Duke University vs University of California-Los Angeles

Overview Comparison
Duke UniversityUniversity of California
Collegedunia Score6.9 Out of 107.8 Out of 10
ranking (overall)# 7 US News 2024
# 26 Times Higher Education 2024
# 57 QS World University 2024
# 15 US News 2024
# 18 Times Higher Education 2024
# 29 QS World University 2024
Subject Strength# 22 for Engineering by US News 2024
# 5 for Medicine by US News 2024
# 5 for Law by US News 2024
# 16 for Engineering by US News 2024
# 18 for Medicine by US News 2024
# 14 for Law by US News 2024
ProgramsUG Programs -79
PG Programs -48
Doctorate Programs -4
UG Programs -23
PG Programs -42
Doctorate Programs -7
Acceptance Rate10.0 %10.8 %
Exam ScoreGMAT - 660
IELTS - 7
SAT - 1480
TOEFL - 90
GMAT - 680
IELTS - 7
SAT - 1330
TOEFL - 87
Cost to StudyAverage Tuition Fees   60594
[For UG Program]
Average Tuition Fees  28950
[For PG Program]
Hostel + Meal - 39174 Per Year
Average Tuition Fees   42993
[For UG Program]
Average Tuition Fees  26544
[For PG Program]
Hostel + Meal - 34584 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


Graduate Employability rank: QS-#3

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is one of the top public universities in Los Angeles, United States. It is ranked #44 in QS World University Rankings 2023.

Degree                                Average Salary

Masters in Finance                 $180,000 

MBA                                        $150,000 

Executive Masters                  $146,000 

Doctorate                                $136,000 

Executive MBA                        $135,000 

Masters in Science                  $101,000 


application requirements

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

94% in 12th for UG and 83% in bachelors for graduate admission; Name and email of references; Statement of Purpose

Campuses and B-SchoolsThe Fuqua School of Business
Anderson School of Management
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General Facts Comparison
General FactsDuke UniversityUniversity of California
Type of UniversityUniversity
University
Established1838
1919
Student:Faculty Ratio5:1
18:1
Male:Female50% Male, 50% Female47% Male, 53% 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


Five mile from Pacific Ocean, Located in West-wood neighborhood of LA
Bordered by Beverly hill and Bel-Air


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


12 million print and electronic volumes
700 subscription database
100,00 current serial titles
950,000 e-books
Largest on-campus student employer


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 100 Student organizations
220 student groups
Around 60 sororities and fraternities
118 NCA Titles and 261 Olympic Medals
Theatre and Film School
Midnight Yells during finals week (break to study)
 


Hostel#Single Room(Yearly) - $12542
#Triple Room(Yearly) - $8466
#Double Room(Yearly) - $9494
#Room and Board - $17148
#Room & Board - $17436
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)


14 Nobel laureates, 15 Mac Authors
Taylor Wang (astronaut), Randy Schekman (Nobel laureate-Physiology/medicine), Richard Heck (Nobel laureate-chemistry), Kay Ryan (US Poet laureate), Tom Bradley (1st African-American mayor of LA), Ralph Bunche (Nobel Peace Prize), Kareem Abdul (NBA superstar)


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.


Los Angeles (LA) is the second most populous city of USA; Hollywood is located here; 841 Museums and art galleries, California Beaches, Disneyland park, Los Angeles offers various concert halls, regular festivals, and bustling nightlife; Ranked 7th on Global City Index and 9th on Global Economic Power Index; Unemployment rate in December 2019 was 4%; Industries employing maximum number of people are healthcare, retail, hospitality, and manufacturing


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