Duke's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Duke University students who enrolled in 2015 and after. The stat covers all undergraduates registered as full-time students to study a 4-year bachelor's degree program for the first time.

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

As of August 31, 2021, the average graduation rate of Duke University students is 95.9%. Female students graduated at a rate of 97.4%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 94.4%.

95.9%

asian 95.9% 350 students
African American 92.6% 150 students
white 96.6% 763 students
unknown 97.8% 45 students
hawaiian 100.0% 2 students
hispanic 97.5% 157 students
International Students 93.1% 163 students
Mixed Race 97.2% 35 students

Drop Out

Duke University has an overall drop-out rate of 4.0% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 5.6% and 2.2% respectively.

Below is a breakdown of the dropout rate of US students by race/ethnicity and international students.

4.0%

asian 3.8% 14 students
African American 7.4% 12 students
white 3.3% 26 students
hispanic 2.5% 4 students
International Students 6.9% 12 students

Still Enrolled

The data represent all cohorts between 2015 and August 31, 2021

0.2%

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Computer Science	$115,135	$106,898	$134,542
Computer Engineering	$108,817	$97,071	$117,262
Economics	$94,699	$90,856	$112,646
Mechanical Engineering	$71,314	$80,964	$90,153
Mathematics	NA	$81,333	$84,729
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	$67,573	$75,114	$82,947
Public Policy Analysis	$51,435	$60,106	$70,610
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$65,409	$63,970	$69,835
Political Science and Government	$43,130	$54,463	$68,481
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	$34,195	$31,133	$55,563
International and Comparative Education	$42,961	$47,846	$51,943
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	$33,441	$42,682	$50,279
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$33,797	$36,848	$50,228
Sociology	$60,357	$45,305	$47,803
Psychology, General	$42,110	$37,208	$43,192
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	NA	$36,848	$39,437
English Language and Literature, General	$37,241	$38,289	$39,176
Biology, General	$20,909	$33,565	$37,076
History	$45,091	$52,941	NA
Public Health	NA	$37,208	NA
Visual and Performing Arts, Other	$38,636	NA	NA
Anthropology	NA	$40,467	NA
Chemistry	NA	$27,216	NA
Statistics	NA	$83,546	NA
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	NA	$52,107	NA
Area Studies	$43,489	$20,682	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
International Business	$151,472	$213,978	$201,782
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$143,622	$148,189	$163,560
Engineering-Related Fields	$97,661	$91,078	$108,736
Economics	NA	$76,460	$104,348
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$95,695	$97,071	$100,856
Public Policy Analysis	$67,601	$73,635	$84,960
Physics	NA	$53,984	$77,669
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$62,431	$59,640	$70,574
Natural Resources Management and Policy	NA	$58,221	$62,755
Theological and Ministerial Studies	$40,809	$40,497	$52,275
Public Health	$46,377	$54,869	$50,481
Fine and Studio Arts	NA	$40,485	$45,080
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$46,818	$40,647	$44,937
Religion/Religious Studies	$49,269	$41,342	$29,408
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	NA	$73,949	NA
Medical Illustration and Informatics	$105,456	NA	NA
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	NA	$61,516	NA
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$108,130	NA	NA
Biology, General	$20,291	$20,140	NA
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	$73,093	$77,213	NA
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$41,241	NA	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Law	$155,031	$168,098	$200,300
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$123,138	$116,541	$124,406
Theological and Ministerial Studies	$62,185	$86,867	$78,221
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	NA	$65,332	$77,115
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$65,425	$67,486	$72,478
Medicine	$59,057	$59,337	$65,550
Psychology, General	NA	$46,087	NA

Graduate/Professional Certificates

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$163,977	$138,342	$159,598
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$57,039	$49,937	$61,288
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$108,612	NA	NA

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