Duke University
Durham, NC · Site officiel ↗
Les étudiants internationaux doivent aussi prévoir un budget pour l'assurance santé, le visa et les frais de voyage, qui ne figurent pas ici.
Quick summary
| Cost per year | about $90,696 per year (tuition, housing, food, books — U.S. Department of Education figure) + flights and visa. Four years cost roughly four times this if prices stay the same; colleges usually raise prices every year. |
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| Money from the college | Need-based aid: yes, but asking for it can affect the admission decision. Merit scholarships: international students can receive them. No named scholarship is confirmed open to international students yet. |
| Chances of admission | extremely selective: about 1 in 18 applicants is admitted. Middle half of admitted students scored SAT 1500–1570. English minimum: IELTS 7, TOEFL (1–6) 5, TOEFL 100, Duolingo 130. |
| Application deadlines | not yet determined |
| Where and how students live | Durham, NC · Large city · summer highs about 32°C, winter lows about 0°C · 19 km from RDU airport |
| Housing | not yet determined |
| Working while studying | not yet determined |
| After graduation | not yet determined |
Plain-language summary of the verified details below. Where it says “not yet determined”, we have not found it on an official page yet.
Aide financière et conditions pour les étudiants internationaux
| Aides et admission pour les candidats internationaux | Need-aware pour les candidats internationaux L'université peut tenir compte de la capacité de paiement d'un candidat international au moment de décider de son admission. Sources (1)Cité dans la version originale anglaise du site de l'université. “The admissions process for foreign citizens is more highly selective: the admit rate for foreign citizens seeking financial aid is usually less than half of the overall admit rate.”admissions.duke.edu ↗ · vérifié le 2026-11-10 |
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| Couvre la totalité des besoins financiers | Not yet determined — consultez le site de l'université ↗ |
| Bourses au mérite | Oui — les étudiants internationaux peuvent recevoir des bourses au mériteSources (1)Cité dans la version originale anglaise du site de l'université. “Duke offers a small number of merit scholarships for which all applicants to Duke are automatically considered.”admissions.duke.edu ↗ · vérifié le 2026-11-10 |
| Forms for international aid applicants | Not yet determined — consultez le site de l'université ↗ |
| Must request aid when applying? | Not yet determined — consultez le site de l'université ↗ |
| Politique SAT / ACT | Test facultatif (SAT/ACT peuvent être envoyés)Sources (1)Cité dans la version originale anglaise du site de l'université. “Duke University is test-optional for both first-year and transfer applicants in the 2026-2027 admissions cycle.”admissions.duke.edu ↗ · vérifié le 2026-11-10 |
| Niveau d'anglais | Test d'anglais recommandé (les scores ci-dessous sont les minimums indiqués)
Sources (5)Cité dans la version originale anglaise du site de l'université. “If you are a non-native English speaker or if you are not currently studying in an English-medium curriculum, we recommend but do not require that you take an English proficiency test.”admissions.duke.edu ↗ · vérifié le 2026-11-10“TOEFL
Test prior to January 21, 2026: Minimum score expected is 100
Test on or after January 21, 2026: Minimum score expected is 5.0”admissions.duke.edu ↗ · vérifié le 2026-11-10“TOEFL
Test prior to January 21, 2026: Minimum score expected is 100”admissions.duke.edu ↗ · vérifié le 2026-11-10“IELTS (Minimum band score expected is 7)”admissions.duke.edu ↗ · vérifié le 2026-11-10“Duolingo (Minimum score expected is 130)”admissions.duke.edu ↗ · vérifié le 2026-11-10 |
| Conditional admission / English pathway | Not yet determined — consultez le site de l'université ↗ |
Bourses pour les étudiants de première année
Robertson Scholars Program
Sources (1)
“Duke offers a small number of merit scholarships for which all applicants to Duke are automatically considered. Applying for need-based aid does not have any negative effect on merit scholarship selection. For more information, please visit the Office of Undergraduate Scholars and Fellows and the Robertson Scholars Program.”admissions.duke.edu ↗ · vérifié le 2026-11-10Deadlines (fall 2027 entry)
| Application deadlines | Not yet determined — consultez le site de l'université ↗ |
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| Financial aid deadline | Not yet determined — consultez le site de l'université ↗ |
Dates as published by the college; check the official page for time zones and supporting-document deadlines.
Costs for international students
| Student health insurance | Not yet determined — consultez le site de l'université ↗ |
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| Proof of funds for the I-20 | Not yet determined — consultez le site de l'université ↗ |
Earnings by field of study
| Field | After 1 year | After 4 years |
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| Mathematics | $130,467 | $297,029 |
| Computer Science | $148,493 | $195,809 |
| Computer Engineering | $149,622 | $174,522 |
| Economics | $124,433 | $161,149 |
| Statistics | $131,046 | $152,782 |
| Mechanical Engineering | $88,721 | $120,991 |
| History | $53,104 | $112,377 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | — | $105,921 |
| Public Policy Analysis | $70,713 | $103,071 |
| Public Health | $51,770 | $101,771 |
| Political Science and Government | $66,320 | $88,459 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | $44,371 | $88,098 |
Median yearly earnings of graduates of this college's bachelor's programme in each field, 1 and 4 years after finishing. Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (retrieved 2026-11-11). Only graduates who received U.S. federal student aid are counted, so international students are not included.
Lieu
| City / state | Durham, NC |
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| Setting | Large city |
| Nearest major airport | Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU), about 19 km in a straight line |
| Map | View on OpenStreetMap ↗ |
Setting from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard); airport from OurAirports (public-domain data).
Climate
| Warmest month (juil.) | average high 32°C (90°F) |
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| Coldest month (janv.) | average low 0°C (32°F) |
| Precipitation per year | 1,106 mm |
Month by month
| janv. | févr. | mars | avr. | mai | juin | juil. | août | sept. | oct. | nov. | déc. | |
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| High °C | 11° | 13° | 17° | 22° | 26° | 30° | 32° | 31° | 28° | 22° | 17° | 12° |
| Low °C | 0° | 1° | 4° | 9° | 14° | 18° | 21° | 20° | 17° | 10° | 4° | 1° |
| Rain mm | 86 | 70 | 100 | 90 | 88 | 111 | 105 | 97 | 112 | 81 | 81 | 85 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at the Chapel Hill Williams Ap, Nc Us weather station, about 14 km from campus. Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals.
Le coût, le taux d'admission, les fourchettes de scores aux tests et les revenus proviennent du College Scorecard du ministère américain de l'Éducation (consulté le 2026-11-11). La fourchette SAT additionne les scores par section aux 25e et 75e centiles ; elle est donc approximative. Les revenus du Scorecard concernent les bénéficiaires d'aides fédérales.