Top 2021 Rankings For Duke University
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All 2021 Rankings For Duke University
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Top Quality Overall
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| Nationwide | 2 of 1667 |
| Southeast | 1 of 435 |
| North Carolina | 1 of 56 |
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
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| Nationwide | 576 of 1472 |
| Southeast | 147 of 371 |
| North Carolina | 20 of 50 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
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| Nationwide | 111 of 1472 |
| Southeast | 25 of 371 |
| North Carolina | 14 of 50 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
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| Nationwide | 687 of 1472 |
| Southeast | 176 of 371 |
| North Carolina | 20 of 50 |
Diversity
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| Overall | 16 of 3478 |
| Ethnic | 446 of 3789 |
| Male / Female | 32 of 3810 |
| Location | 54 of 3506 |
Best Religiously Affiliated
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| United Methodist | 1 of 76 |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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| Most Popular | 125 of 581 |
| Most Focused | 196 of 581 |
Area Studies
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| Most Popular | 87 of 363 |
| Most Focused | 131 of 363 |
Ethnic Studies
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| Most Popular | 196 of 466 |
| Most Focused |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 9 of 652 |
| Best Value | 253 of 637 |
| Most Popular | 90 of 1721 |
| Most Focused | 145 of 1720 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 40 of 675 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
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Biomathematics & Bioinformatics
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Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 4 of 23 |
| Best Value | 7 of 23 |
| Most Popular | 27 of 67 |
| Most Focused | 31 of 67 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 3 of 23 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked | 5 of 633 |
| Best Value | 246 of 617 |
| Most Popular | 123 of 1638 |
| Most Focused | 315 of 1638 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 59 of 649 |
Neurobiology & Neurosciences
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| Most Popular | 29 of 222 |
| Most Focused | 29 of 222 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 4 of 46 |
Communication & Journalism
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| Most Popular | |
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Public Relations & Advertising
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| Most Popular | |
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Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 28 of 512 |
| Best Value | 200 of 448 |
| Most Popular | 78 of 2315 |
| Most Focused | 184 of 2317 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 15 of 620 |
Computer Information Systems
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Computer Science
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| Top Ranked | 16 of 209 |
| Best Value | 75 of 200 |
| Most Popular | 19 of 779 |
| Most Focused | 21 of 778 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 12 of 217 |
Education
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| Most Popular | 586 of 1885 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 9 of 692 |
International Education
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| Most Popular | 1 of 2 |
| Most Focused | 1 of 2 |
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Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 84 of 323 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 133 of 998 |
| Most Focused | 131 of 998 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 17 of 343 |
Biomedical Engineering
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| Most Popular | 16 of 165 |
| Most Focused | 20 of 165 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 2 of 62 |
Civil Engineering
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Computer Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 27 of 102 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 16 of 304 |
| Most Focused | 15 of 304 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 3 of 108 |
Environmental Engineering
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Mechanical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 20 of 274 |
| Best Value | 115 of 272 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 8 of 278 |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked | 4 of 430 |
| Best Value | 145 of 416 |
| Most Popular | 288 of 1549 |
| Most Focused | 712 of 1549 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 12 of 508 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked | 8 of 440 |
| Best Value | 150 of 426 |
| Most Popular | 359 of 1432 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 12 of 467 |
Literature
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| Most Popular | 13 of 49 |
| Most Focused |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked | 7 of 185 |
| Best Value | 78 of 183 |
| Most Popular | 84 of 1114 |
| Most Focused | 161 of 1114 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 10 of 206 |
Classical Languages & Literature
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Germanic Languages
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| Most Popular | 79 of 267 |
| Most Focused | 115 of 267 |
Linguistics & Comparative Literature
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| Top Ranked | 2 of 54 |
| Best Value | 24 of 53 |
| Most Popular | 49 of 348 |
| Most Focused | 43 of 348 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 1 of 56 |
Romance Languages
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| Most Popular | 195 of 877 |
| Most Focused | 331 of 877 |
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages
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| Most Popular | 30 of 97 |
| Most Focused | 31 of 97 |
Health Professions
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| Top Ranked | 113 of 853 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 657 of 2796 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 244 of 1050 |
Nursing
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| Top Ranked | 12 of 723 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 419 of 1978 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 359 of 840 |
Public Health
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| Most Popular | 112 of 396 |
| Most Focused | 181 of 396 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 5 of 309 |
| Best Value | 106 of 302 |
| Most Popular | 117 of 1405 |
| Most Focused | 260 of 1404 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 1 of 333 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 5 of 313 |
| Best Value | 107 of 306 |
| Most Popular | 117 of 1405 |
| Most Focused | 260 of 1404 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 1 of 333 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked | 17 of 191 |
| Best Value | 94 of 188 |
| Most Popular | 82 of 1439 |
| Most Focused | 120 of 1439 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 9 of 201 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked | 6 of 176 |
| Best Value | 61 of 172 |
| Most Popular | 130 of 1382 |
| Most Focused | 253 of 1382 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 5 of 181 |
Statistics
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| Most Popular | 29 of 151 |
| Most Focused | 24 of 151 |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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Interdisciplinary Studies
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Medieval Studies
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| Most Popular | 1 of 26 |
| Most Focused | 4 of 26 |
Natural Resources & Conservation
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| Top Ranked | 25 of 190 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 122 of 940 |
| Most Focused | 313 of 940 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 57 of 198 |
Natural Resources Conservation
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| Top Ranked | 4 of 160 |
| Best Value | 52 of 154 |
| Most Popular | 93 of 834 |
| Most Focused | 241 of 834 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 57 of 167 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Most Popular | 105 of 1011 |
| Most Focused | 316 of 1011 |
Philosophy
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| Most Popular | 103 of 803 |
| Most Focused | 216 of 803 |
Religious Studies
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| Most Popular | 156 of 541 |
| Most Focused |
Physical Sciences
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| Most Popular | 203 of 1382 |
| Most Focused | 412 of 1382 |
Chemistry
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| Most Popular | 99 of 1228 |
| Most Focused | 242 of 1229 |
Geological & Earth Sciences
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| Most Popular | |
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Physics
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| Most Popular | 280 of 819 |
| Most Focused |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 3 of 789 |
| Best Value | 308 of 748 |
| Most Popular | 262 of 1699 |
| Most Focused | 773 of 1699 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 13 of 884 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 1 of 769 |
| Best Value | 312 of 744 |
| Most Popular | 236 of 1563 |
| Most Focused | 678 of 1563 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 7 of 814 |
Psychology (Other)
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| Most Popular | |
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Public Administration & Social Service
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| Top Ranked | 2 of 339 |
| Best Value | 147 of 322 |
| Most Popular | 30 of 1128 |
| Most Focused | 136 of 1128 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 2 of 377 |
Public Policy
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| Most Popular | 1 of 79 |
| Most Focused | 2 of 79 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 2 of 15 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 18 of 557 |
| Best Value | 199 of 539 |
| Most Popular | 119 of 1547 |
| Most Focused | 178 of 1548 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 4 of 588 |
Anthropology
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| Most Popular | 134 of 542 |
| Most Focused | 133 of 542 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked | 2 of 278 |
| Best Value | 67 of 273 |
| Most Popular | 45 of 817 |
| Most Focused | 64 of 817 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 1 of 278 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked | 7 of 366 |
| Best Value | 99 of 358 |
| Most Popular | 105 of 1220 |
| Most Focused | 135 of 1220 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 13 of 376 |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked | 8 of 356 |
| Best Value | 137 of 347 |
| Most Popular | 322 of 1100 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 16 of 372 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Most Popular | 592 of 2022 |
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Dance
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| Most Popular | |
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Drama & Theater Arts
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| Most Popular | |
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Fine & Studio Arts
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| Most Popular | 579 of 1368 |
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General Visual & Performing Arts
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Music
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| Most Popular | |
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Visual & Performing Arts (Other)
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| Most Popular | 10 of 48 |
| Most Focused | 20 of 48 |
Veterans
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| Overall | 935 of 2104 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 54 of 648 |
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 6 of 23 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 51 of 627 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 88 of 525 |
Computer Science
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 50 of 208 |
Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 147 of 322 |
Computer Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Mechanical Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 86 of 275 |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 17 of 423 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 31 of 432 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 24 of 185 |
Linguistics & Comparative Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 8 of 55 |
Health Professions
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Nursing
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 339 of 744 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 32 of 190 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 23 of 174 |
Natural Resources & Conservation
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 63 of 188 |
Natural Resources Conservation
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 28 of 158 |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 44 of 779 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 27 of 776 |
Public Administration & Social Service
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 2 of 345 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 37 of 552 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 3 of 275 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 19 of 362 |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 70 of 351 |
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