Check out Duke University Academic Calendar 2026-2027, Duke University is one of the great private institutions which was founded in the year 1838 with the total enrollment of 6692 students in the undergraduate program.
Like is any other University Duke University is also having its own academic calendar which we are going to provide today here on this page for the year 2026 to 2027. According to the addition of best colleges in national universities for the year 2025 University is ranked at the 8th position with the tuition and fees of approximately 55960 dollars.
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Duke University Holidays 2026-2027
The new campus is also offering lots of activities in North Carolina which includes dining, entertainment, shopping, etc. The nickname of the city is the bull city which came from the Blackwell tobacco company’s tobacco named as Bull Durham. The students residing in the Duke University are placed in the campus for the first three years and their freshman life starts on the east campus of University.
At present, there are 10 schools and colleges in which university is divided from which most of them are serving as undergraduate and graduate programs. The graduate programs which comes under the Duke University are highly ranked programs like Pratt School of Engineering, School of Nursing, Fuqua School of Business, School of medicine and Stanford school of public policy.
Duke University Calendar 2026-2027
Duke is also offering their graduate programs from the very popular divinity schools and Nicholas schools of environment. So this was the brief introduction about the Duke University now that is directly going through the academic calendar of 2026 to 2027 for which we are here.
Duke University Terms 2026-2027
Fall 2026 Semester
Date |
Event |
|---|---|
August 15, 2026 |
New undergraduate first-year student move-in day |
August 16 – August 21, 2026 |
New undergraduate first-year student orientation |
August 18, 2026 |
New graduate student orientation begins; New undergraduate transfer student move-in day and orientation begins |
August 23, 2026 |
New undergraduate student Convocation |
August 24, 2026 |
Fall semester classes begin (8:30 AM); Drop/Add continues |
September 4, 2026 |
Drop/Add ends (11:59 PM) |
September 7, 2026 |
Labor Day. No classes are held |
September 24 – 27, 2026 |
Founders’ Weekend. Classes are held Thursday and Friday |
October 9, 2026 |
Last day to report midsemester grades |
October 9, 2026 |
Fall break begins (7:00 PM) |
October 14, 2026 |
Classes resume (8:30 AM) |
October 19, 2026 |
Shopping carts open for Spring 2027 |
October 28, 2026 |
Registration begins for Spring 2027 |
November 6, 2026 |
Last day to withdraw with W from Fall 2026 classes (undergraduates only) |
November 9, 2026 |
Registration ends for Spring 2027 |
November 10, 2026 |
Drop/Add begins for Spring 2027 |
November 24, 2026 |
Thanksgiving recess begins (10:30 PM); Graduate classes end |
November 25 – December 8, 2026 |
Graduate reading period |
November 30, 2026 |
Undergraduate classes resume (8:30 AM) |
December 4, 2026 |
Undergraduate classes end |
December 5 – December 8, 2026 |
Undergraduate reading period |
December 9, 2026 |
Final examinations begin (9:00 AM) |
December 14, 2026 |
Final examinations end (10:00 PM) |
Spring 2027 Semester
Date |
Event |
|---|---|
January 6, 2027 |
Spring semester begins (8:30 AM). A Monday class schedule is followed (more info). Drop/Add continues |
January 18, 2027 |
Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday. No classes are held |
January 20, 2027 |
Drop/Add ends (11:59 PM) |
February 8, 2027 |
Shopping Carts open for Summer 2027 |
February 15, 2027 |
Registration begins for Summer 2027 |
February 19, 2027 |
Last day to report midsemester grades |
March 5, 2027 |
Spring recess begins (7:00 PM) |
March 15, 2027 |
Classes resume (8:30 AM) |
March 22, 2027 |
Shopping Carts open for Fall 2027 |
March 24, 2027 |
Last day to withdraw with W from Spring 2027 classes (undergraduates only) |
March 31, 2027 |
Registration begins for Fall 2027; Summer registration continues |
April 3, 2027 |
Optional make-up day |
April 8, 2027 |
Registration ends for Fall 2027; Summer registration continues |
April 9, 2027 |
Drop/Add begins for Fall 2027 |
April 10, 2027 |
Optional make-up day |
April 14, 2027 |
Graduate classes end |
April 15 – 25, 2027 |
Graduate reading period |
April 21, 2027 |
Undergraduate classes end |
April 22 – 25, 2027 |
Undergraduate reading period |
April 26, 2027 |
Final examinations begin |
May 1, 2027 |
Final examinations end (10:00 PM) |
May 7, 2027 |
Commencement begins |
May 9, 2027 |
Graduation exercises; Conferring of degrees |
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