Duke University-culturally Diverse And Eclectic

Duke University in Durham, North Carolina has long been known as one of the best medical schools in the country. Students come from all across the globe to attend this prestigious school. The school, itself was created in the year 1924 by James Buchanan Duke as a memorial to his late father Washington Duke. The Duke family was a prominent part of the Durham community. They were big into philanthropic endeavors and in 1924, James Duke's forming of the Duke Endowment gave way to Duke University.

Trinity was opened in 1859. When Washington's son James created the Duke Endowment in 1924, Trinity University became Duke University. The following is a time line of the Trinity University to Duke University transition and development of Duke. Origination of Trinity University-1838, opening of Trinity University-1859, School of Law open-1904, Divinity School open-1926, Graduate School open-1926, School of Medicine open-1930, School of Nursing open-1931, Pratt School of Engineering open-1939. In 1969, the Fuqua School of Business opened, followed by the Sanford School of Public Policy open- 1971 and the Nicholas School of the Environment opened in 1991.

The student body at Duke University is 6400 strong in the full time undergraduate programs accompanied by approximately 7100 enrolled full time in the Duke Graduate program. The students at Duke come from every corner of the world. The male to female ratio for the entering class of 2012 was 1 to 1. Almost twenty five percent of the students at Duke come from countries other than the US. This diversified student body ranks among the top scoring students in the world.

There are currently sixty four hundred students enrolled at Duke University in a full time undergraduate program in addition to the seventy one hundred full time graduate students enrolled. This brings the total student body population to just under thirteen thousand, five hundred students. These students come from all around the world, equaling an even cut across the board between males and females for the entering freshman class of 2008.

Duke University tuition, room, board and fees run typically about fifty thousand dollars a year. This runs average with other schools in the same classifications. However, Duke is a bit different when it comes to enrollment and financial aid.

Duke believes that young people should be able to get the higher learning that will push them ahead in the future. Because of the Duke Endowment, students who qualify for acceptance at Duke are not subjected to financial analysis. This means that if a student is deemed a good fit for the University but their family does not have the means to cover the costs, the school will cover the costs for them, in full, for the entirety of the undergraduate learning.

Duke pursues all arenas. Known as a medical school, it is also very big where the liberal arts are concerned. The Nasher Museum on campus provides culture and excitement for the surrounding Durham area.