Duke University

Summary

Duke University is a university^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.15% of university entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,177 views/month, #12 of 8,192).^[2]

Key Facts

• Duke University's field of work was higher education^[3].
• Duke University's field of work was research^[4].
• Duke University was a member of Oak Ridge Associated Universities^[5].
• Duke University was a member of ORCID, Inc.^[6].
• Duke University was a member of Digital Library Federation^[7].
• Duke University was a member of Atlantic Coast Conference^[8].
• Duke University was a member of Consortium of Social Science Associations^[9].
• Duke University was a member of Q118398^[10].
• Duke University's religion is recorded as United Methodist Church^[11].
• Duke University is located in Durham^[12].
• Duke University is in the country of United States^[13].
• Duke University's instance of is recorded as university^[14].
• Duke University's instance of is recorded as private not-for-profit educational institution^[15].
• Duke University's instance of is recorded as open-access publisher^[16].
• Duke University's founder is recorded as James Buchanan Duke^[17].
• Washington Duke is named after Duke University^[18].
• Duke University's headquarters location is recorded as Durham^[19].
• The location of Duke University was Duke University campus^[20].
• Duke University's child organization or unit is recorded as John W. Hartman Center, Duke University^[21].
• Duke University's child organization or unit is recorded as John Hope Franklin Research Center, Duke University^[22].
• Duke University's child organization or unit is recorded as Sallie Bingham Center, Duke University^[23].
• Duke University's child organization or unit is recorded as Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University^[24].
• Duke University's child organization or unit is recorded as Center for Spirituality, Theology and Health, Duke University^[25].
• Duke University's child organization or unit is recorded as Duke University School of Medicine^[26].
• Duke University's child organization or unit is recorded as Duke Clinical Research Institute^[27].

Body

Founding

Duke University's founder is recorded as James Buchanan Duke^[17]. 1838 marks the founding of it^[28].

Operations

Duke University's headquarters location is recorded as Durham^[19]. Subsidiaries include John W. Hartman Center, it^[21]; John Hope Franklin Research Center, it^[22]; Sallie Bingham Center, it^[23]; Duke Global Health Institute, it^[24]; Center for Spirituality, Theology and Health, it^[25]; and Duke University School of Medicine^[26], a medical school^[29], in United States^[30], founded in 1930^[31].

Industry

Duke University's industry is recorded as higher education^[32]. Fields of work include higher education^[3], an educational stage^[33] and research^[4], a type of process^[34].

Why It Matters

Duke University ranks in the top 0.15% of university entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,177 views/month, #12 of 8,192).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]