Duke University said on Thursday that it has approved 806 students for the Class of 2028 through Early Decision, from a total of 6,240 applications. This means that about 12.92% of Early Decision applicants were accepted.
This year, Duke received the largest number of Early Decision applications ever. The acceptance rate for Early Decision this year is the lowest it has ever been.
Duke University Early Decision Statistics Over 5+ Years
To put it in perspective, last year’s Early Decision acceptance rate was 16.39%, the year before that it was 21.3%, and the year before that it was 16.7%.
The number of students applying early to join the Class of 2028 went up by 28% compared to last year. Duke University had the most students applying early, with over 1,000 more than before. The highest number of early applicants to Duke was for the Class of 2025, with 5,036 students committing.
Here’s a look at Duke’s early admission numbers over the past eight years:
| Duke Class Year | Number of Early Decision Applications | Number of Early Decision Acceptances | Early Decision Acceptance Rate |
| Class of 2028 | 6,240 | 806 | 12.92% |
| Class of 2027 | 4,880 | 800 | 16.39% |
| Class of 2026 | 4,015 | 855 | 21.3% |
| Class of 2025 | 5,036 | 840 | 16.7% |
| Class of 2024 | 4,280 | 887 | 21% |
| Class of 2023 | 4,852 | 882 | 18% |
| Class of 2022 | 4,090 | 875 | 21.39% |
| Class of 2021 | 3,516 | 861 | 24.49% |
Breakdown of the Duke Class of 2028 Early Decision Admits
Duke is showing some love for the Carolinas! Out of the 806 students accepted early to Duke, 145 are from North and South Carolina (Duke cares about its local students – 121 from North Carolina and 24 from South Carolina!), a 25% increase from last year, according to Duke.
97 students were accepted to Duke through the QuestBridge National College Match program. This program helps outstanding students from low-income families apply to top universities. This number is almost twice as much as last year.
“This increase shows our commitment to giving more students access to a Duke education. It also helps diversify our student body economically while keeping high academic standards,” said Provost Alec Gallimore in a Duke press release about the Class of 2028.
International students make up 8% of the Early Decision admits. 54% are female. 13% will be the first in their families to go to college. Out of the new students accepted through Early Decision, 625 want to join the Trinity College of Arts and Sciences, and 181 prefer the Pratt School of Engineering.
35% of students who got accepted didn’t send test scores, which we at Ivy Coach are glad Duke made public. Not many top schools share this kind of data when they let students decide whether to submit test scores or not.
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