Duke University
Private research university in Durham, North Carolina, offering degree programmes across 10 schools, operating Duke Health, and conducting research in medicine, engineering, global health and sustainability.
Duke University is a private research university in Durham, North Carolina, founded in 1838 and established under its current name in 1924. It delivers education, research and patient care through 10 schools and colleges, including Trinity College of Arts & Sciences, the Pratt School of Engineering, the School of Medicine and the Fuqua School of Business. The university employs 48,313 people, among them 4,236 faculty members, and enrols 17,499 undergraduate, graduate and professional students. Sixteen Nobel laureates are counted among its students and faculty.
Duke's degree programmes span undergraduate, graduate and professional levels. Reported outcomes include a 91% four-year graduation rate and an employment rate of 95% among graduates. Alongside teaching, the university operates Duke Health, its academic medical centre and healthcare system, which combines clinical care with medical research.
Research is organised partly through interdisciplinary institutes, among them the Duke Global Health Institute, the Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability and the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences. Technical domains covered include medical research and healthcare, engineering, global health, energy and environment, and brain sciences. Duke's presence is centred on Durham and North Carolina, with global engagement through partners worldwide.