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Duke University

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $735 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $87,072.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $97,800 ten years after entering, the 97th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years.

  3. 97% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Founded
1838
Enrollment, 2023
20,664
Website
duke.edu
Motto
“Eruditio et Religio”
Campus of Duke University

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Duke University is a private research university in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day city of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco and electric power industrialist James Buchanan Duke established the Duke Endowment and the institution changed its name to honor his deceased father, Washington Duke.

From the Wikipedia article “Duke University”, revision 1363878631, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $87,072 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between −$361 and $54,230 a year depending on income at Duke University.

Statement of cost · Duke University

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$87,072
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$735
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$29,612
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$68,758

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $735; $30–48k: −$361; $48–75k: $5,706; $75–110k: $17,100; over $110k: $54,230. Shaded band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years, from $17,360 to $28,210; dotted line at the median, $22,313.
  • Shaded: the middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes), $17,360 to $28,210. Dotted line: the median, $22,313.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$735
$30k–$48k−$361
$48k–$75k$5,706
$75k–$110k$17,100
Over $110k$54,230

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

A negative figure is reported as is: on average, grants and aid exceeded the listed cost.

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $97,800; the median graduate who borrowed owes $13,000.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$85,792
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$95,882
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
97th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years
$97,800
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
6th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years
$13,000
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$12,000

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of private nonprofit 4-years at 10 years: $43,845 to $62,830.

6 yrs after entry: $85,792; 8 yrs after entry: $95,882; 10 yrs after entry: $97,800. Median graduate debt: $13,000. Shaded band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years at 10 years, from $43,845 to $62,830; dotted line at the median, $52,889.
  • Shaded: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years, 10 years out ($43,845 to $62,830); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $13,000.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$85,792
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$95,882
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$97,800
Median graduate debt$13,000

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at Duke University
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMaster's Degree999not reportednot reported
Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree410$201,846$13,500
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's Degree281not reportednot reported
Engineering-Related FieldsMaster's Degree266$150,672not reported
LawFirst Professional Degree238not reportednot reported
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree229$217,198not reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree224$82,377$29,000
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's Degree208$119,197not reported
EconomicsBachelor's Degree199$171,986$13,437
Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchMaster's Degree188$91,491not reported
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree169$70,605$12,500
Public Policy AnalysisBachelor's Degree144$113,034$10,500
Show all 27 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Public Policy AnalysisMaster's Degree143$109,232not reported
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringMaster's Degree142not reportednot reported
Theological and Ministerial StudiesMaster's Degree136$63,947not reported
Research and Experimental PsychologyBachelor's Degree133not reported$12,125
MedicineFirst Professional Degree117not reportednot reported
Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree111$101,627$14,016
Computer EngineeringBachelor's Degree110$174,619$14,500
Legal Research and Advanced Professional StudiesMaster's Degree107$193,055not reported
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical SciencesMaster's Degree29not reportednot reported
MathematicsBachelor's Degree83$131,658$13,000
LawDoctoral Degree0$263,874not reported
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesGraduate/Professional Certificate19$222,658not reported
International BusinessMaster's Degree70$346,263not reported
Medical Illustration and InformaticsMaster's Degree36not reportednot reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingDoctoral Degree9$149,527not reported

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

Duke University: 6,442 undergraduates; 14% of students receive Pell grants; 6% of applicants are admitted.

Admission rate

6%

1st percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Undergraduates

6,442

94th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Pell share

14%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

9th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Completion

97%

finish within 150% of normal time

98th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

First-generation

13%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$61,560

72nd percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k18%
  • $30k–$48k11%
  • $48k–$75k15%
  • $75k–$110knot reported
  • Over $110knot reported
Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k18%
$30k–$48k11%
$48k–$75k15%
$75k–$110knot reported
Over $110knot reported

Who Wikipedia remembers

Wikidata records 5,852 people who studied at Duke University, most often in science & academia (57%). That is the archive's memory, not a census.

What the recorded alumni are remembered for

Share of recorded people by field, in a fixed order so schools compare.

Fields of the people the archive recorded for this school, in a fixed order: science & academia 57% (3,171 people); medicine 2.2% (123 people); law 4.3% (237 people); politics & gov 4.6% (254 people); business 3.4% (189 people); engineering & tech 2.3% (126 people); writing & journalism 5.8% (323 people); film & stage 1.8% (103 people); music 1.0% (58 people); visual arts 0.9% (51 people); sports 14% (792 people); religion 1.2% (67 people); military 1.2% (68 people). These are shares of people recorded in Wikidata, the archive's memory, not a census of alumni.
Table of the same numbers
Fields of the people the archive recorded for this school (the archive's memory, not a census)
FieldPeople recordedShare
science & academia3,17157.0%
medicine1232.2%
law2374.3%
politics & gov2544.6%
business1893.4%
engineering & tech1262.3%
writing & journalism3235.8%
film & stage1031.8%
music581.0%
visual arts510.9%
sports79214.2%
religion671.2%
military681.2%

Source: Wikidata, via the archive's memory (not a census).

most recorded occupationsresearcher (2,138) · university teacher (524) · basketball player (489) · politician (211) · lawyer (205) · writer (161) · historian (108) · American football player (102)

Women among recorded alumni, by birth decade

Counts reflect who the archive records, not a census.

Share of women among recorded alumni, from 14% for the 1880s to 37% for the 2000s. Decades with fewer than 5 recorded people are not drawn, and 5 decades are marked not reported for women. The line breaks at every decade not drawn.

Counts only people the archive records with a gender. Hollow marks are decades with no women reported or fewer than 5 recorded, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Recorded alumni by birth decade
BornWomenMenShare women
1820snot reported3not reported
1840snot reported1not reported
1850snot reported6not reported
1860snot reported6not reported
1870snot reported8not reported
1880s1614%
1890s41324%
1900s106513%
1910s139912%
1920s1714311%
1930s2218611%
1940s5722620%
1950s7725623%
1960s8523327%
1970s10420634%
1980s6713234%
1990s569437%
2000s406737%

Source: Wikidata, via the archive's memory (not a census).

Wikipedia attention, by month

Wikipedia attention

monthly views

Monthly Wikipedia article views from 2015-07 to 2026-06; peak 152,759 in 2019-03.
Table of the same numbers
Wikipedia article views by month
MonthViews
2026-0635,008
2026-0541,689
2026-0447,989
2026-0376,213
2026-0240,866
2026-0147,888
2025-1247,128
2025-1142,297
2025-1043,890
2025-0943,017
2025-0840,001
2025-0736,675
2025-0645,266
2025-0549,381
2025-0486,691
2025-03107,654
2025-0253,917
2025-0157,391
2024-1251,490
2024-1154,350
2024-1050,325
2024-0950,745
2024-0848,617
2024-0747,560
2024-0643,239
2024-0558,884
2024-0460,416
2024-0394,967
2024-0252,195
2024-0162,165
2023-1255,696
2023-1155,062
2023-1064,261
2023-0971,539
2023-0853,686
2023-0750,251
2023-0651,047
2023-0555,354
2023-0455,610
2023-0372,457
2023-0251,281
2023-0154,510
2022-1251,593
2022-1153,355
2022-1053,736
2022-0952,131
2022-0853,398
2022-0758,633
2022-0654,326
2022-0551,149
2022-04113,261
2022-03145,268
2022-0256,718
2022-0158,843
2021-1252,219
2021-1153,592
2021-1051,314
2021-0954,949
2021-0855,991
2021-0753,817
2021-0646,021
2021-0556,797
2021-0457,429
2021-0365,241
2021-0248,256
2021-0153,573
2020-1257,348
2020-1154,852
2020-1055,785
2020-0950,501
2020-0855,117
2020-0747,639
2020-0649,148
2020-0565,348
2020-0470,011
2020-0366,695
2020-0267,486
2020-0169,441
2019-1270,815
2019-1174,210
2019-1066,294
2019-0968,136
2019-0865,367
2019-0758,271
2019-0666,360
2019-0569,168
2019-0479,834
2019-03152,759
2019-0291,573
2019-0179,006
2018-1293,123
2018-1179,749
2018-1062,197
2018-0970,261
2018-0865,176
2018-0754,342
2018-0656,035
2018-0561,245
2018-0464,210
2018-03114,543
2018-0256,062
2018-0162,627
2017-1255,995
2017-1160,327
2017-1055,666
2017-0953,122
2017-0858,806
2017-0748,394
2017-0648,710
2017-0554,691
2017-0462,831
2017-0399,387
2017-0269,048
2017-0163,988
2016-1260,342
2016-1159,990
2016-1054,527
2016-0956,665
2016-0850,701
2016-0746,450
2016-0648,811
2016-0558,380
2016-0466,200
2016-0393,442
2016-0257,246
2016-0159,120
2015-1257,283
2015-1155,100
2015-1060,408
2015-0954,990
2015-0854,077
2015-0750,053

Source: Wikimedia pageviews.

Nobel laureates who studied here

  • Charles Hard Townes Physics 1964
  • Robert Coleman Richardson Physics 1996
  • Robert Lefkowitz Chemistry 2012
  • Brian Kobilka Chemistry 2012
  • Gregg L. Semenza Medicine 2019
  • William G. Kaelin Medicine 2019

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Similar schools

These are the nearest neighbors in the same sector. The list is not an ordering.

Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.
  • Wikidata is not an alumni census: a person appears only when volunteer editors record them. Counts measure the archive's memory - access x achievement x documentation - never placement rates or institutional quality.
  • Images are from Wikimedia Commons under free licenses. Render the credit line (artist + license) with every image.

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