Duke University
REPUTATION RANK
2012Durham, United States
Region: North America
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Overall reputation score
10.1
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Reputation (teaching)
8.9
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Reputation (research)
10.6
A philanthropic foundation by James B. Duke in 1924 began the transformation of Trinity College, a small Methodist institution established in 1838, into today's research university. Its 8,610-acre campus includes a 7,000-acre forest and a coastal marine research centre. It has 10 schools and colleges.