Sifting through a college’s Common Data Set can take a lot of time. Instead, we’ve gathered the most important information from Duke’s most recent Common Data Set to provide you with the information you need, at a quick glance.

This guide contains key information from Duke University Common Data Set 2022-2023.

Duke Common Data Set Quick Facts

Quick Facts

• Public vs. Private: Private
• Geographic Region: Southeast
• State: North Carolina
• Student to Faculty Ratio: 6 to 1
• Full Time Undergraduates: 6,717

Merit Scholarships for Duke

• Percentage of students with no financial need who were awarded merit scholarships: 2%
• Average dollar amount of non-need based merit scholarships: $78,610

Important Factors Considered For Admissions

Academic

• Rigor of secondary school record
• Academic GPA
• Standardized test scores
• Application essay
• Recommendation(s)

Non-academic

• Extracurricular activities
• Talent/ability
• Character/personal qualities

Student Life Information

• Percentage of students from out-of-state: 85%
• Percentage of students who join sororities: 42%
• Percentage of students who join fraternities: 29%

Student Diversity

• Percentage of nonresident aliens: 8%
• Percentage of Hispanic/Latino: 11%
• Percentage of Black or African American, non-Hispanic: 9%
• Percentage of White, non-Hispanic: 41%
• Percentage of American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic: 1%
• Percentage of Asian, non-Hispanic: 21%
• Percentage of Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic: Less than 1%
• Percentage of two or more races, non-Hispanic: 6%
• Percentage of unknown race and/or ethnicity: 5%

This information was gathered from the Duke Common Data Set 2021-2022. 

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