Durham, North Carolina · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Large city
Overview
Duke University is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Durham, North Carolina. The campus sits in a large city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 17,499, made up of 6,523 undergraduates and 10,976 graduate students. It holds the Carnegie R1 designation for very high research activity. Its religious affiliation is United Methodist.
Duke University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 169 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other, Computer Science, and Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. It awarded 7,776 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 2 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
98% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 5 to 1.
Key figures
17,499
Students enrolled
98%
First-year retention
7,776
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
169
Programs and majors
5:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 169
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
98%
Student-to-faculty ratio
5:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
2,258
Master's degrees
3,551
Doctoral degrees (research)
426
Professional doctorates
588
Postbaccalaureate certificates
850
Post-master's certificates
103
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
17,499
Undergraduates, fall 2024
6,523
Graduate students, fall 2024
10,976
Full-time, fall 2024
97%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
18,232
Undergraduates, 2024-25
6,786
Graduate students, 2024-25
11,446
Full-time, 2024-25
97%
Size category
10,000 to 19,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
56%
Men
44%
White
35%
Hispanic or Latino
8%
Black or African American
8%
Asian
14%
Two or more races
5%
International (U.S. nonresident)
26%
Race or ethnicity unknown
5%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
2
Programs with a fully online option
3
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
7%
Students taking some online courses
18%
Campus and services
Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
United Methodist
Carnegie classification
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Research designation
Research 1: Very High Spending and Doctorate Production
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Atlantic Coast Conference
President
Vincent Price
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit