
Duke University's Regular Decision acceptance rate for the application year 2023 stands at 7%, with 31,145 applicants vying for a spot. This marks a slight increase compared to 6% for the previous year, 2022, which had 50,016 applicants. Historically, acceptance rates have been on a downward trend, as seen from 11% in 2016 to 7% in 2023. Notably, the number of applicants has steadily increased, with counts rising from 31,523 in 2014 to over 46,000 in 2023, indicating growing competition for admission at Duke.