Duke University: Admission, Costs and Aid for International Applicants

Duke takes first-year applicants from abroad through the Common Application or QuestBridge, with Early Decision due November 2 and Regular Decision due January 4 in the 2026-27 admission cycle. There is no separate international application, and foreign citizens who want need-based aid must ask for it in that first application.

Duke states on its apply page that the information there "represents the 2026-27 admission cycle requirements and deadlines." The deadlines themselves are printed as "November" and "January" dates without a year. Duke Embark text for incoming students speaks of "the rest of the Class of 2031", so the 2026-27 cycle is the one that leads to the Class of 2031.

Belltower Hall on East Campus, Duke University

Duke has two undergraduate schools, and the application asks you to choose one: Trinity College of Arts & Sciences or Pratt School of Engineering. First-year applicants may apply using the Common Application or QuestBridge Application for eligible students. Duke states that there is no separate application for international students.

Where international applicants get caught out

• Aid is requested once. Duke states that foreign citizens must apply for need-based financial aid in the original first-year application in order to be eligible for need-based funding from Duke at any point.
• Aid-seeking foreign citizens face a narrower pool. Duke writes that the admit rate for foreign citizens seeking financial aid is usually less than half of the overall admit rate.
• Interviews are not guaranteed. Duke describes alumni interviews as optional and says it is unable to interview all applicants because of the volume of applications.

Rankings differ by publisher and by year, and Duke's admissions pages give no overall ranking position. The chapters that follow take each row of the table above in turn.

Duke University was established in 1924 in Durham, North Carolina, and 2024 marked one hundred years since Trinity College became Duke University. Duke describes itself through its size and results: 6,400 undergraduates, a 91% four-year graduation rate and 16 Nobel laureates among its affiliated students and faculty.

Duke gives no overall ranking position on the pages it publishes for applicants, so the figures below are the ones Duke itself cites. Rankings come from outside publishers and differ by year.

History in Duke's own words

Duke writes that it "wasn't always Duke": it started as a small school two hours west of Durham, and 2024 celebrated the one hundred years since Trinity College became Duke University. Duke dates itself to 1924 in Durham.

The Duke Endowment is a separate body: a private foundation established in 1924 that funds child and family well-being, health care and higher education in North and South Carolina. Duke's pages do not state the founding year of the small school that came first.

Duke and the Ivy League

Duke's admissions and about pages make no Ivy League statement: they neither place Duke in that group nor compare Duke with its members. What Duke does state is the list of facts above, and the admission rules in the chapters that follow.

Duke Kunshan and the affiliated schools

Duke Kunshan is a liberal arts university based in Kunshan, China, that offers academic programs for students from around the world. Duke lists affiliated schools at Duke Kunshan and Duke-NUS Medical School.

Duke Kunshan is not the route into Duke in Durham. Duke's admissions pages say that students who attend Duke Kunshan University and wish to transfer to Duke University are not at an advantage in its admissions process. The remaining chapters describe Duke in Durham, not Duke Kunshan.

Duke prints no overall first-year admit rate and no profile of the class that enters in 2027. The admit-rate statements it does make are narrower, and the table below lists both.

Profile of the admitted student

Duke's pages give no SAT range, no ACT range and no class-rank statistic for the class that enters in 2027. Students who apply without SAT or ACT scores will not be at a disadvantage in Duke's consideration of their applications.

Foreign citizens seeking aid

Duke writes that "the admissions process for foreign citizens is more highly selective: the admit rate for foreign citizens seeking financial aid is usually less than half of the overall admit rate." The sentence is about foreign citizens who ask for financial aid, not about every international applicant, and Duke gives no figure for that rate.

Transfer statistics

Duke describes transfer admission as highly selective, with the admission rate ranging from 3% to 7% over the past five years.

Duke's application asks each applicant for three letters of recommendation, gives space for up to 10 extracurricular activities and includes a one-page personal essay with short essay questions specific to Duke. The sections below cover the courses Duke recommends, the letters and the activities list.

Duke writes on its "What We Look For" page: "We think about what you have accomplished within the context of your opportunities and challenges." That matters for applicants from schools whose course lists differ from American high schools.

Duke also says that "demonstrated interest" as most people use the term is not a plus factor in its process.

Courses Duke recommends

The wording is "we recommend" for the general list and "we require" only for calculus when you apply to Pratt: "For students applying to the Pratt School of Engineering, we require coursework in calculus and strongly recommend physics." Duke prints no class-rank target, so any class-rank rule of thumb is not a Duke rule.

Recommendation letters

• Required: three letters of recommendation for each applicant, one from your school counselor and two from teachers who have taught you in major academic courses.
• Pratt applicants: at least one recommendation should be from a math or science teacher.
• Optional: one Personal Recommendation from an employer, mentor or anyone else who knows you well.

Activities and additional information

The application has space for up to 10 extracurricular activities. Duke does not accept separate resumes. Extra honors and accomplishments go in the "Additional Information" section of the application.

First-year applicants apply to Duke through the Common Application or, if eligible, the QuestBridge Application, and Duke states that there is no separate application for international students. You must send a nonrefundable $85 application fee, or a fee waiver request, with the Common Application.

You apply to one of two schools. Duke's admissions FAQ puts it this way: "When you apply to Duke, you must apply to either the Trinity College of Arts & Sciences or the Pratt School of Engineering." Duke adds that it is not easier or harder to be admitted to one program or another, so the choice should follow your interests rather than a guess about odds.

Application fee and fee waiver

Duke lets you send a fee waiver request in place of the application fee. You request the waiver online in your Common Application, and your school counselor receives an email invitation to endorse your request.

If you pay by check, Duke states that checks must be for payment in U.S. dollars and must be drawn on a U.S. bank. That is a practical hurdle for an applicant abroad, so the online route through the Common Application is the simpler one.

CEEB code and Application Checklist

Duke lists its CEEB code as 5156. Once Duke receives the student-submitted portions of your application, you receive an email to access your Application Checklist.

Transfer applicants use a different route: the Duke Transfer Application or the Coalition, powered by Scoir.

Duke offers two first-year plans: Early Decision, a binding program for students whose top choice is Duke, with applications due November 2, and Regular Decision, for students who want to keep their options open, with applications due January 4. Duke labels these dates as its 2026-2027 admission cycle deadlines.

Duke prints the dates without a year. The label that carries the cycle is the checklist sentence: The dates below represent the 2026-2027 admission cycle deadlines. The same dates are used on the apply page, which speaks of the 2026-27 admission cycle.

Application deadlines

Required documents

• Regular Decision: the application, your high school transcript, the Secondary School Report with Counselor Recommendation and two teacher recommendations.
• Grades: Duke requires midyear grades for all applicants by February 15 or as soon as they are available, submitted with the Common Application by your counselor.
• Early Decision applicants also owe first-quarter or marking-period grades, submitted by your counselor or as soon as they become available.

SAT and ACT scores are listed as optional for both Early Decision and Regular Decision. The essays Duke asks for are covered in the chapter on essays and interviews.

What Early Decision at Duke means

Early Decision is binding: it is a program for students whose top choice is Duke. Duke's admissions FAQ adds, as of October 2026, that students can apply to any other colleges through regular decision, rolling decision, or early action programs, as long as they comply with the requirements of both schools.

Aid is the main reason to read the binding rule twice. According to Duke's admissions FAQ as of October 2026, in the rare instances when students ultimately cannot afford to attend Duke, they may be released from the binding Early Decision commitment after discussions among the family, the Financial Support Office, and the Admissions Office. The same page says: for Early Decision, aid offers are released in mid-December; for Regular Decision, in late March to early April.

In the 2026-27 admission cycle, SAT and ACT scores are optional, and international students are included: there are no additional requirements for international students. Duke states that students who apply without SAT or ACT scores will not be at a disadvantage in its consideration of their applications.

Duke's testing text also states that testing policies are the same for all applicants, and that score reports from testing agencies are required only from students who enroll at Duke.

Duke's admissions FAQ, as of October 2026, says that only testing taken in high school is considered. If you change your mind and want your scores considered, the same page gives you until November 21 for Early Decision or February 13 for Regular Decision to change your test preference in your application portal. Those dates are printed without a year.

What SAT score do I need to get into Duke?

Duke publishes no minimum SAT or ACT score for admission, and students who apply without scores will not be at a disadvantage.

Duke prints no score below which admission becomes unlikely, so a claimed hidden SAT cut-off is not a Duke statement. If you do send an SAT, the table above shows how Duke reads it.

One exception: ROTC scholarships

To be considered for a National Air Force, Army or Navy ROTC Scholarship, applicants are required to submit ACT or SAT scores to those scholarship programs. This rule belongs to the ROTC programs, not to Duke admission.

Duke asks every first-year applicant for the Common Application personal essay plus Duke's required short essays, each with a 250 word limit, and Duke states these are required during the 2026-27 application cycle. A further group of questions is optional, and alumni interviews are optional too.

The Common Application includes a one-page personal essay and short essay questions specific to Duke.

What essays does Duke require?

The Duke short essays beyond the Common Application personal essay are required for all first-year applicants during the 2026-27 application cycle. Duke states that the optional group works differently: "We invite you to answer one of the three if you believe that doing so will add something meaningful that is not already addressed elsewhere in your application."

Optional supplements

• Arts: you may submit one (1) optional arts supplement, with deadlines of November 2 for Early Decision and January 4 for Regular Decision.
• Schoolhouse: you are welcome to submit your Schoolhouse certification/portfolio to help show your preparation for Duke.
• Duke Embark: applicants interested may indicate it in the application and complete a 150-word response.
• Gap year: expressing interest in a gap year will not negatively affect your admissions decision nor obligate you to take a gap year.
• Glimpse: a 60-90 second video, only available for students attending high school in the United States. It costs $22, with fee waivers for qualifying students; applicants at schools outside the United States cannot use it.
• Not accepted: Duke does not accept resumes, research abstracts and media files, but is happy to accept artistic supplements.

Alumni interviews

As of October 2026, Duke's page says that alumni interviews are an optional component of the Duke application process, and that Duke is unable to interview all applicants because of the volume of applications. Applicants do not have to request an alumni interview, but if you would like to be considered, check the appropriate box on the Duke application supplement. Not being offered an interview does not affect your chances of admission.

All interviews are conducted virtually or by phone by Duke alumni who volunteer their time. Students may expect the interview to last 30-60 minutes. Duke does not offer on-campus interviews with admissions officers, and students cannot request an interview.

Duke describes the timing as follows: Early Decision interviews begin in late October and continue through early November, and Regular Decision interviews take place from early December to late February. Duke has alumni volunteers conducting interviews in forty-two countries worldwide.

InitialView for international applicants

For international applicants, Duke will also consider interviews from InitialView. Students attending schools in China are particularly encouraged to arrange an interview with InitialView.

Duke does not require an English proficiency test. Its English section reads: "If you are a non-native English speaker or if you are not currently studying in an English-medium curriculum, we recommend but do not require that you take an English proficiency test." Where Duke recommends a test, it lists the scores it expects: TOEFL 100, IELTS 7, Duolingo 130, PTE Academic 70 and Cambridge 180.

Duke adds that, while it does not require any English proficiency scores, it is happy to consider them for non-native English speakers who want to demonstrate their English ability beyond the materials in their applications. A test is therefore a way to add evidence, not an entry gate.

If you take a test more than once, Duke uses your highest score, and it has no preference among English proficiency tests. Duke lists only these expected minimum scores and no higher "competitive" tier.

How to send English scores

Since official submissions of the Duolingo English Test are free, Duke suggests the official submission of those results. Applicants can self-report all other English proficiency test scores.

Duke publishes no minimum grades for admission for any diploma: not for the IB, A-levels, the Matura, the Abitur, the French Baccalauréat or a US diploma, and no minimum SAT, ACT or AP result. Duke asks instead for official transcripts for all high school work, and the grade scores it does print for IB, A-levels and similar exams are for credit after you enrol.

Duke requires official transcripts for all academic work completed in high school, submitted by your school counselor or another school official. School Report forms and transcripts must be submitted directly from an applicant's school. Duke's pages do not name the Polish matura or give a conversion for it.

Transcripts that need translating

For international students whose transcripts need to be translated into English, students may use an official service, an EducationUSA adviser, or a school official. Duke also expects the original documents to be submitted together with the translated documents.

Are international qualifications accepted at Duke?

Duke does not list qualifications by name as admission routes and gives no grade table that says which result gets you in. The exam scores below are not admission minimums. Duke states that course credit and advanced placement are not granted until the student has been admitted and until the official reports are received and evaluated by its Registrar's Office.

Duke states that the credit information applies to incoming students in the 2026-2027 academic year; Duke prints no separate table for the next entry year. Entering students with high scores on internationally recognized college-level examinations receive international placement credit in the same way as for AP and IB exams, but IPC credits can only be used in subject areas for which there is an AP exam offered domestically.

Diploma or GED

On the apply page, the sentence a high school diploma or GED is required for admission to Duke sits in the transfer eligibility section. Duke also states that it considers students with GEDs in both its first-year and transfer admission processes.

Duke offers 69 majors, 59 minors, and 23 certificates, with the opportunity to choose up to three academic pathways, inside two undergraduate schools: Trinity College of Arts & Sciences and the Pratt School of Engineering. Duke states that these pathways combine into at least 430,000 unique academic combinations.

The two schools are not equal in size. 80% of Duke undergraduates are enrolled in the Trinity College of Arts & Sciences.

Trinity College of Arts & Sciences

Trinity offers 48 majors, 50 minors, 23 certificates and an option for students to design their own major. Computer Science is offered there as a BS and as a BA. You choose Trinity or Pratt when you apply, and Duke states that it is not easier or harder to be admitted to one or the other.

Pratt School of Engineering

The Pratt School of Engineering awards Bachelor of Science degrees in Biomedical, Civil, Environmental, Mechanical, and Electrical & Computer engineering. Pratt states that 53% of Pratt students do intensive research and that 82% of Pratt seniors have job offers by graduation. These are Pratt's own figures and Pratt prints no year with them.

For Pratt applicants Duke writes: "we require coursework in calculus and strongly recommend physics." Duke's pages give no student-to-faculty ratio.

Computer Science

Computer Science appears in Trinity's majors list as both a BS and a BA.

Public policy and the Sanford School

Duke's academics page says that the Sanford School of Public Policy consistently ranks as one of the nation's leading public policy schools. That is Duke's own claim, and it gives no publisher or position.

Business, law and medicine

Duke states that, because of its core commitment to a liberal arts education, it does not offer pre-medicine, prebusiness or prelaw majors, minors or certificates. It offers advising instead. Duke also states that Duke does not offer a 7-year medical, law, or MBA program.

Life sciences and pre-health

Because there is no pre-health major, the route is advising rather than a dedicated programme. Duke writes: "Our medical school and law school acceptance rates are 85% and 98%, respectively." Duke gives no year, no number of applicants and no definition of the group counted.

Duke states that it is home to 10 schools, or more accurately, 9 schools and 1 college. Two of them, Trinity and Pratt, are the undergraduate schools.

Duke's first-year programmes (Constellations, FOCUS and Duke Embark) are followed by service, research and study-away routes: 393 DukeEngage participants in 2019, 249 Bass Connections partnerships across 33 countries and 200+ study-away programs. Duke states that 53% of undergraduates graduate with research experience.

Constellations, FOCUS and Duke Embark

As of October 2026, Duke's page says: All Trinity students join a small cohort through Constellations or FOCUS, exploring a shared question alongside faculty and peers. FOCUS students live together in the same residence hall.

Duke Embark is a residential, immersive learning opportunity for a limited number of incoming first-year students. In their first year, Embark students spend the fall semester at the Duke University Marine Lab in Beaufort, NC, in a program with a core curriculum on oceans, environment and climate. Duke states that Embark students will spend the spring semester of their first year with the rest of the Class of 2031 on Duke's East Campus in Durham.

Embark has its own entry step: on the application, applicants interested in Duke Embark may indicate their interest and complete a 150-word response.

DukeEngage, Bass Connections and study away

Duke states that, with its 200+ programs across every subject area, more than half of Duke students study away before they graduate. The DukeEngage count is dated 2019, so it describes 2019 rather than the current size of the program. Duke's pages give no funding terms for DukeEngage.

Undergraduate research

Duke states that 53% undergraduates graduate with research experience and that Duke spends $800 million on research each year.

Duke prints a 95% employment rate among graduates. Duke publishes no salary figure, and it gives no year or time frame for the employment rate, so treat that percentage as a statement from Duke rather than a dated outcome study.

The first three rows measure different things and should not be added together. Only Pratt breaks out job offers and internships, so the Pratt figures say nothing about Trinity graduates.

Career and pre-professional advising

Duke does not offer pre-medicine, prebusiness or prelaw majors. Instead, Duke writes, it offers preprofessional advising resources through the Office of Health Professions Advising, Pre-business Advising, and Pre-law Advising. Duke's admissions pages give no detail on Career Center services, employers that recruit on campus or starting salaries.

Duke's global footprint

Duke states that it has affiliated schools at Duke Kunshan and Duke-NUS Medical School, and that it welcomes students from across the globe. Duke Kunshan is a liberal arts university based in Kunshan, China, and Duke's admissions pages say that its students who transfer to Duke are not at an advantage in Duke's admissions process.

For a first-year undergraduate in 2026-2027, Duke lists tuition of $73,740 and an estimated cost of attendance of $103,180 - $103,975 before financial aid. Duke's pages list no 2027-2028 cost of attendance, so these are the newest figures Duke gives, not a price for 2027 entry.

Duke explains the estimate this way: "The Estimated Cost of Attendance is our best approximation of what each student at Duke would need to cover basic expenses for nine months before any financial aid is applied." The totals are ranges because Pratt dues apply to Pratt students only and domestic transport depends on home address.

How much does Duke University cost?

The 2026-2027 cost table is the latest published; no 2027-2028 table is published yet. Treat the figures above as an estimate before aid, not as the bill for 2027 entry.

Fees, insurance and paying from abroad

• Fees: all students are charged the mandatory Health Fee. The Bursar's fee page also explains the Activity, Recreation, Residential Programming, First Time Registration and Transcript fees and points to the Undergraduate Tuition & Fees page for amounts.
• Health insurance: Duke requires adequate medical insurance for all international students. International students receiving need-based financial aid are automatically enrolled in the Duke Student Medical Insurance plan, and the charge is automatically covered with grant aid.
• Loans: federal loans are not available for international students.

Aid at Duke starts with the first application: foreign citizens must ask for it in the original first-year application. As of October 2026, Duke's financial support page adds that Duke issues four-year aid awards for international applicants and that those admitted with "no financial aid interest" are ineligible to apply for financial aid for any year of undergraduate study.

Duke describes a separate and more selective path for aid-seeking foreign citizens. Duke states that the admit rate for foreign citizens seeking financial aid is usually less than half of the overall admit rate. International applicants who indicate interest in financial aid are considered in a separate admission pool.

Does Duke offer financial aid to international students?

Yes. As of October 2026, Duke's financial support page says that Duke University issues four-year aid awards for international applicants. The condition is the first application: foreign citizens must apply for need-based financial aid in the original first-year application, and the admit rate for foreign citizens seeking financial aid is usually less than half of the overall admit rate.

For U.S. citizens and eligible noncitizens the position is different. Duke states that an applicant's need for financial aid, or the fact that a student has applied for financial aid, will not disadvantage a student in the admissions process.

Aid documents and dates

Duke's financial support page, as of October 2026, asks for the family's current year or most recent foreign tax forms and an English language statement from both parents' employers stating the amount of their annual income.

The apply page, which carries the 2026-27 admission cycle label, lists Financial Aid Applications (CSS Profile, FAFSA) under Early Decision without a separate date, with additional financial aid documents (like your taxes) due November 15; for Regular Decision it lists Financial Aid Applications (CSS Profile, FAFSA) for February 1.

Duke's Financial Aid site shows an early date in a banner that carries no year. As of October 2026 it reads: Applying for Early Decision - Complete your FAFSA & CSS Profile by November 3rd. Check that date against the application you are submitting before you plan around it.

The Karsh International Scholarship

The Karsh International Scholarship was founded in 2010 and is not a pure merit award: international applicants must have demonstrated financial need to be eligible for this scholarship. It covers tuition, room and board, mandatory fees, demonstrated need that exceeds those costs, and three summers of funding for research, unpaid internships and other opportunities.

There is nothing extra to submit: to apply for the Karsh Scholarship, you must apply to Duke University and request financial aid. There is no separate application. Duke does not print how many Karsh scholars are named each year.

Merit scholarships

Duke states that all students are automatically considered for merit scholarships as admitted students to Duke. There is no separate application for merit scholarships generally. The two exceptions are the Robertson Scholarship and Nakayama Scholarship.

For context, Duke also gives full tuition grants for admitted undergraduate student residents of North Carolina and South Carolina whose families have a total income of $150,000 or less. That grant is for residents of those two states and does not apply to applicants from abroad.

Duke's campus is in Durham, North Carolina, and all first-year students live on East Campus, a five-minute bus ride from West Campus. Duke's housing page, as of October 2026, describes a three-year undergraduate residency requirement.

Divinity chapel building at Duke University with a Gothic tower behind it

Beyond the two campuses, the Duke Forest comprises 7,060 acres of land in Durham, Orange and Alamance counties and has been managed for research and teaching purposes since 1931.

Housing and the move from Bricks to Stone

Housing and Residence Life manages all aspects of the university's three-year undergraduate residency requirement. The Bricks to Stone tradition symbolizes the transition of first-year students from East Campus ("Bricks") to West Campus ("Stone"), where they officially join their assigned residential quad.

West Campus consists of eight major quads divided into smaller "house" communities.

Duke describes a sports culture built on 27 Division 1 teams, and students can attend all sporting events for free. Duke's pages give no exact count of student organizations.

What is student life like at Duke?

Student housing follows the East Campus and West Campus pattern described in the chapter on campus and housing.

Athletics and Duke basketball

Duke states that its 27 varsity teams make an impact across conferences and national competitions, and that the 17 NCAA National Championships it counts come in Basketball, Golf, Lacrosse, Soccer and Tennis. Duke's admissions pages do not name the athletic conference, the head coach or the size of the arena.

You do not need to play to take part. Duke writes that Sport Clubs are inclusive, which means there are no tryouts or cuts made.

International students and the Duke International Student Center

The Duke International Student Center, known as DISC, supports students throughout the year with programming, orientation, community building and advocacy. DISC also lists the Undergraduate Passport to Duke & Durham orientation.

To obtain an F-1 visa for study in the United States, a foreign citizen needs proof of ability to meet educational expenses, along with a certificate of eligibility for a visa application (the I-20 form). Visa questions go to Duke Visa Services.

Duke explains the legal basis this way: to obtain an F-1 visa for study in the United States, a foreign citizen must furnish his or her home country's U.S. consulate with proof of ability to meet educational expenses, along with a certificate of eligibility for a visa application (the I-20 form).

Who advises on visas

Duke states that visa services and advice on federal regulations concerning non-U.S. citizens are available through Duke Visa Services. Immigration rules are set by the U.S. government, not by the university, so confirm current rules with Duke Visa Services before you travel.

Arrival and orientation

The Duke International Student Center lists the Undergraduate Passport to Duke & Durham orientation for new undergraduates. International students who receive aid have a further step; Duke's financial support page, as of October 2026, says: you will be required to attend a financial aid session upon your arrival to Duke in order for your aid to be applied.

The newest academic calendar on Duke's registrar pages is 2026-2027. In that calendar, first-year move-in day was a Saturday in mid-August and fall classes began on August 24. Both dates have passed, and the registrar pages list no 2027-2028 calendar, so no move-in or first-class date is available for 2027 entry.

Duke suits an international applicant who can decide on financial aid before applying, because aid must be requested in the original first-year application. In the 2026-2027 admissions cycle SAT and ACT scores are optional and Early Decision is binding; the newest first-year estimated cost of attendance, for the 2026-2027 academic year, is $103,180 - $103,975.

Four facts shape the plan. Aid-seeking foreign citizens compete in a pool where the admit rate is usually less than half of the overall admit rate. Early Decision is a binding program for students whose top choice is Duke. Applicants who apply without SAT or ACT scores will not be at a disadvantage. And the cost figure is a 2026-2027 estimate before aid, with no 2027-2028 figure published.

How Duke compares with other universities

Duke's admissions pages make no comparison with other universities and give no ranking position. Compare schools on the rules and costs in the chapters above, not on a rank.

Aid dates to check

The apply page, which carries the 2026-27 admission cycle label, lists Financial Aid Applications (CSS Profile, FAFSA) under Early Decision without a separate date, and gives February 1 for Regular Decision. As of October 2026, Duke's Financial Aid site carries a banner for early applicants: Applying for Early Decision - Complete your FAFSA & CSS Profile by November 3rd. The banner prints no year.

Next steps

• Choose Trinity College of Arts & Sciences or the Pratt School of Engineering; Pratt requires coursework in calculus.
• Apply through the Common Application, or QuestBridge if eligible. There is no separate application for international students.
• Decide on Early Decision or Regular Decision, and request aid in the same application if you need it.
• If you submit an English test, check the scores Duke lists in the English chapter; the test is recommended, not required.

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