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Duke University

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Duke University is a private research university in Durham, North Carolina, United States, founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day city of Trinity in 1838; the school moved to Durham in 1892. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Founded Year
1838 1
Country
United States 1
City
Durham 1
Ownership Type
Private non-profit 1
Selectivity or Admission
Highly Selective 1
Ranking Band
Top 100 3
Classification
Institution Type
University 1
Statistics
Enrollment Size
18,003 2
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Durham

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Source Duke University (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia articletier 2
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Duke University is a private research university in Durham, North Carolina, United States.
United States

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Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
Duke University is a private research university in Durham, North Carolina, United States.
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1. Duke University (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Duke University is a private research university in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day city of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892.
  • Infobox, Established
    1838
  • Infobox, Location
    Durham, North Carolina, United States
  • Infobox, Location (city)
    Durham, North Carolina, United States
  • Infobox, Type
    Private research university
  • Introduction
    with an overall acceptance rate of 5.1%
  • Description, institution-kind classification
    Duke University is a private research university in Durham, North Carolina, United States, founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day city of Trinity in 1838; the school moved to Durham in 1892.
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2. Wikidata: Duke University
  • Wikidata Q168751, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata Q168751, class allow-list match (w-bbfill-education6-0927)
  • Wikidata Q168751 P2196 (number of students), latest-time (w-bbfill-education6-0927)
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3. Center for World University Rankings: CWUR World University Rankings 2025
Center for World University RankingsCWUR Global 2000 list 2025, world rank 21
Quote, CWUR Global 2000 list 2025, world rank 21
Top 0.1% Duke University USA 16 55 48 21 27 88.1
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