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Younger Than Most Other Prestigious US Research

Younger than most other prestigious U.S. research universities, consistently ranks among the very best. Duke’s graduate and professional schools — in business, divinity, engineering, the environ- ment, law, medicine, nursing and public policy — are among the leaders in their fields. Duke’s home campus is situated on nearly 9,000 acres in Durham, N.C, a city of more than 200,000 people. Duke also is active internationally through the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School in Singapore, in China and numerous research and education programs across the globe. More than 75 percent of Duke students pursue service-learning opportunities in Durham and around the world through DukeEngage and other programs that advance the university’s mission of “knowledge in service to society.”

Duke Chapel was constructed in the mid- Duke Athletics, part of the Atlantic Coast 1930s and is dominated by a 210-foot tower Conference, fields teams in 26 NCAA housing a 50-bell carillon, which is played Division I varsity sports. The Blue Devils at the end of each workday. is have won national championships in men’s open to visitors from 8 a.m.-10 p.m. during basketball, lacrosse and soccer, and women’s the academic year and 8 a.m.-8 p.m. during golf and tennis. The Duke Sports Hall of the summer. Ecumenical worship services Fame, in the Schwartz-Butters Athletic are held every Sunday at 11 a.m. Center next to , is open to the public. Duke Medicine integrates patient care with the clinical, training and research programs of the Duke University Health System, Duke University School of Medicine and Duke University School of Nursing. Duke The Marine Laboratory at coastal Beaufort, University Hospital is the flagship of the N.C., is a campus of Duke University and broader Health System, which also includes a unit within the Nicholas School of the two community hospitals (Durham Regional Environment. Research is conducted in basic Hospital and Duke Raleigh Hospital) and ocean processes, coastal environment more than 200 ambulatory care clinics. management, marine biotechnology and marine biomedicine.

Sarah P. Duke Gardens is 55 acres of land- covers 7,200 acres in separate scaped and woodland gardens in the heart areas of Durham and nearby counties and of Duke’s West Campus. Each year more serves as a natural outdoor laboratory for than 300,000 visitors enjoy the gardens’ five Duke and neighboring universities. The miles of walkways and more than 8,000 forest is used for research, protecting species and varieties of plants. Duke wildlife and rare plant species and studying Gardens is open to the public daily from timber management practices. It is also a 8 a.m. to dusk. There is no admission charge. popular place to walk or run.

Nasher Museum of Art offers traveling exhi- Duke Center is home to the world’s Duke Libraries comprises six libraries across bitions and educational programs, and cre- largest colony of endangered , East and West Campus, including the Ru- ates exhibitions that travel to major venues including more than 200 , bush benstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library around the country. The museum features a babies and lorises. More than 85 percent (now under renovation), and the separately cafe and a shop and is open Tuesday-Saturday, of the center’s inhabitants were born on site. administered libraries serving the schools 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (extending to 9 p.m. Visits are by appointment only. of business, divinity, law and medicine. Thursday), and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP

President - Richard H. Brodhead Chancellor for Health Affairs - A. Eugene Washington Provost - Sally Kornbluth Executive Vice President/Treasurer - Tallman Trask III A more comprehensive list of university officers is available at http://duke.edu/about/leadership/.

SCHOOLS & COLLEGES Year Est. EMPLOYEES July 2015 Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 1859 (full-time and part-time) School of Law 1904 Campus 8,380 Divinity School 1926 Schools of Medicine, Nursing 11,183 Graduate School 1926 Duke University Health System 16,384 School of Medicine 1930 TOTAL School of Nursing 1931 Pratt School of Engineering 1939 ALUMNI OCT. 2014 1969 Sanford School of Public Policy 1971 Active (includes 2014 graduates) 157,017 Nicholas School of the Environment 1991 Degrees: Undergraduate 55% Professional 31% STUDENTS FALL 2015 Graduate 14% (full-time) Median Age 47

Undergraduate 6,485 African-American 10% FACILITIES & PROPERTIES Acreage Asian-American 22% West, East, Central, Medical Campuses 1,488 Hispanic/Latino 7% (including Inn golf course & jogging trail) Caucasian 46% Duke Forest 7,044 Foreign 10% Marine Lab (Beaufort, NC) 15 Other/Unknown 4% TOTAL 8,547 Student/Faculty Ratio 8:1 Graduate and Professional 8,465 Buildings - Durham Campus TOTAL 14,950 (Excluding maintenance and support facilities.) Admissions - Class of 2019 Academic and Research 83 Applied 31,178 Medical Center 82 Enrolled 1,750 Athletics and Recreation 15 Men 51% Residence Halls & Apt. Bldgs. 74 Women 49% TOTAL 254 Residents 13% Degrees Conferred (7/1/14 - 6/30/15) FINANCIAL DATA Undergraduate 1,840 Graduate and Professional 3,244 Undergraduate Tuition 2015-2016 Arts & Sciences and Engineering $47,650 FACULTY FALL 2015 Tenure/Tenure track Other regular rank* Expenses 2015-2016 Room, board (average) , fees $15,623 Undergraduate and Graduate TOTAL $63,273 TOTAL 1,717 1,711

* (Includes professors of the practice, research professors, About five out of 10 undergraduates receive financial aid. lecturers, clinical professors and medical associates.) The average need-based grant was nearly $42,345 in 2014-15. For more information, see Duke Financial Aid.

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