Address:
2138 Campus Drive, Box 90586
Durham, NC 27708
Website: http://www.duke.edu/
Email: N/A
General Information
Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1838
Religious Affilation: Methodist
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 6,534 students
Geographical Setting: Suburban
Endowment: $3,292,012,000
Admissions (2009)
Application Fee: $75
Application Deadline: January 2
Selectivity: Most selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $33,963
Room/Board $9,152
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: women’s center, placement service, health service, health insurance
Remedial Services Offered: N/A
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, personal, academic, psychological
Careers
Career Services Offered: on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: N/A
Within 1 Year of Graduation: N/A
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: N/A
Library
Does the school have a library on campus? Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 5,496,408
Number of current serial subscriptions: 36,995
Number of microforms: 4,201,792
Number of audiovisuals:
Number of ebooks: N/A
Other library facilities: The libraries of Duke University consist of the William R. Perkins Library and its six branches on campus: Biological and Enviromental Sciences, Chemistry, Lilly, Vesic (Engineering, Math, and Physics), Music, Special Collections; the Pearse Memorial Library at the Duke Marine Laboratory in Beaufort; and the independently administred libraries of Divinity, Law, Medicine, and Business (Ford Library). Included are extensive research collections from and about South Asia, Latin America, Africa, Europe, Russia, Poland, as well as the country’s largest collection of Canadiana. The Music Library (which includes the Music Media Center) supports the music curriculum and advanced research. Its collection consists of over 110,000 items in diverse formats (books, music scores, journals, recordings, microfilm, and other media items). The Vesic Library’s collections support Duke’s teaching and research interests in the fields of biomedical engineering, civil engineering, computer enginering, electrical engineering, enviromental engineering, materials science, mechanical engineering, mathematics, and physics. The Special Collections Library houses rare printed materials and manuscripts and archival collections documenting the American South; literature; sales, advertising, and marketing history; religion; women’s history; African American history; history of economic thought; and numerous other topics. Its international holdings, particulalrly with regard to British and American activities in Asia, Africa, Europe, Latin America, and Austriala, are also extensive. While the collections are developed in relation to instructional and research interest at Duke, the library encourages their use by visiting scholars and the general public as well as Duke faculty and students.
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus:Nasher Art Museum
Technology
Is a computer course required? No
Is a computer required? No
Number of available computers for all students: 350
Available internet access? Yes
Available email accounts? Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library
Number of available wired connections available in…
The Library (not including computer labs): N/A
Classrooms: N/A
Labs: N/A
Other areas: N/A
Is there a wireless network? Yes
Where is wireless available?
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: N/A
Recommended operating system: Microsoft
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 100%
Are students permitted to have webpages? Yes
Is there online registration? Yes
Safety
Campus Safety Services Offered:24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 83%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 27%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 42%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 90%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 83%
Housing available for all unmarried students? Yes
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? Yes
Available types of campus housing: coed dorms (80%), apartment for single students (20%)
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 13%
Doubles: 67%
Triples or Suites: 4%
Apartments: 16%
Other: N/A
Number of college-owned housing buildings: N/A
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: N/A
Fire alarms: N/A
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 8,709 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Raleigh (15)
Nearest train station: Raleigh (15)
Nearest bus station: Durham (1)
Does public transportation serve campus?
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: N/A
Student Employment
Is there school employment? Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: N/A
Average undergraduate wage: $N/A
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? Yes
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Offered on campus
Navy ROTC: Offered on campus
Air Force ROTC: Offered on campus
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? Yes
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited
Campus
Most popular events: Broadway at Duke, Spring Fest, Octoberfest, Basketball games, Last Day of Classes