Duke University
Basic Information
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
6,417
Men / Women
46% / 54%
White
39%
Asian
17%
International
11%
Hispanic
10%
Black
7%
Mixed
5%
Native American
0%
Academics
Undergraduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math
31%
Life & Natural Sciences
25%
Business & Economics
8%
Arts
1%
Education
1%
Financial
Tuition & Fees
$70,265
Est. Cost of Attendance
$87,072
10-Year ROI
$308,000
ROI Percentile
98th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
98%
4-Year Graduation Rate
87%
6-Year Graduation Rate
97%
Transfer-Out Rate
1%
Weather
Comfortable Days
115 (84th pctl)
Sunshine Hours
2,680 (63th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation
256 (70th pctl)
Muggyness
Nice
Admissions
Acceptance Rate
5%
Yield (Unbound)
42%
Early Decision
Nov 1
Regular Decision
Jan 3
Research
Research Level
R1
Expenditure
| Life & Natural Sciences | $1,365M | #7 |
| Humanities & Social Sciences | $57M | #22 |
| Engineering, Computing & Math | $144M | #44 |
Graduate Degrees
| Engineering, Computing & Math | 138 | #36 |
| Humanities & Social Sciences | 400 | #42 |
| Life & Natural Sciences | 503 | #45 |
Honors College
Standardized Tests
Test Scores
Test Policy
test_optional
Submitted Test Scores
78%
SAT Range
1,500
–
1,570
ACT Range
34
–
35
Schools & Majors
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | 5yr Earn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pratt School of Engineering | 272 | 65% / 35% | 4% | $152,106 | |
| Biomedical Engineering | 86 +3 | 56% / 44% | 5% | $131,595 | |
| Civil Engineering | 14 — | 21% / 79% | 0% | — | |
| Computer Engineering | 92 +8 | 80% / 20% | 4% | $185,765 | |
| Engineering | 6 — | 33% / 67% | 17% | — | |
| Environmental Engineering | 4 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | — | |
| Mechanical Engineering | 70 +5 | 71% / 29% | 4% | $133,069 |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | 5yr Earn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School of Nursing | 206 | 15% / 85% | 0% | $124,504 | |
| Nursing | 206 — | 15% / 85% | 0% | $124,504 |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | 5yr Earn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity College of Arts and Sciences | 1,650 | 46% / 54% | 20% | $135,980 | |
| Computational Science | 1 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | — | |
| Computer Science | 274 +147 | 61% / 39% | 13% | $214,730 | |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | |||||
| Mathematics | 47 +35 | 81% / 19% | 15% | $140,062 | |
| Mathematics and Computer Science | 6 — | 100% / 0% | 33% | — | |
| Physics | 10 +9 | 70% / 30% | 10% | — | |
| Statistics | 40 +20 | 52% / 48% | 18% | $129,549 | |
| Anatomy | 16 +4 | 44% / 56% | 0% | $92,237 | |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | — | |
| Biology | 158 +13 | 35% / 65% | 1% | $75,112 | |
| Biophysics | 6 — | 50% / 50% | 17% | — | |
| Chemistry | 21 +3 | 62% / 38% | 10% | — | |
| Environmental Studies | 32 +12 | 34% / 66% | 3% | $90,156 | |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | 6 — | 50% / 50% | 0% | — | |
| Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography | 7 — | 14% / 86% | 0% | — | |
| Natural Sciences | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | — | |
| Neuroscience | 87 +2 | 26% / 74% | 7% | $78,521 | |
| Economics | 149 +24 | 62% / 38% | 11% | $166,349 | |
| Economics | 19 +4 | 58% / 42% | 0% | $166,349 | |
| African Studies | 5 +1 | 40% / 60% | 0% | — | |
| Anthropology | 12 +2 | 17% / 83% | 8% | $66,473 | |
| Area Studies | 29 — | 41% / 59% | 0% | — | |
| Behavioral Sciences | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | — | |
| Classical Languages | 1 +1 | 100% / 0% | 0% | — | |
| Cognitive Science | 2 — | 50% / 50% | 0% | — | |
| English | 19 +10 | 21% / 79% | 0% | $83,004 | |
| Ethnic and Cultural Studies | |||||
| Foreign Languages | 2 +7 | 50% / 50% | 50% | $100,596 | |
| French | |||||
| General Literature | 6 +5 | 67% / 33% | 0% | — | |
| German | |||||
| History | 1 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | $91,296 | |
| History | 11 +5 | 27% / 73% | 0% | $91,296 | |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | 12 — | 42% / 58% | 8% | — | |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | 259 — | 44% / 56% | 91% | — | |
| Italian | 1 +2 | 100% / 0% | 100% | $74,157 | |
| Linguistics | 4 +3 | 0% / 100% | 0% | $100,596 | |
| Philosophy | 6 +4 | 50% / 50% | 50% | — | |
| Political Science | 74 +25 | 57% / 43% | 7% | $108,114 | |
| Psychology | 113 +16 | 18% / 82% | 4% | — | |
| Public Policy Studies | 142 +20 | 41% / 59% | 3% | $118,227 | |
| Religion/Religious Studies | 2 +3 | 50% / 50% | 0% | $51,323 | |
| Romance Languages | |||||
| Russian | 1 +1 | 100% / 0% | 0% | — | |
| Sociology | 28 +3 | 39% / 61% | 0% | $79,809 | |
| Spanish | |||||
| Women's Studies | 4 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | — | |
| International and Comparative Education | 13 +8 | 31% / 69% | 0% | $70,238 | |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 5 +3 | 20% / 80% | 0% | — | |
| Dance | |||||
| Music | |||||
| Theater | 2 +6 | 0% / 100% | 0% | — | |
| Visual and Performing Arts | 3 +3 | 33% / 67% | 0% | — | |
| Visual and Performing Arts | 11 +2 | 36% / 64% | 0% | — |
Rankings
Academics
Future Patagonia Vest Owners
Top Investment Banking Feeders
Settling for Evercore
Future Ambulance Chasers
Top Law School Feeders
Future SCOTUS Clerks
Future Adjunct Professors
Top PhD Feeders
TA Before You Can Say "Publish or Perish"
Prestige
Grandma Eyebrow Raisers
Easy Brags for the Prestigious-Conscious
Moving to a Warmer Climate
My Tribe
Call Your Mother!
Most Jewish
Significant Community
Engineering, Computing & Math
Chat-GPT? Claude? I can do better.
Artificial Intelligence
Soon Jumping on the AI Bandwagon...
No, I Can't Fix Your Printer
Computer Science
AI Hype Riders & Lab Rats
import pandas as pd
Data Science
The Prestige Pivoters
The "I Understand Interstellar" Elite
Physics & Astronomy
The Force
No Words Allowed
Pure Mathematics
Equation Elegance
p < 0.05
Statistics
Biostat & Polling Heavyweights
Pre-Med Hidding in Plain Sight
Biomedical Engineering
The Pioneers
It's Not About Molecules, It's About Pipes
Chemical Engineering
White-Collar Drug Lords
Playing House
Civil Engineering
The Deep Bench
Half-CS, Half-EE, Full Depression
Computer Engineering
What's a Solder?
Resistance Is Not Futile
Electrical Engineering
Ohm My God
Hugging Trees with Calculus
Environmental Engineering
Pollution Police
Is It a Solid? Is It a Liquid? Yes.
Materials Engineering
Solid State
WD-40 & Duct Tape
Mechanical Engineering & Robotics
Whiteboard-preferred
Life & Natural Sciences
Pre-Med Reject Waiting Room
Biology
Lab Gods
Breaking Bad
Chemistry
Pre-Med Darwinian Thunderdome
Rocks and Whales
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
Sedimentary Scholars
Photosynthesis Fan Club
Ecology & Plant Biology
Botanical Brigade
Doomsday Prepping with Data
Environmental Science
Climate Warriors
Memorizing 206 Bones
Human Biology
The Cadaver Club
Lord of the Petri Dish
Microbiology & Immunology
Pathogen Punishers
Staring at a Gel Electrophoresis Until Our Eyes Bleed
Molecular Biology & Genomics
Sequencing Squad
Action Potentials
Neuroscience
Rat Maze Architects
Future Heroes (With 12-Hour Shifts)
Nursing
Florence Nightingale's Heirs
Legal Drug Dealers
Pharmacy
Dosage Masters
Farmers, Cowboys, and Tree Huggers
Plant & Agricultural Systems
Harvest Season
Business & Economics
PowerPoint Presentation Power Rankings
Business Administration
We Don't Actually Offer Undergrad Business
Pivot Tables & Missing Pallets
Business Analytics
Dashboard Dictators
It's Basic Supply and Demand, Bro
Economics
Math Masochists & Stata Sorcerers
Move Fast, Break Tuition
Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Startup Scene
Wolf of Wall Street Prep
Finance
Wait, I Majored in Econ?
Tik-Tok Generation
Marketing
Getting There
Humanities & Social Sciences
Professional Yapping
Communication & Journalism
Too Prestigious for an Undergraduate PR Degree
Much Ado About Nothing
English, Literature & Writing
Ink & Quill
Saving the Planet, One Policy at a Time
Environmental Policy & Sustainability
Climate Cabinet
Smashing the Patriarchy 101
Gender Studies
Discourse Disruptors
Model UN Generation
Government & Politics
Policy Wonks
Hindsight is 20/20 (And So is My Salary)
History & Archaeology
Primary Source Hunters
Passport Stamp Collectors
International Relations
Foreign Service Bound
Future Lawyers (and Their Future Anxiety)
Law
Mock Trial Champs
I'll Figure Out the Career Later
Liberal Arts & Interdisciplinary
Major Mashup
The "Why Are We Here?" Support Group
Philosophy & Ethics
Late Night Debaters
I Want To Understand Myself
Psychology
Sampler Platter
Decolonizing the Curriculum
Regional & Ethnic Studies
Cultural Cartographers
Arguing with God for a Grade
Religion
The Faithful Scholars
Everything is a Construct
Sociology & Anthropology
The Deconstructors
Education
Surviving PTA Karens
General Education
Classroom Ready
Arts
Lights, Camera, Tuition
Film
Indie Darlings