Overview
Applicants
3,557
Acceptance Rate
Average Undergrad GPA
3.50
Years Work Experience
5.5
Average Age
29
Test Scores
GMAT (25th and 75th percentiles)
690 - 730
GPA
3.3 - 3.74
Deadlines
Round 1
September 19
Round 2
October 14
Round 3
January 6
Round 4
March 11
Other Admission Factors
Academic
GMAT Score
Undergraduate GPA
Letters of Recommendation
Essay / Personal Statement
Non-Academic
Interviews
Extracurricular Activities
Work Experience
Other Factors
School Type And Accreditation
School Type
Private
AACSB-approved
Yes
Selectivity Rating
Program Types
Full-Time
Yes
Part-Time
No
Evening
No
Executive
Yes
Online
No
Faculty Information
Student/Faculty
7:1
Total Faculty
155
66
Full-time
34
Part-time
21
Female
4
Underrepresented Minorities
Students Say
Duke’s Fuqua School of Business has a “world-class reputation” for good reason: Students here are privy to a curriculum made up of “balanced case method and lecture-based instruction, experiential learning, student leadership opportunities, … and alumni engagement.” What’s more, the program does a tremendous job of ensuring “each student has the skills to work in diverse and dynamic organizations.” Of course, Duke MBAs also derive great benefit from Fuqua’s “focus on ‘team’,” which helps students realize they are “smarter together than … on [their] own.” Similarly, there’s also a “school-wide commitment to developing ‘Leaders of Consequence…’ who think critically about the impact their decisions [have] on others and seek to use business for good.” To make that possible, the program is rather accessible: As one MBA candidate highlights, “The format of [the] weekend executive program provided tremendous flexibility.” Additionally, “the hybrid in-person and Webex class setup also has been useful for situations [in which] attending in person is nearly impossible as classes are recorded.” In turn, this allows Fuqua to “attract talent from all over the country and people already in very senior executive positions.” Ultimately, the school accomplishes its goals by offering the “best blend of on-campus and [experiential] learning” around.
Though Fuqua definitely has a “focus on general management” academically, students note that the school maintains a “top healthcare … program” as well. After all, “being in the Research Triangle Park (RTP) area gives us a unique perspective on health care … [being] nestled within some of the country’s leading research organizations and medical centers.” Thankfully, no matter your chosen field, the “overall professor quality is extremely high here, translating into a very engaged classroom.” And you can rest assured that Fuqua faculty “know students by name and take time to chat with them in the hallways.”
Though Fuqua definitely has a “focus on general management” academically, students note that the school maintains a “top healthcare … program” as well. After all, “being in the Research Triangle Park (RTP) area gives us a unique perspective on health care … [being] nestled within some of the country’s leading research organizations and medical centers.” Thankfully, no matter your chosen field, the “overall professor quality is extremely high here, translating into a very engaged classroom.” And you can rest assured that Fuqua faculty “know students by name and take time to chat with them in the hallways.”
Concentrations
Accounting
Entrepreneurship
Healthcare Administration
Finance
Investment Banking
JD/MBA - Dual Degree
Leadership/Management
Marketing
MD/MBA - Dual Degree
Non-Profit Management/Public Administration
Organizational Behavior
Product Management
RN/MBA - Dual Degree
Supply Chain Management
Entrepreneurship
Healthcare Administration
Finance
Investment Banking
JD/MBA - Dual Degree
Leadership/Management
Marketing
MD/MBA - Dual Degree
Non-Profit Management/Public Administration
Organizational Behavior
Product Management
RN/MBA - Dual Degree
Supply Chain Management
Specialized Masters
Analytics and Information Management
Business Administration
Business Foundations
Data Analytics
Data Science
Business Administration
Business Foundations
Data Analytics
Data Science
Certificate Programs
Data Analytics
Finance
Healthcare Administration
Finance
Healthcare Administration
Center for Research
Entrepeneurship
Healthcare Administration
Leadership/Management
Marketing
Non-Profit Management/Public Administration
Healthcare Administration
Leadership/Management
Marketing
Non-Profit Management/Public Administration
Specialities of Faculty
Academic specialties of faculty
URL
Accounting
Decision Sciences
Economics
Management
Health Sector Management
Marketing
Operations Management
Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Sustainability
Courses in Sustainability
Yes
Sustainability course is
Recommended
Description
Sustainability-minded students at Duke?s Fuqua School of Business can choose from an array of MBA concentrations such as the MBA in Energy & Environment, MBA in Energy Finance, or Master of Environmental Management/Master of Business Administration (MEM/MBA) degree, which draw on campus-wide resources and enable students to enhance their MBA skillset by gaining specialized expertise in such areas as corporate sustainability, environmental management, energy science and policy, global energy markets, environmental law, and other topics. The EDGE Seminar on Energy & Environment provides Duke MBAs with a unique opportunity to learn about today's most important energy and environment industry issues directly from senior business executives. One of these courses, "Business Strategy for Sustainability", touches on integrating sustainability as a business and a key to competitive advantage.
Fuqua's sustainability elective, "Business Strategy for Sustainability" course description below:
Global challenges such as urbanization, food security, water crises, inequality, natural resource degradation, and climate change increasingly present material risks to corporations. Yet these same trends can create profitable opportunities for companies if innovation is harnessed to create products and business models that provide solutions for growing global markets. As these challenges grow, companies are increasingly integrating sustainability as a business imperative and a key to competitive advantage. In the course, we will examine how businesses assess their risks and opportunities, and how they develop strategies to promote more sustainable practices. We will assess challenges in different firms, industries and geographies, and evaluate how these differences affect corporate strategy and practice. Class sessions will combine case studies, lectures, guest speakers, and interactive activities.
Students also touch on sustainability topics in the MBA core class Global Institutions and Environments.
https://centers.fuqua.duke.edu/edge/
Research Opportunities in Sustainability
Yes
Description
Students pursuing joint MBA/Master of Environmental Management degrees participate in sustainability research projects, including life cycle energy cost analyses for local businesses and NGOs. Specific projects include developing ways to reduce lighting energy costs at manufacturing facilities; identifying appropriate heating and cooling systems based on environmental impact and purchase and maintenance costs; ascertaining energy efficiency and projected return on investment; and preparing detailed sustainability reports for clients' engineers and facility managers.
Through Fuqua's Client Consulting Practicum, students are able to work on sustainability projects in the United States and internationally. Recent projects have focused on producer take-back in retailing and on low-impact and low-emissions strategies in urban development.
School's environmental commitment 1:
1. Fuqua has a long-standing commitment to environmental stewardship and fully support Duke?s drive to be a truly sustainable institution. Duke?s Fuqua School of Business promotes environmental responsibility through degree programs and educational centers, interest groups and volunteer activities. Leveraging programs throughout the university, Fuqua offers the 3-year Master of Environmental Management/Master of Business Administration (MEM/MBA) and Master of Forestry/Master of Business Administration (MF/MBA) degrees. These are among the preeminent business and environment joint degree programs in the world. We also offer the MBA with concentrations in Energy and the Environment (for students to gain specialized expertise in corporate sustainability, environmental management and law, and energy science, policy, and entrepreneurship) and also in Energy Finance (a deep dive into issues of project finance, markets and trading, corporate finance, and risk management, with a grounding in global energy markets).
School's environmental commitment 2:
2. The Center for Energy, Development and the Global Environment (EDGE) at Duke?s Fuqua School of Business prepares current and future business leaders to understand and respond effectively to the interrelated global challenges of energy, development, and the environment. Students participate in local volunteer programs such as Habitat for Humanity as part of team development exercises. Student-led clubs with sustainability focus include the Net Impact club, Duke MBA Energy club, and the Duke MEM/MBA club. Students in the Net Impact club host the annual Sustainable Business & Social Impact (SBSI) conference, the largest event of its kind in the Southeast, educating participants on opportunities to generate positive and sustainable change through business.
School's environmental commitment 3:
3. The Fuqua campus also reflects our commitment to sustainability, with energy-efficient lighting and HVAC, as well as water-saving devices throughout. Construction of Fuqua?s JB Duke Hotel and renovation of the Thomas Executive Conference Center was completed January 2017 and included all new infrastructure to improve energy and water efficiency, sustainable construction and design, indoor environmental quality, and landscaping to reduce runoff. Through the use of efficient transportation options and participation in waste reduction through single-stream recycling, composting, and use of reusable utensils and food containers, our students, faculty, and staff all contribute to lowering our school?s carbon footprint.
Career Overview
Average Starting Salary
$127,874
Accepted employment by 3 months after graduation
94%
Finding Jobs & Internships
Source Of Full-Time Job Acceptances
68%
School Facilitiated
18%
Unknown
14%
Graduate Facilitated
Source Of Internship Acceptances
74%
School Facilitiated
17%
Graduate Facilitiated
9%
Unknown Facilitiated
Graduates Employed by Area of Practice
35%
Consulting
21%
General Management
20%
Finance/Accounting
18%
Marketing
3%
Operations/Logistics
2%
Other
1%
Human Resources
Graduates Employed by Region
30%
West
25%
Northeast
20%
South
9%
Mid-Atlantic
9%
Midwest
8%
International
7%
Southwest
Students Say
Given that Duke is one of the country’s premier business schools, it’s no surprise that post-graduation “job prospects are top notch.” Helping in that area is the fact that students can turn to a “strong alumni network in the South,” one that’s typically “open to help with anything.” So while a handful of individuals do feel that “the Career Management Center has room to improve”—they specifically mention that the office could be “a little more in tune with what employers are expecting in job interviews and cover letters”—fortunately, others report that the school is “taking things in the right direction” and that “great companies recruit on campus,” including numerous healthcare firms. Plus, it’s a testament that you can find graduates at leading corporations like Amazon, Nike, Goldman Sachs, Bain & Company, Credit Suisse, Google, McKinsey & Company, and the IBM Corporation.
Job Function
| Job Function | % of Grads Seeking Employment Who Accept Jobs w/in 3 Months |
Median Salary | Mean Salary | Low Base Salary | High Base Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting | 35% | $140,000 | $138,577 | $91,000 | $170,000 |
| General Management | 21% | $125,000 | $121,192 | $73,125 | $180,000 |
| Finance / Accounting | 20% | $125,000 | $124,335 | $75,000 | $160,000 |
| Marketing / Sales | 18% | $117,000 | $121,161 | $50,000 | $163,000 |
| Operations / Logistics | 3% | $120,000 | $121,818 | $105,000 | $135,000 |
| Other | 2% | $121,000 | $125,075 | $88,450 | $190,000 |
| Human Resources | 1% |
Industries
| Industries | % of Grads Seeking Employment Who Accept Jobs w/in 3 Months |
Median Salary | Mean Salary | Low Base Salary | High Base Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting | 32% | $140,000 | $140,300 | $93,000 | $170,000 |
| Technology | 28% | $130,000 | $127,335 | $77,000 | $175,000 |
| Financial Services | 16% | $125,000 | $124,767 | $50,000 | $180,000 |
| Pharmaceutical / Biotechnology / Healthcare | 9% | $123,650 | $120,110 | $100,000 | $150,000 |
| Consumer Products | 5% | $107,500 | $107,111 | $78,000 | $120,000 |
| Manufacturing | 2% | $115,004 | $116,118 | $115,000 | $120,000 |
| Government | 1% | ||||
| Non-profit | 1% | ||||
| Petroleum / Energy | 1% | $127,500 | $126,375 | $120,000 | $130,500 |
| Real Estate | 1% | ||||
| Other | 1% |
Prominent Alumni
Timothy D. Cook
CEO, Apple, Inc.
Melinda French Gates
Co-chair and Trustee, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Joseph R. Swedish
Senior Advisor and Former Chairman, President and CEO, Anthem, Inc.
Michael W. Lamach
Chairman and CEO, Ingersoll-Rand
Demetrio Carceller
Executive President and CEO, DAMM Group
Dates
Financial Aid Statistics
Tuition Full-Time (per year)
Tuition (In-State)
$68,200
Tuition (Out-State)
$68,200
Fees (In-State)
$3,812
Fees (Out-State)
$3,812
Expenses per Academic Year
Estimated Room And Board Off-Campus
$12,358
Academic Expenses
$648
Student Body Profile
Total Full-Time Enrollment
875
Foreign Countries Represented
45
Demographics
10.51%
Underrepresented Minorities
33.14%
International
38% female
62% male
Campus Life
Students Say
Simply put, “the culture of Fuqua is outstanding.” Perhaps this can be attributed to an admissions committee that “screens heavily for personality (placing more emphasis on fit than other factors like GMAT [scores]).” As such, they continually manage to attract “kind,” “collaborative,” and “humble” individuals who are “willing to go out of their way to help others.” Indeed, “Students at Fuqua care about one another and are more interested in lifting each other up … than just the competition of getting a good job/receiving the best offer.” As a result of that attention to personality, “there doesn’t seem to be one particular [academic] area that has more weight than others (e.g., finance over consulting over marketing).”
As for what’s to enjoy at Duke beyond the coursework, the university “provides programming to enhance the experience like outside speakers (CEOs of major companies like Procter & Gamble, Bank of America, and Redwoods).” Additionally, Duke “hosts fun networking activities like baseball games, trivia nights, and arcade nights,” and there’s also “Fuqua Friday every week, where all members of the community, from professors to students and their families, gather together for dinner.”
As for what’s to enjoy at Duke beyond the coursework, the university “provides programming to enhance the experience like outside speakers (CEOs of major companies like Procter & Gamble, Bank of America, and Redwoods).” Additionally, Duke “hosts fun networking activities like baseball games, trivia nights, and arcade nights,” and there’s also “Fuqua Friday every week, where all members of the community, from professors to students and their families, gather together for dinner.”
More Information
% of Classrooms with Internet Access
100%
Campus-wide Internet Network
Yes
Internet Access for All Students
Yes
Admissions Office Contact
Contact
Shari Hubert
Associate Dean of Admissions
Associate Dean of Admissions
Address
100 Fuqua Drive
Box 90120
Durham, NC 27708-0120
United States
Box 90120
Durham, NC 27708-0120
United States
Phone
919-660-7705
Fax
919-681-8026
Email
admissions-info@fuqua.duke.edu
