Duke University

Duke University is a private, comprehensive research university founded in 1838 with the motto "Knowledge and Faith". Duke University is ranked No. 7 on the 2024 USNEWS list of comprehensive universities in the United States, along with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Pennsylvania. Duke's library is the third largest in the United States (Harvard and Yale are the top two), and Duke's athletics, especially basketball, are among the most prestigious in the United States.