Daytime MBA at Duke University

Programme overview

Fuqua's Daytime MBA is a cohort-based, full-time programme in Durham, NC, with a general management curriculum, 17 concentrations, 2 certificates and 5 dual degree options. The whole programme carries STEM designation.

What you will study

The first year opens with orientation and a summer immersion of three courses on leading in uncertain conditions, followed by 6-week terms, with 100+ electives available; the second year includes Consequential Leadership II and further 6-week terms.

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Application information

Entry requirements

GMAT, GMAT Focus, GRE or Executive Assessment scores accepted (valid 5 years, self-reported at application, official on admission); no minimum score or minimum work experience. Application: transcripts, resume, essays, a recommendation, interview by invitation, USD 225 application fee. Round deadlines 2026-27: Early Action Sep 2 2026, Round 1 Sep 30 2026, Round 2 Jan 5 2027, Round 3 Mar 25 2027.

USD 83,700 a year (2026-27). Fuqua Daytime MBA tuition for the 2026-27 academic year (Class of 2028), one rate for all students. Excludes insurance, health fee, MBA Association and activity fees. Source

Graduate School master's programmes list application deadlines for fall 2027 entry; Fuqua online MSQM programmes start September 2026, the MQM and MMS Foundations of Business start July 2026, the Daytime MBA starts August 2026 and the Weekend Executive MBA starts May 2027.

The Occupational Therapy Doctorate starts in August for applicants admitted in both the fall and spring rounds.

Fall 2027 Graduate School master's deadlines: Analytical Political Economy 01/28/2027; Applied Ethics & Policy 03/18/2027; Biomedical Engineering 02/01/2027; Civil and Environmental Engineering 01/10/2027; Computer Science 02/01/2027; Critical Asian and Middle Eastern Humanities 02/17/2027; Dance (MFA) 12/17/2026; Digital Art History/Computational Media 01/28/2027; East Asian Studies 01/31/2027; Economics 01/14/2027; Economics and Computation 02/01/2027; Electrical and Computer Engineering 01/16/2027; Experimental and Documentary Arts 01/28/2027; Global Health 02/26/2027; Graduate Liberal Studies 06/01/2027; Humanities 03/15/2027; Interdisciplinary Data Science 01/28/2027; Master of Arts in Teaching 01/29/2027; Materials Science and Engineering 03/15/2027; Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science 01/19/2027; Medical Physics 01/08/2027; Political Science 02/16/2027; Population Health Sciences 01/15/2027; Religious Studies 02/01/2027; Slavic and Eurasian Studies 02/01/2027; Statistical Science 01/05/2027. History and Quantitative Financial Economics are not accepting applications for 2027 enrollment.

Occupational Therapy Doctorate 2026-27 application deadlines: Fall round Thursday, October 8, 2026; Spring round Tuesday, January 12, 2027 (applications through OTCAS). Fall applicants are notified the first week of December 2026 and spring applicants the first week of March 2027.

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