Admissions

The Fuqua School of Business is a challenging and rigorous academic institution, to which admission is highly selective. Acceptance is based on the ability to excel, not only academically, but also in the business community. All admitted applicants must possess outstanding intellectual ability and strong academic credentials. In addition, applicants must have demonstrated leadership and managerial skills through their professional and extracurricular activities. The coursework frequently requires students to work together in teams, so each student must also possess excellent interpersonal skills. To be eligible for admission, a student must have earned, or be in the process of completing, a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university. No specific undergraduate major is considered preferable to any other. The demands of the curriculum calls for mathematical skills and aptitude, along with the ability to perform successfully in a program that emphasizes logical and analytical reasoning.

The Fuqua School of Business offers ten programs described in detail in the Programs area of this Bulletin and at fuqua.duke.edu:

• Daytime MBA

• Accelerated Daytime MBA (AMBA)

• Global Executive MBA (GEMBA)

• Weekend Executive MBA (WEMBA)

• Master of Management Studies: Foundations of Business (MMS:FOB)

• Master of Management Studies: Duke Kunshan University (MMS:DKU)

• Master of Science in Quantitative Management: Business Analytics (MQM:BA)

• Master of Science in Quantitative Management: Business Analytics, online program (MSQM:BA)

• Master of Science in Quantitative Management: Business Analytics, accelerated online program (MSQM:ABA)

• Master of Science in Quantitative Management: Health Analytics, online program (MSQM:HA)

Duke University also offers a PhD in Business Administration through The Graduate School. More information about this program, as well as its policies and procedures, is available in the Graduate School Bulletin.