Duke University

Durham, NC · Private Nonprofit

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Acceptance rate

Average SAT

1,548

ACT midpoint

Enrollment

6,442

In-state tuition

$68,758

Out-of-state tuition

$68,758

Avg net price

$29,612

4-yr grad rate

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Test scores

Admitted students score between 1500 and 1570 on the SAT (25th–75th percentile).

ACT midpoint: 34

Popular programs at Duke University

Bachelor’s degree programs ranked by Stairway Ranking — a composite letter grade comparing this school’s program against every other school’s in the same major nationally. Ties broken alphabetically.

#	Program	Graduates/yr	Earnings (1yr)	Earnings (4yr)
1	Computer Science.	370	$133,356	$195,809
2	Economics.	209	$98,649	$161,149
3	Public Policy Analysis.	181	$60,501	$103,071
4	Biology, General.	160	$30,939	$83,192
5	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.	155	$77,288	$87,763
6	Research and Experimental Psychology.	151	$39,359	N/A
7	Computer Engineering.	134	$111,145	$174,522
8	Neurobiology and Neurosciences.	96	$37,208	$73,140
9	Political Science and Government.	91	$54,970	$88,459
10	Mechanical Engineering.	79	$89,938	$120,991
11	Biomedical/Medical Engineering.	67	$69,873	$105,921
12	Mathematics.	53	$121,088	$297,029
13	Statistics.	48	$97,197	$152,782
14	Public Health.	41	$45,921	$101,771
15	History.	41	$60,750	$112,377
16	Natural Resources Conservation and Research.	36	$28,121	$73,435
17	Area Studies.	36	N/A	N/A
18	Chemistry.	35	$29,748	N/A
19	Sociology.	35	$45,551	$61,425
20	International and Comparative Education.	32	$40,723	$79,640