Duke University

Duke University is a private research university founded in 1838 and based in Durham, North Carolina, with a global footprint. It carries out education, research and patient care through 10 schools and colleges, an academic medical center and a set of interdisciplinary research institutes, employing 48,313 people. Its academic portfolio spans Trinity College of Arts & Sciences, the Pratt School of Engineering, the School of Medicine and the Fuqua School of Business, among others, and enrols 17,499 students across undergraduate, graduate and professional degree programmes.

Research activity is organised around several technical domains: biomedical sciences, brain sciences, global health, energy, environment and sustainability, engineering, and medical research. Duke Health operates as the institution's academic medical center and healthcare system. Interdisciplinary institutes include the Duke Global Health Institute, the Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability and the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences, all of which work across departmental boundaries and with partners worldwide.

The institution employs 4,236 faculty members. Sixteen Nobel laureates have been counted among its students and faculty. Its four-year graduation rate stands at 91%, and 95% of graduates are employed. Duke's stated mission covers education, research and patient care, and its working model emphasises interdisciplinary collaboration and global engagement across higher education, healthcare and research.