# Duke University

- Location: Durham, United States
- Type: Private
- Founded: 1838
- Official website: http://www.duke.edu/
- CollegeStat profile: https://collegestat.britexstudy-15d.workers.dev/university/duke-university-fb08c67d

## Summary

Duke traces its origins to Brown's Schoolhouse, a subscription school opened in Randolph County, North Carolina, in 1838, which later became Trinity College. Trinity moved to Durham in 1892 with support from Washington Duke and Julian Carr. In 1924, James B. Duke set up The Duke Endowment and the institution was renamed Duke University. Its undergraduate college was desegregated in 1963.

## Key facts

- rank: #70 (QS 2027) — https://insights.qs.com/hubfs/Rankings%20Excel%20Reports/2027%20QS%20World%20University%20Rankings%201.1%20%28For%20qs.com%29.xlsx
- tuition: $63,450 (per year, 2023)
- admission: 5.7% (2024)

## Sources

- [rank](https://insights.qs.com/hubfs/Rankings%20Excel%20Reports/2027%20QS%20World%20University%20Rankings%201.1%20%28For%20qs.com%29.xlsx)
- [Official website](http://www.duke.edu/)
- [Admissions](https://www.admissions.duke.edu/)
- [Financial aid](https://www.finaid.duke.edu/)
- [Reference](https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/complete-data-files/HD2025.zip)
- [Official About page: 1924 founding as Duke University, roughly 6,400 undergraduate and 10,200 graduate/professional students](https://duke.edu/about/)
- [1838 origins, predecessor names, 17,325 students fall 2025, motto (Wikipedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_University)

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