Duke University
2025-26
The 2025-26 Common Data Set for Duke University — admissions, cost, and aid, as the school published them. Download the original file. File date from the archived file's embedded modification date: Jun 22, 2026. Subscribe via RSS.
In its 2025-26 report, Duke University says 55,541 first-year students applied and 2,910 were admitted, an acceptance rate of 5.2%. 1,749 admitted students enrolled (60% yield). Enrolled students who sent scores had a middle-50% SAT of 1510–1570 and ACT of 34–35. Compared with 2024-25, applications rose 7.2% (51,795 to 55,541) and the acceptance rate went from 5.7% to 5.2%.
Acceptance Rate
5.2%
Applications
55,541
Admitted
2,910
Enrolled
1,749
SAT Composite
1510-1570
SAT Math
770-790
SAT Reading
740-780
ACT Composite
34-35
How the class gets assembled.
This school does not report an Early Decision lane, so the flow collapses to the school-reported applicant, admit, and enrolled totals.
Each column is scaled within that stage. Labels show exact counts.
Exact admission data
| Path | Applicants | Admitted | Admit rate | Class seats | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All applicants | 55,541 | 2,910 | 5% | 1,749 | School-reported totals. |
Application fee: $85. Fee waivers are reported as available.
This school marks applicant interest as Considered. Read yield and wait-list behavior with that policy in mind.
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.
Nonpayment is the share of Direct Loan borrowers who entered repayment January 2020–May 2025 and were 90+ days delinquent at the FSA pull. It is not the official cohort default rate.