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- World ranking
- #70QS 2027Source
- Tuition · international
- $63,450per year · 2023
- Acceptance rate
- 5.7%2024
About Duke University
Duke traces its origins to Brown's Schoolhouse, a subscription school opened in Randolph County, North Carolina, in 1838, which later became Trinity College. Trinity moved to Durham in 1892 with support from Washington Duke and Julian Carr. In 1924, James B. Duke set up The Duke Endowment and the institution was renamed Duke University. Its undergraduate college was desegregated in 1963.
At a glance
- Founded
- 1838
- Type
- Private
- Campus
- Urban
Durham, United States35.994, -78.899
Open on mapRankings
- QSQS#70World · 2027Source
- THETHE#28World · 2026Source
- CWURCWUR#21World · 2026United States #16Source
- ARWUARWU#48World · 2026Source
- NCSES HERDNCSES HERD#13United States and outlying areas · Total R&D expenditures · 2024Source
- URAPURAP#58World · 2025United States #14Source
Admissions & how to apply
- Check the entry requirements for your course and qualifications.
- Apply on the university’s own application page.
- Pay the application fee ($85).
Application fee
- Per application$85Source
Costs & aid
International tuition$63,450per year · 2023
- Fees$2,355
- Room & board2023$17,458
US net price$23,706
What US families pay after grants, by household income. International students usually pay the full price.
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Outcomes
- Admit rate
- 5.7%
- SAT average
- 1548
- ACT middle
- 34
- Graduate in 4 years
- 87.2%
- Graduate in 6 years
- 96.1%
- Return after year one
- 97.9%
- Pell grant students
- 18.7%
- Students with federal loans
- 13.5%
- Median debt
- $13,000
Median earnings after starting
Student body
US government and university data. Figures describe past students, not your own chances. Source
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