Duke University: Ranking & Review

Durham Rank	Rank	World Rank
1	14	19 Top 1%

Duke University Acceptance rate and Admissions statistics

	Total	Men	Women
Acceptance Rate	10%	10%	10%
Applicants	33,077	16,226	16,851
Admissions	3,261	1,616	1,645
Enrolled undergraduates	1,748	856	892
Enrolled total (including graduate students)	16,130	8,016	8,114

908 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

701 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

Application fee for undergraduates - $85. Application fee for graduates - $85.

Secondary school GPA	Recommended
Secondary school rank	Recommended
Secondary school record	Required
Completion of the college-preparatory program	Required
Recommendations	Required
Formal demonstration of competencies	Neither required nor recommended
Admission test scores	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Neither required nor recommended
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)	Recommended

Number of students submitting SAT scores	546
Percent of students submitting SAT scores	31%
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	710
Math	750

Number of students submitting ACT scores	1,228
Percent of students submitting ACT scores	70%
ACT Composite	33
ACT English	33
ACT Math	32

Total cost for students living	In-state	Out-of-state
On-campus	$71,764	$71,764
The total cost includes tuition and fees, books, supplies, on-campus room and board payment of $14,798 and other expenses per full academic year.

Duke University provides on-campus housing with total dormitory capacity of 6,026 students.

Average Tuition and fees for academic year programs
	In-state	Out-of-state
Tuition for Full-time undergraduates	$51,720	$51,720
Fees for full-time undergraduates	$1,780	$1,780
Per credit hour charge for part-time undergraduates	$1,616	$1,616
Tuition for Full-time graduates	$51,480	$51,480
Fees for full-time graduates	$1,137	$1,137
Per credit hour charge for part-time graduates	$2,990	$2,990

Programs	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctoral	Total
Health Professions and Related Programs	137	513	279	929
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services		783	19	802
Social Sciences	353	194	50	597
Biological and Biomedical Sciences	291	119	140	550
Engineering	312	132	102	546
Legal Professions and Studies		96	231	327
Public Administration and Social Service Professions	195	68	7	270
Natural Resources and Conservation	38	173	21	232
Theology and Religious Vocations		190	6	196
Engineering Technologies and Engineering-related Fields	4	173		177
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services	114	25	6	145
Psychology	105	11	27	143
Physical Sciences	58	24	49	131
Mathematics and Statistics	60	33	22	115
Philosophy and Religious Studies	12	48	15	75
Visual and Performing Arts	36	20	11	67
Education	37	30		67
English Language and Literature & Letters	33	4	17	54
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	33	9	11	53
History	37	7	8	52
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities		40		40
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies	21	8		29
Multi & Interdisciplinary Studies	2			2
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs	1			1
Grand Total	1,879	2,700	1,021	5,600

A total of 1,879 4-year bachelor's degrees conferred across undergraduate programs at Duke University.

At the master's and doctor's level 3,721 degrees were conferred in the graduate programs.

	Total	Men	Women
Graduation rate	95%	94%	97%
Full-time retention rate - 97%

Alternative names	DUKE
Founded	1838
Motto	Eruditio et Religio Knowledge and Faith
Religious affiliation	United Methodist
Colors	duke blue, white
Academic Calendar	Semester
Total FTE staff	17,799
Instructional FTE	3,922
Research FTE	1,357
Sector of institution	Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Control of institution	Private not-for-profit
Carnegie Classification	Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity

Official Website	duke.edu
Address	103 Allen Bldg Durham, North Carolina, 27708 United States
Urbanization level	City: Large
City population	50,000 - 250,000
Phone	9196848111
Fax	+1 (919) 684 3050

Rank 🏆	University name	Country & City	Acceptance rate Acc. rate
6	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	Seattle	46%
7	Columbia University in the City of New York	New York	7%
8	University of California - Los Angeles	Los Angeles	16%
9	Yale University	New Haven	7%
10	Princeton University	Princeton	6%
11	Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus	University Park	50%
12	University of California - Irvine	Irvine	37%
13	Purdue University - Main Campus	West Lafayette	57%
14	Duke University	Durham	10%
15	Carnegie Mellon University	Pittsburgh	22%
16	Texas A & M University - College Station	College Station	71%
17	University of Michigan - Ann Arbor	Ann Arbor	27%
18	University of Minnesota	Minneapolis	45%
19	University of Wisconsin - Madison	Madison	54%
20	Indiana University - Bloomington	Bloomington	76%
21	New York University	New York	28%
22	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill	24%