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Commonly Requested Statistics

Commonly requested statistics for Duke University (1924-) and Trinity College (1859-1924) by academic year (1875/76, etc.)
Year Tuition Enrollment Faculty Budget Endowment
    Undergrad Graduate (full-time)    
1875 $60 140 41 5 n/a n/a
1880 $65 117 25 5 n/a n/a
1885 $50 146 0 8 n/a n/a
1890 $60 176 1 13 n/a n/a
1895 $60 127 0 13 n/a n/a
1900 $64 139 18 22 n/a n/a
1905 $68 263 30 24 n/a n/a
1910 $68 334 29 34 n/a n/a
1915 $68 501 29 41 n/a n/a
1920 $80 621 43 67 n/a n/a
1925 $90 1307 89 152 n/a n/a
1930 $250 1858 974 354 n/a n/a
1935 $250 2614 1704 353 n/a n/a
1940 $250 2796 1823 476 n/a n/a
1945 $350 3711 1135 508 n/a n/a
1950 $500 3464 808 614 n/a n/a
1955 $600 3754 800 584 n/a n/a
1960 $1,000 3984 1247 828 n/a n/a
1965 $1,237 4064 2347 795 n/a n/a
1970 $2,000 4668 2309 984 n/a n/a
1975 $2,780 5252 2803 1161 n/a n/a
1980 $4,230 5824 3466 1368 n/a n/a
1985 $7,380 6042 3343 1424 n/a n/a
1990 $12,800 6009 4087 1620 n/a $505,031,000
1991 $13,760 6126 4359 1658 n/a $527,454,000
1992 $14,700 6055 4475 1679 n/a $590,849,000
1993 $15,700 6033 4583 1720 $939,000,000 $669,074,000
1994 $16,720 6100 4737 1763 $957,000,000 $699,002,000
1995 $18,590 5975 4749 1988 $1,006,000,000 $790,584,000
1996 $19,500 6104 4832 2011 $1,100,000,000 $1,008,872,000
1997 $20,520 6114 4884 2063 $1,600,000,000 $1,190,460,000
1998 $21,550 6109 4838 2094 $1,200,000,000 $1,432,703,000
1999 $22,420 6125 4789 2146 $1,900,000,000 $1,759,636,000
2000 $24,040 6202 4969 2159 $2,100,000,000 $2,754,261,000
2001 $24890 5990 5273 2243 $2,583,418,000 $2,440,878,000
2002 $26000 5916 5588 2290 See notes below
2003 $27050 6095 5689 2364
2004 $28475 6066 5999 2477
2005 $29770 6137 6022 2524
2006 $32,845 6,244 6,844 2518


Notes:

  • For financial data since 2002, see the current and previous reports at Year in Review.
  • As the current year's statistics become available, they are posted by the University's News Service in Duke at a Glance.
  • Figures from 1990 onward were taken from the University's annual reports and financial statements. Earlier figures are taken from Bulletins and other sources as available. Due to differences in accounting methods, figures prior to 1990 are not always comparable with the figures for later years.
  • The tuition figure is for first-year students in Trinity College of Arts & Sciences, and does not include room, board and fees. Tuition in the graduate and professional schools varies.
  • The figures for faculty and students are FTE (full-time equivalent) figures for the Fall semester.
  • The value given for the endowment is the market value at the time the annual report is released. The figure does not include the value of funds held by other parties (e.g., The Duke Endowment).
  • We track only the most commonly requested categories of information, and cannot custom compile statistics for you. A good source for statistics about schools in North Carolina is The Statistical Abstract of Higher Education in North Carolina, http://www.northcarolina.edu/content.php/pres/publications/publications.htm . The page provides links to this and other publications about higher education in North Carolina.
  • There are a number of popular mass-market publications intended to help high school students choose colleges. These magazines usually include a description of the institution, figures for tuition, enrollment, makeup of the student body, the number of faculty, financial aid data, admissions statistics, and so forth. Your local librarian may be able to help you to locate these.