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If the cost of a 4-minute telephone call is $0.24, then the cost of a 15-minute call at the same rate is:
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Duke University
Durham, North Carolina
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- Independent university, founded 1838, affiliated with United Methodist Church
- Calendar semesters
- Degrees bachelor's, master's, doctoral, first professional, post-master's, and postbachelor's certificates
- Suburban 8500-acre campus
- Endowment $3.8 billion
- Coed, 6,534 undergraduate students, 99% full-time, 48% women, 52% men
- Most difficult entrance level, 22% of applicants were admitted
Costs (2006 - 07)
- Comprehensive fee: $43,115 includes full-time tuition ($32,845), mandatory fees ($1118), and room and board ($9152)
- Room and board: college room only: $4950
Financial Aid
- Of all full-time matriculated undergraduates who enrolled in 2005,: 2,851 applied for aid, 2,589 were judged to have need, 2,589 had their need fully met. 1,805 Federal Work-Study jobs (averaging $1866). 617 state and other part-time jobs (averaging $1515)
- In 2005,: 237 non-need-based awards were made
- Average percent of need met: 100%
- Average financial aid package: $27,842
- Average need-based loan: $4270
- Average need-based gift aid: $23,928
- Average non-need-based aid: $24,016
- Average indebtedness upon graduation: $24,391
- Financial aid deadline: 2/1
Freshmen
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Admission 18,090 applied, 3,995 admitted, 1,724 enrolled
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Test scores SAT verbal scores over 500 99%, SAT math scores over 500 99%, ACT scores over 18 99%, SAT verbal scores over 600 94%, SAT math scores over 600 95%, ACT scores over 24 96%, SAT verbal scores over 700 63%, SAT math scores over 700 68%, ACT scores over 30 61%
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