This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. [149], In 2016, The Washington Post ranked Duke seventh overall based on the accumulated weighted average of the rankings from U.S. News & World Report, Washington Monthly, Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education, Times Higher Education (global), Money and Forbes. One of the major public attractions on the main campus is the 54-acre (220,000m2) Sarah P. Duke Gardens, established in the 1930s. [168], Duke also ranked 42nd in the world and 12th in the country on Times Higher Education's global employability ranking in 2019. [18] Duke is the alma mater of one president of the United States (Richard Nixon) and 14 living billionaires. Through this model, we deliver care to achieve excellent outcomes that are consistent with the nursing values and expectations grounded in caring practices: Duke Nurses role model high ethical standards through interpersonal and interprofessional relationships that fulfill commitments and cultivate an environment of inclusion and diversity.
Guided by our mission, vision and values, we are committed to excellence. [227] There are a number of student-run businesses operating on campus, including Campus Enterprises, which offer students real-world business experience. The David M. Rubenstein Rare Book and Manuscript Library reopened in August 2015 after about $60 million in renovations to the sections of the building built in 1928 and 1948. [201] Thus, 85% of undergraduates live on campus. [137], Duke's research expenditures in the 2018 fiscal year were $1.168 billion, the tenth largest in the U.S.[138] In fiscal year 2021, Duke received $608 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health, ranked third in the nation. In 2013, construction projects included transforming buildings like Gross Hall and Baldwin Auditorium, plus new construction such as the Events Pavilion. Duke's interest in the area began in the early 1930s and the first buildings were erected in 1938. [9], Duke students often refer to the campus as "the Gothic Wonderland," a sports nickname referring to the Collegiate Gothic architecture of West Campus. In athletics, Duke hosted and competed in the first Rose Bowl ever played outside California in Wallace Wade Stadium in 1942; the second such game was played in Arlington, Texas, in 2021, moved as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. In early 2012, the Duke Cancer Center opened next to Duke Hospital in Durham. [15] The yield rate (the percentage of accepted students who choose to attend) for the Class of 2023 was 54%. [78] Swift houses upperclassmen, in addition to the West Campus area, and is located between East and West Campus. We are passionate about what we do.
About 125,000sqft (11,600m2) was updated at Gross Hall, including new lighting and windows and a skylight. [264], While the football team has struggled at times on the field, the graduation rate of its players is consistently among the highest among Division I FBS schools. [225] Duke Student Government (DSG) charters and provides most of the funding for other student groups and represents students' interests when dealing with the administration. Education is the collaborative responsibility of students, teachers, administrators, and parents. By 1930, the majority of the Collegiate Gothic-style buildings on the campus one mile (1.6km) west were completed, and construction on West Campus culminated with the completion of Duke Chapel in 1935. Duke Nurses innovate practice and disseminate knowledge to address the needs of today and tomorrow. [90], In April 2005, Duke and the National University of Singapore signed a formal agreement under which the two institutions would partner to establish the Duke-NUS Medical School in Singapore. Moments to Movement has the potential to have the university live up to its ideals of respect and inclusion.. [123] Twenty-four certificate programs also are available. Duke's original campus, East Campus, was rebuilt from 1925 to 1927 with Georgian-style buildings. [258], The most famous Duke football season came in 1938,[259] when Wallace Wade coached the "Iron Dukes" that shut out all regular season opponents; only three teams in history can claim such a feat. [33][34][35] Duke University Hospital was finished in 1980 and the student union building was fully constructed two years later. [123] Students pursue a major and can pursue a combination of a total of up to three, including minors, certificates, and/or a second major. 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We confront mainstream thinking and help new ideas and approaches take root. All Rights Reserved. The teaching staff remained all-White until 1966.[32]. College Advising Corps at Duke University works to increase the number of low-income, first-generation college and underrepresented high school students in rural North Carolina enter and complete higher education. We are committed to sharing our educational and human resources to deepen and strengthen our relationships across the state. [106] The Class of 2024 had an ACT range of 34-35 and an SAT range of 15001570. [64] Cultural groups on campus include the Asian Students Association, ASEAN (Alliance of Souteast Asian Nations), Blue Devils United (the student lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender group), Black Student Alliance, Diya (South Asian Association), International Association/International Council, Jewish Life at Duke, KUSA (Korean Undergraduate Student Association), Mi Gente (Latino Student Association), LangDorm, LASO (Latin American Student Organization), Muslim Student Association, Native American Student Coalition, Newman Catholic Student Center, and Students of the Caribbean. [9] The largest private research forest in North Carolina and one of the largest in the nation,[79] the Duke Forest demonstrates a variety of forest stand types and silvicultural treatments. This material from the originating organization/author(s) may be of a point-in-time nature, edited for clarity, style and length. New insights provoke people to see the world from different perspectives, sparking ideas and moving fields forward. In 2014, Duke removed the name of Charles B. Aycock, a white-supremacist governor of North Carolina, from an undergraduate dormitory. The Iron Dukes is the fundraising arm for Duke Athletics, providing an opportunity for alumni, friends, other individuals or groups to support Duke Athletics.
Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, fencing, football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field, and wrestling; women's sports include basketball, cross country, fencing, field hockey, golf, lacrosse, rowing, soccer, softball, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field, and volleyball. [139] Duke is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities Very high research activity".[140]. 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[250], Duke's teams have won 17 NCAA team national championshipsthe women's golf team has won seven (1999, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2014 and 2019), the men's basketball team has won five (1991, 1992, 2001, 2010, and 2015), the men's lacrosse team has won three (2010, 2013, and 2014), and the men's soccer (1986) and women's tennis (2009) teams have won one each. [217][218], Duke athletics, particularly men's basketball, traditionally serves as a significant component of student life. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience. Increased activism on campus during the 1960s prompted Martin Luther King Jr. to speak at the university in November 1964 on the progress of the Civil Rights Movement. [210] The first historically African American Greek letter organization at Duke University was the Omega Psi Phi, Omega Zeta chapter, founded on April 12, 1974. Following Douglas Knight's resignation from the office of university president, Terry Sanford, the former governor of North Carolina, was elected president of the university in 1969, propelling The Fuqua School of Business' opening, the William R. Perkins library completion, and the founding of the Institute of Policy Sciences and Public Affairs (now the Sanford School of Public Policy). The marine lab is situated on Pivers Island on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, 150 yards (140m) across the channel from Beaufort. 1937), Duke Alumni Association (DAA) is an alumni association automatically available to all Duke graduates. A strong sense of teamwork and mutual respect are imperative for a school to flourish. "[46][47] The District Attorney, Mike Nifong, was subsequently disbarred. [246], Philanthropist Melinda Gates (A.B. 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). [72], East Campus, the original location of Duke after it moved to Durham,[73] functions as a first-year campus, housing the university's freshmen dormitories as well as the home of several academic departments. [143] Duke has pioneered studies involving nonlinear dynamics, chaos, and complex systems in physics.
Founded in 1930, the Medical Center occupies eight million square feet (740,000m2) in 99 buildings on 210 acres (85ha). [203][204] Most of these are in the Georgian style typical of the East Campus architecture. [235] Project BUILD is a freshman volunteering group that dedicates 3,300 hours of service to a variety of projects such as schools, Habitat for Humanity, food banks, substance rehabilitation centers, homeless shelters.
