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Duke University

Durham, NCMain CampusLarge city (population over 250,000)Visit WebsiteWikipedia

Admission Factor Importance

Academic

Rigor of secondary school recordVery Important
Academic GPAVery Important
Recommendation(s)Very Important
Class rankImportant
Standardized test scoresConsidered
Application EssayConsidered

Non-academic

Extracurricular activitiesVery Important
Talent/abilityVery Important
Character/personal qualitiesVery Important
InterviewConsidered
First generationConsidered
Alumni/ae relationConsidered
Geographical residenceConsidered
State residencyConsidered
Racial/ethnic statusConsidered
Volunteer workConsidered
Work experienceConsidered
Level of applicant's interestConsidered
Religious affiliation/commitmentNot Considered

Cost & Tuition

Tuition: $65,805

Total Cost of Attendance: $82,749

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Scholarships & Grants

Students with need-based aid: 759

Average need-based scholarship/grant: $70,439

Students with non-need merit aid: 22

Average non-need merit scholarship/grant: $85,600

Student Debt

Median total debt: $12,000

Students with federal loans: 16.3%

Students with Pell grants: 12.7%

Career Outcomes

All graduates median earnings:

After 1 year: $74,497

After 5 years: $104,271

Majors(59 programs)

  1. Computer Science.(339 graduates)
  2. Public Policy Analysis.(233 graduates)
  3. Economics.(219 graduates)
  4. Biology, General.(165 graduates)
  5. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.(133 graduates)
  6. Political Science and Government.(131 graduates)
  7. Research and Experimental Psychology.(127 graduates)
  8. Computer Engineering.(107 graduates)
  9. Mechanical Engineering.(91 graduates)
  10. Biomedical/Medical Engineering.(89 graduates)
  11. Neurobiology and Neurosciences.(78 graduates)
  12. History.(63 graduates)
  13. Mathematics.(53 graduates)
  14. Public Health.(47 graduates)
  15. Statistics.(46 graduates)
  16. Sociology.(45 graduates)
  17. Natural Resources Conservation and Research.(44 graduates)
  18. English Language and Literature, General.(41 graduates)
  19. Chemistry.(41 graduates)
  20. International and Comparative Education.(35 graduates)
  21. Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services.(35 graduates)
  22. Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences.(30 graduates)
  23. Area Studies.(26 graduates)
  24. Philosophy.(23 graduates)
  25. Visual and Performing Arts, Other.(23 graduates)
  26. Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(18 graduates)
  27. Civil Engineering.(14 graduates)
  28. Anthropology.(12 graduates)
  29. Physics.(11 graduates)
  30. Literature.(10 graduates)
  31. Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies.(8 graduates)
  32. Music.(8 graduates)
  33. Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General.(7 graduates)
  34. Visual and Performing Arts, General.(7 graduates)
  35. Fine and Studio Arts.(7 graduates)
  36. Religion/Religious Studies.(6 graduates)
  37. Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences.(6 graduates)
  38. Computer and Information Sciences, General.(5 graduates)
  39. Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.(5 graduates)
  40. Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(3 graduates)
  41. Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(3 graduates)
  42. Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering.(2 graduates)
  43. Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(2 graduates)
  44. Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.(2 graduates)
  45. Psychology, General.(2 graduates)
  46. Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.(1 graduates)
  47. Mathematics and Computer Science.(1 graduates)
  48. Cognitive Science.(1 graduates)
  49. Journalism.
  50. Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.
  51. Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians.
  52. English Language and Literature/Letters, Other.
  53. Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology.
  54. Biological and Physical Sciences.
  55. Medieval and Renaissance Studies.
  56. Behavioral Sciences.
  57. Natural Sciences.
  58. Psychology, Other.
  59. Dance.

Institution Details

Undergraduate Enrollment: 6,417 students

Admission Rate: 6.8%

Retention Rate: 96.2%

Graduation Rate: 95.8%

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Student Demographics

White (36.1%)
Hispanic (10.8%)
Black (8.5%)
Asian (23.2%)
Two or More (7.5%)
International (9.7%)

Gender Distribution

Men (46.6%)
Women (53.4%)

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