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Undergraduate Colleges /
Duke University |
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In Brief |
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Duke University is a prestigious private university located in Durham, North Carolina in the United States.
It is named for the Duke family, which made its money in the tobacco and energy
businesses (see American Tobacco Company and
Duke Power). Although it is a young
university, founded in 1924 (it traces its roots back to 1838), Duke is recognized as one of the leading institutions of higher education in the United States, and often competes for students with other such prestigious and highly-acclaimed
institutions as Princeton, Harvard,
Stanford, MIT, Columbia, and Yale... |
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General Information |
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Location |
Durham, NC |
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Community |
City: Midsize |
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School Type |
Private nonprofit, 4-year or above |
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Calendar |
Semester |
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Enrollment |
6,578 undergraduate 7,772 graduate |
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Faculty
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3,497 total 4:1 student/faculty ratio |
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System |
N/A |
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Affililation |
United Methodist |
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Other Programs |
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Campus Images |
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Online Resources |
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Address |
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Phone Numbers |
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General Info |
(919) 684-2813
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Admissions Office |
(919) 684-3214 |
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Financial Aid Office |
(919) 684-6225 |
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Interesting Fact |
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40 years ago, women used to score 50 points lower on the Math portion of the SAT than on the Verbal. Today, their Math and Verbal scores are nearly identical on average. |
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