Rankings for Duke University

Learn how Duke ranks across all of College Factual's rankings including Best Colleges Nationwide, Best Colleges for Your Money, Best Colleges in North Carolina and the region, and Best Majors.

Top 2017 Rankings For Duke University

Top Quality Overall (regionwide) (ranked 1 out of 357)
Top Quality Overall (nationwide) (ranked 4 out of 1379)
Men's Basketball (ranked 1 out of 333)
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid - regionwide) (ranked 1 out of 313)
Highest Paid Graduates for Psychology (ranked 3 out of 909)

A more complete picture of where Duke University is the "best of the best" can be found on our 2017 Badges Awarded page.

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All 2017 Rankings For Duke University

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Top Quality Overall

	better worse
Nationwide	4 of 1379
Southeast	1 of 357
North Carolina	1 of 51

Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)

	better worse
Nationwide	474 of 1208
Southeast	120 of 312
North Carolina	21 of 41

Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)

	better worse
Nationwide	7 of 1207
Southeast	1 of 313
North Carolina	1 of 41

Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)

	better worse
Nationwide	537 of 1208
Southeast	122 of 312
North Carolina	19 of 41

Diversity

	better worse
Overall	14 of 2414
Ethnic	379 of 2656
Male / Female	10 of 1724
Location	32 of 2388

Best Religiously Affiliated

	better worse
United Methodist	1 of 81

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

	better worse
Top Ranked	32 of 186
Best Value	80 of 180
Most Popular	113 of 535
Most Focused	172 of 535
Highest Paid Grads	16 of 288

Area Studies

	better worse
Top Ranked	29 of 187
Best Value	76 of 181
Most Popular	83 of 370
Most Focused	132 of 370
Highest Paid Grads	18 of 249

Ethnic Studies

	better worse
Most Popular	178 of 390
Most Focused	216 of 390

Biological & Biomedical Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked	51 of 819
Best Value	371 of 779
Most Popular	71 of 1398
Most Focused	75 of 1399
Highest Paid Grads	42 of 892

Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology

	better worse
Most Popular	326 of 550
Most Focused	475 of 550

Biomathematics & Bioinformatics

	better worse
Most Popular	53 of 56
Most Focused	51 of 56

Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences

	better worse
Most Popular	20 of 63
Most Focused	16 of 63

General Biology

	better worse
Top Ranked	17 of 813
Best Value	311 of 770
Most Popular	95 of 1357
Most Focused	215 of 1357
Highest Paid Grads	39 of 850

Neurobiology & Neurosciences

	better worse
Most Popular	20 of 153
Most Focused	23 of 153

Computer & Information Sciences

	better worse
Most Popular	122 of 1631
Most Focused	365 of 1632
Highest Paid Grads	37 of 831

Computer Information Systems

	better worse
Most Popular	810 of 871
Most Focused	868 of 871
Highest Paid Grads	10 of 457

Computer Science

	better worse
Most Popular	25 of 605
Most Focused	34 of 605

Education

	better worse
Most Popular	450 of 1377
Most Focused	1104 of 1377

International Education

	better worse
Most Popular	1 of 1
Most Focused	1 of 1

Engineering

	better worse
Top Ranked	69 of 305
Best Value	203 of 294
Most Popular	109 of 553
Most Focused	101 of 553
Highest Paid Grads	16 of 356

Biomedical Engineering

	better worse
Most Popular	2 of 130
Most Focused	8 of 130
Highest Paid Grads	7 of 92

Civil Engineering

	better worse
Top Ranked	46 of 211
Best Value	137 of 204
Most Popular	172 of 254
Most Focused	158 of 254
Highest Paid Grads	18 of 209

Electrical Engineering

	better worse
Top Ranked	7 of 260
Best Value	92 of 252
Most Popular	59 of 336
Most Focused	61 of 336
Highest Paid Grads	12 of 275

Mechanical Engineering

	better worse
Top Ranked	23 of 269
Best Value	130 of 260
Most Popular	132 of 317
Most Focused	106 of 317
Highest Paid Grads	11 of 264

English Language & Literature

	better worse
Top Ranked	119 of 625
Best Value	410 of 589
Most Popular	245 of 1354
Most Focused	607 of 1354
Highest Paid Grads	30 of 872

General English Literature

	better worse
Top Ranked	78 of 644
Best Value	364 of 607
Most Popular	197 of 1275
Most Focused	466 of 1275
Highest Paid Grads	32 of 806

Foreign Languages & Linguistics

	better worse
Top Ranked	22 of 360
Best Value	134 of 342
Most Popular	50 of 949
Most Focused	101 of 948
Highest Paid Grads	21 of 660

Classical Languages & Literature

	better worse
Most Popular	210 of 234
Most Focused	222 of 234

Germanic Languages

	better worse
Most Popular	19 of 305
Most Focused	60 of 305
Highest Paid Grads	17 of 223

Linguistics & Comparative Literature

	better worse
Most Popular	34 of 285
Most Focused	27 of 285

Romance Languages

	better worse
Top Ranked	24 of 375
Best Value	135 of 357
Most Popular	93 of 828
Most Focused	186 of 828
Highest Paid Grads	23 of 591

Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages

	better worse
Most Popular	62 of 111
Most Focused	51 of 111

Health Professions

	better worse
Most Popular	557 of 1720
Most Focused	1300 of 1720
Highest Paid Grads	27 of 692

Nursing

	better worse
Most Popular	378 of 1106
Most Focused	800 of 1106

Public Health

	better worse
Most Popular	136 of 247
Most Focused	181 of 247

History

	better worse
Most Popular	106 of 1251
Most Focused	246 of 1251
Highest Paid Grads	28 of 138

History

	better worse
Most Popular	106 of 1251
Most Focused	246 of 1251

Mathematics & Statistics

	better worse
Top Ranked	16 of 486
Best Value	176 of 465
Most Popular	73 of 1237
Most Focused	124 of 1238
Highest Paid Grads	33 of 819

Mathematics

	better worse
Top Ranked	18 of 504
Best Value	181 of 482
Most Popular	90 of 1190
Most Focused	224 of 1190
Highest Paid Grads	28 of 787

Statistics

	better worse
Top Ranked	9 of 55
Best Value	20 of 55
Most Popular	30 of 114
Most Focused	15 of 114
Highest Paid Grads	9 of 80

Natural Resources & Conservation

	better worse
Most Popular	123 of 708
Most Focused	246 of 708
Highest Paid Grads	9 of 270

Natural Resources Conservation

	better worse
Most Popular	96 of 650
Most Focused	203 of 650

Philosophy & Religious Studies

	better worse
Top Ranked	55 of 264
Best Value	146 of 253
Most Popular	121 of 944
Most Focused	336 of 944
Highest Paid Grads	20 of 613

Philosophy

	better worse
Top Ranked	21 of 260
Best Value	83 of 248
Most Popular	93 of 742
Most Focused	211 of 742
Highest Paid Grads	21 of 536

Religious Studies

	better worse
Most Popular	243 of 542
Most Focused	407 of 542
Highest Paid Grads	20 of 335

Physical Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked	39 of 462
Best Value	201 of 443
Most Popular	115 of 1143
Most Focused	236 of 1143
Highest Paid Grads	34 of 793

Chemistry

	better worse
Top Ranked	14 of 429
Best Value	148 of 414
Most Popular	79 of 1084
Most Focused	183 of 1084
Highest Paid Grads	29 of 747

Geological & Earth Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked	22 of 242
Best Value	122 of 237
Most Popular	168 of 423
Most Focused	195 of 423
Highest Paid Grads	19 of 345

Physics

	better worse
Top Ranked	49 of 245
Best Value	139 of 232
Most Popular	149 of 718
Most Focused	306 of 718
Highest Paid Grads	27 of 544

Psychology

	better worse
Top Ranked	15 of 847
Best Value	325 of 800
Most Popular	270 of 1490
Most Focused	881 of 1490
Highest Paid Grads	3 of 909

General Psychology

	better worse
Top Ranked	7 of 854
Best Value	311 of 805
Most Popular	254 of 1421
Most Focused	804 of 1421
Highest Paid Grads	3 of 857

Public Administration & Social Service

	better worse
Top Ranked	2 of 392
Best Value	151 of 380
Most Popular	20 of 851
Most Focused	90 of 851
Highest Paid Grads	5 of 455

Public Policy

	better worse
Top Ranked	2 of 31
Best Value	3 of 31
Most Popular	1 of 65
Most Focused	2 of 65
Highest Paid Grads	6 of 40

Social Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked	21 of 691
Best Value	268 of 656
Most Popular	103 of 1321
Most Focused	137 of 1320
Highest Paid Grads	13 of 878

Anthropology

	better worse
Top Ranked	14 of 285
Best Value	92 of 273
Most Popular	103 of 423
Most Focused	111 of 423
Highest Paid Grads	20 of 344

Economics

	better worse
Top Ranked	5 of 431
Best Value	118 of 413
Most Popular	53 of 733
Most Focused	62 of 733
Highest Paid Grads	12 of 548

Political Science & Government

	better worse
Top Ranked	14 of 614
Best Value	216 of 586
Most Popular	104 of 1075
Most Focused	148 of 1075
Highest Paid Grads	30 of 767

Social Sciences (Other)

	better worse
Most Popular	87 of 91
Most Focused	90 of 91

Sociology

	better worse
Top Ranked	7 of 551
Best Value	188 of 532
Most Popular	171 of 969
Most Focused	358 of 969
Highest Paid Grads	25 of 696

Visual & Performing Arts

	better worse
Top Ranked	107 of 672
Best Value	401 of 641
Most Popular	545 of 1565
Most Focused	1181 of 1565
Highest Paid Grads	29 of 850

Dance

	better worse
Most Popular	197 of 225
Most Focused	217 of 225

Drama & Theater Arts

	better worse
Top Ranked	72 of 322
Best Value	206 of 312
Most Popular	312 of 814
Most Focused	561 of 814
Highest Paid Grads	17 of 547

Fine & Studio Arts

	better worse
Top Ranked	23 of 532
Best Value	193 of 513
Most Popular	594 of 1123
Most Focused	990 of 1123
Highest Paid Grads	26 of 701

General Visual & Performing Arts

	better worse
Most Popular	102 of 172
Most Focused	158 of 172

Music

	better worse
Most Popular	720 of 1035
Most Focused	1003 of 1035
Highest Paid Grads	19 of 660

Visual & Performing Arts (Other)

	better worse
Most Popular	9 of 37
Most Focused	18 of 37

Veterans

	better worse
Overall	589 of 1428