Over the past 10 years (2013-2022), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 3,660, which is 54.56 % of all undergraduate students. 1,828 students which is 27.33% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $4,950.

For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 46.56% of students received grants or scholarships and 29% of students received student loans.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

The following table shows the trends of financial aid for all undergraduate students at Duke University since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 3,660, which is 54.56 % of all undergraduate students. 1,828 students which is 27.33% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $4,950.

YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-143,164 (48%)$42,719933 (14%)$4,2152,080 (31%)$3,659
2014-153,706 (56%)$39,584903 (14%)$4,2492,691 (41%)$5,385
2015-163,679 (55%)$41,721862 (13%)$4,3292,475 (37%)$5,395
2016-173,623 (53%)$44,351848 (12%)$4,3702,441 (36%)$5,168
2017-183,738 (56%)$45,457928 (14%)$4,7261,357 (20%)$4,796
2018-193,887 (58%)$49,026923 (14%)$4,9661,928 (29%)$5,408
2019-203,848 (58%)$48,351923 (14%)$5,0531,196 (18%)$4,838
2020-213,654 (54%)$46,726882 (13%)$4,8661,109 (17%)$4,926
2021-223,643 (53%)$50,142841 (12%)$4,9891,174 (17%)$4,977
Average3,660 (54.56%)$45,342894 (13.33%)$4,6401,828 (27.33%)$4,950
*Grant or scholarship aid includes aid received, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.
**percentage of number of students receiving aids among all undergraduate students.

Freshmen (First-time, Full-time Undergraduate) Financial Aid Over Time

For the last 10 years, on average, 800 (46.56 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $48,896. It can cover 74.31% of tuition & fees ($65,805).

In addition, 505 (29.22 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $6,747).

Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-14770 (45%)$39,984534 (31%)$5,995
2014-15762 (44%)$42,704710 (41%)$5,962
2015-16782 (45%)$47,055686 (39%)$6,167
2016-17838 (49%)$47,836754 (44%)$6,114
2017-18916 (52%)$52,681433 (25%)$7,502
2018-19854 (49%)$50,719391 (22%)$6,544
2019-20807 (47%)$50,914389 (22%)$8,494
2020-21729 (46%)$50,731319 (20%)$7,590
2021-22741 (42%)$57,444326 (19%)$6,351
Average800 (46.56%)$48,896505 (29.22%)$6,747
*Grant or scholarship aid includes aid received, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.
**percentage of number of students receiving aids among all undergraduate students.

The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time. For the last 10 years, on average, 217 (12.67 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,778.

In addition, 53 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (3.11 % of students).

Year Federal (Pell) GrantsOther Federal State/Local governmentInstitutional
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2013-14225 (13%)$4,24284 (5%)$8,67861 (4%)$4,193754 (44%)$38,261
2014-15201 (12%)$4,30479 (5%)$9,38856 (3%)$4,373747 (43%)$41,083
2015-16206 (12%)$4,390101 (6%)$9,51852 (3%)$4,477779 (45%)$44,543
2016-17221 (13%)$4,52088 (5%)$3,93248 (3%)$4,748821 (48%)$46,911
2017-18269 (15%)$4,956126 (7%)$5,20863 (4%)$4,531911 (52%)$50,473
2018-19207 (12%)$5,041144 (8%)$2,26361 (3%)$4,956822 (47%)$50,659
2019-20210 (12%)$5,265235 (14%)$2,03939 (2%)$5,030802 (46%)$49,011
2020-21196 (12%)$5,167176 (11%)$2,59746 (3%)$5,519725 (46%)$48,634
2021-22219 (13%)$5,121192 (11%)$2,31947 (3%)$5,813736 (42%)$55,334
Average217 (12.67%)$4,778136 (8.00%)$5,10553 (3.11%)$4,849789 (45.89%)$47,212
*Grant or scholarship aid includes aid received, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.
**percentage of number of students receiving aids among all undergraduate students.

The following table describes number of students and average amount of loans by loan type. The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time.

For the last 10 years, on average, 505 (29.22 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $505.

YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2013-14534 (31%)$5,995522 (30%)$4,74246 (3%)$15,782
2014-15710 (41%)$5,962696 (40%)$5,05648 (3%)$14,872
2015-16686 (39%)$6,167649 (37%)$4,981113 (6%)$8,827
2016-17754 (44%)$6,114643 (37%)$4,325413 (24%)$4,428
2017-18433 (25%)$7,502360 (21%)$3,917267 (15%)$6,886
2018-19391 (22%)$6,544332 (19%)$3,683245 (14%)$5,454
2019-20389 (22%)$8,494326 (19%)$4,029242 (14%)$8,226
2020-21319 (20%)$7,590311 (20%)$4,53744 (3%)$22,957
2021-22326 (19%)$6,351315 (18%)$4,23535 (2%)$21,042
Average505 (29.22%)$6,747462 (26.78%)$4,389161 (9.33%)$12,053

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