Duke CDS VERIFIED
Durham, North Carolina (South) · 6,523 undergrads · ~13 avg class size · 6:1 student-faculty · $68,758/yr sticker
private Tier 1
Strong sports culture (basketball), Trinity College of Arts & Sciences plus Pratt engineering. Heavy pre-med and finance pipelines.
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Stats below are CDS-based estimates from recent admissions cycles. Verify on the school's official site before making application decisions.
Acceptance rate
4.7%
most recent reported cycle
By application round
Early Decision14.4%
Regular Decision4.0%
By college within the university
Pratt School of Engineering
4.5%Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
6.0%
GPA range
3.88–4.0
middle 50% of admitted students (unweighted)
SAT mid-50%
1500–1570
middle 50% admitted SAT score
ACT mid-50%
34–35
middle 50% admitted ACT score
Median earnings (10-yr)
$97K
Federal data — 10 yrs after college entry, all majors combined
≈ 3.6 years of post-grad earnings cover 4 yrs of attendance
Career outcomes · 12 sources
Median graduate earnings · 3.6 yrs to pay back 4 yrs of cost · est. lifetime ROI $1318K.
Earnings cross-referenced across 12 sources (College Scorecard, Opportunity Insights, Georgetown CEW, FREOPP, PayScale, and more).
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Where this leads
Real career pipelines from this school, based on alumni outcomes and recruiting patterns.
- Consulting + investment banking (MBB recruits heavily)
- Pre-med (Duke Med pipeline)
- Tech / SWE (growing Triangle ecosystem)
- Big Law
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