Duke Divinity School is committed to the highest standards of student learning, as defined by the goals of the Association of Theological Schools and demonstrated by the excellent achievement rate of its graduates.
The 2025 Educational Effectiveness Report includes information on student learning assessment and student learning outcomes by degree program.
The Duke University Registrar’s Office is the official source of information on measures of effectiveness. Some charts can be sorted by school, program, and year to show Divinity-specific data.
The table below indicates how Duke Divinity School’s graduation rates compared to other ATS-accredited institutions for 2025:
| Duke Divinity School | All ATS Schools | Evangelical Protestant | Mainline Protestant | Roman Catholic/Orthodox |
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Master’s Degrees (MDiv) | 90% | 56% | 47% | 66% | 60% |
Master’s Degrees (MA) | 83% | 50% | 43% | 61% | 51% |
Master’s Degrees (ThM/STM) | 100% | 42% | 21% | 67% | 44% |
Doctoral Degrees (DMin and Other Prof Dr) | 95% | 50% | 43% | 64% | 39% |
Doctoral Degrees (PhD/ThD) | 100% | 45% | 35% | 61% | 45% |
Overall | 89% |
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The overall placement rate (representing the percentage of graduates that within one year of graduation either received a vocational placement, received a non-vocational placement, or went on to further study) for 2025 was 98%.