Duke University
CCNE AccreditedDuke University’s School of Nursing offers an array of accredited nursing programs designed for aspiring nurses and advanced practice professionals. With CCNE accreditation, the school provides high-quality education in both on-campus and hybrid formats. Known for its commitment to excellence, Duke combines rigorous academics with hands-on clinical experiences to prepare you for a successful nursing career.
Duke University at a glance
- Opportunity Score: 56/100 — our weighted composite of NCLEX outcomes, tuition, clinical partnerships, and state job-market strength. Strongest components: Graduation rate and Clinical partnerships.
- Clinical placement access scores 88/100, based on the hospital systems this school places students into.
- Listed program tuition ranges from $72,000 to $140,000 total across 5 programs.
- 7 nursing programs listed — BSN, DNP, MSN, PhD offered on campus / hybrid.
- Programmatic accreditation: CCNE.
56/100
Opportunity Score
Source: MyNursingSchools methodology
88/100
Clinical placement access
Source: School-published clinical partners
- Programs Offered
- 7
- Clinical Access
- 88/100
Sources: NCSBN, school-reported data. Methodology.
Nursing Programs at Duke University(7)
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Duke Universityoverall score
Strengths
- Graduation rate
- Clinical partnerships
Watch-outs
- Tuition affordability
- Online flexibility
Score breakdown
- Job market strength69
- Graduation rate97
- Online flexibility46
- Tuition affordability19
- Clinical partnerships88
The Opportunity Score blends NCLEX pass rate, tuition affordability, graduation outcomes, schedule flexibility, hospital clinical partnerships, and state job-market strength. Missing inputs are excluded and remaining weights are redistributed proportionally. How we calculate this.
Duke Universityclinical access
- Clinical rotations occur within Duke Health (Duke University Health System).
- DUSON coordinates clinical placements via a network and placement coordinators.
- The Center for Nursing Discovery (CND) and Health Innovation Lab provide extensive simulation and skills training facilities.
- No documented nurse residency or guaranteed hire programs were found.
Named hospital & health-system partners
- Duke University Health SystemAMC
Sources: nursing.duke.edu, nursing.duke.edu, nursing.duke.edu. How we score this
Admissions at Duke University
- •For the Master of Nursing (MN) — a direct-entry program for individuals without nursing undergraduate degrees — minimum undergraduate GPA is 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. Additionally, applicants must complete prerequisite coursework (with minimum grade of C, or B– for Anatomy & Physiology and Microbiology) prior to enrolling, though these need not be completed before applying.
- •Duke does not publish an explicit acceptance or admission rate for its nursing programs (Bachelor’s, MSN, DNP, etc.) on its official site. No percentage has been identified via .edu resources.
- •There are no stated requirements regarding TEAS or HESI exam thresholds for any nursing program at Duke. These standardized nursing entrance exams are not mentioned in official admissions materials.
- •Admission follows a holistic review, considering both traditional academic measures (such as GPA) and qualitative experiences, such as leadership, service, and potential contribution to the cohort. Certain programs, such as Nurse Practitioner (NP), also require an interview. The NP programs specify an admission GPA cutoff of 3.0.
- •No official mention of waitlists or reserved spaces in the admissions materials was located for any nursing program.
- •Summary:
- •No published nursing‑program acceptance rate found.
- •MN and NP programs require minimum GPA of 3.0.
- •Specific grade thresholds exist for prerequisite coursework (C or B– minimum).
- •No TEAS/HESI exam requirements stated.
- •Holistic review process; NP program includes interview component.
- •If desired, deeper details for specific programs (e.g., MSN, DNP, ABSN) may require accessing their individual admissions bulletins or handbooks whi
Based on publicly available information. Source
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Schedule & Format Flexibility at Duke University
- •Course delivery formats include campus (in‑person), hybrid (combining online learning with on‑campus face‑to‑face sessions), and online. Online courses may be synchronous or fully asynchronous.
- •Campus courses meet regularly scheduled classes on campus.
- •Hybrid courses blend online learning with on‑campus face‑to‑face sessions. (Not simply synchronous classes with some students remote.)
- •Online courses are delivered via online platforms with interactive modules; they may include synchronous components (e.g. online chats or videoconferences at set times) or be fully asynchronous.
- •At Duke, undergrad and graduate students can view instruction modes (In‑Person, Online, Asynchronous Online, Hybrid) in DukeHub class search, with clear distinctions including listed meeting days/times or none for asynchronous.
- •Regarding doctoral programs (DNP), most DNP courses are distance‑based with on‑campus sessions held approximately twice during the program—except the Nurse Anesthe
Based on publicly available information. Source
Program-Specific Details
DNP
DNP mostly distance‑based, with ~2 required on‑campus sessions.
MSN — Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Minimum GPA: 3.0
Admission follows a holistic review, considering GPA and qualitative experiences.
Hybrid courses blend online learning with on‑campus face‑to‑face sessions.
MSN — Family Nurse Practitioner
Minimum GPA: 3.0
Admission follows a holistic review, considering GPA and qualitative experiences.
Hybrid courses blend online learning with on‑campus face‑to‑face sessions.
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Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN); CCNE; ACEN.