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History. Duke University was created in 1924 by James Buchanan Duke as a memorial to his father, Washington Duke. The Dukes, a Durham family that built a worldwide financial empire in the manufacture of tobacco products and developed electricity production in the Carolinas, long had been interested in Trinity College.
Duke University has an acceptance rate of 7%. Half the applicants admitted to Duke University who submitted test scores have an SAT score between 1520 and 1570 or an ACT score of 34 and 35.
Thinking creatively to solve problems is both a gift and a learned skill. Duke’s academic philosophy helps develop innovation by encouraging you to shape your own experience, to think way outside the box, to practice what you’re learning outside the classroom, all over the world.
Duke is located in Durham, North Carolina. The closest airport is Raleigh-Durham International Airport, which is a 20-minute drive to Duke. An Amtrak train station and Greyhound bus station are located in downtown Durham, a 7-minute drive from the Undergraduate Admissions Office.
Duke University, located in the US state of North Carolina, is one of the wealthiest private universities in America and a top producer of international scholars.
In 1924, Trinity College became Duke University. This year, we celebrate the 100 years since that historic moment and look forward to Duke’s second century.
