Program Overview
The Fuqua School of Business at Duke seeks to “provide the highest quality education for business and academic leaders and promote the advancement of the understanding and practice of management through research.”
Often credited as one of the world’s top 10 business schools, Fuqua offers several ways to attain an MBA based on a student’s experience, needs, and stage in life. The standard two-year, full-time program is taught in six-week terms. Across all MBA programs, Fuqua stresses a focused yet flexible curriculum. Because Daytime MBA courses are only six weeks long, students can take more courses—as many as four per term.
Like Duke University as a whole, Fuqua is a largely team-based program that encourages community and fosters a collective spirit. The school looks for students who will inspire each other and positively impact their peers. Fuqua promotes and encourages social interaction and intentionally seeks a diverse mix of students from various academic, cultural, and professional backgrounds.
Unlike some programs that remain distinctly separate from their universities, the Fuqua student body is highly involved in campus activities. The Blue Devils’ history of athletic excellence makes for an enjoyable pastime for Fuqua sports fans, and the wealth of involvement opportunities, both within Fuqua and at the university as a whole, fosters leadership and personal growth.
Having said that, Fuqua draws highly intelligent and motivated students, so class competition is natural, especially under a “relative grading” system. Fuqua hopes its rigorous coursework and talented student body will push students to reach their potential and to approach business practice in innovative ways.
Duke Fuqua’s acceptance rate is 24%, and the school ranks #14 in the 2026-2027 US News Best Business Schools rankings.