Enrollment Trends at Duke

The average student population over the last 11 years is 16,757 where 17,499 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 6 year-over-year increases and 3 decreases. It peaked at 18,023 students in 2023 and was lowest at 15,735 in 2017. Overall, enrollment rose from 15,984 to 17,499 students, a net gain of 1,515 (9.5%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Duke University since 2015.

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 6,653 where 6,523 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Duke University since 2015.

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 10,104 where 10,976 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Duke University since 2015.

The percentage of white students is 35.08% and the percentage of black students is 7.52% at Duke University. 13.90% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 8.05% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 48.32% to 35.08%. Asian enrollment declined from 14.42% to 13.90%. Black student enrollment increased from 7.01% to 7.52%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 5.28% to 8.05%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.8429 which indicates that highly diverse. This increased from 0.7374 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Duke University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

1,312 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 8% of total students. The number of online students has increased 156.25% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Duke University from 2015 to 2025.