Durham, NC
Duke University
https://WWW.DUKE.EDURepayment outcome
96.3%
of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.
Money
$50,000–$129,500
middle 50% · median $76,700
Federal aid recipients · 10 yrs after entry · US Dept of Ed
College Scorecard reports earnings 10 years after a student first enrolled, not after graduation. The sample includes only federal aid recipients and counts non-completers alongside graduates, which can pull the number down at selective schools where many students never borrow. Treat it as a conservative floor, not a forecast.
Net price
after grants & scholarships
$28,058
Median debt
of borrowers at graduation
$6,569
Sticker price
before any aid
$59,528
Default rate
1.1%
Earnings by major
Median 1–2 yrs after completion · Scorecard field-of-study data
A different measurement than the 10-year headline above. These are early-career numbers for students who finished the degree, 1–2 years out — they tend to read higher because they exclude non-completers and are measured right out of school.
- Legal Studies$168,098
- Business$148,189
- Health Professions$138,342
- Computer Science$106,898
- Engineering Tech$91,078
- Math & Statistics$81,333
- Engineering$75,114
- Public Admin$60,106
- History$52,941
- Education$47,846
- Foreign Languages$42,682
- Philosophy$41,342
- Liberal Arts$40,647
- Theology$40,497
- Social Sciences$40,467
- English & Literature$38,289
- Psychology$37,208
- Interdisciplinary$36,848
- Biology$33,565
- Physical Sciences$27,216
- Visual & Performing Arts$20,682
Academics
Acceptance
13.4%
Avg SAT
1,444
Enrollment
6,501
What students study
16 fields offered
Social Sciences
18% of degrees awarded — the most popular field
- 02Engineering16.5%
- 03Biology14.1%
- 04Public Admin10.0%
- 05Psychology9.0%
- 06Health Professions7.2%
- 07History5.3%
- 08English & Literature3.3%
- 09Physical Sciences2.7%
- 10Foreign Languages2.3%
- 11Math & Statistics2.1%
- 12Education2.1%
- 13Visual & Performing Arts1.9%
- 14Computer Science1.6%
- 15Area Studies1.4%
- 16Natural Resources1.4%