<p>Alright so there are a lot of stats being thrown here but here’s the one that I will include- roughly 50% of Duke students receive financial aid, many of which receive a significant portion; this clearly shows that Duke is not a rich people school. Secondly, nobody knows about a school if they’ve never been there with no personal experience. When I went to Duke, I rarely saw “rich kids” and everyone there appeared to be really cool. And finally, (once again speaking from personal experience) the aid that I received from Duke was incredible (48K) coming from a middle class family making 70K. The same can be said for a couple of my other friends who come from middle class families ranging from 70-100K, who have received great financial aid and actually found Duke to be cheaper than state, public schools. Ironically enough, the vibe that I get from CC and from other friends of mine who can’t “afford” Duke are those that are from “rich” families, where they do not qualify for FA at Duke and end up choosing other schools where they receive around 5K of FA, which makes those schools a bit cheaper to attend than Duke. So I have no idea where this perception of Duke being a “rich people school” comes from.</p>