Duke Divinity School

Duke Divinity School
Duke Divinity School Gray Building
TypePrivate
Established1926; 98 years ago (1926)
Parent institution
Duke University
Religious affiliation
United Methodist Church
DeanEdgardo Colón-Emeric
Location
Websitedivinity.duke.edu

The Divinity School at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, is one of ten graduate or professional schools within Duke University. It is also one of thirteen seminaries founded and supported by the United Methodist Church. It has 39 regular rank faculty and 15 joint, secondary or adjunct faculty, and, as of 2017, an enrollment of 543 full-time equivalent students. The current dean of the Divinity School is the Rev. Dr. Edgardo Colón-Emeric, who assumed the deanship on August 31, 2021. Former deans include the prominent New Testament scholar Richard B. Hays, who stepped down in 2015.