Duke University
Durham, NC · Private nonprofit5.7%
Acceptance rate
1,539
SAT Average
$34,454
Avg net price
6,417
Enrollment
| All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 2,258Master’s 3,551Doctoral 1,014 |
| Bachelor’s 383Master’s 71Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 338Master’s 269Doctoral 98 |
| Bachelor’s 315Master’s 142Doctoral 37 |
| Bachelor’s 264Master’s 164Doctoral 118 |
| Bachelor’s 244Master’s 93Doctoral 13 |
| Bachelor’s 151Master’s 100Doctoral 12 |
| Bachelor’s 138Master’s 414Doctoral 344 |
| Bachelor’s 133Master’s 7Doctoral 8 |
| Bachelor’s 84Master’s 39Doctoral 27 |
| Bachelor’s 44Master’s 49Doctoral 37 |
| Bachelor’s 31Master’s 188Doctoral 8 |
| Bachelor’s 28Master’s 12Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 25Master’s 23Doctoral 11 |
| Bachelor’s 25Master’s 4Doctoral 9 |
| Bachelor’s 21Master’s 9Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 13Master’s 3Doctoral 8 |
| Bachelor’s 11Master’s 18Doctoral 7 |
| Bachelor’s 10Master’s 3Doctoral 10 |
| Bachelor’s 0Master’s 5Doctoral 1 |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 1,311Doctoral 10 |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 113Doctoral 230 |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 331Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 157Doctoral 26 |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 26Doctoral None reported |
NCAA program details
- Primary division
- Division I
- Primary conference
- Atlantic Coast Conference
Projected sponsored sports27
Athletic participation
730 unique student-athletes · 23 varsity teams
Early Decision
Binding · CSS Profile, FAFSA due Nov 2
Regular Decision
CSS Profile, FAFSA due Feb 1
· Apply with Common App or QuestBridge Application (for eligible students)
Published on-campus price, 2024–25
- Tuition
- $66,325
- Required fees
- $2,433
- Food and housing
- $18,128
- Books and supplies
- $536
- Other expenses
- $3,274
- Total
- $90,696
- $77,0292019–2019–20
- $77,0692020–2120–21
- $79,8602021–2221–22
- $82,7492022–2322–23
- $87,0722023–2423–24
- $90,6962024–2524–25
Net price by family income, 2022–23
Students of all incomes paid $34,454 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.
Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid.
Need-based aid, 2025–26
- First-years with need-based aid
- 42%
- Average share of need met
- 100%
- Average need-based grant
- $76,455
- Required forms
- FAFSA, CSS Profile, and CSS Noncustodial Profile
Sources
- IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
- IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
- Application process · College websites · 2026–27
- NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
- Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
Every figure below is read directly from Duke University’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 4 Common Data Set filings (2021–22, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26).
Duke University admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 4 years of Common Data Set filings.
Duke University runs one binding Early Decision round.
The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. Duke University withholds applicants and admits by residency, so in-state, out-of-state, and international admit odds can't be computed.
Enrolled first-years by geography
1,749 first-years
Admit odds by pool
Test scores are considered but not required. Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT and an ACT, down from 46% in 2021–22.
Some students submit both an SAT and an ACT, so the two shares overlap. They don’t add up to a single “submitted a test” rate.
SAT composite
48% of the class submitted an SAT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
ACT composite
27% of the class submitted an ACT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
ranked in the top tenth of their high-school class, among the 25% who submitted class rank.
High-school class rank
Among the 25% of first-years who submitted class rank. Shares are cumulative — students in the top tenth also count in the top quarter and top half.
Duke University rates 6 factors "very important." Each column reads strongest first.
Academic
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Very important
- Academic GPA
- Very important
- Recommendation(s)
- Very important
- Class rank
- Important
- Application essay
- Important
- Standardized test scores
- Considered
Nonacademic
- Extracurricular activities
- Very important
- Talent / ability
- Very important
- Character / personal qualities
- Very important
- Interview
- Considered
- First generation
- Considered
- Alumni/ae relation
- Considered
- Geographical residence
- Considered
- State residency
- Considered
- Volunteer work
- Considered
- Work experience
- Considered
- Level of applicant's interest
- Considered
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- Not considered
Duke University leaves 4 Common Data Set answers blank — each one hidden below with what it would tell you.
Without the rank spread of enrolled students, there’s no top-of-class signal to place a transcript against.
Without the GPA spread, a family can’t see where their transcript lands within the class.
Without the average GPA, there’s no single midpoint to place a transcript against.
With the pool size hidden, a student’s odds of clearing the waitlist can’t be computed.
Does disclose: SAT / ACT score bands (C9) · Admissions factor grid (C7)
Duke University’s sticker drops once grant aid is applied, and what a family actually pays depends on income. of first-years received need-based aid; a family with no aid pays the full sticker. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .
What aid recipients pay, by income
net price
Bars read against the $97,133 sticker. Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $34,454 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 726 of 1,749 first-years in the 2025–26 Common Data Set.
How need-based aid is determined
Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need
Forms a family files to be considered
What that meant in 2025–26
Cost of attendance $97,133
Averages among the 726 first-years awarded need-based aid.
Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, Duke University offers both need-based and merit aid: nonresidents received aid, averaging .
Waitlist activity, as reported to the Common Data Set.
Offered a place
Not disclosedAccepted a place
Not disclosedAdmitted off waitlist
Not disclosedWaitlist ranked
Not disclosed96.2% of Duke University’s first-years return for a second year and 95.8% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.
Sources
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03