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

$85K

Entry

$97K

10-year

$115K

Mid-career

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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