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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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Chancellors at the College of William and Mary have included some very famous retired statesmen, including Margaret Thatcher (UK Prime Minister), Henry Kissinger (US Secretary of State), Warren E. Burger (US Chief Justice), and, currently, Sandra Day O'Connor (US Associate Justice). |
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Did you know... |
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The MyPlan.com Jr. College Database provides detailed profiles on more than 1,100 different community colleges in the U.S. |
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