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Duke University

Duke University
2138 Campus Drive
Durham, NC, 27708

P: 919-684-3214
http://www.admissions.duke.edu

Fast Facts

Duke is among the most community-oriented of the nation's major universities. 6,400 of Duke's students are undergraduates -- 5,300 in Trinity College of Arts & Sciences and 1,100 in the Pratt School of Engineering. Duke offers students a rigorous academic program combined with exceptional flexibility in course selection and degree programs. Duke believes strongly that a student's financial resources should not be a barrier to enrollment. For U.S. citizens and permanent residents, a family's ability to pay is not considered in the admissions decision. Nearly half of Duke's undergraduates receive financial assistance. from orientation onward, a sense of belonging and school spirit permeate the Duke campus. This is evidence in the collaboration between faculty and students, and between campus and the local Durham community. Located between Atlanta and Washington, D.C., Durham is a city of 240,000 with vibrant research, medical and cultural communities.

STUDENT PROFILE

# of degree-seeking undergraduates	6,504
% male/female	41/59
% African American	10
% American Indian or Alaska Native	0.4
% Asian or Pacific Islander	22
% Hispanic	7
% White	47
% International	7
% Pell grant recipients	9

First-generation and minority alumni: Daniel Blue, Jr., North Carolina House of Representatives, Chair of Duke University Board of Trustees; Cleon Thompson, Chancellor of Winston-Salem State University 1985-1995; Grant Hill, NBA All-Star; Wilhelmina Reuben-Cooke, former Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at the University of the District of Columbia, currently Professor of Law at David Clarke School of Law

ACADEMICS

full-time faculty	1,113
% of faculty self-identified as minority	20
student-faculty ratio	8:1
average class size	20
% first-year retention rate	97
% graduation rate (6 years)	95

Popular majors: Economics, Psychology, Biology, Public Policy, Biomedical Engineering

CAMPUS LIFE

% live on campus (% freshmen)

83 (100)

Multicultural student clubs and organizations: Black Student Alliance, Mi Gente, Students of the Caribbean Association, Center for Race Relations, Minority Association for Pre-Medical Students
Athletics: NCAA Division I, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) More on Athletics...

ADMISSIONS

# of applicants	29,800
% accepted	12.8
# of first-year students enrolled	1,726
SAT Critical Reading (middle 50%)	680-770
SAT Math (middle 50%)	690-780
SAT Writing (middle 50%)	690-780
ACT (middle 50%)	30-34
average HS GPA	n/a
Deadlines
early decision	Nov. 1
regular decision	Jan. 2
application fee (online)	$75 ($75)
fee waiver for applicants with financial need	yes

For more information regarding admissions, please visit Duke's Admissions homepage.

COST & AID

tuition	$40,665
room & board	$13,240
total need-based institutional scholarships/grants	$5,723,876
% of students apply for need-based aid	42.3
% receiving need-based scholarship/grant aid	41
% receiving aid whose need was fully met	100
average aid package	$42,280
average student loan debt upon graduation	$22,000

For more information regarding financial aid, please visit Duke's Financial Aid homepage.

When applying for Financial Aid, file your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) after January 1.

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