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Duke University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Durham, North Carolina. The city atmosphere of Durham makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

224 Undergraduate Degrees
404 Graduate Degrees
$48,634 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
6% Acceptance Rate

Where Is Duke University?

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Contact details for Duke are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 103 Allen Bldg, Durham, NC 27708
Phone: 919-684-8111
Website: www.duke.edu

How Do I Get Into Duke?

You can apply to Duke online at: admissions.duke.edu/application/instructions

Admission Requirements for Duke

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 3
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 1
Recommendations 1
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 3

How Hard Is It To Get Into Duke?

6% Acceptance Rate
55% Of Accepted Are Women
49% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 6%, Duke is one of the most selective schools in the country. If the admissions department requests additional materials, be sure to submit them promptly. This could be a sign that you're on the border line of being accepted or denied.

Approximately 45% of accepted students are men and 55% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 6%, and the acceptance rate for women is 6%.

Average Test Scores

About 49% of students accepted to Duke submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 730 and 770. Math scores were between 760 and 800.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Duke University  ( 730 to 770 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Duke University  ( 760 to 800 )
200
800
Duke received ACT scores from 37% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 35 and 36. Math scores were between 33 and 0. Composite scores were between 34 and 35.

ACT English Scores for Duke University  ( 35 to 36 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Duke University  ( 34 to 35 )
1
36

Can I Afford Duke University?

$48,634 Net Price
19% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of Duke is $48,634. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Duke, approximately 19% of students took out student loans averaging $6,351 a year. That adds up to $25,404 over four years for those students.

Duke University Undergraduate Student Diversity

6,572 Full-Time Undergraduates
51% Women
47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 6,717 undergraduate students at Duke, with 6,572 being full-time and 145 being part-time.

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There are also 9,455 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 6,572 full-time undergraduates at Duke, 49% are male and 51% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Duke University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 1,397
Black or African American 576
Hispanic or Latino 669
White 2,661
International Students 527
Other Races/Ethnicities 742

Geographic Diversity

North Carolina students aren't the only ones who study at Duke University. At this time, 49 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 126 countries are represented at Duke. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

Duke University Nursing Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Registered Nursing 224 0 0 0 224
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 0 48 59 6 113
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 0 10 59 4 73
Nursing Practice 0 4 0 48 52
School Nursing 0 2 30 4 36
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 0 17 18 0 35
Nursing Administration 0 2 21 2 25
Nurse Anesthetist 0 0 0 24 24
Women’s Health Nurse/Nursing 0 6 15 0 21
Critical Care Nursing 0 10 0 0 10
Nursing Science 0 0 1 9 10
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 0 0 5 0 5
Palliative Care Nursing 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 224 99 208 97 628

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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