Duke University

Duke University is a private research university founded in 1924. The university is affiliated with the United Methodist Church, located in Durham, North Carolina, United States.

The University offers a variety of degree programs, from undergraduate, graduate, and professional. Students can take a variety of courses majors fields of study that have been offered by the university, including the Pratt School of Engineering, Nicholas School of the Environment, School of Medicine, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, School of Nursing, Fuqua School of Business, School of Law, Divinity School, as well as the Sanford School of Public Policy.

Although the university has provided a wide range of subjects majors programs, however, popular programs taken by students at this university is a program majors such as economics, public policy, biomedical engineering, biology and psychology.

As one of the largest public research university, the university has spent over $ 1 billion, in 2012, to conduct research that has been done. In addition, the university Also houses the world's Largest colony of endangered Primates, housing some 200 lemurs, bush babies and lorises at the Lemur Center.

Many important people and famous is a member of a part of this university. Including alumni popular is Melinda Gates, a journalist and musician Mike Abrams and Posner.

Meanwhile, from the non-academic (sports), as many as 26 varsity sports teams compete with other participants, the Athletics NCAA Division I competition. As for the pride of the university's mascot is the Blue Devil. Where the name is taken from the French air army in World War I, nicknamed "Les Bleus Diables."