2018 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. You can select an alternate year 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015

Top 2018 Rankings For Duke University

Top Ranked for Economics (ranked 1 out of 435)
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 323)
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 2018 Badges Awarded page.

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All 2018 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 49

Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)

	better worse
Nationwide	509 of 1325
Southeast	123 of 343
North Carolina	19 of 47

Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)

	better worse
Nationwide	76 of 1324
Southeast	12 of 343
North Carolina	2 of 47

Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)

	better worse
Nationwide	607 of 1325
Southeast	146 of 343
North Carolina	21 of 47

Diversity

	better worse
Overall	14 of 2456
Ethnic	389 of 2718
Male / Female	166 of 2717
Location	33 of 2519

Best Religiously Affiliated

	better worse
United Methodist	1 of 81

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

	better worse
Top Ranked	26 of 180
Best Value	70 of 176
Most Popular	138 of 527
Most Focused	210 of 527
Highest Paid Grads	17 of 286

Area Studies

	better worse
Top Ranked	23 of 177
Best Value	64 of 173
Most Popular	97 of 370
Most Focused	140 of 370
Highest Paid Grads	18 of 247

Ethnic Studies

	better worse
Most Popular	226 of 391
Most Focused	303 of 391

Biological & Biomedical Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked	33 of 823
Best Value	336 of 805
Most Popular	63 of 1413
Most Focused	73 of 1412
Highest Paid Grads	42 of 892

Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology

	better worse
Most Popular	286 of 571
Most Focused	472 of 571

Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences

	better worse
Most Popular	19 of 63
Most Focused	13 of 63

General Biology

	better worse
Top Ranked	8 of 816
Best Value	293 of 800
Most Popular	81 of 1373
Most Focused	206 of 1372
Highest Paid Grads	39 of 850

Neurobiology & Neurosciences

	better worse
Most Popular	22 of 168
Most Focused	30 of 168

Computer & Information Sciences

	better worse
Most Popular	87 of 1602
Most Focused	241 of 1603
Highest Paid Grads	37 of 826

Computer Information Systems

	better worse
Most Popular	813 of 838
Most Focused	837 of 838
Highest Paid Grads	10 of 452

Computer Science

	better worse
Most Popular	20 of 599
Most Focused	25 of 600

Education

	better worse
Most Popular	479 of 1366
Most Focused	1134 of 1366

International Education

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

Engineering

	better worse
Top Ranked	56 of 309
Best Value	187 of 302
Most Popular	127 of 582
Most Focused	118 of 582
Highest Paid Grads	16 of 356

Biomedical Engineering

	better worse
Top Ranked	2 of 94
Best Value	19 of 94
Most Popular	10 of 137
Most Focused	12 of 137
Highest Paid Grads	7 of 91

Civil Engineering

	better worse
Top Ranked	43 of 209
Best Value	138 of 205
Most Popular	230 of 260
Most Focused	250 of 260
Highest Paid Grads	18 of 209

Computer Engineering

	better worse
Most Popular	143 of 272
Most Focused	131 of 272

Electrical Engineering

	better worse
Top Ranked	7 of 261
Best Value	92 of 255
Most Popular	48 of 343
Most Focused	52 of 343
Highest Paid Grads	12 of 274

Mechanical Engineering

	better worse
Top Ranked	19 of 269
Best Value	115 of 263
Most Popular	159 of 326
Most Focused	139 of 326
Highest Paid Grads	11 of 264

Engineering Technologies

	better worse
Most Popular	434 of 459
Most Focused	451 of 459

Environmental Control Technology

	better worse
Most Popular	50 of 57
Most Focused	54 of 57

English Language & Literature

	better worse
Top Ranked	122 of 612
Best Value	427 of 596
Most Popular	287 of 1360
Most Focused	691 of 1360
Highest Paid Grads	30 of 875

General English Literature

	better worse
Top Ranked	90 of 625
Best Value	391 of 609
Most Popular	233 of 1281
Most Focused	541 of 1281
Highest Paid Grads	32 of 804

Foreign Languages & Linguistics

	better worse
Top Ranked	20 of 358
Best Value	126 of 352
Most Popular	71 of 939
Most Focused	137 of 939
Highest Paid Grads	21 of 656

Classical Languages & Literature

	better worse
Most Popular	81 of 225
Most Focused	121 of 225

Germanic Languages

	better worse
Most Popular	70 of 291
Most Focused	123 of 291
Highest Paid Grads	17 of 209

Linguistics & Comparative Literature

	better worse
Most Popular	56 of 286
Most Focused	57 of 286

Romance Languages

	better worse
Top Ranked	10 of 373
Best Value	121 of 366
Most Popular	107 of 817
Most Focused	229 of 817
Highest Paid Grads	23 of 581

Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages

	better worse
Most Popular	75 of 108
Most Focused	51 of 108

Health Professions

	better worse
Most Popular	457 of 1704
Most Focused	1169 of 1704
Highest Paid Grads	27 of 692

Nursing

	better worse
Most Popular	366 of 1124
Most Focused	799 of 1124

Public Health

	better worse
Most Popular	63 of 273
Most Focused	105 of 273

History

	better worse
Most Popular	126 of 1261
Most Focused	275 of 1261
Highest Paid Grads	28 of 138

History

	better worse
Most Popular	126 of 1261
Most Focused	275 of 1261

Mathematics & Statistics

	better worse
Top Ranked	14 of 468
Best Value	155 of 456
Most Popular	64 of 1231
Most Focused	82 of 1231
Highest Paid Grads	33 of 811

Mathematics

	better worse
Top Ranked	16 of 471
Best Value	156 of 459
Most Popular	74 of 1178
Most Focused	165 of 1178
Highest Paid Grads	28 of 771

Statistics

	better worse
Top Ranked	5 of 58
Best Value	11 of 58
Most Popular	25 of 126
Most Focused	15 of 126
Highest Paid Grads	9 of 82

Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies

	better worse
Most Popular	868 of 1017
Most Focused	986 of 1017
Highest Paid Grads	29 of 394

Medieval Studies

	better worse
Most Popular	3 of 21
Most Focused	8 of 21

Natural Resources & Conservation

	better worse
Most Popular	114 of 745
Most Focused	241 of 745
Highest Paid Grads	9 of 271

Natural Resources Conservation

	better worse
Most Popular	86 of 689
Most Focused	193 of 689

Philosophy & Religious Studies

	better worse
Top Ranked	51 of 246
Best Value	140 of 241
Most Popular	73 of 955
Most Focused	286 of 956
Highest Paid Grads	20 of 615

Philosophy

	better worse
Top Ranked	26 of 245
Best Value	83 of 240
Most Popular	58 of 756
Most Focused	167 of 756
Highest Paid Grads	21 of 544

Religious Studies

	better worse
Most Popular	149 of 550
Most Focused	357 of 550
Highest Paid Grads	22 of 336

Physical Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked	38 of 473
Best Value	199 of 463
Most Popular	111 of 1143
Most Focused	230 of 1143
Highest Paid Grads	34 of 787

Chemistry

	better worse
Top Ranked	18 of 411
Best Value	152 of 403
Most Popular	92 of 1087
Most Focused	217 of 1087
Highest Paid Grads	29 of 753

Geological & Earth Sciences

	better worse
Most Popular	285 of 430
Most Focused	312 of 430
Highest Paid Grads	20 of 346

Physics

	better worse
Top Ranked	18 of 253
Best Value	84 of 248
Most Popular	65 of 705
Most Focused	187 of 705
Highest Paid Grads	27 of 534

Psychology

	better worse
Top Ranked	9 of 826
Best Value	306 of 807
Most Popular	267 of 1492
Most Focused	866 of 1492
Highest Paid Grads	3 of 909

General Psychology

	better worse
Top Ranked	4 of 833
Best Value	294 of 813
Most Popular	249 of 1407
Most Focused	785 of 1407
Highest Paid Grads	4 of 833

Public Administration & Social Service

	better worse
Top Ranked	2 of 408
Best Value	155 of 400
Most Popular	25 of 862
Most Focused	113 of 862
Highest Paid Grads	5 of 459

Public Policy

	better worse
Top Ranked	2 of 30
Best Value	4 of 30
Most Popular	1 of 63
Most Focused	2 of 63
Highest Paid Grads	6 of 38

Social Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked	21 of 675
Best Value	266 of 661
Most Popular	106 of 1317
Most Focused	149 of 1317
Highest Paid Grads	13 of 878

Anthropology

	better worse
Top Ranked	12 of 272
Best Value	84 of 268
Most Popular	100 of 422
Most Focused	102 of 422
Highest Paid Grads	20 of 339

Economics

	better worse
Top Ranked	1 of 435
Best Value	120 of 433
Most Popular	50 of 729
Most Focused	61 of 729
Highest Paid Grads	12 of 543

Political Science & Government

	better worse
Top Ranked	12 of 597
Best Value	198 of 582
Most Popular	122 of 1081
Most Focused	179 of 1081
Highest Paid Grads	30 of 763

Sociology

	better worse
Top Ranked	9 of 523
Best Value	186 of 517
Most Popular	230 of 969
Most Focused	470 of 969
Highest Paid Grads	25 of 694

Visual & Performing Arts

	better worse
Most Popular	465 of 1529
Most Focused	1049 of 1529
Highest Paid Grads	29 of 853

Dance

	better worse
Most Popular	210 of 227
Most Focused	214 of 227

Drama & Theater Arts

	better worse
Most Popular	386 of 809
Most Focused	645 of 809
Highest Paid Grads	17 of 543

Fine & Studio Arts

	better worse
Most Popular	705 of 1114
Most Focused	1032 of 1114
Highest Paid Grads	26 of 693

General Visual & Performing Arts

	better worse
Most Popular	105 of 173
Most Focused	155 of 173

Music

	better worse
Most Popular	567 of 1030
Most Focused	894 of 1030
Highest Paid Grads	19 of 657

Visual & Performing Arts (Other)

	better worse
Most Popular	4 of 39
Most Focused	10 of 39

Veterans

	better worse
Overall	675 of 1423