Selectivity
11%
Total Students
17,560
UG 7,253
PG 10,307
Satisfaction Index
97%
Salary After Attending
$76,700
BASIC
| Web Site | WWW.DUKE.EDU |
| Institution Type | Private |
| Location | Durham |
UNDER GRADUATE
| Total Students | 7,253 |
| Women | 3,589 (49.48%) |
| Men | 3,664 (50.52%) |
GRADUATE
| Total Students | 10,307 |
| Women | 5,153 (50%) |
| Men | 5,154 (50%) |
| Acceptance Rate | 11% |
| Cost of Attendance | $ 69,169 |
| Graduation Rate | 95% |
| Retention Rate | 97 % |
FRESHMAN ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
| Admission Office URL | www.admissions.duke.edu |
| Online Application URL | www.commonapp.org/CommonApp/default.aspx |
| Entrance Difficulty (Selectivity) | 11 % |
STANDARDISED TEST REQUIREMENTS
| Exam | Required |
|---|---|
| SAT or ACT | - |
| SAT Only | - |
| ACT Only | - |
| SAT and SAT Subject Tests, or ACT | Required |
| SAT Subject Tests Only | - |
| Regular Admission Deadline | - |
EARLY DECISION & EARLY ACTION
| Early Decision Offered | Yes |
| Early Decision Application Deadline | 01-11-2017 |
| Early Decision Notification Date | - |
| Early Action Offered | No |
| Early Action Application Deadline | - |
| Early Action Notification Date | - |
FACTORS CONSIDERED FOR ADMISSION
| Factor | Very Important | Important | Considered | Not Considered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rigor of Secondary School Record | X | |||
| Academic GPA | X | |||
| Standardized Tests | X | |||
| Class Rank | X | |||
| Recommendations | X | |||
| Essay | X | |||
| Interview | X | |||
| Level of Applicant's Interest | X | |||
| Extracurricular Activities | X | |||
| Volunteer Work | X | |||
| Particular Talent/Ability | X | |||
| Character/Personal Qualities | X | |||
| First Generation to Attend College | X | |||
| State Residency | X | |||
| Geographic Residence | X | |||
| Relation with Alumnus | X | |||
| Religious Affiliation/ Commitment | X | |||
| Ethnicity | X | |||
| Work Experience | X |
ADMISSION RATE
| Overall Admission Rate | 13% of applicants were admitted |
| Women | 13% of applicants were admitted |
| Men | 14% of applicants were admitted |
| Students Enrolled | 42% of admitted students enrolled |
| Women | 43% of admitted students enrolled |
| Men | 42% of admitted students enrolled |
| Early Decision Admission Rate | Not reported |
| Early Action Admission Rate | - |
SCORES OF ENROLLED FRESHMEN
| 25th Percentile | 75th Percentile | |
|---|---|---|
| SAT - R/W | 670 | 760 |
| SAT - Maths | 690 | 690 |
| ACT - Composite | 31 | 34 |
| ACT - Writing | 8 | 10 |
| ACT - English | 30 | 35 |
| ACT - Maths | 32 | 35 |
TUITION AND EXPENSES
| Financial Aid Office URL | https://finaid.duke.edu/ |
| Net Price Calculator URL | https://npc.collegeboard.org/student/app/duke |
Cost of Attendance (UG)
Tuition and Fees |
$51,265 |
On Campus Room & Board |
$14,438 |
Books and Supplies |
$1,260 |
Other Expenses |
$2,206 |
| Total | $69,169 |
Cost of Attendance (Master)
Tuition and Fees |
$50,602 |
On Campus Room & Board |
$14,438 |
Books and Supplies |
$1,260 |
Other Expenses |
$2,206 |
| Total | $68,506 |
FINANCIAL AID
| Need Based Aid for International Student | Yes |
| Merit Based Aid for International Students | Yes |
| Total International Students Receiving Aid | 173 |
| Percentage of International Students Receiving Aid | 26.4% |
| Average aid awarded to International Students | $ 55,213 |
| Total Aid awarded to International Students | $ 95,51,849 |
| PROGRAM | BACHELOR | MASTER | DOCTOR |
|---|---|---|---|
| AREA, ETHNIC, CULTURAL, GENDER, AND GROUP STUDIES. | |||
| African Studies. | 3 | - | - |
| Area Studies, Other. | 10 | - | - |
| East Asian Studies. | - | 24 | - |
| Women's Studies. | 5 | - | - |
| Category total | 18 | 24 | 0 |
| BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES. | |||
| Anatomy. | 55 | 30 | - |
| Biochemistry. | - | 1 | 11 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General. | 176 | 2 | 6 |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, Other. | - | - | 8 |
| Biomedical Sciences, General. | - | 28 | - |
| Biophysics. | 7 | - | - |
| Biostatistics. | - | 15 | - |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology. | - | - | 4 |
| Ecology. | - | - | 4 |
| Genome Sciences/Genomics. | - | 3 | 17 |
| Immunology. | - | 1 | 4 |
| Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography. | - | - | 10 |
| Molecular Biology. | - | 3 | 4 |
| Molecular Genetics. | - | 1 | 11 |
| Neuroscience. | 87 | 2 | 8 |
| Pathology/Experimental Pathology. | - | 9 | 5 |
| Pharmacology. | - | - | 14 |
| Category total | 325 | 95 | 106 |
| BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT, MARKETING, AND RELATED SUPPORT SERVICES. | |||
| Business Administration and Management, General. | - | 764 | 15 |
| Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies. | - | 10 | - |
| International Business/Trade/Commerce. | - | 27 | - |
| Category total | 0 | 801 | 15 |
| COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES AND SUPPORT SERVICES. | |||
| Computer and Information Sciences, Other. | 1 | - | - |
| Computer Science. | 93 | 24 | 14 |
| Category total | 94 | 24 | 14 |
| EDUCATION. | |||
| International and Comparative Education. | 43 | - | - |
| Teacher Education, Multiple Levels. | - | 12 | - |
| Category total | 43 | 12 | 0 |
| Engineering Technology, General. | |||
| Engineering/Industrial Management. | - | 180 | - |
| Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology. | 2 | 2 | - |
| Category total | 2 | 182 | 0 |
| ENGINEERING. | |||
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering. | 99 | 33 | 31 |
| Civil Engineering, General. | 12 | 10 | 9 |
| Computer Engineering, General. | - | 13 | - |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 89 | 46 | 31 |
| Materials Engineering. | - | 1 | - |
| Mechanical Engineering. | 71 | 21 | 11 |
| Category total | 271 | 124 | 82 |
| ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE/LETTERS. | |||
| English Language and Literature, General. | 34 | - | 2 |
| English Language and Literature/Letters, Other. | - | 11 | 8 |
| Category total | 34 | 11 | 10 |
| FOREIGN LANGUAGES, LITERATURES, AND LINGUISTICS. | |||
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Foreign Languages and Literatures, General. | 8 | - | - |
| French Language and Literature. | 9 | - | - |
| German Language and Literature. | - | - | 8 |
| Linguistics. | 5 | - | - |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | - | 7 | 4 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other. | 2 | - | - |
| Russian Language and Literature. | 2 | - | - |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | - | 1 | - |
| Spanish Language and Literature. | 6 | - | - |
| Category total | 37 | 9 | 14 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | |||
| Adult Health Nurse/Nursing. | - | 51 | 6 |
| Bioethics/Medical Ethics. | - | 10 | - |
| Family Practice Nurse/Nursing. | - | 67 | 3 |
| International Public Health/International Health. | - | 35 | - |
| Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing. | - | 4 | - |
| Medical Informatics. | - | 24 | - |
| Nurse Anesthetist. | - | 30 | - |
| Nursing Administration. | - | 24 | - |
| Nursing Education. | - | 7 | - |
| Nursing Practice. | - | - | 54 |
| Nursing Science. | - | - | 1 |
| Pediatric Nurse/Nursing. | - | 27 | 1 |
| Physical Therapy/Therapist. | - | - | 63 |
| Physician Assistant. | - | 89 | - |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse. | 139 | - | - |
| Category total | 139 | 368 | 128 |
| HISTORY. | |||
| History, General. | 39 | 6 | 4 |
| History, Other. | 2 | - | - |
| Category total | 41 | 6 | 4 |
| PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONS. | |||
| Public Policy Analysis, General. | 158 | 66 | 6 |
| Category total | 158 | 66 | 6 |
| Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate). | |||
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other. | - | 101 | - |
| Category total | 0 | 101 | 0 |
| LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES, GENERAL STUDIES AND HUMANITIES. | |||
| Humanities/Humanistic Studies. | - | 2 | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other. | - | 26 | - |
| Category total | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS. | |||
| Mathematics, General. | 38 | 2 | 6 |
| Statistics, General. | 23 | 29 | 8 |
| Category total | 61 | 31 | 14 |
| NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION. | |||
| Environmental Studies. | 40 | 115 | 13 |
| Forest Management/Forest Resources Management. | - | 11 | - |
| Natural Resources Management and Policy. | - | 28 | - |
| Category total | 40 | 154 | 13 |
| PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES. | |||
| Christian Studies. | - | 21 | - |
| Philosophy. | 13 | 2 | 1 |
| Religion/Religious Studies. | 7 | 11 | 8 |
| Category total | 20 | 34 | 9 |
| PHYSICAL SCIENCES. | |||
| Chemistry, General. | 36 | 2 | 12 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other. | 7 | - | - |
| Geology/Earth Science, General. | - | - | 3 |
| Physics, General. | 20 | 2 | 9 |
| Physics, Other. | - | 14 | 9 |
| Category total | 63 | 18 | 33 |
| PSYCHOLOGY. | |||
| Psychology, General. | 109 | 19 | 31 |
| Category total | 109 | 19 | 31 |
| SOCIAL SCIENCES. | |||
| Anthropology. | 30 | 7 | 8 |
| Economics, General. | 180 | 85 | 14 |
| International Relations and Affairs. | - | 39 | - |
| Political Science and Government, General. | 69 | 17 | 14 |
| Sociology. | 33 | 7 | 5 |
| Category total | 312 | 155 | 41 |
| THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS VOCATIONS. | |||
| Divinity/Ministry. | - | 9 | - |
| Theology/Theological Studies. | - | 174 | 4 |
| Category total | 0 | 183 | 4 |
| VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS. | |||
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation. | 6 | 2 | 9 |
| Art/Art Studies, General. | - | 3 | - |
| Dance, General. | 2 | - | - |
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General. | 5 | - | - |
| Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other. | - | 16 | - |
| Music, General. | 5 | 8 | 4 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General. | 2 | - | - |
| Visual and Performing Arts, Other. | 23 | - | - |
| Category total | 43 | 29 | 13 |
| Grand total | 1810 | 2474 | 537 |
FACULTY & INSTRUCTION
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 7 to 1 |
| Regular Class Size | 2-9 students: 25% of classes 10-19 students: 48% of classes 20-29 students: 11% of classes 30-39 students: 7% of classes 40-49 students: 3% of classes 50-99 students: 4% of classes Over 100 students: 3% of classes |
STUDENT BODY
| On Campus Housing | Yes |
| On Campus Housing Details | Coed dorms, women's dorms, men's dorms, single student apartments |
| Coeducational | Yes |
| All Undergraduates | 7,253 |
| Women (% of total) | 3,589 (49.48%) |
| Men (% of total) | 3,664 (50.52%) |
| Diversity of Student Body (UnderGraduates) | American Indian/Alaskan Native - 0.66 % Asian - 20.34 % Black/African-American - 9.79 % Hispanic/Latino - 7.28 % Multi-race (not Hispanic/Latino) - 1.9 % Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander - 0.08 % White - 47.58 % Unknown - 2.54 % International Students - 9.83 % |
| All Graduate Students | 10,307 |
| Women (% of total) | 5,153 (50%) |
| Men (% of total) | 5,154 (50%) |
| Diversity of Student Body (Graduate Students) | American Indian/Alaskan Native - 0.4 % Asian - 9.68 % Black/African-American - 5.2 % Hispanic/Latino - 3.74 % Multi-race (not Hispanic/Latino) - 2.81 % Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander - 0.09 % White - 48.91 % Unknown - 4.02 % International Students - 25.16 % |
UNDERGRADUATE RETENTION AND GRADUATION
| First-Year Students Returning | 97 % |
| Students Graduating (Within 6 Years) |
95 % |
AFTER GRADUATION
| Graduates Offered Full-Time Employment Within 6 Months | Not reported |
| Average Starting Salary | Not reported |
| Graduates Pursuing Advanced Study Directly | Not reported |
| Disciplines Pursued | Not reported |
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