Duke University
Durham, NC
School Background
2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 6,815
Graduate Enrollment: 10,737
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Highest degree awarded:
Graduate
Religious Affiliation:
United Methodist
Campus Details
Large City (>250k)
Four-year, large, highly residential
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full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
Applicant and Admittance Traits
2022 Admission Rate: 5.89%
Male/Female: 45% / 55% (2017)
First generation college students: 13.5% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 4.0% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.4% (2015)
Test scores for admission: Required
Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 53.5% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 48.7% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 45.9% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 43.4% (2017)
Ethnicity Information
White: 40.0%
Black: 8.0%
Hispanic: 10.6%
Asian: 21.5%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.4%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.0%
2+ races: 6.4%
Non-resident alien: 8.6%
Unknown race: 4.5%
Black: 8.0%
Hispanic: 10.6%
Asian: 21.5%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.4%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.0%
2+ races: 6.4%
Non-resident alien: 8.6%
Unknown race: 4.5%
Costs & Fees
2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $78,176
In-State tuition: $60,244Out-of-State tuition: $60,244
Estimated books and supplies: $1,434 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $16,206 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $1,976 (2022)
Estimated off-campus room & board: $8,200 (2006)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $1,680 (2006)
Average Family Income: $114,332 (2017)
Median Family Income: $61,560 (2017)
Scholarships & Financial Aid
Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 13.1%Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 16.5%
Median federal loan debt at graduation: $13,000 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $138 (2021)
| Household Income | Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0-$30k | $2,945 |
| $30k-48k | $4,301 |
| $48k-75k | $10,304 |
| $75k-110k | $18,753 |
| $110k+ | $47,805 |
Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements
4-year graduation rate: 89%6-year graduation rate: 96%
1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 94.0% (2020)
Loans
Median federal debt for graduates: $13,000 (2021)Median federal debt for non-graduates: $5,500 (2021)
Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $12,125 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $8,500 (2021)
Ability to Repay Loans
| Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment (Non-delinquent/default) |
Percentage |
|---|---|
| @1 Year | 90.3% (2015) |
| @3 year | 91.2% (2017) |
| @5 year | 93.2% (2017) |
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 83.7% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 84.5% (2015)
Earnings Power
Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $69,932 (2020)Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $92,741 (2020)
Popular Majors
| Type of Degree | Major | 2022 Graduates | Median Federal Debt | Median Monthly Payment | 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) | 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doctoral Degree | Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. | 5 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Music. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Music. | 3 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Computer Science. | 13 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Biomedical/Medical Engineering. | 27 | $125,061 ($10,422) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Civil Engineering. | 25 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Civil Engineering. | 19 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Civil Engineering. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer Engineering. | 119 | $14,500 | $154 | $104,953 ($8,746) | $137,144 ($11,429) |
| Master's Degree | Computer Engineering. | 19 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. | 94 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. | 28 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Mechanical Engineering. | 70 | $10,000 | $106 | $77,120 ($6,427) | $101,532 ($8,461) |
| Master's Degree | Mechanical Engineering. | 41 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Mechanical Engineering. | 12 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians. | 2 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Engineering-Related Fields. | 149 | $484 | $99,449 ($8,287) | $131,407 ($10,951) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | 35 | $48,377 ($4,031) | $76,134 ($6,345) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 6 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Music. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 5 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 2 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 22 | $59,604 ($4,967) | |||
| Master's Degree | Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 4 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 2 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 3 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 2 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. | 8 | ||||
| First Professional Degree | Law. | 224 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. | 89 | $141,642 ($11,804) | $190,118 ($15,843) | ||
| First Professional Degree | Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. | 18 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 30 | $15,362 | $163 | $65,074 ($5,423) | |
| Master's Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 6 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 15 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Literature. | 15 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 21 | $48,088 ($4,007) | $73,920 ($6,160) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Biology, General. | 164 | $12,500 | $133 | $28,314 ($2,360) | $62,963 ($5,247) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General. | 1 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Biology, General. | 42 | $745 | $24,603 ($2,050) | ||
| Doctoral Degree | Biology, General. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | 6 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | 1 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | 14 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. | 34 | $12,000 | $127 | $27,179 ($2,265) | $72,902 ($6,075) |
| Master's Degree | Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. | 29 | $121,605 ($10,134) | |||
| Doctoral Degree | Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. | 4 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. | 1 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. | 2 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Genetics. | 1 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Genetics. | 25 | $58,847 ($4,904) | |||
| Master's Degree | Theological and Ministerial Studies. | 179 | $609 | $42,866 ($3,572) | $56,085 ($4,674) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Theological and Ministerial Studies. | 5 | $291 | $81,061 ($6,755) | $78,778 ($6,565) | |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Theology and Religious Vocations, Other. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Chemistry. | 36 | $8,457 | $87 | ||
| Master's Degree | Chemistry. | 5 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Chemistry. | 21 | $70,482 ($5,874) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | 6 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | 1 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Physics. | 12 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Physics. | 38 | $121,820 ($10,152) | |||
| Doctoral Degree | Physics. | 11 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Psychology, General. | 142 | $15,415 | $163 | $42,009 ($3,501) | $72,857 ($6,071) |
| Master's Degree | Psychology, General. | 13 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Psychology, General. | 11 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Psychology, Other. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Public Policy Analysis. | 176 | $10,500 | $111 | $56,889 ($4,741) | $97,427 ($8,119) |
| Master's Degree | Public Policy Analysis. | 88 | $755 | $74,559 ($6,213) | $92,408 ($7,701) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Public Policy Analysis. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Anthropology. | 24 | $41,247 ($3,437) | $65,916 ($5,493) | ||
| Master's Degree | Anthropology. | 6 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied Professions. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Public Health. | 45 | $12,500 | $133 | $36,610 ($3,051) | |
| Master's Degree | Public Health. | 41 | $987 | $53,383 ($4,449) | $69,421 ($5,785) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | 76 | $1,839 | $66,327 ($5,527) | $75,476 ($6,290) | |
| Master's Degree | Medical Illustration and Informatics. | 35 | $521 | $117,056 ($9,755) | ||
| Master's Degree | Bioethics/Medical Ethics. | 19 | $783 | $86,853 ($7,238) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 146 | $29,000 | $199 | $69,187 ($5,766) | $71,426 ($5,952) |
| Master's Degree | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 207 | $1,018 | $104,121 ($8,677) | $109,928 ($9,161) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 87 | $1,195 | $141,842 ($11,820) | $134,539 ($11,212) | |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 79 | $891 | $114,898 ($9,575) | ||
| Master's Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 960 | $917 | $159,709 ($13,309) | $180,698 ($15,058) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 13 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. | 2 | $141,333 ($11,778) | |||
| First Professional Degree | Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. | 6 | ||||
| Master's Degree | International Business. | 49 | $1,335 | $176,454 ($14,705) | $225,820 ($18,818) | |
| Master's Degree | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | 379 | $761 | $86,455 ($7,205) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | History. | 56 | $13,000 | $138 | $43,929 ($3,661) | $83,943 ($6,995) |
| Master's Degree | History. | 2 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | History. | 7 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Anthropology. | 9 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 155 | $550 | $65,463 ($5,455) | $79,569 ($6,631) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 10 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Natural Resources Management and Policy. | 17 | $74,534 ($6,211) | |||
| Master's Degree | Forestry. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Area Studies. | 16 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Area Studies. | 17 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | 9 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer Science. | 282 | $13,500 | $143 | $120,664 ($10,055) | $159,845 ($13,320) |
| Master's Degree | Computer Science. | 46 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | International and Comparative Education. | 45 | $8,000 | $85 | $43,571 ($3,631) | $57,321 ($4,777) |
| Master's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 14 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Biomedical/Medical Engineering. | 99 | $13,894 | $147 | $66,273 ($5,523) | $100,584 ($8,382) |
| Master's Degree | Biomedical/Medical Engineering. | 61 | $78,826 ($6,569) | $97,542 ($8,129) | ||
| Doctoral Degree | Pharmacology and Toxicology. | 10 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. | 2 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. | 29 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. | 5 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Neurobiology and Neurosciences. | 92 | $12,645 | $134 | $38,192 ($3,183) | $69,441 ($5,787) |
| Doctoral Degree | Neurobiology and Neurosciences. | 11 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Mathematics. | 50 | $13,000 | $101 | $99,927 ($8,327) | |
| Master's Degree | Mathematics. | 1 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Mathematics. | 17 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Statistics. | 39 | $13,500 | $143 | $89,333 ($7,444) | $113,854 ($9,488) |
| Master's Degree | Statistics. | 39 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Statistics. | 10 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Medieval and Renaissance Studies. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Philosophy. | 20 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Philosophy. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Religion/Religious Studies. | 7 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Religion/Religious Studies. | 24 | $43,864 ($3,655) | $41,297 ($3,441) | ||
| Doctoral Degree | Religion/Religious Studies. | 9 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Economics. | 218 | $13,437 | $140 | $98,008 ($8,167) | $153,139 ($12,762) |
| Master's Degree | Economics. | 80 | $124,851 ($10,404) | |||
| Doctoral Degree | Economics. | 11 | ||||
| Master's Degree | International Relations and National Security Studies. | 44 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Political Science and Government. | 106 | $14,016 | $149 | $49,312 ($4,109) | $84,950 ($7,079) |
| Master's Degree | Political Science and Government. | 21 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Political Science and Government. | 13 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Sociology. | 31 | $52,292 ($4,358) | $53,607 ($4,467) | ||
| Master's Degree | Sociology. | 3 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Sociology. | 9 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Visual and Performing Arts, General. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Dance. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Fine and Studio Arts. | 13 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Fine and Studio Arts. | 9 | $50,324 ($4,194) | |||
| Doctoral Degree | Fine and Studio Arts. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Visual and Performing Arts, Other. | 22 | $37,623 ($3,135) | |||
| Master's Degree | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 88 | $1,552 | $110,269 ($9,189) | ||
| First Professional Degree | Medicine. | 119 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 44 | $11,875 | $126 | $34,028 ($2,836) | $56,777 ($4,731) |
Campus Resources
Average faculty salary: $152,964Full time faculty: 91%
Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 6.0
School's endowment start of year: $8,474,071,000 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $12,692,472,000 (2022)