Duke University

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Duke University
Motto Eruditio et religio
Established as Brown School 1838
as Union Institute 1841
as Normal College 1851
as Trinity College 1859
as Duke University 1924
Type Private
Endowment $6.1 billion [1]
President Richard H. Brodhead
Undergraduates 6,244
Postgraduates 5,993
Location Durham, North Carolina, United States
Campus Urban
Athletics NCAA Division I FBS
Nickname Blue Devils
Mascot Blue Devil
Website www.duke.edu

Duke University is a private university in Durham, North Carolina, founded in 1838. It has advanced research and has taught some famous people including former President of the United States, Richard Nixon.

Duke has good libraries, like Bostock Library. It also has a famous medical school and law school. The school's colours are blue and white and its president is Richard Brodhead.

[change] Athletics

Duke's athletic programs are considered among the very best in the NCAA, and its Men's Basketball Team under coach Mike Krzyzewski has won the NCAA Tournament four times. Duke's teams play in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

[change] References

  1. 2005 NACUBO Endowment Study. National Association of College and University Business Officers. 23 Jan 2006.



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