How many students at Duke? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 18,023 students have enrolled in Duke University with 6,640 undergraduate and 11,383 graduate students.
By gender, 8,161 male and 9,862 female students are attending the school.
It has relatively fewer students compared to similar colleges (19,694 students in average - private (not-for-profit) Research University (very high research activity)).
950 students are enrolled exclusively, and 1,198 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
Duke University has a total of 18,023 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 6,640 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 11,383 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 8,161 male and 9,862 female students (the male-female ratio is 45:55) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | 18,023 | 6,640 | 11,383 |
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| Men | 8,161 | 3,153 | 5,008 |
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| Women | 9,862 | 3,487 | 6,375 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 6,796 White, 1,317 Black, and 2,420 Asian students out of a total of 18,023 are attending at Duke University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in chart below (academic year 2022-2023 data).
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 38 | 10 | 28 |
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| Asian | 2,420 | 1,149 | 1,271 |
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| Black | 1,317 | 450 | 867 |
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| Hispanic | 1,425 | 582 | 843 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 15 | 6 | 9 |
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| White | 6,796 | 2,979 | 3,817 |
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| Two or more races | 894 | 347 | 547 |
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| Race Unknown | 687 | 311 | 376 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 18 | 4 | 14 |
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| Asian | 1,395 | 700 | 695 |
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| Black | 567 | 212 | 355 |
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| Hispanic | 728 | 320 | 408 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 4 | 2 | 2 |
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| White | 2,440 | 1,200 | 1,240 |
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| Two or more races | 493 | 201 | 292 |
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| Race Unknown | 331 | 151 | 180 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 20 | 6 | 14 |
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| Asian | 1,025 | 449 | 576 |
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| Black | 750 | 238 | 512 |
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| Hispanic | 697 | 262 | 435 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 11 | 4 | 7 |
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| White | 4,356 | 1,779 | 2,577 |
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| Two or more races | 401 | 146 | 255 |
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| Race Unknown | 356 | 160 | 196 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, Duke has 100 students under 18 years old and 13 students over 65 years old. There are 10,493 students under 25 years old, and 7,126 students over 25 years old out of 17,620 total students.
Duke has 6,869 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 14 students aged 25 and over.
It has 3,624 graduate students aged under 25 and 7,112 students aged 25 and over.
*The age distribution is based on 2021-2022 enrollment data.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 100 | 60 | 40 |
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| 18-19 | 3,125 | 1,678 | 1,447 |
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| 20-21 | 3,486 | 1,796 | 1,690 |
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| 22-24 | 3,782 | 2,089 | 1,693 |
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| 25-29 | 4,224 | 2,320 | 1,904 |
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| 30-34 | 1,633 | 772 | 861 |
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| 35-39 | 576 | 315 | 261 |
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| 40-49 | 493 | 254 | 239 |
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| 50-64 | 187 | 114 | 73 |
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| Over 65 | 13 | 8 | 5 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 100 | 60 | 40 |
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| 18-19 | 3,121 | 1,676 | 1,445 |
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| 20-21 | 3,280 | 1,667 | 1,613 |
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| 22-24 | 368 | 145 | 223 |
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| 25-29 | 10 | 4 | 6 |
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| 30-34 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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| 35-39 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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| 40-49 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 18-19 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
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| 20-21 | 206 | 129 | 77 |
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| 22-24 | 3,414 | 1,944 | 1,470 |
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| 25-29 | 4,214 | 2,316 | 1,898 |
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| 30-34 | 1,631 | 772 | 859 |
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| 35-39 | 575 | 314 | 261 |
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| 40-49 | 492 | 253 | 239 |
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| 50-64 | 187 | 114 | 73 |
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| Over 65 | 13 | 8 | 5 |
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Online Student Enrollment
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At Duke University, 950 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,198 students are enrolled in some online courses.
337 students lived in North Carolina or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 613 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| All Students | 18,023 | 950 | 1,198 |
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| Undergraduate | 6,640 | 2 | 69 |
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| Graduate | 11,383 | 948 | 1,129 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| North Carolina Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 337 | 565 | 48 |
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| Undergraduate | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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| Graduate | 337 | 564 | 47 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 6,640 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 59 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 0.89%.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 6,530 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 59 |
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| Regular Part-time | 51 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 0 |
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