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Duke MPP Admissions
We seek applicants from diverse academic and professional backgrounds. Although we admit a limited number of outstanding students directly from undergraduate programs, we prefer students with three or more years of post-undergraduate work experience.
MPP Student Profile*:
- Average post-undergraduate degree work experience: 2-6 years.
- 22-27 years old.
- Undergraduate GPA: 3.4-3.8
- Undergraduate major examples: anthropology; biology; business; chemistry; comparative area studies; economics; education; English; environmental science; finance; geography; government; history; industrial management; international relations; labor relations; language; life science; literature; philosophy; political science; psychology; sociology; zoology.
- GRE Range: Verbal: 590-680; Quantitative: 670-760; Writing Analytical: 5.0-5.5
- TOEFL Score Average: (iBT): 110-115
- LSAT Range: 165-168 (Applicable to Duke Law School joint degree applicants only).
*Interquartile Ranges
View MPP Program admissions and enrollment data on the Duke Graduate School website.
We consider strongly the applicant’s academic performance as an undergraduate, the range of courses taken, GRE test scores, the applicant’s statement of purpose, relevant work experience, and faculty and employer evaluations.
Personal interviews are not a part of our admissions process, however, our faculty and staff are happy to talk with or meet prospective students.
We strongly encourage completion of a basic statistics and microeconomics course from any accredited academic institution prior to matriculation. Students tend to perform better in the first year of study if they have completed this coursework prior to starting our curriculum.
Phone: 919.613.9205 Email: MPPadmit@duke.edu
"The Duke MPP program provided me with a solid foundation
of analytic skills that help me when I examine all sides of an issue
-- political, legal, and economic-- in order to recommend effective
solutions."
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Kevin Martin
Chairman, Federal Communications Commission
MPP ’93; JD, Harvard, ’96
