Top 2020 Rankings For Duke University
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All 2020 Rankings For Duke University
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Top Quality Overall
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| Nationwide | 1 of 1667 |
| Southeast | 1 of 435 |
| North Carolina | 1 of 55 |
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
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| Nationwide | 604 of 1483 |
| Southeast | 149 of 374 |
| North Carolina | 20 of 51 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
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| Nationwide | 34 of 1485 |
| Southeast | 8 of 374 |
| North Carolina | 10 of 51 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
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| Nationwide | 696 of 1483 |
| Southeast | 171 of 374 |
| North Carolina | 20 of 51 |
Diversity
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| Overall | 9 of 2195 |
| Ethnic | 263 of 2417 |
| Male / Female | 2 of 2500 |
| Location | 25 of 2174 |
Best Religiously Affiliated
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| United Methodist | 1 of 79 |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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| Top Ranked | 31 of 173 |
| Best Value | 71 of 169 |
| Most Popular | 102 of 508 |
| Most Focused | 174 of 508 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 17 of 281 |
Area Studies
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| Top Ranked | 29 of 170 |
| Best Value | 65 of 166 |
| Most Popular | 66 of 359 |
| Most Focused | 122 of 359 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 19 of 250 |
Ethnic Studies
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| Most Popular | 170 of 384 |
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Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 33 of 825 |
| Best Value | 358 of 808 |
| Most Popular | 75 of 1423 |
| Most Focused | 138 of 1423 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 42 of 890 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
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Biomathematics & Bioinformatics
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Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences
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| Most Popular | 19 of 65 |
| Most Focused | 16 of 65 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked | 8 of 816 |
| Best Value | 318 of 803 |
| Most Popular | 98 of 1378 |
| Most Focused | 283 of 1379 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 37 of 847 |
Neurobiology & Neurosciences
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| Most Popular | 26 of 184 |
| Most Focused | 56 of 184 |
Communication & Journalism
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Journalism
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Computer & Information Sciences
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| Most Popular | 71 of 1511 |
| Most Focused | 181 of 1512 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 37 of 824 |
Computer Information Systems
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 11 of 451 |
Computer Science
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| Most Popular | 15 of 605 |
| Most Focused | 21 of 605 |
Education
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| Most Popular | 478 of 1363 |
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International Education
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| Most Popular | 1 of 2 |
| Most Focused | 1 of 2 |
Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 70 of 309 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 116 of 595 |
| Most Focused | 121 of 595 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 16 of 354 |
Biomedical Engineering
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| Most Popular | 5 of 141 |
| Most Focused | 12 of 141 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 7 of 92 |
Civil Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 42 of 207 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 18 of 208 |
Electrical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 7 of 269 |
| Best Value | 91 of 264 |
| Most Popular | 32 of 350 |
| Most Focused | 45 of 350 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 12 of 274 |
Mechanical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 23 of 272 |
| Best Value | 127 of 268 |
| Most Popular | 162 of 337 |
| Most Focused | 160 of 337 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 11 of 263 |
Engineering Technologies
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Environmental Control Technology
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English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked | 124 of 601 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 284 of 1351 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 30 of 872 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked | 74 of 621 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 225 of 1267 |
| Most Focused | 605 of 1267 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 32 of 798 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked | 23 of 341 |
| Best Value | 136 of 334 |
| Most Popular | 61 of 941 |
| Most Focused | 143 of 941 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 21 of 652 |
Classical Languages & Literature
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Germanic Languages
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| Most Popular | 54 of 272 |
| Most Focused | 97 of 272 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 17 of 196 |
Linguistics & Comparative Literature
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| Most Popular | 72 of 299 |
| Most Focused | 72 of 299 |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked | 7 of 352 |
| Best Value | 117 of 345 |
| Most Popular | 52 of 809 |
| Most Focused | 164 of 809 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 23 of 571 |
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages
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Health Professions
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| Most Popular | 414 of 1665 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 27 of 685 |
Nursing
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| Most Popular | 378 of 1126 |
| Most Focused |
Public Health
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| Most Popular | 46 of 294 |
| Most Focused | 96 of 294 |
History
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| Most Popular | 120 of 1247 |
| Most Focused | 345 of 1247 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 28 of 138 |
History
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| Most Popular | 120 of 1247 |
| Most Focused | 345 of 1247 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked | 20 of 471 |
| Best Value | 170 of 460 |
| Most Popular | 56 of 1223 |
| Most Focused | 82 of 1224 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 33 of 805 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked | 24 of 475 |
| Best Value | 172 of 465 |
| Most Popular | 78 of 1171 |
| Most Focused | 162 of 1171 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 28 of 771 |
Statistics
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| Top Ranked | 7 of 66 |
| Best Value | 19 of 66 |
| Most Popular | 22 of 132 |
| Most Focused | 14 of 132 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 10 of 83 |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 30 of 397 |
Medieval Studies
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| Most Popular | 5 of 25 |
| Most Focused |
Natural Resources & Conservation
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| Most Popular | 111 of 750 |
| Most Focused | 253 of 750 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 9 of 267 |
Natural Resources Conservation
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| Most Popular | 83 of 695 |
| Most Focused | 209 of 695 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked | 42 of 242 |
| Best Value | 110 of 235 |
| Most Popular | 90 of 939 |
| Most Focused | 318 of 939 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 20 of 604 |
Philosophy
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| Top Ranked | 23 of 229 |
| Best Value | 71 of 222 |
| Most Popular | 96 of 731 |
| Most Focused | 220 of 731 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 21 of 525 |
Religious Studies
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| Most Popular | 142 of 540 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 22 of 332 |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 23 of 479 |
| Best Value | 195 of 470 |
| Most Popular | 113 of 1155 |
| Most Focused | 253 of 1156 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 34 of 785 |
Chemistry
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| Top Ranked | 9 of 435 |
| Best Value | 152 of 426 |
| Most Popular | 92 of 1099 |
| Most Focused | 265 of 1099 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 29 of 753 |
Geological & Earth Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 21 of 242 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 187 of 428 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 19 of 341 |
Physics
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| Top Ranked | 16 of 263 |
| Best Value | 91 of 261 |
| Most Popular | 77 of 717 |
| Most Focused | 219 of 717 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 27 of 537 |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 11 of 833 |
| Best Value | 326 of 809 |
| Most Popular | 297 of 1476 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 3 of 909 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 7 of 843 |
| Best Value | 322 of 814 |
| Most Popular | 274 of 1381 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 4 of 833 |
Public Administration & Social Service
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| Top Ranked | 1 of 400 |
| Best Value | 164 of 393 |
| Most Popular | 15 of 867 |
| Most Focused | 86 of 865 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 5 of 455 |
Public Policy
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| Top Ranked | 1 of 29 |
| Best Value | 4 of 29 |
| Most Popular | 1 of 68 |
| Most Focused | 1 of 68 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 6 of 38 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 18 of 669 |
| Best Value | 251 of 654 |
| Most Popular | 88 of 1315 |
| Most Focused | 126 of 1317 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 12 of 876 |
Anthropology
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| Top Ranked | 15 of 260 |
| Best Value | 85 of 254 |
| Most Popular | 87 of 427 |
| Most Focused | 103 of 427 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 20 of 339 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked | 2 of 417 |
| Best Value | 114 of 410 |
| Most Popular | 42 of 716 |
| Most Focused | 61 of 715 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 12 of 536 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked | 10 of 592 |
| Best Value | 200 of 577 |
| Most Popular | 75 of 1081 |
| Most Focused | 109 of 1081 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 30 of 758 |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked | 7 of 534 |
| Best Value | 181 of 523 |
| Most Popular | 181 of 962 |
| Most Focused | 415 of 962 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 25 of 687 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Most Popular | 489 of 1482 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 29 of 848 |
Dance
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Drama & Theater Arts
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 17 of 535 |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 26 of 693 |
General Visual & Performing Arts
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Music
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| Most Popular | 509 of 1036 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 19 of 657 |
Visual & Performing Arts (Other)
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| Most Popular | 6 of 38 |
| Most Focused | 15 of 38 |
Veterans
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| Overall | 709 of 1751 |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 83 of 173 |
Area Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 81 of 170 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 96 of 825 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 78 of 820 |
Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 128 of 309 |
Civil Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Electrical Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 34 of 269 |
Mechanical Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 76 of 272 |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 269 of 621 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 49 of 341 |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 43 of 352 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 39 of 472 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 90 of 476 |
Statistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 16 of 66 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 94 of 241 |
Philosophy
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 75 of 229 |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 63 of 479 |
Chemistry
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 51 of 435 |
Geological & Earth Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 93 of 242 |
Physics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 51 of 263 |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 99 of 834 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 80 of 839 |
Public Administration & Social Service
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 3 of 400 |
Public Policy
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 2 of 29 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 45 of 669 |
Anthropology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 62 of 260 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 6 of 417 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 36 of 589 |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 35 of 533 |
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