Duke University. In the South. Only around 14.5% of undergrads from NC.

[CaughtInThe]

As many may have heard over time, the joke goes "Duke is the New Jersey of the South". It's because they have a pretty big enrollment from New York/New Jersey. So...




Here's Duke's student body demographics...

The enrolled student population at Duke University is ~ ...

• 45.2% White
• 14% Asian
• 7.19% Black or African American
• 5.95% Hispanic or Latino
• Etc

Here's ~ where the undergrad travel from (the top 5 states)...
Class of 2023

• 1-North Carolina (only 13% - 16%)
• 2-California
• 3-New York
• 4-Florida
• 5-New Jersey

Here are the top 5 countries where their students are from (other than the US)...

Home Countries (Class of 2023)

• 1-China
• 2-India
• 3-Korea
• 4-United Kingdom
• 5-Canada

So now you know how COVID will travel from specific states/countries to North Carolina (and vice versa).

 

[CaughtInThe]

and here is the demographics of Durham (the city where Duke is located)...


"The racial composition of the city was: 42.45% White, 40.96% Black or African American, 5.07% Asian American, 0.51% Native American, 0.07% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, 8.28% some other race, and 2.66% two or more races; 14.22% were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Non-Hispanic White comprised 37.9% of the population."

 

[CaughtInThe]

come on now. how is Durham gonna stop the spread of COVID in Durham if the Duke students are coming from Jersey, Cali, Florida and New York?

 

[Drawdown]

Why would someone from NC pay a fortune to go to Duke when they could pay a modest tuition rate and go to UN-CH which is a damn fine public university.

 

[CaughtInThe]

Why would someone from NC pay a fortune to go to Duke when they could pay a modest tuition rate and go to UN-CH which is a damn fine public university.

Duke grads do average a bit higher starting salary.

Now, tuition at UNC for 4 years is around $36,020. At Duke it's $214,000.