Duke University
Common Data Set 2020-21
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Acceptance Rate
7.8%
Applications
39,603
Admitted
3,085
Enrolled
1,584
SAT Composite 25th
1,480
Federal outcomes
Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.
$97,800
10 yrs after enrollment
97%
6-year completion
$29,612
sticker minus grants
$13,000
federal loans only
All Extracted Fields
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General Information
8 TABLESFirst Name:Kendrick
Last Name:Tatum
Title:Assistant Director, Institutional Research
Office:Office of Institutional Research
Address Line 1:2024 West Main Street; Bay C - Suite 102
Zipcode27,705
Phone:919-684-2724
Email Address:kendrick.tatum@duke.edu
Are your responses to the CDS posted for reference on your institution's Website?Yes
City:Durham
StateNC
Name of College/University:Duke University
Street Address Line 1:Chapel Drive
CityDurham
StateNC
Zip27,708
Main Phone Number (Area Code)919
Main Phone Number:684-8111
WWW Home Page Address:www.duke.edu
Admissions Phone Number (Area Code):919
Admissions Phone Number:684-3214
Admissions Email Address:undergrad-admissions@duke.edu
Source of institutional control (Check only one):Private (nonprofit)
Classify your undergraduate institution:Coeducational college
Academic year calendar:Semester
Bachelor'sX
Postbachelor's certificateX
Master'sX
Doctoral degree research/scholarshipX
Doctoral degree – professional practiceX
Enrollment And Persistence
5 TABLESFirst-Time, First-Year Admission
8 TABLESIn addition, does your institution use applicants' test scores for academic advising?No
APX
Number accepting a place on the waiting list:381
Total academic units4
Mathematics3
Science3
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 700-80086
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 600-69912
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 500-5991
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 400-4991
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: Total100
SAT Math: 700-80090
SAT Math: 600-6998
SAT Math: 500-5991
SAT Math: 400-4991
SAT Math: Total100
SAT Composite: 1400-160086
SAT Composite: 1200-139912
SAT Composite: 1000-11991
SAT Composite: 800-9991
ACT Composite: 30-3692
ACT Composite: 24-296
ACT Composite: 18-232
ACT Composite: Total100
Total0
Does your institution have an application fee?Yes
Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?Yes
Application closing date (fall): Month1
Application closing date (fall): Day3
Priority Date: Month12
Priority Date: Day20
Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall?Yes
Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission?Yes
If yes, maximum period of postponement:1 Year
Does your institution offer an early decision plan (an admission plan that permits students to apply and be notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date and that asks students to commit to attending if accepted) for first-time, first-year applicants for fall enrollment?Yes
Do you have a nonbinding early action plan whereby students are notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date but do not have to commit to attending your college?No
If you have an application fee and an on-line application option, please indicate policy for students who apply on-line:X
Transfer Admission
4 TABLESDoes your institution enroll transfer students? (If no, please skip to Section E)Yes
If yes, may transfer students earn advanced standing credit by transferring credits earned from course work completed at other colleges/universities?Yes
FallX
Must a transfer applicant have a minimum number of credits completed or else must apply as an entering first-year student?Yes
High school transcriptRequired of Some
College transcript(s)Required of All
Essay or personal statementNot Required
InterviewNot Required
Standardized test scoresNot Required
Statement of good standing from prior institution(s)Not Required
List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:D9 List application priority, closing, notification, and candidate reply dates for transfer students. If applications are reviewed on a continuous or rolling basis, place a check mark in the “Rolling admission” column.
Fall Closing Date: Month3
Fall Notification Date: Month5
Does an open admission policy, if reported, apply to transfer students?No
Describe additional requirements for transfer admission, if applicable:- D12 Report the lowest grade earned for any course that may be transferred for credit: C- Number Unit Type - D13 Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution: 17 Courses Number Unit Type - D14 Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a four-year institution: 17 Courses - D15 Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn an associate degree: - D16 Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor's degree: - D17 Describe other transfer credit policies: ## D18-D22: Military Service Transfer Credit Policies - D18 Does your institution accept the following military/veteran transfer credits: Yes No Number Unit Type - D19 Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred based on military education evaluated by the American Council on Education (ACE): Number Unit Type - D20 Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred based on Department of Defense supported prior learning assessments (College Level Examination Program (CLEP) or DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST)): Yes No - D21 Are the military/veteran credit transfer policies published on your website? - D22 Describe other military/veteran transfer credit policies unique to your institution: If yes, please provide the URL where the policy can be located: ##
Fall Closing Date:Day15
Fall Notification Date: Day15
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution:17
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution:course
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a four-year institution:17
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a four-year institution:course
Describe other military/veteran transfer credit policies unique to your institution:CDS-D Page 15 Common Data Set 2020-2021
Academic Offerings and Policies
2 TABLESCross-registrationX
Distance learningX
Double majorX
Exchange student program (domestic)X
Independent studyX
InternshipsX
Student-designed majorX
Study abroadX
Teacher certification programX
Other (specify):X
English (including composition)X
Foreign languagesX
HumanitiesX
MathematicsX
Sciences (biological or physical)X
Social scienceX
Student Life
4 TABLESPercent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)85%
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing100%
Percent who live off campus or commute0%
Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)84%
Percent of males who join fraternities29%
Percent of females who join sororities42%
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing82%
Percent who live off campus or commute18%
Average age of full-time students18
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)18
Average age of full-time students20
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)20
Campus MinistriesX
Choral groupsX
Concert bandX
DanceX
Drama/theaterX
International Student OrganizationX
Jazz bandX
Literary magazineX
Marching bandX
Model UNX
Music ensemblesX
Musical theaterX
OperaX
Pep bandX
Radio stationX
Student governmentX
Student newspaperX
Student-run film societyX
Symphony orchestraX
Television stationX
YearbookX
Coed residence hallsX
Apartments for single studentsX
Theme housingX
Wellness housingX
Annual Expenses
6 TABLESIf your institution's 2026-2027 academic year costs of attendance are not available at this time please respond.X
Minimum36
Do tuition and fees vary by year of study (e.g., sophomore, junior, senior)?No
Financial Aid
14 TABLESAcademic Year2020-2021 estimated
Federal$6,776,144
State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$1,141,990
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$138,639,419
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$5,146,940
Total Scholarships/Grants$151,704,493
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$4,818,352
Federal Work-Study$2,968,739
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$1,194,887
Total Self-Help$8,981,978
Parent Loans$342,681
Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$0
Athletic Awards$6,647,764
Federal$0
State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$0
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$12,559,546
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$7,708,062
Total Scholarships/Grants$20,267,608
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$7,728,594
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$304,150
Total Self-Help$8,032,744
Parent Loans$6,643,692
Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$0
Athletic Awards$16,201,026
Provide the number of students in the 2024 undergraduate class who started at your institution as first-time students and received a bachelor's degree between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. Exclude students who transferred into your institution.1,526
Institutional need-based scholarship or grant aid is availableX
Institutional non-need-based scholarship or grant aid is availableX
If institutional financial aid is available for undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents, provide the number of undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents who were awarded need-based or non-need-based aid:176
CSS ProfileX
FAFSAX
Noncustodial ProfileX
Deadline for filing required financial aid forms:X
Deadline for filing required financial aid forms (Month):2
Deadline for filing required financial aid forms (Day):1
Students must reply by (date): Month5
Students must reply by (date): Day1
College/university loans from institutional fundsX
Federal Pell GrantsX
State scholarships/grantsX
Private scholarshipsX
College/university scholarship or grant aid from institutional fundsX
AthleticsX
If your institution has recently implemented any major financial aid policy, program, or initiative to make your institution more affordable to incoming students such as replacing loans with grants, or waiving costs for families below a certain income level please provide details:Are these policies related to the COVID-19 pandemic? Yes No
Instructional Faculty And Class Size
3 TABLESFall 2025 Student to Faculty ratio6