Duke University

School Facts

Duke is a church-affiliated university. Founded as the Union Institute in 1838, it was reorganized as a teachers college in 1851, became a liberal arts college in 1859, and was renamed Duke University in 1924. Programs are offered through the Trinity College of Arts and Sciences, the School of Engineering, and the Graduate School. Its 9,350-acre campus, including many buildings in the English Gothic architecture style, is located in a residential section of Durham.

Codes

Majors

	Assc.	Bach.	Mast.	Doct.
African-American/African Studies
Art History
Art Teacher
Asian/African Languages/Literatures
Biochemistry
Bioinformatics/Genome Technology
Biological Anthropology/Anatomy
Biological Chemistry
Biological/Biologically Inspired Materials
Biology
Biomedical Engineering
Business Administration
Canadian Studies
Cell Biology
Cell/Molecular Biology
Chemistry
Civil/Environmental Engineering
Classical Civilization
Classical Languages
Classical Studies
Cognitive Neuroscience
Computer Science
Cultural Anthropology
Developmental Biology
Earth/Ocean Sciences
Ecology
Economics
Electrical/Computer Engineering
English
Environment
Environmental Science/Policy
Environmental Sciences
Evolutionary Biology
French Studies
Genetics/Genomics
Geology
German
German Studies
History
Humanities
Immunology
Integrated Toxicology
International Comparative Studies
International Development Policy
Italian/European Studies
Liberal Studies
Linguistics
Literature
Marine Science
Mathematics
Mechanical Engineering/Materials Science
Mechanical/Materials Science
Medical Physics
Medical Sciences
Medical Scientist Training
Medieval/Renaissance Studies
Molecular Cancer Biology
Molecular Genetics/Microbiology
Music
Neurobiology
Nursing
Pathology
Pharmacology
Philosophy
Physics
Political Science
Psychology
Public Policy
Public Policy Studies
Religion
Romance Studies
Russian
Slavic Languages/Literature
Sociology
Spanish
Statistics/Decision Sciences
Structural Biology/Biophysics
Teaching
Theatre Studies
Visual Art
Women's Studies

Counseling services

• Academic
• Career
• Minority student
• Personal
• Psychological

Remedial services offered

Not Reported

Career placement services

• Alumni network
• Career/job search classes
• Interest inventory
• Internships
• Interview training
• On-campus job interviews
• Resume assistance

Additional services

• Health insurance
• Health service
• Placement service
• Women's Center

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