Duke University

Duke University is a private, research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. It was originally founded as a private subscription school in 1838. After a few name changes, it was finally named Duke University after Mr. Washington Duke, a powerful and respected Methodist. The campus of Duke University comprises over 200 buildings spread across an area of 9,350 acres. It is organized into the following academic divisions:

• Divinity School
• Fuqua School of Business
• Nicholas School of the Environment
• Pratt School of Engineering
• School of Law
• School of Medicine
• School of Nursing
• The Graduate School
• Trinity College of Arts & Sciences

Duke University was ranked as the thirteenth best university in the world in the 2008 THES - QS World University Rankings of universities worldwide. The student body includes over 40% racial or ethnic minorities, representing all 50 U.S. states and over 100 countries. There are several fraternities and sororities on campus and they consist of more than 25% men students and over 40% women students. They are governed by the Interfraternity Council (IFC), Panhellenic Association, and National Pan-Hellenic Council.

Duke University Highlights

Where Duke University stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

• United Methodist religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in religion and philosophy, law, conservation and resource management, engineering, science, and mathematics.
• High faculty salary.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Selective admissions.
• Large number of students.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High male/female ratio.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.

Other important characteristics:

• Faculty tenure system
• On-campus hospital
• Library on-campus
• Campus housing available
• Study abroad option
• Distance learning available
• Part-time classes available
• ROTC
• Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

Duke Students

The student enrollment at Duke was 13,598 in 2007 (13,351 full-time equivalent).

About 51% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 49% of the class.

Undergrads are 47% of enrolled students, graduate students are 41%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 12%.

About 7% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 93% of incoming freshmen.

Tuition and Other Costs

Financial Aid: Duke participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Housing and Meals

Duke provides on-campus housing for 5,486 of its 13,351 (full-time) students (as of 2007). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Duke Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. Duke is in the Atlantic Coast Conference for major sports.

Duke offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 175 male students received the aid (men were 56% of those receiving aid) and 136 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 44% of students receiving such aid) .

Duke Admissions (2007)

SAT Test Scores: