Master of Quantitative Management in Business Analytics 

at Duke University, Durham

The Duke University is named after Washington Duke, a member of the Dukes family in Durham.

Duke was a tobacco manufacturer by profession & played a key part in the development of the institution, with his son: James Duke investing around USD 40 million from the Duke Endowment Fund in 1924, after the death of his father.

As a memorial to Washington Duke & his family's faith, the institute's then president: William Few, decided to rename the institute.

No, Duke University does not maintain off-campus accommodation facilities. Interested candidates must refer alternative housing portals such as: nearduke.com, DukeList, University Living, & ForRentUniversity among others to find student accommodation in the city.

The university does offer accommodation as part of its multiple residential houses located at walking distance from the university campus, that offer all essential facilities associated with living at Duke such as: bedroom, kicthen with stove & refrigerator, laundry facilities, vending machines, shared bathrooms, etc. 

Per unofficial sources, the minimum GPA needed for student athletes to get into Duke is 3.5. or higher on a 4.0. scale. The institute conducts a holistic admission process i.e. it's admissions team takes into account both academic & non-academic aspects of a student's application.

Durham is considered a good place to live for international students. Described by locals as the 'green state', there's tons of things to do for students in North Carolina. There are many outdoor spaces, & multiple walking & hiking trails for students to visit. The food scene is pretty diverse with multiple great food places to hang out with friends at including: Mad Hatters Cafe, JuJu Durham, Press Coffeee & Enzo's Pizza among others. 

The institution is only known to offer merit based academic scholarships to students, who have shown great potential in their respective academics.

Mentioned below are some popular academic scholarships offered by the university to its students:

·      Alumni Endowed Scholarship

·      Angier B. Duke Scholarship

·      Benjamin N. Duke Scholarship

·      Karsh International Scholarship

·      David M. Rubenstein Scholarship

·      Trinity Scholarships

·      University Scholarship

As per the latest Shiksha Popularity Rankings, the Duke University, based in Durham, North Carolina, is considered the best institution in the state. Ranking #16 among all higher educational institutes in the US & #61 globally, Duke offers over 160 courses across the UG & PG level.

Mentioned below are some other institutions that make up the top 5 in the state:

The most notable alumni associated with Duke University is Richard Nixon (37th President of the U.S.). Other notable alumni of Duke Uni are-

• Tim Cook (Apple CEO)
• Charles E. Brady Jr. (Astronaut)
• Ken Jeong (Actor and Comedian)
• Melindra French Gates (Philanthropist)

Yes, CEO of Silicon Valley based tech giant, Apply, Tim Cook has studied at Duke Uni. He graduated in 1988 and studied MBA at Duke Uni. 

Before that he had pursued a BS in Industrial Engineering programme from Auburn University, in Alabama, USA. 

Under Cook's leadership as CEO, Apple has consistently ranked #1 on Fortune's World's Most Admired Companies, for the past 16 years. 

The main difference between them comes in residential offerings. The West campus is organized into quadrangle residential facilities which is not the case with East Campus, that has individual houses & residential halls.

Living at East Campus is limited to only first-year students, & it does not maintain accommodation facilities for Selected Living Groups or Greek Organizations.

As such, no official minimum requirement of GPA is there at Duke. The Duke admission process is highly competitive.

Students with a GPA of 4.0/4 (95-100%) have a better probability of being accepted to university. Students with a 3.5 GPA (83%-86%) can apply.