Student Population at Duke University

2023 Student Population	Undergraduate	Graduate
18,023	6,640	11,383

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, and online enrollment.

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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
Total	18,023	6,640	11,383
Men	8,161	3,153	5,008
Women	9,862	3,487	6,375

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 the next chart (Academic year 2022-2023 data).

All Students

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	38	10	28
Asian	2,420	1,149	1,271
Black	1,317	450	867
Hispanic	1,425	582	843
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	15	6	9
White	6,796	2,979	3,817
Two or more races	894	347	547
Race Unknown	687	311	376

Undergraduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	18	4	14
Asian	1,395	700	695
Black	567	212	355
Hispanic	728	320	408
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	4	2	2
White	2,440	1,200	1,240
Two or more races	493	201	292
Race Unknown	331	151	180

Graduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	0	0	0
Asian	11	2	9
Black	2	0	2
Hispanic	2	1	1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	1	0	1
White	21	11	10
Two or more races	5	1	4
Race Unknown	0	0	0

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
All Students	18,023	950	1,198
Undergraduate	6,640	2	69
Graduate	11,383	948	1,129

Online Student Population by Locality
	North Carolina Residents	Other States in U.S.	Outside of U.S.
All Students	337	565	48
Undergraduate	0	1	1
Graduate	337	564	47

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
Regular Full-time	6,530
Transfer-in Full-time	59