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Duke University is one of the most frequently searched colleges in the United States, according to a recent internet keyword search of American universities.

Established in 1838, Duke is a private research university that moved from the tiny town of Trinity, North Carolina to Durham, North Carolina back in 1892. The university was named after the deceased father of someone who made a large donation to the school. So the campus is adorned with a big bronze statue of Washington Duke, sitting comfortably in his chair, overseeing campus activities.

Duke University currently maintains an enrollment of roughly 15,000 students, and is the largest employer in the city of Durham. The college's highly ranked curriculum offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional certificate programs. Regarding the acceptance rate at Duke, this school is considered one of the 10 most difficult universities in the United States to get into.

Notable graduates of Duke include former U.S. President Richard Nixon, former Chilean President Ricardo Lagos, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, Pulitzer Prize-winning author William Styron, and many others, including quite a few Nobel laureates, inventors, star athletes, and entrepreneurs.

Duke is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACS).

Shown above: A Duke University collage.

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Above: The towering Duke campus chapel.

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duke University Q&A

Here are the answers to some frequently asked questions about Duke University.

1. Where is Duke University?

The main campus of Duke is located about five miles northwest of downtown Durham, North Carolina. The city of Durham is situated roughly 25 miles northwest of downtown Raleigh, and less than 20 miles northeast of Chapel Hill.

Here is the official mailing address of the Duke campus:

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina

27708

2. What is the organizational structure of Duke University?

Duke consists of the following 12 schools:

Divinity School
Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School
Duke University School of Law
Fuqua School of Business
Graduate School
Kunshan University (in China)
Nicholas School of the Environment
Pratt School of Engineering
Sanford School of Public Policy
School of Medicine
School of Nursing
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences

3. What undergraduate studies are offered at Duke University?

Undergraduate course offerings at Duke cover many hundred topics. Here is a list of the undergraduate majors (Bachelor degree programs) offered at Duke:

African and African American Studies
Art History
Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
Biology
Biomedical Engineering
Biophysics
Brazilian and Global Portuguese Studies
Chemistry
Civil Engineering
Classical Civilization
Classical Languages
Computer Science
Cultural Anthropology
Dance
Earth and Ocean Sciences
Economics
Electrical and Computer Engineering
English
Environmental Engineering
Environmental Sciences and Policy
Evolutionary Anthropology
French
Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies
German
Global Cultural Studies
Global Health
History
International Comparative Studies
Italian
Linguistics
Mathematics
Mechanical Engineering
Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Music
Neuroscience
Philosophy
Physics
Political Science
Psychology
Public Policy
Religious Studies
Romance Studies
Russian
Slavic and Eurasian Studies
Sociology
Spanish & Latin American Studies
Statistical Science
Theater Studies
Visual Arts
Visual and Media Studies

Above: The Rubinstein Library at Duke.

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4. What graduate programs are available at Duke University?

Here is a list of graduate concentrations for Masters degrees at Duke:

Analytical political Economy
Bioethics and Science Policy
Biomedical Engineering
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Computer Science
Dance
Data Science
Digital Art History
East Asian Studies
Economics
Economics and Computation
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Experimental and Documentary Arts
Global Health
History
Humanities
Liberal Studies
Materials Science and Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Medical Physics
Political Science
Quantitative Financial Economics
Religious Studies
Slavic and Eurasian Studies
Statistical and Economic Modeling
Statistical Science
Teaching

Duke also offers professional certificate programs in the following fields of study:

Advanced Quantitative Methods on the Social Sciences
African and African American Studies
Anthropology
Biomolecular and Tissue Engineering
Cell and Molecular Biology
Cognitive Neuroscience
College Teaching
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Developmental and Stem Cell Biology
Developmental Psychology
East Asian Studies
European Studies
Genetic and Genomics
Global Health
History and Philosophy of Science, Technology, and Medicine
Information Sciences
Integrated Toxicology and Environmental Health
Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Middle East Studies
Nanoscience
Non Linear and Complex Systems
Philosophy, Arts, and Literature
Philosophy of Biology
Photonics
Slavic, Eurasian, and East European Studies
Structural Biology and Biophysics
Women's Studies

Click here to see a Complete List of PhD Programs at Duke.

5. What programs are offered at Duke Law School?

Duke Law offers J.D., Masters, and Doctoral degree programs in the following fields of study:

These are the required courses for a first-year curriculum at Duke Law:

Civil Procedure
Constitutional Law
Contract Law
Criminal Law
Foundations of Law
Legal Analysis, Research, and Writing
Property Law
Torts

The upper level curriculum at Duke Law includes the following fields of study:

Administrative and Regulatory Law
Business and Corporate Law
Civil Litigation
Constitutional law and Civil Rights
Criminal Law and Procedure
Environmental Law
Family Law
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Intellectual Property, Science, and Technology Law
International and Comparative Law
Labor and Employment Law
Law, Democracy, and Society

In addition, here is an alphabetical list of 25 popular individual classes available at Duke Law:

Analytical Methods
Antitrust
Art Law
Big Bank Regulation
Business Strategy for Lawyers
Children and the Law
Commercial Transactions
Conflict of Laws
Consumer Bankruptcy and Debt
Copyright Law
Election Law
Employment Discrimination
Ethics
Evidence
Financial Accounting
First Amendment
Legal Writing: Craft & Style
Ocean and Coastal Law
Patent Law
Sports and the Law
State and Local Government Law
Taxation
The Law and Policy of Innovation
U.S. Law
Water Resources Law

There are also many dozen other classes offered at Duke Law. See the Duke Law website for a complete list.

Above: The Duke School of Law.

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6. How much does it cost to attend Duke University?

According to the Duke website, the total cost of tuition, fees, and other expenses for undergraduate admission to Duke (before financial aid kicks in) is $75,370 per year. This estimate includes tuition, some fees, housing, food, books, supplies, and personal expenses. However, this estimate does not include certain other costs, such as transportation.

Graduate school tuition at Duke may vary. For masters degree programs at the graduate school, the total estimated cost of attendance is roughly $40,000 per semester. This cost includes tuition, fees, food, housing, books, supplies, local transportation, and personal expenses.

The total annual cost of tuition, fees, and other expenses to attend Duke Law School for the upcoming academic year is estimated to fall between $90,000 and $100,000.

Other fees may also apply, such as application fees, parking fees, technology fees, health fees, and more.

Financial aid is available, and may come in the form of grants, scholarships, work study programs, and private donations, among others. More than half of Duke's undergraduate students do not pay the full cost of tuition.

Above: The Divinity School at Duke.

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Above: The Duke School of Medicine, featuring Athletic Medicine and Sports Medicine studies, among others.

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7. What is the Duke University campus like?

The main campus of Duke occupies roughly 8,700 acres, of which more than 7,000 acres is Duke Forest. The rest of the campus is home to more than 250 buildings, many of them built in the Collegiate Gothic style, although some are constructed in French, Italian, Georgian, and modern styles. Many of the campus buildings are constructed with multi colored stones for visual effect.

Campus attractions include the Sarah P. Duke Gardens, as well as five libraries, several museums, a Starbucks coffee shop, and many affordable places to eat. A free bus service shuttles students around campus.

Student housing is available, both on and off campus, although students are required to live on campus for the first three years of attendance.

The school colors are "duke" blue and white. The varsity athletes at Duke are commonly referred to as the Blue Devils. They play for the NCAA Division 1 - FBS-ACC.

Varsity sports for men and women at Duke include:

Baseball
Basketball
Cross Country
Fencing
Field Hockey
Football
Golf
Lacrosse
Rowing
Soccer
Softball
Swimming (& Diving)
Tennis
Track & Field
Volleyball
Wrestling

Also available on campus are a number of club and intramural sports, such as some of the ones listed above, as well as badminton, cycling, dancing, equestrian, figure skating, sailing, water polo, and many more.

Apart form sports, the Duke campus also features more than 400 student groups and organizations, such as the Black Student Alliance, the International Association, the Native American Student Alliance, and several students bands, as well as theater groups, science clubs, and hundreds more.

Above: A Duke Blue Devil in action.

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Above: An East Campus residence hall at Duke.

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8. What are the distance learning options at Duke University?

Distance learning is available through the Duke Learning Management System. Duke offers a broad range of online courses, which include the following, among others:

Administrative Assistant
Access
Business Writing
Coaching
Communicating with Diplomacy
Conflict Resolution
Critical Thinking Skills
Customer Service Excellence
Delegation
Employment Best Practices
Excel
Leadership
Management
Microsoft Word
Notary Public
Outlook
Power Point
Project Management
Training (Trainers)

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9. What is the contact information for Duke University?

To reach the main campus office at Duke, call 919-684-8111.

For the undergraduate admissions office at Duke, call 919-684-3214.

For information regarding financial aid at Duke, call 919-684-6225.

To reach the Graduate School at Duke, call 919-681-3257.

To contact the Duke Law School, call 919-613-7006.

For the Duke Medical College, call Duke University Hospital at 855-855-6484.

Above: Downtown Durham, North Carolina.

The city of Durham is home to approximately 250,000 people.

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