Duke University
Duke University is a private nonprofit college in Durham, NC. Its average net price is $23,706 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.
Money
Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year
Average Net Price by Family Income
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $6,652 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | Not published |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $4,608 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $16,813 |
| $110,001 and up | $48,954 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $95,364 |
| 8 years after entry | $103,496 |
| 10 years after entry | $113,937 |
Campus Facts
Programs and What They Pay
Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.
| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Anthropology | $34,245 National median for this major n=8,063 | Not published |
| Area Studies | $38,972 National median for this major n=3,356 | Not published |
| Behavioral Sciences | $39,719 National median for this major n=1,960 | Not published |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | $43,049 National median for this major n=8,694 | Not published |
| Biology | $39,214 n=120 | $14,196 n=106 |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology | $62,548 National median for this major n=381 | Not published |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | $70,896 National median for this major n=5,750 | $13,237 Small program - rough guide n=47 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences | $41,457 National median for this major n=2,766 | Not published |
| Chemistry | $47,486 National median for this major n=10,597 | Not published |
| Civil Engineering | $72,789 National median for this major n=15,339 | Not published |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $33,198 National median for this major n=732 | Not published |
| Cognitive Science | $48,492 National median for this major n=2,112 | Not published |
| Computational Science | $75,740 National median for this major n=203 | Not published |
| Computer Engineering | $149,622 Small program - rough guide n=78 | $12,000 Small program - rough guide n=48 |
| Computer Science | $70,762 National median for this major n=44,537 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $148,493 n=225 | $12,000 n=187 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | $48,533 National median for this major n=3,677 | Not published |
| Dance | $28,513 National median for this major n=2,991 | Not published |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $29,768 National median for this major n=14,923 | Not published |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | $34,501 National median for this major n=3,700 | Not published |
| Economics | $124,433 Small program - rough guide n=95 | $13,500 Small program - rough guide n=79 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $82,431 National median for this major n=15,396 | Not published |
| Engineering, Other | $75,133 National median for this major n=687 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature, General | $36,147 National median for this major n=27,468 | Not published |
| Environmental Conservation | $40,925 National median for this major n=16,925 | Not published |
| Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians | $58,039 National median for this major n=175 | Not published |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | $68,044 National median for this major n=1,601 | Not published |
| Ethnic and Gender Studies | $38,739 National median for this major n=5,496 | Not published |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | $45,534 National median for this major n=4,652 | Not published |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $39,364 National median for this major n=755 | Not published |
| History | $38,156 National median for this major n=20,617 | Not published |
| International and Comparative Education | $55,225 Small program - rough guide n=33 | Not published |
| Journalism | $41,953 National median for this major n=11,629 | Not published |
| Languages and Linguistics | $33,703 National median for this major n=4,034 | Not published |
| Literature | $35,235 National median for this major n=380 | Not published |
| Mathematics | $52,843 National median for this major n=13,762 | $13,875 Small program - rough guide n=42 |
| Mathematics and Computer Science | $76,818 National median for this major n=704 | Not published |
| Mechanical Engineering | $88,721 Small program - rough guide n=48 | $13,250 Small program - rough guide n=38 |
| Medieval and Renaissance Studies | $26,921 National median for this major n=35 | Not published |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | $41,297 National median for this major n=7,141 | Not published |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | $47,819 National median for this major n=24,237 | Not published |
| Music | $33,156 National median for this major n=13,251 | Not published |
| Natural Sciences | $39,311 National median for this major n=1,607 | Not published |
| Natural Sciences | $39,088 National median for this major n=528 | Not published |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | $39,386 Small program - rough guide n=56 | $13,000 Small program - rough guide n=45 |
| Philosophy | $37,154 National median for this major n=6,052 | Not published |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | Not published |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | $35,467 National median for this major n=4,169 | Not published |
| Political Science and Government | $66,320 Small program - rough guide n=56 | $13,500 Small program - rough guide n=32 |
| Psychology | $37,251 National median for this major n=100,431 | Not published |
| Public Health | $51,770 Small program - rough guide n=34 | Not published |
| Public Policy Analysis | $70,713 n=117 | $13,625 Small program - rough guide n=70 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | $47,943 National median for this major n=17,317 | Not published |
| Registered Nursing | $87,034 n=223 | $28,375 n=225 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | $28,307 National median for this major n=4,315 | Not published |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | $52,659 Small program - rough guide n=82 | $10,500 Small program - rough guide n=65 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $40,236 National median for this major n=8,855 | Not published |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $41,787 National median for this major n=353 | Not published |
| Sociology | $40,712 National median for this major n=29,430 | Not published |
| Statistics | $68,688 National median for this major n=3,096 | $13,500 Small program - rough guide n=31 |
| Studio Art | $31,108 National median for this major n=25,748 | Not published |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | $30,671 National median for this major n=4,580 | Not published |
| Visual and Performing Arts, Other | $34,413 National median for this major n=488 | Not published |
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