杜克大学（Duke University, Durham, NC）

今天介绍的这所学校，就是号称美国“南方第一名校”，“南方哈佛”之称的杜克大学。是的，在整个南方来说，它是排名第一的名校，而在它前面的学校，都位于北方！杜克大学位于北卡，与北卡教堂山，以及北卡州立大学，共同组成了东南部最大的科研中心。这里不仅学术氛围浓厚，高科技企业也是并立，其中就包括联想公司的美国总部。当然，学校最好的还是教育水平，全美前十的排名是它教育质量的体现。并且它的每一个学科都很强，仔细对比，它与斯坦福竟有八九分相似！

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Duke University is a private institution that was founded in 1838. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 6,692, and the setting is Suburban. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Duke University’s ranking in the 2019 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, 8. Its tuition and fees are $55,960 (2018-19).

Durham, North Carolina, which surrounds Duke’s campus, offers a variety of activities including shopping, dining and entertainment. Its “Bull City” nickname comes from the Blackwell Tobacco Company’s Bull Durham Tobacco. Students at Duke are required to live on campus for their first three years, and freshmen live together on the East Campus. The Duke Blue Devils maintain a fierce rivalry with the University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill Tar Heels and are best known for their outstanding men’s basketball program, which is one of the top five most wins all-time college basketball programs in the country. Approximately 30 percent of the student body is affiliated with Greek life, which encompasses almost 40 fraternities and sororities.

Duke University is divided into 10 schools and colleges, many of which serve both undergraduate and graduate students. Its graduate programs include the highly ranked Fuqua School of Business, Pratt School of Engineering, School of Law, School of Medicine, Sanford School of Public Policy and School of Nursing. Duke also offers graduate programs through its well-respected Divinity School and Nicholas School of the Environment. Duke’s most esteemed undergraduate scholarship, the Robertson Scholars Leadership Program, is offered to students at both Duke University and the University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill. It provides about 18 students from each class with a four-year scholarship and the opportunity for unique academic and extracurricular opportunities at both universities. Notable alumni include Melinda Gates, co-founder of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; NBA player Carlos Boozer; and former U.S. Congressman and three-time presidential candidate Ron Paul.