How Duke's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 9.78%, and this year's acceptance rate is 6.35% at Duke University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 9.92% and women students' rate is 9.65%. Duke University has beep kept its acceptance rate definitely low and it is very hard that applicants admit into the school.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Duke University over the past 11 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	13.99%	13.94%	14.04%
2013-14	13.42% -0.57%	14.15% -1.30%	12.74% -1.30%
2014-15	11.41% -2.02%	11.69% -1.62%	11.13% -1.62%
2015-16	11.42% 0.01%	11.72% 0.00%	11.13% 0.00%
2016-17	10.83% -0.59%	10.64% -0.12%	11.01% -0.12%
2017-18	9.86% -0.97%	9.96% -1.25%	9.76% -1.25%
2018-19	8.91% -0.95%	9.13% -1.06%	8.71% -1.06%
2019-20	7.60% -1.31%	7.94% -1.27%	7.44% -1.27%
2020-21	7.74% 0.14%	7.72% 0.32%	7.76% 0.32%
2021-22	6.00% -1.74%	6.00% -1.76%	6.00% -1.76%
2022-23	6.35% 0.35%	6.19% 0.48%	6.48% 0.48%
Average	9.78%	9.92%	9.65%

Duke University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 51.09% where the current academic year yield is 54.98%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Duke University from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	43.78%	43.64%	43.90%
2013-14	42.04% -1.74%	42.00% -1.82%	42.08% -1.82%
2014-15	47.86% 5.82%	47.33% 6.33%	48.41% 6.33%
2015-16	48.96% 1.10%	49.29% 0.21%	48.62% 0.21%
2016-17	50.23% 1.27%	50.24% 1.60%	50.23% 1.60%
2017-18	53.60% 3.37%	52.97% 4.00%	54.22% 4.00%
2018-19	54.72% 1.12%	52.98% 2.20%	56.42% 2.20%
2019-20	54.31% -0.40%	54.74% -2.54%	53.88% -2.54%
2020-21	51.50% -2.82%	51.67% -2.56%	51.32% -2.56%
2021-22	59.99% 8.49%	59.02% 8.70%	60.03% 8.70%
2022-23	54.98% -5.02%	55.18% -5.22%	54.81% -5.22%
Average	51.09%	50.82%	51.27%

Duke University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 36,646, the average number of admitted is 3,406, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 1,724. The number of Duke applicants decreased by 0.63% (313 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Duke University from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	28,145	3,938	1,724
2013-14	30,374 2,229	4,077 -10	1,714 -10
2014-15	31,523 1,149	3,596 7	1,721 7
2015-16	31,220 -303	3,566 25	1,746 25
2016-17	31,671 451	3,430 -23	1,723 -23
2017-18	33,077 1,406	3,261 25	1,748 25
2018-19	35,786 2,709	3,189 -3	1,745 -3
2019-20	41,947 6,161	3,187 -14	1,731 -14
2020-21	39,639 -2,308	3,068 -151	1,580 -151
2021-22	49,703 10,064	2,982 209	1,789 209
2022-23	50,016 313	3,174 -44	1,745 -44
Average	36,646	3,406	1,724

Duke University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Duke

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes