Duke University Courses & Fees 2025

Indian students who wish to study at Duke University must meet the entry requirements and submit an online application to get admission. They must provide all the necessary documents along with a valid test score to complete the Duke admission process. Below are the eligibility requirements for the various degrees at the university:

Undergraduate-Level Requirements

• Official TOEFL  all academic work completed in high school, post-secondary or summer coursework

• First-quarter/marking-period grades for all Early Decision applicants to be submitted with the Common or Coalition Application

• Mid-year grades for all applicants by February 15 or as soon as they are available

• Duolingo English Test (DET)  (Minimum score expected is 120)

• IELTS  (Minimum band score expected is 7)

• Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic (Minimum score expected is 70)

• TOEFL  (Minimum scores expected: 100 on the Internet-based TOEFL and 75 on the revised TOEFL paper-delivered test)

Graduate-Level Requirements

• A four-year US Bachelor's degree or its equivalent from a regionally accredited institution. The institution must be accredited by the governing educational body of the country (like the Ministry of Education). No specific cut-off set by the university

• MCAT/LSAT scores. Not more than five years old, calculated from August 1 of the application year. There is no absolute cut-off for these scores

• TOEFL (Minimum 577 for paper-based and 90 for Internet-based)

• IELTS (Minimum 7.0)

• Duolingo English Test (DET) - (Minimum 115)

Duke University is known for its Business, Medicine, Law, and Nursing courses. The university ranks among the top 100 in the world for many courses by major ranking bodies. Duke University MBA course ranks 23 in the world while Medicine and Nursing rank 17 and 14 respectively by QS in 2024. The below table includes the Duke University course list with their rankings: 

The Duke University fees vary between INR 17 L and INR 91 L for first-year. The below table includes the Duke University fees for Indian students:

According to the US News & World Report, with an acceptance rate of 6%, admission to Duke is highly competitive as the university receives applications from around 100 countries of the world. However, each year, the rate of admission varies depending on the number of applications received and seats allowed per programme that year. In recent years, it has been observed that on average, about one in five applicants gets selected. This average may be different for some programs.

A GPA of at least 4.13 is also required. You must make up the difference if your GPA is below this with a higher SAT/ACT score. You'll also need to make an impression on them with the rest of your application for a prestigious institution like Duke.