About Duke University

Duke University

:round_pushpin: Durham, NC • 4-year Private • Acceptance Rate 6%

Duke is a private university in Durham, North Carolina. Duke was founded in 1838 and enrolls 18,360 students.

Quick Facts
Total Enrollment 18,360
Campus Setting city
Admission rate 6%
Tuition and fees
In State $65,805
Out-of-State $65,805
Paying For College

See The Official 2025-2026 CC Calendar for projected decision dates.

Admissions

For information about applying to Duke, see the school’s admission page and online application.

Test 25th percentile score Median score 75th percentile score
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 740 760 770
SAT Math 760 780 800
ACT Composite 34 35 35
ACT English 35 35 36
ACT Math 32 35 35
Consideration Required Not required but considered Not considered
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Application type Deadline
Early Decision Nov 1

Tuition & Fees

Visit the financial aid office’s website to learn more about the cost of attending Duke.

Cost Breakdown In State Out-of-State
Tuition $63,450 $63,450
Fees $2,355 $2,355
Room and Board $17,458 $17,458
Books $1,602 $1,602
Total (Before Financial Aid): $84,865 $84,865

Majors

Major Bachelors Masters Doctorate
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other 1062 16
Computer Science 421 49 14
Engineering/Industrial Management 298
Public Policy Analysis, General 162 113 3
Law 277
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 89 87 44
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 259
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 173 70 10
Business Administration and Management, General 241
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 206
Computer Engineering, General 100 89
Biology/Biological Sciences, General 171 1 10
Physician Associate/Assistant 180
Research and Experimental Psychology, Other 129 9 14
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 107 33
Political Science and Government, General 99 21 13
Medicine 133
Theology/Theological Studies 127 4
Natural Resources/Conservation, General 127
Statistics, General 60 52 9
Mechanical Engineering 75 21 20
Neuroscience 89 0 13
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other 96
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 47 4
Physical Therapy/Therapist 94
Mathematics, General 82 0 6
Biostatistics 16 61 4
Environmental Studies 44 23 9
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 48 8
Nursing Practice 59
Biomedical Sciences, General 51
International Business/Trade/Commerce 50
International Public Health/International Health 49
International Relations and Affairs 35
Chemistry, General 24 3 19
Pediatric Nurse/Nursing 35 7
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 20 4
English Language and Literature, General 29 7 6
Infectious Disease and Global Health 28
Sociology, General 31 3 4
Anatomy 20 14 0
Occupational Therapy/Therapist 36
Data Science, General 36
Physics, General 19 4 13
Medical Informatics 33
Physics, Other 30 2
Civil Engineering, General 14 6 12
Area Studies, Other 29
Divinity/Ministry 0 26
Economics, General 23
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other 23
Nursing Administration 20 0
History, General 16 0 7
Pathology/Experimental Pathology 16 6
Women’s Health Nurse/Nursing 16 4
Economics and Computer Science 21
International and Comparative Education 21
Nurse Anesthetist 21
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other 20 1
East Asian Studies 17
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 20
Nursing Education 11
National Security Policy Studies 20
Anthropology, General 14 2 3
Religion/Religious Studies 5 8 4
Molecular Genetics 0 15
Christian Studies 15
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 8 3 4
Artificial Intelligence 14
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 12 1
Music, General 3 1 9
Genome Sciences/Genomics 1 12
German Language and Literature 5 4 4
Visual and Performing Arts, Other 13
Forestry, General 13
Philosophy 10 1 1
Environmental/Environmental Engineering Technology/Technician 12
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General 12
General Literature 11
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography 7 0 4
Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other 10
Biochemistry 0 10
Computer Software Technology/Technician 10
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 1 3 5
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy, General 9
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General 9
Immunology 0 9
Political Economy 8
Molecular Biology 0 8
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels 8
Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology 1 7
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General 8
Engineering Design 7
Materials Science 2 5
Linguistics 7
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 2 0 5
Spanish Language and Literature 7
Pharmacology 0 7
French Language and Literature 7
Nursing Science 0 7
Engineering, Other 6
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other 6
Mathematics and Computer Science 6
Ecology 2 4
Biophysics 6 0
Systems Engineering 6
African Studies 6
Visual and Performing Arts, General 6
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, Other 0 4
Women’s Studies 4
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering 4
Epidemiology 3
Italian Language and Literature 3 0
Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 2
Russian Language and Literature 2 0
Engineering Mechanics 2
Cognitive Science, General 2
Biological and Physical Sciences 1
Natural Sciences 1
Behavioral Sciences 1
Dance, General 0 1
International Law and Legal Studies 1
History, Other 1
Humanities/Humanistic Studies 1
Geology/Earth Science, General 0 1 0
Computational Science 1

Data source: IPEDS as of the January 6, 2026 release

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