Duke University Common Data Set 2025-26

NCTest policy: Test-optional for 2026-27 cycle; SAT/ACT considered if submitted, not required (C8A checkbox; C8F clarification)Compare with other schools AP credit

Acceptance rate

5.2%

2,910 of 55,541

Early decision rate

—

SAT middle 50%

1510–1570

ACT middle 50%

34–35

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Admissions

AppliedC1	55,541
AdmittedC1	2,910
EnrolledC1	1,749
YieldC1	60.1%
Early decisionC21	Offered, counts not reported
Early actionC22	Offered, counts not reported

Waitlist

Offered a placeC2	—
Accepted a placeC2	—
Admitted from waitlistC2	—
Odds if you stay on the listC2	—

Test scores and GPA

Submitted SATC9	48%
Submitted ACTC9	27%
SAT Reading & Writing (25th–75th)C9	740–780
SAT Math (25th–75th)C9	770–790
Average high school GPAC12	—
GPA of 4.0C11	—
GPA 3.75–3.99C11	—
GPA 3.50–3.74C11	—
GPA below 3.50C11	—

Cost and financial aid

TuitionG1	$73,740
Required feesG1	$2,635
Food and housingG1	$20,222
Need fully met (first-years)H2	94.6%
Average % of need metH2	100%
Average need-based packageH2	$83,513
Average need-based grantH2	$76,455

What admissions looks at

Rigor of secondary school recordVery important
Class rankImportant
Academic GPAVery important
Standardized test scoresConsidered
Application essayImportant
Recommendation(s)Very important
InterviewConsidered
Extracurricular activitiesVery important
Talent/abilityVery important
Character/personal qualitiesVery important
First generationConsidered
Alumni/ae relationConsidered
Geographical residenceConsidered
State residencyConsidered
Religious affiliation/commitmentNot considered
Volunteer workConsidered
Work experienceConsidered
Level of applicant's interestConsidered

From item C7.

Outcomes

UndergraduatesB1	6,525
First-year retentionB22	97%
4-year graduation rateB	—
6-year graduation rateB	96.1%

Notes on this filing

C1: applied, admitted and enrolled totals are sums of the male and female columns (no total printed); no unknown-sex counts reported.
C2: waitlist block is entirely blank (offered, accepted, admitted); policy answered Yes.
C21: early decision offered (Yes) but Fall 2025 applied and admitted counts are blank; closing date printed as 11 months 1 day and notification as 12 months 15 days.
C22: early action marked N/A; treated as not reported.
C8A/C8F: SAT/ACT checkbox reads 'not required but considered if submitted'; C8F states test optional for the 2026-27 cycle, which is later than the Fall 2025 enrollees reported in C9. Summary follows C8F.
C9: enrolled-student test submission percentages are 48% SAT (843) and 27% ACT (473).
C11 and C12: GPA distribution and average are blank; GPA fields left null.
B4-B21: 4-year graduation rate is not printed for the Fall 2019 cohort; left null (completers within 4 years are 1,469 of 1,730 but the rate was not computed). 6-year rate 96.1% is from the Fall 2019 cohort, row H.
B22: retention 97.0% printed; 1,687 of 1,740 retained.
G1: private institution, one tuition for all students; in-state and out-of-state left null. Room and board uses food and housing (on-campus) of $20,222.
H2: pct_with_need_awarded_aid left null; filing shows 726 with need and 726 awarded aid (line d/line c) but the percentage was not printed. pct_need_fully_met computed as 687/726 = 94.6% (line h / line d, first-time full-time first-year column).
H2 line I: average percent of need met printed as 100.0%.

Source: Duke University Common Data Set 2025-26 . “—” means the college left the item blank.