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Applying to Duke: Who We're Looking For: Class of 2011 Profile

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Acceptance/Enrollment Summary

Arts & Sciences   Engineering   All Applicants  
  Early
Decision
Regular
Decision
Total Early
Decision
Regular
Decision
Total Early
Decision
Regular
Decision
Total
Applications 1,020 15,150 16,170 167 2,870 3,037 1,187 18,020 19,207
Accepted 433 2,693 3,126 71 856 927 504 3,549 4,053
Enrolled 423 950 1,373 68 272 340 491 1,222 1,713


Class Rank

    Arts & Sciences   Engineering
  Top 10 in class Top 5% 5-10% 10-20% Below top 20% No Rank Top 10 in class Top 5% 5-10% 10-20% Below top 20% No Rank
Applications 3,531 3,933 1,410 1,133 795 8,881 833 894 281 176 143 1,542
Accepted 1,116 1,245 179 90 38 1,576 401 430 43 13 3 439
Enrolled 393 453 105 52 30 734 124 140 20 4 3 173


Middle 50% Range of SAT and ACT Scores for Accepted Students

  Arts & Sciences Engineering
SAT Verbal/ Critical Reading 680-770 700-770
SAT Math 690-790 750-800
SAT Writing 680-780 680-760
ACT Composite 29-34 32-35


Minority Representation

Asian, Asian-American, or Pacific Islander 28.4%
African-American / Black 9.3%
Hispanic / Latino 5.9%
Native American, American Indian, Native Alaskan, or Native Hawaiian 0.2%
Total Minority Representation 43.8%


Geographic Distribution of First-Year Students

North Carolina 13%
Northeast (CT, NH, VT, NY, ME, RI, MA) 16%
Mid-Atlantic (PA, NJ, MD, DE, VA, WV, DC) 20%
Southeast (KY, TN, AL, MS, GA, FL, AR, LA, OK, SC, TX) 21%
Midwest (OH, MI, IL, IN, WI, MN, IA, MO, ND, SD, NE, KS) 10%
West and Pacific (WA, ID, MT, OR, WY, CA, NV, UT, CO, AZ, NM, AK, HI ) 11%
International (38 different countries)
     
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