Total Student Population

At Duke University School of Medicine, a total of 569 students are enrolled including 123 first-time students. By gender, there are 185 male and 383 female students enrolled. Duke School of Medicine has similar number of students as other medical schools.
Duke University School of Medicine Student Population by Gender
Total EnrollmentMenWomeen
Duke University School of Medicine569185383
All Medical Schools632283347
Public645289354
Private612274336
North Carolina Medical Schools636255379
Public661277382
Private610234376

First-year Students by Gender

Total 9,234 applicants applied to Duke University School of Medicine. By gender, 45.2% of applicants were male and 54.1% were female. As for residency, 7.7% of applicants were North Carolina residents and 92.3% applied from other states.
Of the matriculated students, 45.2% are male students and 68.3% female students. By legal residence, 15.4% of first-year students are North Carolina residents and 84.6% students are from out of state.
First-year Students by Gender and Residency
YearTotalBy GenderBy Residency
MaleFemaleNC ResidentsOut-of-State
2021-2022Applicants 9,070 4,2184,843 6898,381
Matriculants123 4479 2598
Acceptance Rate1.36% 1.04% 1.63% 3.62% 1.17%
2022-2023Applicants 8,613 3,9024,694 6297,984
Matriculants120 3486 14106
Acceptance Rate1.39% 0.87% 1.83% 2.23% 1.33%
2023-2024Applicants 8,431 3,9124,485 6587,773
Matriculants118 3583 16102
Acceptance Rate1.40% 0.90% 1.85% 2.44% 1.31%
2024-2025Applicants 8,284 3,8024,424 6547,630
Matriculants119 4079 16103
Acceptance Rate1.44% 1.05% 1.79% 2.44% 1.35%
2025-2026Applicants 9,234 4,1744,996 7118,523
Matriculants123 3884 19104
Acceptance Rate1.33% 0.91% 1.68% 2.66% 1.22%