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Philosophy & religion at Duke

Duke graduates about 25 philosophy & religion majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 10th of 562 schools we score for philosophy & religion, a standout program at 94 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $5 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

94/100Standout#10 of 562 for philosophy & religion →
Graduates a year251% of the class
Research in the field$5Ma year, NSF
Admit rate5%whole school
SAT middle 50%1490–1570whole school

Around Duke

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
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

Where philosophy & religion happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Perkins Library, Rubenstein Library, Duke Chapel, Bostock Library.

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 philosophy & religion ranking

  1. Emory University 94
  2. Northwestern University 94
  3. Wake Forest University 94
  4. Vanderbilt University 94
  5. Williams College 94
  6. Georgetown University 93
  7. Claremont McKenna College 93
  8. Boston College 92

Other strong majors at Duke

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Duke with every school we score in philosophy & religion. 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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