Duke University

Duke University
Latin: Universitas Dukiana[1][2]
Former names
Brown School (1838–1841)
Union Institute (1841–1851)
Normal College (1851–1859)
Trinity College (1859–1924)
MottoEruditio et Religio (Latin)[1]
Motto in English
"Education and Piety"[1]
TypePrivate research university
Established1838; 186 years ago (1838)
AccreditationSACS
Religious affiliation
Nonsectarian; historically affiliated with the United Methodist Church[3]
Academic affiliations
Endowment$12.7 billion (2021)[4] (The university is also the primary beneficiary (32%) of the independent $3.69 billion Duke Endowment)[5]
Budget$7.7 billion (FY 2022)[6]
PresidentVincent Edward Price[7]
ProvostAlec Gallimore
Academic staff
3,982 (fall 2021)[6]
Administrative staff
  • 8,498 campus employees
  • 43,108 total campus & health system employees (July 2021)[6]
Students16,780 (fall 2021)[6]
Undergraduates6,640 (fall 2022) [6]
Postgraduates9,991 (fall 2021)[6]
Location
Durham
,
North Carolina
,
United States

36°00′05″N 78°56′18″W / 36.00139°N 78.93833°W / 36.00139; -78.93833
CampusLarge city[8], 8,693 acres (35.18 km2)[6]
Other campuses
NewspaperThe Chronicle
ColorsDuke blue and white[9]
   
NicknameBlue Devils
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division I FBS – ACC
MascotBlue Devil
Websiteduke.edu Edit this at Wikidata

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.[10] 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.[11]

The campus spans over 8,600 acres (3,500 hectares) on three contiguous sub-campuses in Durham, and a marine lab in Beaufort.[12] 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).[13]

Duke spends more than $1 billion per year on research.[14] As of 2024, 16 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.[15]

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  2. ^ "Search". Internet Archive.
  3. ^ "Duke University's Relation to the Methodist Church: the basics". Duke University. 2002. Archived from the original on June 12, 2010. Retrieved March 27, 2010. Duke University has historical, formal, on-going, and symbolic ties with Methodism, but is an independent and non-sectarian institution ... Duke would not be the institution it is today without its ties to the Methodist Church. However, the Methodist Church does not own or direct the University. Duke is and has developed as a private nonprofit corporation which is owned and governed by an autonomous and self-perpetuating Board of Trustees
  4. ^ As of September 27, 2021. Duke University's Endowment Sees Record 56% Gain in Latest Year (Report). Bloomberg. September 27, 2021. Archived from the original on September 26, 2021. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  5. ^ "About the Duke Endowment". The Duke Endowment. January 9, 2009. Archived from the original on June 3, 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
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  7. ^ "A First Day as President-Elect is a Memorable One". December 3, 2016. Archived from the original on August 11, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  8. ^ "IPEDS-Duke University". Archived from the original on November 7, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  9. ^ "Color Palette". Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  10. ^ King, William E. "Duke University: A Brief Narrative History". Duke University Archives. Archived from the original on March 12, 2013. Retrieved May 23, 2011.
  11. ^ Sparks, Evan. "Duke of Carolina". Philanthropy Roundtable. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  12. ^ Loftus, Sarah (July 15, 2019). "Duke Marine Lab Opens Doors to Visitors". Coastal Review. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  13. ^ McGuinness, William (January 2, 2013). "Duke Readies For China Campus Amid Controversy". HuffPost. Archived from the original on January 31, 2020. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  14. ^ "Duke's Research Expenditures Exceed $1.2 Billion in Latest Federal Data". February 2, 2021. Archived from the original on July 24, 2021. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  15. ^ Elkins, Kathleen. "Billionaire Universities". Forbes. Archived from the original on March 3, 2020. Retrieved March 3, 2020.