Duke University School of Medicine

Duke University School of Medicine admissions statistics

Median or average MCAT

519Average

Median or average GPA

3.9Average

Applications received

9,2342025-2026

Entering class

1232025-2026

Applications per seat

75.12025-2026

In-state share of applications

7.7%2025-2026

In-state share of the class

15.4%2025-2026

Applications received for each seat in the entering class. Not an acceptance rate: neither source publishes the number of offers made.

Duke University School of Medicine MCAT and GPA

Duke University School of Medicine reports average MCAT of 519 and average undergraduate GPA of 3.9 for its entering class.

• MCAT519 against a median of 512 across the 152 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 91st percentile of those programs.
• GPA3.9 against a median of 3.8 across the 155 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 86th percentile of those programs.
• Out-of-state tuition$74,690 against a median of $69,571 across the 154 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 75th percentile of those programs.
• Entering class size123 against a median of 139 across the 160 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 38th percentile of those programs.

A percentile here is against the programs that report the figure, not against every medical school and not against applicants. It says where the school sits among its reporting peers and nothing else.

Duke University School of Medicine acceptance rate

PreMD does not publish an acceptance rate for individual schools. The free national sources publish applications and matriculants, not the number of offers a school made, so an acceptance rate cannot be calculated from them without inventing the missing number.

What can be published from those figures is the ratio: Duke University School of Medicine received 9,234 applications for 123 seats in the entering class, or about 75.1 applications per seat.

Who Duke University School of Medicine accepts applications from

DACA applicants

We consider DACA Status Applicants

Community college coursework: Any courses that are taken at community colleges and accepted at your undergraduate institution will also be accepted.

Duke University School of Medicine tuition and cost

In-state tuition and fees

$74,690

Out-of-state tuition and fees

$74,690

In-state cost of attendance

$113,884

Out-of-state cost of attendance

$113,884

In-state health insurance

$3,752

Out-of-state health insurance

$3,752

Students receiving aid

79%

Average graduating debt

$158,686

Deposit, in state

$100

Deposit, out of state

$100

A blank figure here means the school did not report it to the source PreMD tracks, never that it costs nothing. Check the school's own financial aid page before budgeting against it.

Duke University School of Medicine application requirements

Secondary fee

$100

Secondary deadline

November 16, 2026

Latest MCAT accepted

September 12, 2026

Oldest MCAT accepted

January 2023

Deposit due

April 30, 2026

Committee letter

Accepted

Letter packets

Accepted

Individual letters

Accepted

AAMC PREview

We are not using PREview scores in the admissions

Who receives a secondary: All AMCAS applicants who indicate Duke on their AMCAS application will receive a secondary application

Prerequisite coursework

Duke University School of Medicine interview

Virtual Multiple Mini Interview (MMI)

PreMD reads that as an MMI, held virtual, and sets up its interview practice for this school accordingly.

July 27

Applicants will interact virtually with members of the DukeMed Community at orientation and will participate in the Multiple Mini Interview (MMI). Applicants will also meet and talk with current students about their experiences in the curriculum, living in Durham, their involvement in the school and community.

Regional interviews

Regional interviews are no longer available

Video interview

Yes

Duke University School of Medicine waitlist

Typical positions offered

100-125

Acceptance offers made

30

Wait-listed applicants will be notified initially by phone from the Associate Dean of Admissions on behalf of the Committee on Admissions.

Duke University School of Medicine mission

DukeMed is a diverse and inclusive community of trainees devoted to understanding the causes, prevention and treatment of human disease. These endeavors are embraced by all students committed to the highest academic goals utilizing unparalleled resources in education, clinical care, and research. Our objective is to educate physicians with our innovative curricula and broad-based clinical and research training.

Duke University School of Medicine rankings

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What this page publishes instead is the comparison above: where the school's own reported figures sit among the MD programs that report the same figure, with the count of reporting programs stated so the comparison can be judged.

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Duke University School of Medicine admissions contact

(919) 684-2985 · [email protected]

Where this came from

• the school's own published admissions page
• AAMC FACTS table A-1, 2025-2026 · 2025-2026
• calculated by PreMD from the published application and matriculant counts · 2025-2026
• AAMC MSAR public school report

Figures on this page were last reviewed on 2026-07-11.

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