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Duke Facts
What makes us Duke isn’t just in the numbers. It’s in the impact behind them: how we learn, discover and lead.
Our Facts and Figures Reflect a
University Shaping the Future
16
Nobel laureates
are Duke affiliated students or faculty
91%
4 year graduation rate
95%
employment rate
among graduates
A Thriving Network
6,400
Undergrads
bringing unique perspectives and talents
10,200
graduate and professional students
dedicated to advancing knowledge and innovation
4,100
faculty members
guiding the next generation as leaders in their fields
47,000
dedicated staff
supporting our mission across the university and health system
196,000
active alumni
making impactful contributions worldwide
Success at Duke isn’t just measured in the lecture halls and labs. It shows up in game-day wins too.
17
NCAA National Championships
Basketball, Golf, Lacrosse, Soccer and Tennis
legacy of champions
Go Duke
Blue Devil pride runs deep, with 27 varsity teams making an impact across conferences and national competitions. See the stats and stories of our student-athletes and what gives Duke Athletics its competitive edge.
Our Second Century
our focus
A Strategic Vision
President Vincent Price leads the Duke community with a compelling vision for advancing both the university and the world over the next century.
Empower the Boldest Thinkers
Duke is the place where the world’s brightest minds come to meet the most important challenges. We recognize that their accomplishments comprise the true measure of our institutional excellence.
Transform Teaching and Learning
Duke is rethinking our undergraduate, graduate, and professional education strategy, taking advantage of new technological opportunities, and building a responsive, team-based learning community that includes everyone.
Strengthen Our Campus Community
Working to ensure that all who call Duke home share a lived experience that is increasingly inclusive, equitable, engaging, healthy and vibrant. Duke seeks to be a diverse and stimulating campus that promotes personal growth among all of our students, faculty, staff, and visitors.
Partner With Purpose
Strengthening relationships in Durham and serve as a collaborative catalyst in our region to our research ecosystem while improving community health, housing, and education.
Engage a Global Network
Activating our alumni and engaging our friends to create new opportunities for growth and discovery to advance our educational, research, and service missions.
Our Climate Commitment
sustainability
Collaboration and Community
The Duke Climate Commitment encompasses the full breadth of the University — every school, center and institute on our campuses has a role in our work to develop and implement climate solutions.
As we chart our course for the next century, the Duke Climate Commitment is essential to our vision. This university-wide initiative addresses the climate crisis by fostering sustainable and equitable solutions for a resilient, carbon-neutral world.
– Vincent Price, President
Our First 100 Years
Duke wasn’t always Duke. What started as a small school two hours west of Durham has grown in incredible ways.
A Centennial of Progress
The captivating story of the founding of Duke University tells of grand dreams and progressive ideals, but it is only one of Duke’s stories.
Leadership
Our institutional culture is built upon our history and values. Our shared values—respect, trust, inclusion, discovery and excellence—are more than aspirations. They are the beliefs and behaviors that we expect of ourselves and of our colleagues.
President
Vincent Price
Vincent Price is the 10th President of Duke University, where he is also Walter Hines Page Professor of Public Policy and Political Science in the Sanford School of Public Policy and Trinity College of Arts & Sciences. A leading global expert on public opinion, social influence, and political communication and former editor-in-chief of Public Opinion Quarterly, President Price came to Duke in 2017. Since arriving on campus, he has turned his attention to the future of the university, developing a strategic vision focused on five core principles: empowering people, transforming education, building community, forging partnerships, and engaging a global network.
Daniel Ennis
Executive Vice President
Alec Gallimore
Provost
Mary E. Klotman
Executive Vice President for Health Affairs, Duke University
culture
Duke’s Values
At Duke, our values are more than words. They shape how we learn, work, and lead. Built on respect, trust, inclusion, discovery, and excellence, these values guide our community and influence how we honor our past while preparing for the future.
The Duke Endowment
The Duke Endowment is a private foundation established in 1924 that strengthens communities
in North and South Carolina by funding initiatives in child and family well-being, health care, and higher education.
Let Duke Be a Part of Your Story
Resources for media and communicators to understand and apply the Duke brand.
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