Academics and pathways
Understand the structure, not just the major list.
Two undergraduate schools with substantial interdisciplinary options and a residential first-year experience.
Undergraduate schools
- Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
- Pratt School of Engineering
Programs to begin exploring
- Public policy
- Biomedical engineering
- Economics
- Global health
Cross-disciplinary certificates and programs are common, though sequencing in engineering and pre-professional tracks matters.
Undergraduate research across campus, Duke Forest, policy centers, engineering labs, and health-related institutes.
Departmental distinction and honors opportunities rather than a separate honors college.
Duke University Health System and School of Medicine sit adjacent to the undergraduate campus.
Distinctive pathways
- Program II individualized curriculum
- Interdisciplinary certificates
- Selected 4+1 and accelerated graduate options
Admissions facts
Plans, policies, and published ranges.
These dated fields must be confirmed against the official source for the intended entry cycle. They provide application context, not an admission forecast.
Cost and outcomes
Separate sticker price, aided averages, and outcomes.
College Scorecard 2023–24 cost figures describe federal reporting cohorts, not a family price quote. The graduation figure is for the first-time, full-time cohort and uses 150% of a typical four-year program. Debt and earnings use different cohorts and do not predict an individual student’s result. Use the college’s official net-price calculator for a personalized estimate.
Campus and student life
What daily life may actually involve.
Gothic West Campus, Georgian East Campus, gardens, forest, and a bus-linked campus layout.
Residential system with university housing central to the undergraduate experience.
Present but reshaped by university housing and affiliation-policy changes; current participation data requires verification.
Hot, humid summers and generally mild winters.
Safety intelligence
Campus reporting and local context are different datasets.
Clery + Durham context
The official Clery page is identified; a current report artifact is not included in this profile.
Open source report ↗Durham Police Department
Durham publishes downloadable incident, arrest, and calls-for-service datasets; detailed comparable indicators are not yet available.
Open public local source ↗No single safe/unsafe score. Published indicators will show category, year, geography, denominator, reporting completeness, and source.
Place and what comes next
The experience extends beyond campus.
Campus buses connect major zones; Durham destinations often require transit, biking, rideshare, or a car.
Raleigh–Durham International Airport.
Major academic medical center on campus and a dense Triangle healthcare market.
Durham rents vary sharply by neighborhood; campus proximity and transportation shape practicality.
Local economic anchors
Sources and freshness
Inspect the evidence.
Narrative context is separated from source-verified structured fields. Reviewed claims retain their source and checked date; unavailable facts remain clearly labeled.