Duke University was established in 1924 in Durham, North Carolina, when Trinity College became Duke University; it marked its centennial in 2024. It describes itself as an institution for education, research and patient care. Vincent E. Price, its 10th president, came to Duke in 2017.
Duke’s facts page lists 6,400 undergraduates, 10,200 graduate and professional students, 4,100 faculty members and 47,000 staff across the university and health system, as well as 196,000 active alumni. These figures are not dated. Its schools include the Fuqua School of Business, Pratt School of Engineering, Nicholas School of the Environment, Sanford School of Public Policy, Divinity School and the schools of law, medicine and nursing. Duke’s home page also links to admissions for Duke Kunshan University and Duke-NUS Medical School.