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Art, music & theater at Duke

Duke graduates about 41 art, music & theater majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 57th of 668 schools we score for art, music & theater, a standout program at 84 out of 100.

84/100Standout#57 of 668 for art, music & theater →
Graduates a year412% of the class
Research in the field$143Ka year, NSF
Admit rate5%whole school
SAT middle 50%1490–1570whole school

Around Duke

Perkins Library, West Campus, Duke University, Durham, NC
Perkins Library, West Campus, Duke University, Durham, NC (48961110752)Photo: Warren LeMay from Cullowhee, NC, United States · CC0 · source
Allen Building, West Campus, Duke University, Durham, NC
Allen Building, West Campus, Duke University, Durham, NC (48960961831)Photo: Warren LeMay from Cullowhee, NC, United States · CC0 · source
Perkins Library, West Campus, Duke University, Durham, NC
Perkins Library, West Campus, Duke University, Durham, NC (48960917771)Photo: Warren LeMay from Cullowhee, NC, United States · CC0 · source
Divinity School, West Campus, Duke University, Durham, NC
Divinity School, West Campus, Duke University, Durham, NC (48960908401)Photo: Warren LeMay from Cullowhee, NC, United States · CC0 · source

Where art, music & theater happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Nasher Museum of Art, Rubenstein Arts Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 45 · Academic 37 · Athletics 16 · Library 3 · Dining 3 · Arts 2.

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Nearby in the art, music & theater ranking

  1. American University 84
  2. University of Virginia 84
  3. University of Pennsylvania 84
  4. Pepperdine University 84
  5. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 84
  6. Bates College 84
  7. The New School 83
  8. University of Wisconsin–Madison 83

Other strong majors at Duke

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Duke with every school we score in art, music & theater. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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