P R O F I L E

O F

T H E

CLASS OF 2015
ACCEPTANCE/ENROLLMENT SUMMARY
EARLY DECISION
Arts&
Sciences

Applications
Accepted
%Accepted
Enrolled

REGULAR DECISION

Engineering

Total

Arts&
Sciences

1,873

354

2,227

22,624

517

128

645

2,562

CURRENT STUDENT PROFILE

Student Geographic Distribution (Class of 2012-2015)

TOTALS

Engineering

Total

Arts&
Sciences

Engineering

4,873

27,497

24,497

5,227

29,724

749

3,311

3,079

877

3,956

Total

28%

36%

29%

11%

15%

12%

13%

17%

13%

508

124

632

880

213

1,093

1,388

337

1,725

TESTING
Middle50%Rangeof SAT
andACTScoresforAccepted
Students

AfricanAmerican............................................................... 11%

680-780

690-770

SATMath

690-790

760-800

NativeAmerican,AmericanIndian,Native
Alaskan,orNativeHawaiian............................................... 1%

SATWriting

690-790

710-790

Caucasian........................................................................... 52%

31-34

33-35

DidNotReport.................................................................... 3%

Hispanic/Latino................................................................... 7%

TYPE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL

GENDER

Public............................................................................. 66%

Percentageof EnrolledStudentsintheClassof 2015

Private............................................................................30%

Male................................................................................... 48%

Religious/Homeschooled/Military/Other...................... 4%

Female................................................................................ 52%

Mid-Atlantic.............. 18%
Northeast................... 15%
Midwest....................... 8%
West/Pacific.............. 17%

California....................191
NorthCarolina............185
NewYork.....................152
Florida.........................126
NewJersey...................108
Texas.............................97
Virginia.........................70
Pennsylvania..................68
Georgia..........................56
Maryland.......................51
Connecticut...................50

Massachusetts................44
Illinois............................36
Ohio..............................35
Colorado.......................31
Arizona..........................28
Tennessee......................24
Washington...................20
SouthCarolina..............17
Minnesota.....................13
Alabama........................11
Indiana..........................11

10studentsorfewer:
Alaska,Arkansas,Delaware,Hawaii,
Idaho,Iowa,Kansas,Kentucky,Louisiana,Maine,Michigan,Mississippi,
Missouri,Nebraska,Nevada,New
Hampshire,NewMexico,Oklahoma,
Oregon,PuertoRico,RhodeIsland,
Utah,Vermont,WestVirginia,Washington,D.C.,Wisconsin

International:200students(147foreigncitizens)representing:
Australia,Austria,Bahrain,Bangladesh,Belgium,Brazil,Canada,China,Colombia,Denmark,Ecuador,England,Ethiopia,France,
Germany,Haiti,HongKong,India,Italy,Jamaica,Japan,Kenya,Kuwait,Malaysia,Mexico,Myanmar,Nepal,Netherlands,New
Zealand,Nigeria,Pakistan,Panama,Philippines,Poland,Portugal,Republicof Korea,Romania,RussianFederation,Scotland,Sierra
Leone,Singapore,Slovenia,SouthAfrica,Spain,Swaziland,Switzerland,Taiwan,Thailand,Turkey,UnitedArabEmirates,Vietnam,
Wales,Yemen,Zimbabwe

Duke

WI
25

SD
2
IA
13

NE
16
UT
9

CA
619

AZ
97

CO
83

U N I V E R S I T Y

NY
574

MI
63

IL
151
KS
18

OK
32

NM
17

WV
15

KY
24

AR
20

AL
48

VA
305
NC
969

TN
78

MS
13
TX
325

PA
268

OH
163

IN
45

MO
47

GA
247

SC
124

NH-13
VT-9
MA-202
RI-21
CT-182
NJ-352
DE-19
MD-216
DC-19

LA
17
FL
530
ALASKA-4
HAWAII-14
PUERTO RICO-11
VIRGIN ISLANDS-3

INTERNATIONAL
622

GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION

Southeast................... 20%

MN
37

ID
12

NV
17

Asian,Asian-American,orPacific Islander....................... 26%

SATVerbal/CritcalReading

NorthCarolina.......... 11%

OR
38

ME
15

ND
4

WY
5

Engineering

International............. 11%

MT
5

ETHNICITY
Arts&
Sciences

ACTComposite

WA
91

IMPORTANT DATES

0 to 15
16 to 50
51 to 100
101 to 200
201 to 350
351 and over

EarlyDecision/RegularDecision

RecommendedlastdatetotakeSATandSATSubjectTests.....................................................................................October1,2011*/January28,2012
RecommendedlastdatetotakeACT........................................................................................................................October22,2011/February11,2012
DeadlinetosubmittheDukeStudentSupplementforoptionalinterview............................................................. October19,2011/December10,2011
Deadlineforallpartsof theCommonApplicationortheUniversalCollegeApplication......................................... November1,2011/January2,2012
DeadlineforsubmittingFAFSAapplication*...................................................................................................................... March1,2012/March1,2012
DeadlineforsubmittingPROFILEapplication...........................................................................................................November15,2011/March1,2012
DeadlineforsubmittingInternationalStudentFinancialAidApplication...................................................................November1,2011/March1,2012
Notification date for decisions........................................................................................................................................ December15,2011/April1,2012
Candidatesreplydate...........................................................................................................................................................January2,2012/May1,2012
* We cannot guarantee that scores from November tests will arrive in our office in time for Early Decision. They will be used, however, if they are available.
** Students failing to meet this deadline may have to make a decision on the offer of admission prior to receiving notification of financial aid. Early Decision applicants do not have to complete the FAFSA until after January 1.