By The Numbers
GIVING BACK ACROSS
THE UNIVERSITY
With the help of alumni and friends, we set new records and pushed what the Duke community’s collective giving can do for the university and the world. See what your philanthropy has been up to this year.
BY UNIVERSITY-WIDE
PURPOSE
$605M
Overall total
The total includes cash gifts from July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025, and does not include pledges for future support or government contracts.
$51M
Annual Fund
$77M
Financial Aid,
Scholarships, &
Fellowships
$300M
Faculty Excellence
and Research
$119M
Programmatic &
Student Support
$17M
Capital
$40M
Other
$220M
Amount donated to Duke Health
Annual
Fund
$51M
Amount donated
to Annual Fund
45,743 Number of Annual
Fund donors
BY AREA, UNITS, SCHOOLS
| ATHLETICS | $58M |
| DIVINITY SCHOOL | $32M |
| DUKE HEALTH SYSTEM | $24M |
| THE FUQUA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS | $19M |
| THE GRADUATE SCHOOL | $6M |
| LAW SCHOOL | $26M |
| LIBRARIES | $7M |
| NICHOLAS SCHOOL OF THE ENVIRONMENT | $16M |
| PRATT SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING | $27M |
| SANFORD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY | $11M |
| SCHOOL OF MEDICINE | $193M |
| SCHOOL OF NURSING | $3M |
| TRINITY COLLEGE ARTS & SCIENCES | $70M |
| OTHER | $113M |
DUKE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
As a key campaign priority, DST is elevating excellence in the
sciences. In the past year, we have accelerated discovery across medicine, AI, engineering and more to improve lives across the world.
37
scholars recruited
to date
$37M
raised this year
$310M
total raised
to date
ENDOWMENTS
As a financial asset, endowments are a perpetual well of support for all areas of the university — from financial aid to professorships to capital projects, and more. Endowments at Duke ensure the long-term stability and success of the institution.
190 New endowments
108 New financial aid
endowments
82 New programmatic,
faculty support & research
endowments
FINANCIAL AID
Our institutional commitment to admit students regardless
of their ability to pay brings the best possible minds to Duke.
$77M Financial Aid, Scholarships
& Fellowships
108 New Endowed
Scholarships & Fellowships
19 New Professorships Established
FACULTY SUPPORT
Strengthening and retaining our pool of top scholars and talented professors helps Duke make groundbreaking discoveries and meet the aspirations of every student.
PLANNED GIFTS
By creating a legacy gift, donors have made a lasting impact through bequests, retirement accounts and other testamentary support to advance the university.
256 Planned Gifts
$119M Total Value
TOTALS BY SOURCE
The world’s greatest university made possible by you.
A snapshot of another exceptional year of giving.
$605M Overall total
| 26% Individuals | 23% Foundations | 27% Individually Influenced |
| 10% The Duke Endowment | 7% Corporations | 7% Other Groups |
| 53% Total Individual Giving | 47% Total Organizational Giving |
94 Countries where
donors live
58 U.S. states and territories
where donors live
30,159 Donors who live in N.C.
DONORS
Our committed donors span the Duke community.
87,489
Donors to Duke
33,495
Alumni who
contributed
7,838
Young alumni who
contributed
8,127
Non-alumni
parents who
contributed
45,743
Annual fund donors
YOUR BLUE DEVIL YEAR
In FY24, Duke Alumni Engagement and Development supported alumni and friends
through meaningful programs, networking opportunities, volunteer initiatives—and more.
HOW YOU ENGAGED THIS YEAR
Our passionate alumni gave their time, talent, and treasure in the following ways.
25K+
alumni attended a
Duke event on campus, in the world, or virtually
35K+
alumni engaged digitally by regularly reading Duke emails, newsletters, and
logging into the Duke Alumni Network
33K+
alumni made a gift of any size or a new pledge
14K+
volunteered at or through
Duke to impact students,
alumni, the University,
and their local communities
34%
of alumni engaged in at
least one of these ways
Nearly
3K
alumni engaged in
all four ways
THE COLLECTIVE IMPACT
14K+
of Alumni Volunteered
6.7K
Alumni Admissions Advisory
Committee participants
1.7K
Alumni Answered
Ask a Blue Devil Questions
1K+
Alumni-to-Student Blue Devil
Bridges matches
10K+
Volunteer Board Members
Nearly
1K
Hosts, Speakers & Panelists
ENGAGE WITH DUKE
Your journey begins at alumni.duke.edu
Update your profile in the Duke Alumni Network
(secure section of the alumni website)
Register for relevant communications,
including your closest regional group
Get involved by attending an event, volunteering, and making a gift of any size to the part of Duke that matters most to you
