Duke University

2138 Campus Dr Box 90586 Durham, NC 27708

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OVERVIEW

Duke University was created in 1924 by James Buchanan Duke as a memorial to his father, Washington Duke. Duke seek to attract, retain, and nurture a diverse community of faculty of true distinction, where distinction is understood to include both powerful intellectual creativity and the eagerness to stimulate the creativity of students and fellow scholars.Duke’s success in interdisciplinarity, globalization, and knowledge in the service of society has set the stage for sustained engagement with the many challenges facing local, national, and global communities.

RANKINGS

8 in Nursing
9 in Medicine

ADMISSION

Acceptance Rate 11 %
SAT Reading Score 720-780
SAT Math Score 720-800
ACT Score 31-34
Deadlines Early Decision - 11/01/2017 Regular Decision - 01/02/2018

ACADEMIC

Academic Calendar semester
Student-Faculty Ratio 6
Class Size 71 % smaller than 20 students
Four-Year Graduation Rate 86 %

MAJORS

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TUITION & AID

tuition fee $ 45608

CAMPUS LIFE

50 % students are male
6609 Undergraduate Students
International Student ratio 10.3 %

SUMMER COLLEGE

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