Homepage - Duke Undergraduate Admissions HOW MANY LIVES CAN YOU LIVE IN FOUR YEARS? Our Students 01 Campus Life 02 Financial Support 03 With exceptional academics, enviable spirit, and a community of support, there’s no school quite like Duke. 6,542 total number of undergraduates 54% of undergraduates study away 7:1 student-to-faculty ratio Meet curious, collaborative, and impact-driven students like you. Explore what life is like on campus See how to make it all possible, with financial support The Duke experience is all-encompassing, interactive, and vibrant. There’s an element of camaraderie here that doesn’t exist anywhere else. Edward Coles Class of 2021 Experience Duke Virtually Schedule a virtual visit Ready to Take the Plunge? Learn more about admissions Important Dates Nov 3 Early Decision Deadline Jan 5 Regular Decision Deadline Mar 15 Transfer Application Deadline Parents and Counselors WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW Applying to college can be stressful for the student as well as their biggest supporters. We’re here to help navigate an otherwise complex process to ensure it’s a seamless one for everyone involved. Parents and Family Parents and Family School Counselors School Counselors Additional Questions? Explore FAQs Mission Statement We serve Duke University by working to create a community of students who embrace growth, collaboration, creativity, integrity, and a sense of inclusion. We strive to identify and enroll students who demonstrate intellectual strengths, a love of learning, a sense of imagination and open-mindedness, and a commitment to their communities; we seek students who make things better and treat others well. In doing our work, we aim to create a community of students who honor and collectively represent a wide range of talents, backgrounds, lived experiences, and perspectives. We believe such a community better prepares students for an enriching undergraduate experience and lives of meaning and impact. We consider each applicant as an individual and consider especially the context of their unique circumstances and the opportunities and resources facing students, families, schools, and communities. We are committed to upholding and promoting Duke’s commitment to equity. We will communicate internally and externally with honesty and clarity, and will treat our colleagues with respect, understanding, and kindness. Consistent with Duke values, we will also think and act in ways that are ethical, legal, and just, and that demonstrate courage, compassion, service, accountability, and commitment in all we do on behalf of Duke.