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 (Spring 2017): If you are a Pratt junior with a cumulative GPA of 3.872, 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 | 3.962 - 4.000 | 3.956 - 4.000 | 3.947 - 4.000 |
| Top 10% | 3.933 - 4.000 | 3.918 - 4.000 | 3.913 - 4.000 | 3.910 - 4.000 | |
| Top 15% | 3.887 - 4.000 | 3.864 - 4.000 | 3.869 - 4.000 | 3.868 - 4.000 | |
| Top 25% | 3.777 - 4.000 | 3.693 - 4.000 | 3.775 - 4.000 | 3.774 - 4.000 | |
| First-Year |
Sophomore | Junior | Senior | ||
| Min. Cum. GPA | Min. Cum. GPA | Min. Cum. GPA | Min. Cum. GPA | ||
| Trinity | Top 5% | 3.967 - 4.000 | 3.963 - 4.000 | 3.937 - 4.000 | 3.944 - 4.000 |
| Top 10% | 3.962 - 4.000 | 3.918 - 4.000 | 3.900 - 4.000 | 3.909 - 4.000 | |
| Top 15% | 3.912 - 4.000 | 3.875 - 4.000 | 3.854 - 4.000 | 3.867 - 4.000 | |
| Top 25% | 3.837 - 4.000 | 3.805 - 4.000 | 3.778 - 4.000 | 3.808 - 4.000 | |
| First-Year defined: Graduating in Summer 2019 and beyond | |||||
| Sophomore defined: Graduating in Summer 2018, Fall 2018, and Spring 2019 | |||||
| Junior defined: Graduating in Summer 2017, Fall 2017, and Spring 2018 | |||||
| Senior defined: Graduating in Spring 2017 | |||||
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
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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| Spring 2017 | 3.850 | 3.675 | 3.677 | 3.825 | 3.925 | |||||
| Fall 2016 | 3.825 | 3.750 | 3.575 | 3.750 | 3.825 | |||||
| Spring 2016 | 3.825 | 3.600 | 3.750 | 3.800 | 3.900 | |||||
| Fall 2015 | 3.766 | 3.675 | 3.622 | 3.750 | 3.825 | |||||
| Spring 2015 | 3.800 | 3.675 | 3.750 | 3.750 | 3.833 | |||||
| Fall 2014 | 3.750 | 3.675 | 3.675 | 3.740 | 3.750 | |||||
| Spring 2014 | 3.800 | 3.622 | 3.740 | 3.675 | 3.860 | |||||
| Fall 2013 | 3.750 | 3.600 | 3.600 | 3.600 | 3.800 | |||||
| Spring 2013 | 3.800 | 3.600 | 3.600 | 3.740 | 3.880 | |||||
| Fall 2012 | 3.750 | 3.700 | 3.600 | 3.666 | 3.800 | |||||
| Spring 2012 | 3.775 | 3.555 | 3.600 | 3.675 | 3.880 | |||||
| Fall 2011 | 3.750 | 3.650 | 3.488 | 3.675 | 3.800 | |||||
| Spring 2011 | 3.750 | 3.500 | 3.600 | 3.750 | 3.850 | |||||
| Fall 2010 | 3.750 | 3.600 | 3.500 | 3.675 | 3.800 | |||||
| Spring 2010 | 3.750 | 3.575 | 3.675 | 3.750 | 3.850 | |||||
| Fall 2009 | 3.750 | 3.650 | 3.540 | 3.620 | 3.775 | |||||
| Spring 2009 | 3.750 | 3.525 | 3.588 | 3.660 | 3.825 | |||||
| Fall 2008 | 3.675 | 3.650 | 3.575 | 3.660 | 3.750 | |||||
| Spring 2008 | 3.740 | 3.500 | 3.600 | 3.740 | 3.900 | |||||
| Fall 2007 | 3.675 | 3.600 | 3.575 | 3.675 | 3.825 | |||||
| Spring 2007 | 3.700 | 3.544 | 3.575 | 3.650 | 3.825 | |||||
| Fall 2006 | 3.675 | 3.500 | 3.600 | 3.680 | 3.750 | |||||
| Spring 2006 | 3.675 | 3.575 | 3.622 | 3.750 | 3.800 | |||||
| Fall 2005 | 3.675 | 3.600 | 3.575 | 3.600 | 3.766 | |||||
| Spring 2005 | 3.675 | 3.660 | 3.575 | 3.675 | 3.750 | |||||
| Fall 2004 | 3.600 | 3.666 | 3.575 | 3.555 | 3.750 | |||||
| Spring 2004 | 3.666 | 3.575 | 3.575 | 3.575 | 3.766 | |||||
| Fall 2003 | 3.622 | 3.666 | 3.540 | 3.550 | 3.666 | |||||
| Spring 2003 | 3.666 | 3.575 | 3.580 | 3.650 | 3.675 | |||||
| Fall 2002 | 3.600 | 3.650 | 3.575 | 3.600 | 3.675 | |||||
| Spring 2002 | 3.660 | 3.500 | 3.500 | 3.575 | 3.730 | |||||
| Fall 2001 | 3.600 | 3.622 | 3.500 | 3.575 | 3.750 | |||||
| Spring 2001 | 3.666 | 3.425 | 3.575 | 3.750 | 3.666 | |||||
| Fall 2000 | 3.575 | 3.575 | 3.475 | 3.600 | 3.680 | |||||
| Spring 2000 | 3.540 | 3.400 | 3.575 | 3.675 | 3.500 |
| Semester | Trinity | Pratt 1st Year | Pratt 2nd Year | Pratt 3rd Year | Pratt 4th Year | |||||
| Spring 2017 | 4.00 | 3.940 | 4.000 | 4.000 | 4.000 | |||||
| Fall 2016 | 4.000 | 4.00 | 4.000 | 4.000 | 4.000 | |||||
| Spring 2016 | 4.000 | 4.000 | 4.000 | 4.000 | 4.000 | |||||
| Fall 2015 | 4.000 | 3.925 | 3.940 | 4.000 | 4.000 | |||||
| Spring 2015 | 4.000 | 3.925 | 3.940 | 3.940 | 4.000 | |||||
| Fall 2014 | 4.000 | 3.925 | 4.000 | 4.000 | 3.933 | |||||
| Spring 2014 | 4.000 | 3.925 | 4.000 | 3.970 | 4.000 | |||||
| Fall 2013 | 3.940 | 3.925 | 4.000 | 3.925 | 4.000 | |||||
| Spring 2013 | 4.000 | 3.925 | 3.925 | 4.000 | 4.000 | |||||
| Fall 2012 | 3.940 | 4.000 | 3.925 | 3.925 | 4.000 | |||||
| Spring 2012 | 4.000 | 3.850 | 3.940 | 3.933 | 4.000 | |||||
| Fall 2011 | 3.933 | 3.925 | 3.925 | 3.925 | 4.000 | |||||
| Spring 2011 | 4.000 | 3.800 | 4.000 | 4.000 | 4.000 | |||||
| Fall 2010 | 3.940 | 3.925 | 3.925 | 3.925 | 4.000 | |||||
| Spring 2010 | 3.940 | 3.925 | 3.933 | 3.940 | 4.000 | |||||
| Fall 2009 | 3.925 | 3.925 | 3.925 | 3.925 | 4.000 | |||||
| Spring 2009 | 3.940 | 3.860 | 3.925 | 3.925 | 4.000 | |||||
| Fall 2008 | 3.925 | 3.925 | 3.925 | 3.925 | 4.000 | |||||
| Spring 2008 | 3.940 | 3.850 | 3.925 | 3.925 | 4.000 | |||||
| Fall 2007 | 3.925 | 3.925 | 3.925 | 3.940 | 4.000 | |||||
| Spring 2007 | 3.925 | 3.850 | 3.925 | 3.925 | 4.000 | |||||
| Fall 2006 | 3.925 | 3.925 | 3.925 | 3.925 | 4.000 | |||||
| Spring 2006 | 3.925 | 3.860 | 3.940 | 4.000 | 4.000 | |||||
| Fall 2005 | 3.925 | 3.933 | 3.925 | 3.925 | 3.940 | |||||
| Spring 2005 | 3.925 | 3.925 | 3.925 | 4.000 | 4.000 | |||||
| Fall 2004 | 3.925 | 3.925 | 3.925 | 3.925 | 3.925 | |||||
| Spring 2004 | 3.925 | 3.940 | 3.925 | 3.925 | 4.000 | |||||
| Fall 2003 | 3.925 | 4.000 | 3.925 | 3.925 | 4.000 | |||||
| Spring 2003 | 3.925 | 3.925 | 3.925 | 3.925 | 4.000 | |||||
| Fall 2002 | 3.925 | 3.925 | 3.925 | 3.940 | 3.925 | |||||
| Spring 2002 | 3.925 | 3.850 | 3.890 | 3.900 | 4.000 | |||||
| Fall 2001 | 3.925 | 3.925 | 3.880 | 3.925 | 3.925 | |||||
| Spring 2001 | 3.925 | 3.800 | 3.925 | 4.000 | 3.914 | |||||
| Fall 2000 | 3.900 | 3.925 | 3.925 | 3.925 | 3.880 | |||||
| Spring 2000 | 3.850 | 3.835 | 3.925 | 3.925 | 3.850 |
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. Example, the 2014-15 cutoffs were used to award honors to 2015-16 academic year graduates. The numbers for the 2015-16 Graduates below will be used as the Latin Honors cutoffs for students graduating in 2016-17.
| 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 | |||
| 2015-2016 Graduates | ||||||
| Pratt Graduates | 3.966 | 3.867 | 3.751 | |||
| Trinity Graduates | 3.958 | 3.865 | 3.787 | |||
| 2014-2015 Graduates | ||||||
| Pratt Graduates | 3.932 | 3.825 | 3.719 | |||
| Trinity Graduates | 3.934 | 3.854 | 3.785 | |||
| 2013-2014 Graduates | ||||||
| Pratt Graduates | 3.942 | 3.803 | 3.697 | |||
| Trinity Graduates | 3.931 | 3.836 | 3.759 | |||
| 2012-2013 Graduates | ||||||
| Pratt Graduates | 3.937 | 3.818 | 3.711 | |||
| Trinity Graduates | 3.916 | 3.821 | 3.754 | |||
| 2011-2012 Graduates | ||||||
| Pratt Graduates | 3.935 | 3.806 | 3.708 | |||
| Trinity Graduates | 3.915 | 3.816 | 3.732 | |||
| 2010-2011 Graduates | ||||||
| Pratt Graduates | 3.942 | 3.817 | 3.676 | |||
| Trinity Graduates | 3.891 | 3.778 | 3.682 | |||
| 2009-2010 Graduates | ||||||
| Pratt Graduates | 3.955 | 3.848 | 3.744 | |||
| Trinity Graduates | 3.921 | 3.816 | 3.729 | |||
| 2008-2009 Graduates | ||||||
| Pratt Graduates | 3.963 | 3.831 | 3.745 | |||
| Trinity Graduates | 3.903 | 3.800 | 3.718 | |||
| 2007-2008 Graduates | ||||||
| Pratt Graduates | 3.950 | 3.848 | 3.768 | |||
| Trinity Graduates | 3.912 | 3.800 | 3.708 | |||
| 2006-2007 Graduates | ||||||
| Pratt Graduates | 3.950 | 3.809 | 3.706 | |||
| Trinity Graduates | 3.894 | 3.781 | 3.680 | |||
| 2005-2006 Graduates | ||||||
| Pratt Graduates | 3.930 | 3.758 | 3.670 | |||
| Trinity Graduates | 3.867 | 3.738 | 3.661 | |||
| *2004-2005 Graduates | ||||||
| Pratt Graduates | 3.905 | 3.821 | 3.666 | |||
| Trinity Graduates | 3.868 | 3.760 | 3.678 | |||
| **2003-2004 Graduates | 3.871 | 3.751 | 3.653 | |||
| 2002-2003 Graduates | 3.881 | 3.751 | 3.663 | |||
| 2001-2002 Graduates | 3.880 | 3.736 | 3.638 | |||
| 2000-2001 Graduates | 3.876 | 3.733 | 3.631 | |||
*Note: Latin Honors beginning with the 2004-2005 academic year are calculated separately for Trinity and Pratt Schools.
**Note: Latin Honors for 2003-2004 were determined using cumulative grade point averages of the Spring 2004 graduating class as of the end of their Fall 2003 semester.
Cut-offs for the years 1997-2003 were based on averages of the preceding year's May graduates. From 1988-1997 cut-offs were established as follows: 3.90 - Summa Cum Laude, 3.70 - Magna Cum Laude, and 3.40 - Cum Laude. Please contact the Office of the University Registrar for information regarding earlier years.
