Duke University

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. 

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. 

Acceptance rate at Duke stands at around 4.8%. That of UCLA stands at around 9%. It can be said that both are very picky at granting admission to students with Duke being marginally more selective.

The top 5 industries of the MBA graduates are Consulting, Financial Services, Technology, Healthcare, and Consumer Packaged Goods. Students hired are given below:

Duke University 2024 MBA graduates are working at top companies like Accenture, Amazon, Deloitte, EY, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, McKinsey & Company, etc. Other companies are mentioned below for comparative analysis-

Duke University MBA placement rate is 82% within 3 months of graduation.  A few of the job functions on which the graduates are working are Consulting, Finance / Accounting, General Management, Marketing / Sales. The MBA graduates are working with top companies like Amazon, Accenture, EY, Goldman Sachs, Deloitte, Bank of America etc. Average salary of graduates is USD 175,000 (Around INR 1.6 Cr).

Duke University offers various career resources like Handshake, job search platform. Other career services include resume guide, CV guide, podcast of career center team, internship and job search guide. Interstride is career platform created by international students at Duke for global job opportunities, visa, networking, mentorship, webinars etc. 

International students at Duke University are allowed to work on-campus during the academic term. They can work 20 hours per week for full-time and 40 hours during the summer vacation and holiday breaks. The in-demand jobs in the USA are:

• Teaching Assistant
• Tour Guide
• Academic Department Assistant
• Campus Tech Support
• Research Study Assistant

As per 2023 graduates of Duke University, top 5 graduate schools are Columbia University NYU University of Pennsylvania, MIT, and Duke University. Class of 2022 graduates attended schools like:

Stanford
Duke University
Cambridge University
Harvard University
Columbia University
University of Chicago