26%) |
| Asian | 2432 (14%) |
| Hispanic | 1408 (8%) |
| Black or African American | 1316 (8%) |
| Two or more races | 893 (5%) |
| Race or Ethnicity unknown | 755 (4%) |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 12 (0.1%) |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 12 (0.1%) |
Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees
The average net cost to attend Duke University is $21,981 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 | $735 |
|---|---|
| $30-48K | $242 |
| $48-75K | $5,706 |
| $75-110K | $17,100 |
| $110K+ | $54,230 |
Tuition and fees
| Undergraduates | Graduates | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition in-district | $66,325 | $65,120 |
| Tuition in-state | $66,325 | $65,120 |
| Tuition out-of-state | $66,325 | $65,120 |
| Fee in-district | $2,433 | $1,403 |
| Fee in-state | $2,433 | $1,403 |
| Fee out-of-state | $2,433 | $1,403 |
Room and board costs
| Dormitory capacity | 5,669 |
|---|---|
| Combined charge for room and board | $18,128 |
| Room charge | $10,254 |
| Meal charge | $7,874 |
Duke University majors
Duke University has granted 2,128 bachelor's degrees across 53 programs, 3,549 master's across 77 programs, and 1,057 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 | 1,062 | 16 | |
| Computer Science | 274 | 49 | 14 |
| Engineering & Industrial Management | 298 | ||
| Law | 277 | ||
| Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 259 | ||
| Public Policy Analysis, General | 142 | 113 | 3 |
| Business Administration and Management, General | 241 | ||
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | 149 | 70 | 10 |
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 86 | 87 | 44 |
| Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse | 206 | ||
| Computer Engineering, General | 92 | 89 | |
| Biology & Biological Sciences, General | 158 | 1 | 10 |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 107 | 33 | |
| Research and Experimental Psychology, Other | 113 | 9 | 14 |
| Medicine | 133 | ||
| Theology & Theological Studies | 127 | 4 | |
| Natural Resources & Conservation, General | 123 | ||
| Mechanical Engineering | 70 | 21 | 20 |
| Political Science and Government, General | 74 | 21 | 13 |
| Statistics, General | 40 | 52 | 9 |
| Neuroscience | 87 | 13 | |
| Engineering & Engineering-Related Technologies & Technicians, Other | 96 | ||
| Physical Therapy & Therapist | 94 | ||
| Physician Assistant | 90 | ||
| Environmental Studies | 32 | 23 | 9 |
| Nursing Practice | 59 | ||
| Family Practice Nurse & Nursing | 48 | 8 | |
| Mathematics, General | 47 | 6 | |
| Adult Health Nurse & Nursing | 47 | 4 | |
| Biomedical Sciences, General | 51 | ||
| International Business & Trade & Commerce | 50 | ||
| Biostatistics | 45 | 4 | |
| Chemistry, General | 21 | 3 | 19 |
| Pediatric Nurse & Nursing | 35 | 7 | |
| Data Science, General | 36 | ||
| Occupational Therapy & Therapist | 36 | ||
| International Relations and Affairs | 35 | ||
| Sociology, General | 28 | 3 | 4 |
| Medical Informatics | 33 | ||
| Civil Engineering, General | 14 | 6 | 12 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 19 | 7 | 6 |
| Physics, Other | 30 | 2 | |
| Anatomy | 16 | 14 | |
| Area Studies, Other | 29 | ||
| Infectious Disease and Global Health | 28 | ||
| Physics, General | 10 | 4 | 13 |
| Divinity & Ministry | 26 | ||
| Psychiatric & Mental Health Nurse & Nursing | 20 | 4 | |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other | 23 | ||
| Economics and Computer Science | 21 | ||
| International Public Health & International Health | 21 | ||
| Nurse Anesthetist | 21 | ||
| Bioethics & Medical Ethics | 20 | ||
| National Security Policy Studies | 20 | ||
| Nursing Administration | 20 | ||
| Women's Health Nurse & Nursing | 16 | 4 | |
| Economics, General | 19 | ||
| History, General | 11 | 7 | |
| Anthropology, General | 12 | 2 | 3 |
| East Asian Studies | 17 | ||
| Christian Studies | 15 | ||
| Molecular Genetics | 15 | ||
| Artificial Intelligence | 14 | ||
| Pathology & Experimental Pathology | 8 | 6 | |
| Religion & Religious Studies | 2 | 8 | 4 |
| Forestry, General | 13 | ||
| Genome Sciences & Genomics | 1 | 12 | |
| International and Comparative Education | 13 | ||
| Maternal & Child Health and Neonatal Nurse & Nursing | 12 | 1 | |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| Environmental & Environmental Engineering Technology & Technician | 12 | ||
| Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, General | 12 | ||
| Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography | 7 | 4 | |
| Nursing Education | 11 | ||
| Visual and Performing Arts, Other | 11 | ||
| Biochemistry | 10 | ||
| Computer Software Technology & Technician | 10 | ||
| Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other | 10 | ||
| Music, General | 1 | 9 | |
| Environmental & Natural Resources Management and Policy, General | 9 | ||
| Immunology | 9 | ||
| Cell & Cellular Biology and Histology | 1 | 7 | |
| German Language and Literature | 4 | 4 | |
| Molecular Biology | 8 | ||
| Philosophy | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Political Economy | 8 | ||
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 3 | 5 | |
| Teacher Education, Multiple Levels | 8 | ||
| Engineering Design | 7 | ||
| Materials Science | 2 | 5 | |
| Nursing Science | 7 | ||
| Pharmacology | 7 | ||
| Biophysics | 6 | ||
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 1 | 5 | |
| Ecology | 2 | 4 | |
| Engineering, Other | 6 | ||
| General Literature | 6 | ||
| Geological and Earth Sciences & Geosciences, Other | 6 | ||
| Mathematics and Computer Science | 6 | ||
| Systems Engineering | 6 | ||
| African Studies | 5 | ||
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, Other | 4 | ||
| Environmental & Environmental Health Engineering | 4 | ||
| Linguistics | 4 | ||
| Women's Studies | 4 | ||
| Epidemiology | 3 | ||
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | 3 | ||
| Cognitive Science, General | 2 | ||
| Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General | 2 | ||
| Engineering Mechanics | 2 | ||
| Foreign Languages and Literatures, General | 2 | ||
| Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 2 | ||
| Behavioral Sciences | 1 | ||
| Biological and Physical Sciences | 1 | ||
| Computational Science | 1 | ||
| Dance, General | 1 | ||
| Geology & Earth Science, General | 1 | ||
| History, Other | 1 | ||
| Humanities & Humanistic Studies | 1 | ||
| Italian Language and Literature | 1 | ||
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other | 1 | ||
| Natural Sciences | 1 | ||
| Russian Language and Literature | 1 | ||
| Grand Total | 2,128 | 3,549 | 1,057 |
Duke University has a graduation rate of 97%, which is among the 2% highest for universities in the US.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graduation rate | 97% | 95% | 98% |
| |||
Publications & Citations
Duke University is a world-class research university with 236,698 scientific papers published and 10,860,636 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1834 | 34176 |
| 1994 | 1949 | 38232 |
| 1995 | 2039 | 43557 |
| 1996 | 2157 | 48797 |
| 1997 | 2294 | 53776 |
| 1998 | 2392 | 60509 |
| 1999 | 2600 | 67372 |
| 2000 | 2678 | 77344 |
| 2001 | 2672 | 84991 |
| 2002 | 3570 | 101915 |
| 2003 | 3642 | 116511 |
| 2004 | 3885 | 130683 |
| 2005 | 4307 | 150238 |
| 2006 | 4696 | 173007 |
| 2007 | 4994 | 196315 |
| 2008 | 5335 | 225097 |
| 2009 | 5826 | 251647 |
| 2010 | 6117 | 284199 |
| 2011 | 6679 | 319902 |
| 2012 | 7205 | 360204 |
| 2013 | 7599 | 395823 |
| 2014 | 7920 | 426855 |
| 2015 | 8741 | 451408 |
| 2016 | 8323 | 469291 |
| 2017 | 9031 | 496808 |
| 2018 | 9605 | 525831 |
| 2019 | 10831 | 589911 |
| 2020 | 13460 | 702556 |
| 2021 | 12270 | 769098 |
| 2022 | 11774 | 732754 |
| 2023 | 12362 | 750197 |
| 2024 | 11454 | 731446 |
| 2025 | 9222 | 656972 |
Duke University alumni
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Richard Nixon
- Enrolled in Duke University
- Studied in 1937
- 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 represented California in both houses of the United States Congress before serving as the 36th vice president under President Dwight D. Eisenhower from 1953 to 1961. 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. A nine-time All-Star and three-time member of the All-NBA Team, Irving won an NBA championship with the Cavaliers in 2016.
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Ken Jeong
- Occupations
- film actorgame show hostcomediantelevision actoractor
- 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), Tom & Jerry (2021), and KPop Demon Hunters (2025).
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Tim Cook
- Enrolled in Duke University
- Studied in 1988
- In 1988 graduated with Master of Business Administration
- Occupations
- chief executive officerbusinesspersonpresenterengineermanager
- Biography
-
Timothy Donald Cook is an American business executive who has been the CEO of Apple since 2011. Cook had previously been the company's COO 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 of Apple on August 24, 2011, after Jobs resigned.
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 | 18,440 |
| Carnegie classification | Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity |
Location and contacts
| Address | 103 Allen Bldg Durham, North Carolina, 27708 United States |
|---|---|
| City population | 284,000 |
| Phone | 9196848111 |