Duke University was founded in 1838. The school motto "Knowledge and Belief" has 2,583 professors, 6,244 undergraduates and 6,844 postgraduates. At that time, its owner was James, a tobacco tycoon in North Carolina. In memory of his father, Washington Duke, B Duke used 9,000 acres of land donated by philanthropist Julian S. Carr to selflessly invest all his industry and capital, and continuously expanded and developed into Duke University, which is the envy of the United States today.
Duke University was once called "Harvard of the South" in history. Its tuition is as expensive as Harvard's, but Duke's excellent equipment, small class system, individual care, equal emphasis on urban and rural areas, and integration of defense and civilian technologies's philosophy are extremely envied by other universities.
The vast hilly campus (the school covers an area of 9,432 mu, accounting for 37.8 square kilometers) and 170 classical buildings seem to be hidden in beautiful mountains. Duke University is not only a first-class academic hall, but also a good place for self-cultivation, family harmony and moral education.
Its undergraduate colleges ranked eighth in the ranking of American universities in 2007 by US News and World Report, and ranked 1 1 globally. For five years in a row, the national colleges and universities ranked fifth. There are 36 liberal arts majors in undergraduate courses, and 46 second majors are optional. The number of books in the library ranks eighth in the United States.