Duke University Ranking 2024

Private research university Duke University is located in Durham, North Carolina, in the United States. The school, which was established in 1838 by Methodists and Quakers in the modern city of Trinity, relocated to Durham in 1892. James Buchanan Duke, a tobacco and electric power entrepreneur, founded The Duke Endowment in 1924. The organization later changed its name to Washington Duke in memory of Duke's late father. With an overall acceptance rate of 6.2% for the class of 2026, Duke's undergraduate admissions are among the most selective in the country.

In its campus, 256 buildings are currently owned by Duke University on a total of 8,693 acres of property, which also includes the 7,044-acre Duke Forest. The West, East, and Central campuses, as well as the Medical Centre, make up the campus's four main sections. These sections are all connected by a free bus service. Duke has 15 acres in Beaufort, North Carolina, as part of its marine laboratory. The 54-acre Sarah P. Duke Gardens, which was built in the 1930s, is one of the principal tourist destinations on the main campus.

Duke University World Rankings

Subject-Wise Ranking

As per US News Ranking, Duke University is ranked #19 in Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs, and #2 in Biomedical. It is ranked #8 in Biocomputing and #1 in Nursing. In Economics, it holds the #11th position. 

Employability Ranking

The US Employability Rank 2022 of Duke University is #12, and Employability Rank 2022 is #26.