Congratulations!

Admitted Students: We can’t wait for you to join us in Durham.

True Blue

The resources below will help you gain access to all the amazing things that make the Duke experience so exceptional.

But first things first: before ordering celebratory face paint, make sure you’ve got the right shade of blue (Psst: It’s Pantone® color 280-C).

Student Experience

Get Ready for Duke

First-year students who will enter Few Quad during their sophomore year walk up Chapel Drive during the Bricks to Stone parade on Friday afternoon. The East Campus houses of Gilbert-Addoms and Southgate are linked to Few Quad. Bricks to Stone, a campus-wide celebration, marks the transition of the first-year class moving from the bricks of East Campus to the stones of West Campus. The event featured a block party at Karsh Alumni Center, a parade up Chapel Drive, a class pinning ceremony, and quad after-parties with plenty of food, games, and free t-shirts with the new Quad Arches designs. As Duke’s new QuadEx living-learning model continues to take root, teams of students, supported by staff, have been working to distinguish the seven quad communities aimed at better integrating the academic and social lives of Duke students. The result is the Quad Arches, a series of visual icons designed to incorporate very particular characteristics of each West Campus quad.

Undergraduate Students

Look out for messages from the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. You’ll want to check out their admitted-students resource, which includes all you need to know about Blue Devil Days, virtual events and more.

Email Undergrad Admissions
The Duke Chronicle sports department meets near their office on the Abele Quad on Duke’s West Campus during a beautiful Fall afternoon. The Brodhead Center is in the background.

Master’s Students

To help you move into Duke life, Master’s Programs & Services has prepared the ultimate checklist for admitted students — including details on housing, visas and more.

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Juniors, from left, Jacob Hervey, Heera Rajavel, Dharshan Varia and Krishna Patel share breakfast and a laugh together after their ECON 210 class at Panera Bread in the Brodhead Center on the first day of spring classes.

PhD Students

Your home academic department will be in touch, and you will receive assistance from Duke’s Graduate School. The school’s guide for admitted students helpfully groups to-dos by month, from admission offer to the start of classes.

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Welcome to Durham & the NC Triangle

You’re gonna love it here.

Duke’s hometown is the serious, funky, laid-back, hardworking, traditional, throw-the-rules-out, mid-sized (but like the TARDIS, bigger on the inside) community of your dreams.

Joining the Duke Family

Your family is part of our family, too.

Pratt Parents and Families Weekend BBQ.

Resources for Parents & Families

We’re here for you, as you send your loved one to join us in Durham.

Making Duke Affordable

Learn more how to make the Duke Experience accessible and affordable. Just one example: Duke provides full tuition grants for undergrads from North Carolina and South Carolina with with family incomes of $150K or less.