Duke University
Duke University is a private research university in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day city of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco and electric power industrialist James Buchanan Duke established The Duke Endowment and the institution changed its name to honor his deceased father, Washington Duke.
| Latin: Universitas Dukiana | |
Former names | Brown School (1838–1841) Union Institute (1841–1851) Normal College (1851–1859) Trinity College (1859–1924) |
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| Motto | Eruditio et Religio (Latin) |
Motto in English | "Knowledge and Faith" |
| Type | Private research university |
| Established | 1838 |
| Accreditation | SACS |
Religious affiliation | United Methodist Church |
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| Endowment | $11.6 billion (2022) (The university is also the primary beneficiary (32%) of the independent $3.69 billion Duke Endowment) |
| Budget | $7.7 billion (FY 2022) |
| President | Vincent Price |
| Provost | Alec Gallimore |
Academic staff | 3,982 (fall 2021) |
Administrative staff |
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| Students | 16,780 (fall 2021) |
| Undergraduates | 6,789 (fall 2021) |
| Postgraduates | 9,991 (fall 2021) |
| Location | , , United States 35°59′19″N 78°54′26″W |
| Campus | Large city, 8,693 acres (35.18 km2) |
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| Newspaper | The Chronicle |
| Colors | Duke blue and white |
| Nickname | Blue Devils |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division I FBS – ACC |
| Mascot | Blue Devil |
| Website | duke |
The campus spans over 8,600 acres (3,500 hectares) on three contiguous sub-campuses in Durham, and a marine lab in Beaufort. The West Campus - designed largely by architect Julian Abele - incorporates Gothic architecture with the 210-foot (64-meter) Duke Chapel at the campus' center and highest point of elevation, is adjacent to the Medical Center. East Campus, 1.5 miles (2.4 kilometers) away, home to all first-years, contains Georgian-style architecture.
The university administers two concurrent schools in Asia, Duke–NUS Medical School in Singapore (established in 2005) and Duke Kunshan University in Kunshan, China (established in 2013).
Duke's undergraduate admissions are among the most selective in the United States, with an overall acceptance rate of 6.2% for the class of 2026. Duke spends more than $1 billion per year on research, making it one of the ten largest research universities in the United States. As of 2019, 15 Nobel laureates and 3 Turing Award winners have been affiliated with the university. Duke alumni also include 50 Rhodes Scholars. Duke is the alma mater of one president of the United States (Richard Nixon) and 14 living billionaires.