Financial Aid
Applying for Financial Aid
Duke's financial aid program is an investment in our students and their futures. We seek a diverse student body and are committed to ensuring that all students can take full advantage of the Duke experience. Under Duke's need-blind admissions policy, the university admits students based on an assessment of their academic performance and their potential and ability to contribute to the undergraduate experience. It does not consider an applicant's financial status or the ability of his or her family to pay for a college education. The university then commits to provide 100 percent of a student's demonstrated financial need for all four years of the student's undergraduate education.
For more information visit:
- The Office of Duke Financial Aid
- Need-based aid
- Student employment
- Loans
- ROTC
- Financial aid application deadlines
Merit Scholarships
Duke University awards a limited number of full-tuition merit scholarships to exceptional students looking for an outstanding undergraduate education. These are students who demonstrate not only superior intellectual promise, but who are also self-motivated, imaginative, and adventurous in their service, leadership, and academic pursuits. To be considered for one of our merit scholarships, students need only apply to Duke University.
Each of Duke's small, vibrant band of merit scholarship communities is distinctive; all promote transformation: of self, of community, of the world. These communities offer merit scholars a variety of resources to help them make an impact on the campus and beyond. The Office of Undergraduate Scholars and Fellows (OUSF) is their umbrella organization and their hub.
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