In determining a student's eligibility for academic recognition and honors, only grades earned in Duke courses, including those earned in Duke Study Abroad programs and in courses covered by the interinstitutional agreement are considered. See the Undergraduate Bulletin for additional information.
To learn more about these honors and their recipients, see Honors in Trinity College.
Individual class rankings for undergraduate students were last calculated for Fall 2013. Beginning with the Spring 2014 term class rank percentiles have been calculated by term and made available here. Class rank percentiles are derived by calculating the cumulative grade point average (GPA) of students and comparing them with students sharing the same class standing. The maximum cumulative grade point average is 4.000. Class is defined by those students sharing the same or approximate expected date of graduation. Class for each term is specifically identified beneath the class rank percentile chart for each term.
To find your class rank percentile follow the following steps:
Example using the chart below (Fall 2017): If you are a Pratt junior with a cumulative GPA of 3.878, you fall within the Top 15% class rank percentile.
The most recently calculated undergraduate class rank percentiles are listed below. Class rank percentiles for previous terms can be found here when available.
| First-Year |
Sophomore |
Junior | Senior | ||
| Min. Cum. GPA | Min. Cum. GPA | Min. Cum. GPA | Min. Cum. GPA | ||
| Pratt | Top 5% | 4.000 - 4.000 | 3.978 - 4.000 | 3.962 - 4.000 | 3.955 - 4.000 |
| Top 10% | 3.925 - 4.000 | 3.925 - 4.000 | 3.927 - 4.000 | 3.921 - 4.000 | |
| Top 15% | 3.925 - 4.000 | 3.876 - 4.000 | 3.876 - 4.000 | 3.878 - 4.000 | |
| Top 25% | 3.825 - 4.000 | 3.757 - 4.000 | 3.719 - 4.000 | 3.785 - 4.000 | |
| First-Year |
Sophomore | Junior | Senior | ||
| Min. Cum. GPA | Min. Cum. GPA | Min. Cum. GPA | Min. Cum. GPA | ||
| Trinity | Top 5% | 4.000 - 4.000 | 3.975 - 4.000 | 3.962 - 4.000 | 3.946 - 4.000 |
| Top 10% | 4.000 - 4.000 | 3.925 - 4.000 | 3.923 - 4.000 | 3.908 - 4.000 | |
| Top 15% | 3.925 - 4.000 | 3.892 - 4.000 | 3.878 - 4.000 | 3.864 - 4.000 | |
| Top 25% | 3.866 - 4.000 | 3.833 - 4.000 | 3.804 - 4.000 | 3.803 - 4.000 | |
| First-Year defined: Graduating in Summer 2020 and beyond | |||||
| Sophomore defined: Graduating in Summer 2019, Fall 2019, and Spring 2020 | |||||
| Junior defined: Graduating in Summer 2018, Fall 2018, and Spring 2019 | |||||
| Senior defined: Graduating in Fall 2017 and Spring 2018 | |||||
Previous Terms:
Class Rank Percentiles for Spring 2014
Class Rank Percentiles for Fall 2014
Class Rank Percentiles for Spring 2015
Class Rank Percentiles for Fall 2015
Class Rank Percentiles for Spring 2016
Class Rank Percentiles for Fall 2016
Class Rank Percentiles for Spring 2017
Dean's List accords recognition to academic excellence achieved during each semester with varied requirements to be eligible for this honor.
In Trinity College of Arts and Sciences undergraduates must earn a grade point average placing them in the highest third of undergraduates in their respective class and in addition must
Undergraduates who in addition earn semester grade point averages that place them in the highest ten percent of undergraduates in their respective college will receive the Dean's List with Distinction honor, while the remainder of those placing in the highest one third will receive the Dean's List honor as noted below.
In the Pratt School of Engineering, undergraduates must
Pratt undergraduates who in addition earn grade point averages that place them in the highest ten percent of their class also will receive the Dean's List with Distinction honor, while the remainder of those placing in the highest one third will receive the Dean's List honor as noted below.
| Semester | Trinity | Pratt 1st Year |
Pratt 2nd Year |
Pratt 3rd Year |
Pratt 4th Year |
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| Fall 2017 | 3.825 | 3.750 | 3.675 | 3.700 | 3.900 |
| Semester | Trinity | Pratt 1st Year | Pratt 2nd Year | Pratt 3rd Year | Pratt 4th Year | |||||
| Fall 2017 | 4.000 | 3.925 | 3.940 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
Latin Honors By Overall Academic Achievement accords recognition for academic excellence achieved over the duration of an entire undergraduate career. Unlike the Dean's List honor which recognizes academic excellence achieved over the short term (one semester), eligibility for the three categories of Latin Honors (summa cum laude, magna cum laude, and cum laude) are based on the cumulative grade point average for all work at Duke.
Recipients are determined by the following procedure:
Thus, about twenty-five percent of each graduating class will receive Latin Honors.
The Latin Honors grade point average cutoffs below pertain to the next year's graduating class. The numbers for the 2016-17 Graduates below will be used as the Latin Honors cutoffs for students graduating in 2017-18.
| Summa Cum Laude | Magna Cum Laude | Cum Laude | ||||
| 2016-2017 Graduates | ||||||
| Pratt Graduates | 3.950 | 3.874 | 3.787 | |||
| Trinity Graduates | 3.946 | 3.868 | 3.808 | |||
