First-year admissions

Duke University acceptance rate

Duke University admitted 5.2% of first-year applicants for fall 2025 (2,910 of 55,541), the lowest in the seven years with figures, down from 5.7% for fall 2024. Early decision admitted 19.7% for fall 2023 (962 of 4,881). It was 8.9% for fall 2018. Applications rose from 35,767 to 55,541 over that span. No report for fall 2022 is in our archive.

Duke University’s acceptance rate, fall 2018–2025

Dark bars show first-year admission. Olive bars show early decision. — = not reported or not usable.

Duke University first-year acceptance rate, applicants, admits, enrolled, and yield by entering class, newest first. Early-decision rate is shown under the first-year rate when the report includes C21 counts.
Year	Acceptance rate	Applied	Admitted	Enrolled	Yield	Source
Fall 20252025–26 report	5.2%—	55,541	2,910	1,749	60.1%	PDF
Fall 20242024–25 report	5.7%—	51,795	2,957	1,740	58.8%	PDF
Fall 20232023–24 report	6.8%19.7% ED	46,366	3,145	—	—	PDF
Fall 2022	—	No report in our archive
Fall 20212021–22 report	5.9%16.4% ED	49,523	2,921	1,744	59.7%	PDF
Fall 20202020–21 report	7.8%—	39,603	3,085	1,584	51.3%	PDF
Fall 20192019–20 report	7.7%—	41,471	3,190	1,730	54.2%	PDF
Fall 20182018–19 report	8.9%—	35,767	3,189	1,745	54.7%	PDF

Source: Common Data Set reports published by Duke University, section C1 (first-time, first-year, degree-seeking students). Note: Acceptance rate is admitted ÷ applied; yield is enrolled ÷ admitted. Early-decision figures are section C21 (applications received and admitted under the early decision plan). Each year is the class entering that fall; the 2024–25 report covers fall 2024. — = not reported or not usable.

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