Duke University vs Johns Hopkins University

Overview Comparison
Duke UniversityJohns Hopkins University
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
# 9 US News 2024
# 15 Times Higher Education 2024
# 28 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
# 14 for Engineering by US News 2024
# 2 for Medicine by US News 2024
# 51 for Law by Academy Ranking of World Universities 2021
ProgramsUG Programs -79
PG Programs -48
Doctorate Programs -4
UG Programs -42
PG Programs -54
Doctorate Programs -2
Acceptance Rate10.0 %12.8 %
Exam ScoreGMAT - 660
IELTS - 7
SAT - 1480
TOEFL - 90
GMAT - 600
IELTS - 7
SAT - 1450
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   54160
[For UG Program]
Average Tuition Fees  57010
[For PG Program]
Hostel + Meal - 17640 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


Johns Hopkins University is one of the top private universities in Baltimore, United States. It is ranked #24 in QS World University Rankings 2023.

Degree                     Average Salary

Doctorate                  $135,000 

Bachelor of Arts         $124,000 

MBA                           $120,000 

Bachelor of Science   $110,000 

Masters of Arts           $102,000 

Masters in Science    $97,000 


application requirements

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

Academic transcripts; Secondary School Report; 2 Teacher Evaluations; Mid-year Report; Standardized Test Scores; Proof of English language proficiency; Essays; SOPs; Résumé/CV; Recommendation letter(s); Professional Credential Evaluation; Financial Support Documents.

Campuses and B-SchoolsThe Fuqua School of Business
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General Facts Comparison
General FactsDuke UniversityJohns Hopkins University
Type of UniversityUniversity
University
Established1838
1876
Student:Faculty Ratio5:1
4:1
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


4 Baltimore campuses: Homewood (home of schools of Arts and Sciences, Engineering, and Education), East Baltimore (home of schools of Medicine, Nursing, and Public Health & Johns Hopkins Hospital), Peabody campus (home to the Peabody Institute), Harbor East (home of the Carey Business School).


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


America’s first research university library; 5 Sheridan Libraries; 4.2 million volumes; 154,000 print & e-journals; 1.6 million ebooks; special collections with 400,000 rare books


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.


300+ student clubs & organizations; 24 varsity sports teams (22 of them competing at NCAA Division III level); Spring Fair (America’s largest student-run festival); Peabody Institute (America’s 1st conservatory); Hopkins Symphony Orchestra; 3 university museums; one of nation’s best campus dining programs; Hopkins All Access (Live and on-demand broadcast of JHU athletics events); Johns Hopkins Athletic Hall of Fame.


Hostel#Single Room(Yearly) - $12542
#Triple Room(Yearly) - $8466
#Double Room(Yearly) - $9494
#Room and board - $17640
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)


29 Nobel laureates; Michael Bloomberg (Former Mayor of New York City); Hugo López-Gatell Ramírez (Mexican author); Gertrude Stein (American novelist); Woodrow Wilson (28th US President); Katherine McNamara (American actress); Daniel Koch (Swiss physician); Takuya Tasso (Japanese Politician); Rachel Carson (American marine biologist); Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (Nigerian writer); Aziz Sancar (Molecular biologist); George H.W. Bush (41st US President); Susan Wojcicki (CEO of YouTube); Edwin E. Catmull (President of Pixar & Walt Disney Animation Studios).


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.


Baltimore- most populous city in Maryland; one of the top 10 cities in USA for food lovers according to Yelp; city hosts events such as Baltimore Comic-Con, Baltimore Farmers Market, Maryland Film Festival, book festival, Artscape (America’s largest free crafts festival), etc.; Famous tourist attractions- Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine, Walters Art Museum, National Aquarium, American Visionary Art Museum, Baltimore Museum of Art, Oriole Park at Camden Yards; Unemployment rate- 4.2% (Dec, 2019).


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