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Yes. With no projected date for when our campus will reopen, we’ve decided to keep our original candidates’ reply date of May 1. As always, we will consider brief extensions due to individual circumstances on a case-by-case basis. To request an extension, please send your detailed request to undergrad-admissions@duke.edu and one of our associate deans will respond. We regret that we are not able to extend our deadline to allow students to visit Duke and/or other colleges and universities before you make your decision.

We encourage you to explore our admitted students website and view the recordings of the webinars we created especially for admitted students. We also hope you’ll connect with other admitted students, current students, faculty, and staff in our virtual community, the Duke Univirtual Kickoff Experience. Take a virtual tour and join us for a virtual information session.

Check out this FAQ or email finaid@duke.edu.

All finalists for Duke’s limited merit scholarships have been notified. Please note that fewer than 5% of admitted students will receive Duke merit scholarships.

Duke considers all applicants in the context of their schools when making decisions and will continue to do so in the face of uncertainty. If you remain in good standing upon completion of school, however that is defined, your admission to Duke will be honored.

If your academic performance for the remainder of the year is impacted by circumstances beyond your control, please contact your admissions officer by email to explain those circumstances. You will find a list of regional admissions officers at admissions.duke.edu/contact. International students may send a message to undergraduate-admissions@duke.edu and we will direct your message to the appropriate officer.

If your academic performance for the remainder of the year is impacted by circumstances beyond your control, please contact your admissions officer by email to explain those circumstances. You will find a list of regional admissions officers at admissions.duke.edu/contact. International students may send a message to undergraduate-admissions@duke.edu and we will direct your message to the appropriate officer.

We will accept Final School Reports through the Common or Coalition Application or submitted by counselors/school officials via email with any available information, even if that is only confirmation of completed studies. Students whose counselors/school officials are unable to submit final school reports should send an email to us at undergrad-admissions@duke.edu with a brief explanation, copying the email address of the counselor/school official who submitted the original Common or Coalition Application School Report. Due to University policies regarding COVID-19, Undergraduate Admissions is not receiving paper mail at this time.

Our faculty is aware of the challenges many students are facing and will assess the situation in the coming months and advise enrolling students about any changes in our policy. Please note that many students enter Duke with more AP credit than they are able to use; well over 90% of Duke students graduate in four years. Duke’s current AP/IB credit policy for Trinity College of Arts and Sciences can be found HERE and for the Pratt School of Engineering can be found HERE.

We will process I-20s as usual in the hope that international students will be able to secure visas and enter the United States.

For admissions purposes, we will accept final school reports in lieu of these exams. Pass/fail grades are fine. We do not yet know about any changes for placement or credit.

We are not able to offer need-based aid to foreign citizens unless they indicated they were seeking aid in their admissions applications. For those students eligible for need-based aid, we continue to be committed to meeting full demonstrated need for all four years of their undergraduate education, even if the amount of that need changes while students are at Duke. If you have questions about your financial aid award, please contact Duke’s Office of Undergraduate Financial Support via email at finaid@duke.edu.

As you prepare for college, you may find yourself wanting to explore other interests such as personal and professional development, religious or mission work, travel, or required military service. Generally, Duke students do a one-year gap, but depending on the request we can approve up to two years.

To request a gap year/deferred enrollment:

• Enroll at Duke University through your student portal (no deposit required).
• Send your gap year/deferred enrollment request to undergrad-admissions@duke.edu, with the subject line “Gap Year/Deferred Enrollment Request” no later than August 16.
• In your request email, tell us how you will be spending the year by including a summary of your planned activities. Specify in your request that you agree to each of the following four conditions and be sure to include those conditions in the body of your email.

If you choose to defer enrollment, you must accept the following conditions:

• You agree not to apply for admission to any other college or university during the remainder of this year or during the coming year.
• You may not enroll at another college or university during your gap year with the expectation of receiving Duke credit for those courses. You may not enroll in a post-graduate program at a secondary school.
• If you do take any college courses during your gap year, you cannot retake those courses at Duke.
• You continue to abide by both the Conditions of Application and the conditions mentioned in the next to last paragraph of your letter of admission.

Duke offers a unique funding opportunity for some students pursuing gap years. For more information go to The Duke Gap Year Program Website.

There are few opportunities in life to take a meaningful amount of time to reflect and explore. With this in mind, we launched the Duke Gap Year Program to provide financial support to admitted students who are interested in taking a year away before enrolling.

The Duke Gap Year Program is your opportunity to catch your breath for a year, gain some perspective, make a difference in a community near or far, grow as a person, and be better prepared for all that college has to offer, all with financial support from Duke.

Students do not have to request funding to join the Gap Year Program, but do need to have well-defined gap year plans that emphasize growth and exploration.

The Duke Gap Year Program will delay funding participants until January 2021, if Duke restrictions on travel have lifted at that point.

Read more about the Duke Gap Year Program