Where do freshmen stay at Duke?

East Campus is part of Duke University's campus in Durham, North Carolina. East Campus, along with West Campus, make up most of Duke's main campus. The campus follows the Georgian architecture style, making it distinct from West Campus. Currently, East Campus is the exclusive residential home to first-year students.

Do you have to stay on campus freshman year at Duke University?

Duke requires students to live on campus for three years. We generally have space to guarantee housing for the fourth year, should a student choose to remain on campus. We have East Campus for first-year students and two campuses for upperclass students: West and Swift.

What percentage of first year students live in college housing at Duke?

First year students are guaranteed on-campus housing. The majority of Duke University students live on campus. In 2023, 82% of undergrads at Duke University lived in some kind of on-campus housing and 18% of students lived off-campus or commuted to Duke University.

What is the difference between East and West Campus at Duke?

East Campus is comprised of five neighborhoods with 13 residence halls while West Campus consists of eight major quads divided into smaller “house” communities. The student-designed benches standing in front of each residence are a testament to the creativity-inducing camaraderie forged in a Duke dorm.

What types of student housing are available to students at Duke?

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What is the male to female ratio at Duke University?

Gender Diversity

There are 15% more female students than male students enrolled at Duke University with a gender ratio of 53% women to 47% men.

Are the dorms at Duke Coed?

Southgate Southgate residence hall is home to approximately 150 First Year students on Duke's East Campus. Like all other halls on campus, Southgate is co-ed, with male residents on the second floor and female residents on the third.

Who lives on Duke East campus?

East Campus includes fourteen residence halls of varying size and architecture where all first-year students reside. As such, buildings and bedrooms differ slightly in their configuration. First-year students are assigned to single-occupancy (one person) or double-occupancy (two people) rooms in the residence halls.

Is Duke a dry campus?

At Duke, students over 21 years old are allowed to consume or possess alcohol on West Campus, while alcohol remains prohibited on East Campus.

Is Duke a better school than Northwestern?

10 in the 2022-2023 edition of U.S. News and World Report's Best National University rankings. It fell one place from last year's ranking of No. 9. This year, Duke is tied with Northwestern University.

Is housing guaranteed at Duke?

All students are required—to the extent that housing is available—to live on campus for their first three years. We will continue to apply semesters spent in “study away” programs toward the three-year residency requirement. Students are guaranteed the opportunity to live on campus during their fourth year.

How much is a dorm in Duke University?

The rate for the 2023-2024 academic year is $6,528 per semester, per student. On-campus housing is billed to the student via the Bursar's account.

Can freshman have cars at Duke?

As a first-year student, you're allowed to bring a vehicle to campus, however, other modes of transportation are available and may be preferable: Biking is encouraged, and designated parking is available.

Do freshman have to purchase a meal plan at Duke?

First-year students are required to have a Dining Plan that includes 14 pre-paid, all-you-care-to-eat meals each week (Board Plan) plus Food Points (see chart below) for a la carte meal purchases.

Can I pick my roommate at Duke?

Juniors and Seniors will be able to select their roommate and request to block with friends. Junior/Senior roommates and block members may be from the same quad connections or other quad connections, and can include juniors or seniors, but no sophomores.

Where do Duke students party?

I say this lightly, but Shooters is not a monopoly. Yes, it might be the closest and most club-like establishment in Durham. However, there are so many other options for a fun night out that aren't as widely circulated. For incoming, current, and past Duke students, Shooters is boasted about from day one.

How big is Greek life at Duke?

The Chronicle found that 37.2% of Duke undergraduates are affiliated with an organization, while 62.7% are independent, almost double the previous one-third estimate. Meanwhile, 23.2% belong to Greek organizations, and 14% belong to SLGs.

Is Duke a pretty campus?

VISIT IN PERSON. Duke's campus is considered one of the most beautiful college campuses in the country.

Is Duke a top 10 school?

Duke University is ranked #7 out of 439 National Universities. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence. Read more about how we rank schools.

What is Duke famous for?

The Duke Blue Devils maintain a fierce rivalry with the University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill Tar Heels and are best known for their outstanding men's basketball program, which is one of the top five most wins all-time college basketball programs in the country.

What is Duke's religious affiliation?

Duke maintains a historic affiliation with the United Methodist Church.

Can a boy and a girl be in the same dorm in college?

Living in co-ed dorms. Co-ed dorms (meaning the buildings, not the individual rooms) may still separate genders, often by floors or “wings.” But many colleges just mix things up, with female and male roommates living next door or across the hall from each other.

What size are the beds at Duke dorms?

When you move in, you will have: bed and mattress (mattress size is 36” x 80”-bring “extra-long” twin sheets). NOTE: Edens, Trinity, and Wannamaker residence halls have 54” x 75” mattresses and residents should bring full-size sheets.

Can you walk around Duke campus?

Parts of the Duke campuses are walkable, but visitors should be prepared to drive or find alternate transportation when traveling to and from campus and around Durham. Duke University and GoDurham operate buses that connect the campuses to each other and to Durham.