Do you want to get into a top business school, but you aren’t sure which schools to apply to? You might be wondering where you’re a good fit and also where you’ll likely receive an offer from. To help answer your questions, we’ve put together some fast facts covering key admission factors to help you determine your odds of getting accepted into the Duke University Fuqua School of Business.
If you’re wondering how difficult it is to get into the Fuqua School of Business, then you’ve come to the right place. On this page, we’ll give you a quick overview of what it takes to get into Duke’s MBA program and help you understand whether your profile is a good fit for Fuqua.
(Note: This page highlights Fuqua’s full-time MBA program. The other program options at Fuqua are the Global Executive MBA, and the Weekend Executive MBA.)
| Acceptance Rate | Does not disclose |
| GPA Minimum | 3.17 |
| GPA Maximum | 3.89 |
| Avg. Years Work Experience | 6 |
Source: Duke Fuqua, Class of 2026 data
The top undergraduate majors represented in Fuqua’s MBA program are Engineering/Natural Sciences (38%), Business and Accounting (29%), and Liberal Arts (19%).
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The undergraduate universities most represented in Fuqua’s MBA class profile are:
If your undergraduate college is listed above, that means that Fuqua has accepted many applicants with your education background in the past. It also shows that candidates who have gone to these schools have considered applying to Fuqua, and it is one indication that the business school has found students who have completed their undergraduate education at these universities to be successful.
Fuqua’s top pre-MBA industries are Financial Services (19%), Consulting (18%), Technology (14%), and Health (11%).
Looking at the pre-MBA industries shows you whether your profile is well-represented at Fuqua. Don’t worry if you don’t see your industry on the list—there might not be many students enrolled from your industry simply because many candidates didn’t apply to the program in the first place. The same goes for the pre-MBA employers data we’ve provided below.
The pre-MBA companies that are most represented in the Fuqua MBA class are:
Fuqua wants to know what you plan on doing to make Fuqua a better place. Fuqua looks for the kind of person who thrives on difference and has the power to bring out strengths in others, and it recruits students from around the world who share those values.
Interested in finding out more about Fuqua? Visit our Duke Fuqua overview page.
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