Duke University
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Motto | Eruditio et Religio (Knowledge and Religion) |
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Established | as Brown School 1838 as Union Institute 1841 as Normal College 1851 as Trinity College 1859 as Duke University 1924 |
Type | Private |
Endowment | $4.34 billion (FY 2006) [1] |
President | Richard H. Brodhead |
Faculty | 2,518 |
Undergraduates | 6,244 |
Postgraduates | 5,993 |
Location | Durham, NC, USA |
Campus | Urban area 8,709 acres (35 km²) |
Athletics | 26 varsity teams 35 sports clubs 29 intramural teams |
Colors | Institution: Duke blue and white; Athletics: Royal blue and white. |
Nickname | Blue Devils |
Website | www.duke.edu |
Duke University is a private university in Durham, North Carolina, founded in 1838. It does complex research and has taught some famous people including Richard Nixon.
Duke has good libraries, like Bostock Library. It also has a famous medical school and law school. The school's colors are blue and white and its president is called Richard Brodhead.
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