Master of Engineering Management 

at Duke University, Durham

The Duke University fees vary between INR 17 L and INR 91 L for first-year. The below table includes the Duke University fees for Indian students:

Duke University is known for its Business, Medicine, Law, and Nursing courses. The university ranks among the top 100 in the world for many courses by major ranking bodies. Duke University MBA course ranks 23 in the world while Medicine and Nursing rank 17 and 14 respectively by QS in 2024. The below table includes the Duke University course list with their rankings: 

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.

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.

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.

As per reviews posted by students on Shiksha Study Abroad, the Duke University students are described as “welcoming *& inclusive” to international students. The student population is said to include a number of Indian students & one student describes the cultural shift as “not too big”.

The faculty is described as “helpful & well-versed”, with “lots to explore” as part of the university campus.

Duke University is known for research programs and quality education in UG. The school has a reputation for its competitive admissions excellent academics championship level athletics, and global presence and is known as one of finest institutions in the South, if not country.

GRE is optional for the 2024 cycle for Duke University MEM course. Other Duke University admission requirements for international students for MEM are:

• A bachelor’s degree
• Short answer essays
• Resume
• 3 letters of recommendation
• Video introduction
• English language proficiency test scores