Duke University Academic Experience

Past Performance

• 96% of our freshmen returned for sophomore year.
• 92% of our most recent graduates graduated in four years.
• How long does it usually take to graduate from freshman year?
  • On average, 93% of our freshman graduate in four years.
  • On average, 1% of our freshman graduate in five years.
• The average GPA of freshmen after completion of the first year is 2.94 on a 4.0 scale.

What Do We Like To Study?

Most Popular Majors

• English
• political science
• history

Policies

Graduation Policy:

• The minimun GPA that a student needs to maintain in order to graduate is 1.70.

Academic Calendar

Academic Calendar System:

• Semester System (two terms comprise academic year)

Summer Sessions:

• 2 summer session(s) that consist of 5 weeks.

New student orientation:

• Orientation for new students is held in August and January.

• 38% continue within one year.

• Law School: 11%
• Medical School: 12%
• Graduate Business Programs: 1%
• Other: 14%

• Richard Nixon, former U.S. president; Elizabeth Dole, former U.S. secretary of labor; Juanita Kreps, former U.S. secretary of commerce; William Styron and Reynolds Price, authors; George Grune, CEO, Reader's Digest.