Duke University vs Cornell University

Overview Comparison
Duke UniversityCornell University
Collegedunia Score6.9 Out of 107.9 Out of 10
ranking (overall)# 7 US News 2024
# 26 Times Higher Education 2024
# 57 QS World University 2024
# 12 US News 2024
# 13 QS World University 2024
# 20 Times Higher Education 2024
Subject Strength# 22 for Engineering by US News 2024
# 5 for Medicine by US News 2024
# 5 for Law by US News 2024
# 13 for Engineering by US News 2024
# 10 for Medicine by US News 2024
# 13 for Law by US News 2024
ProgramsUG Programs -79
PG Programs -48
Doctorate Programs -4
UG Programs -65
PG Programs -71
Doctorate Programs -78
Acceptance Rate10.0 %14.1 %
Exam ScoreGMAT - 660
IELTS - 7
SAT - 1480
TOEFL - 90
GMAT - 720
IELTS - 7.5
SAT - 1400
TOEFL - 100
Cost to StudyAverage Tuition Fees   60594
[For UG Program]
Average Tuition Fees  28950
[For PG Program]
Hostel + Meal - 39174 Per Year
Average Tuition Fees   58586
[For UG Program]
Average Tuition Fees  29500
[For PG Program]
Hostel + Meal - 35291 Per Year
placement (average package)

Duke University is one of the top private universities in Durham, United States. It is ranked #=50 in QS World University Rankings 2023.

Base salaries by degree are given below:

Doctorate: $150,000 

Executive MBA: $148,000 

MBA: $140,000 

Masters in Finance: $120,000 

PhD: $113,000 

Masters in Management: $105,000


Cornell University is one of the top private universities in Ithaca, United States. It is ranked #20 in QS World University Rankings 2023.

Doctorate               $168,000 

Masters in Finance $150,000 

MBA                       $145,000 

Executive MBA       $139,000 

Masters in Science    $123,000 

PhD                            $120,000 


application requirements

Transcripts, Standardized scores, 3 LORs, SOP (1-2 pages), Resume, Other supplemental documents (such as writing samples, research papers, etc.)

Counselor recommendation, teacher evaluation, and midyear evaluations are mandatory along with the applications. 

Campuses and B-SchoolsThe Fuqua School of Business
Johnson Graduate School of Management
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General Facts Comparison
General FactsDuke UniversityCornell University
Type of UniversityUniversity
University
Established1838
1865
Student:Faculty Ratio5:1
10:1
Male:Female50% Male, 50% Female48% Male, 52% Female
Location Facts

The campus moved to Durham in 1892. Located near the center of North Carolina the campus is divided into 4 areas- West, East, and Central campuses and the Medical centers


University has 6 campuses; Main campus is located in Ithaca, New York; Other campuses are in Roosevelt Island, Qatar, Geneva, Washington DC and Rome


Library

Top 10 private research library systems in USA. It has a total volume count of over 7 million with an operating budget of around 41 million USD. Consists of Perkins, Bostock & Rubenstein Libraries on West Campus; Lilly and Music Libraries on East Campus and Pearse Memorial Library at Duke Marine Laboratory with several other schools and department libraries


11th largest library in USA; Over 8 million printed volumes, 1 million ebooks, 120,000 periodical titles, 8.5 million microfilms and microfiches, 71,000 cubic feet of manuscripts, 500,000 other materials such as motion pictures, sound recordings, etc. 


Campus Life

Over 400 student clubs and organizations, the other campus attractions include Duke Chapel, Duke Garden, Nasher Museum of Arts, Duke Hospital, Duke Cancer Center, Ronald McDonald House, Duke Lemur Center, Duke Marine Laboratory.


Over 1,000 student organizations; awards and funding by Student and Campus Life (SCL) such as Cornell Commitment, Public Service Center, Cornell Career Services, Merrill Presidential Scholars Program, etc. 


Hostel#Single Room(Yearly) - $12542
#Triple Room(Yearly) - $8466
#Double Room(Yearly) - $9494
#Triple Room - $10635
#Double Room - $11562
#Single Room - $13094
Famous Alumni

Duke alumni consist of over 176,592 living alumni. 15 Nobel laureates, 3 Turning Award winners, 50 Rhodes Scholars, 25 Churchill Scholars. Richard Nixon (37th President of USA); Amit Mitra (Finance Minister of West Bengal); Jared Harris (Actor); Tim Cook (CEO of Apple Inc.); Melinda Gates (Co-founder of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation)


Tsai Ing-wen (first female president of Taiwan), David Starr Jordan (founding president of Stanford University), Ratan Tata (CEO of Tata Group), Toni Morrison (Nobel laureate), Junot Diaz (Pulitzer Prize winner)


City Life

Durham is the 4th most populous city in North Carolina. The largest employer in the city is Duke University and Duke University Health Systems. Durham is venue for the annual Bull Durham Blues Festival, the OUTsouth Queer Film Festival (2nd largest LGBTQ film festival in Southeast), American Dance Festival, Full Frame Documentary Film Festival.


New York was ranked 34th in USA for economic growth and contributes over 8% to GDP. Financial activities, professional & business services, transportation, trade & utilities are the top contributors. 


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