Duke University
The Blue Devils!
History and Founding
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Blue Devils!
Website: https://www.duke.edu
Location: 2138 Campus Drive, Durham, NC, United States
Phone: (919) 684-8111
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DukeUniv
Twitter: @dukeU
Inspirational Quote
My mother said I must always be intolerant of ignorance but understanding of illiteracy. That some people, unable to go to school, were more educated and more intelligent than college professors.
Yearly Tuition
- books
- board
- meals
Activities That Interest Me
- women's swimming
- women's tennis
- fencing
- study abroad/volunteer abroad
- theater(acting)
Academic Calendar
SUMMER 2014
February 17Monday. Registration begins for all Summer sessions
May 14Wednesday. Term I classes begin. The Monday class meeting schedule is in effect on this day. (Therefore, all summer classes meet this day.) Regular class meeting schedule begins on Thursday, May 15; Drop/Add continues
May 15Thursday. Regular class meeting schedule begins
May 16Friday. Drop/Add for Term I ends
May 26Monday. Memorial Day holiday. No classes are held
June 11Wednesday. Last day to withdraw with W from Term I classes
June 23Monday. Term I classes end
June 24Tuesday. Reading period
June 25Wednesday. Term I final examinations begin
June 26Thursday. Term I final examinations end
June 30Monday. Term II classes begin
July 2Wednesday. Drop/Add for Term II ends
July 4Friday. Independence Day holiday. No classes are held.
July 28Monday. Last day to withdraw with W from Term II classes
August 7Thursday. Term II classes end
August 8Friday. Reading period (Until 7 p.m.)
August 8Friday. Term II final examinations begin, 7 p.m.
August 10Sunday. Term II final examinations end
FALL 2014
August 19Tuesday. New graduate student orientation begins
August 19Tuesday. New undergraduate student orientation begins
August 20Wednesday. 11 a.m. Convocation for new undergraduate students; 4 p.m. Convocation for graduate and professional school students
August 25Monday. 8:30 a.m. Fall semester classes begin; Drop/Add continues
September 1Monday. Labor Day. Classes in session
September 5Friday. Drop/Add ends
September 18/19
Thursday/Friday. 4:30 p.m. Founders' Day Convocation (exact day TBD)
September 21
Sunday. Founders' Day
October 10Friday. Last day for reporting midsemester grades
October 10Friday. 7 p.m. Fall break begins
October 15Wednesday. 8:30 a.m. Classes resume
November 5Wednesday. Registration begins for Spring 2015
November 7Friday. Last day to withdraw with W from Fall 2014 classes (Undergraduates Only)
November 19Wednesday. Registration ends for Spring 2015
November 20Thursday. Drop/Add begins for Spring 2015
November 25Tuesday. 10:30 p.m. Thanksgiving recess begins
November 25Tuesday. Graduate classes end
December 1Monday. 8:30 a.m. Classes resume
December 1 - 8Monday-Monday. Graduate reading period
December 5Friday. Undergraduate classes end
December 6 - 8Saturday-Monday. Undergraduate reading period
December 9Tuesday. Final examinations begin (9 a.m.)
December 14Sunday. 10 p.m. Final examinations end
SPRING 2015
January 4 - 6Sunday-Tuesday. Undergraduate Winter Forum
January 7Wednesday. 8:30 a.m. Spring semester begins: The Monday class meeting schedule is in effect on this day; Regular class meeting schedule begins on Thursday, January 8; Classes meeting in a Wednesday/Friday meeting pattern begin January 9; Drop/Add continues
January 8Thursday. Regular class meeting schedule begins
January 19Monday. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day holiday: classes are rescheduled on Wednesday, January 7
January 21Wednesday. Drop/Add ends
February 16Monday. Registration begins for Summer 2015
February 20Friday. Last day for reporting midsemester grades
March 6Friday. 7 p.m. Spring recess begins
March 16Monday. 8 a.m. Classes resume
March 25Wednesday. Last day to withdraw with W from Spring 2015 classes (Undergraduates Only)
April 1Wednesday. Registration begins for Fall 2015; Summer 2015 registration continues
April 10Friday. Registration ends for Fall 2015; Summer 2015 registration continues
April 11Saturday. Drop/Add begins for Fall 2015
April 15Wednesday. Graduate classes end
April 16 - 26Thursday-Sunday. Graduate reading period
April 22Wednesday. Undergraduate classes end
April 23 - 26Thursday-Sunday. Undergraduate reading period
April 27Monday. Final examinations begin
April 29Wednesday. Undergraduate reading period (9 a.m. - 2 p.m.)
May 2Saturday. 10 p.m. Final examinations end
May 8Friday. Commencement begins
May 10Sunday. Graduation exercises; conferring of degrees
Why I Chose To Be A Blue Devil
Directions to Duke University
535.3 mi, 8 hr 18 min driving
8 hr 20 min with traffic
view route based on trafficA
504 College Rd, Albany, GA 31705
Depart College Rd toward S University Dr
- Private Road
422 ft
Turn left onto S University Dr
- Private Road
343 ft
Turn right to stay on S University Dr
- Private Road
0.1 mi
Turn right to stay on S University Dr
- Private Road
359 ft
Bear right onto Radium Springs Rd
396 ft
Turn left onto Sands Dr
0.9 mi
Turn right onto US-19 S Branch / US-82 E Branch / GA-62 E / GA-520 E Branch / E Oglethorpe Blvd
BMW on the corner1.0 mi
Keep straight onto US-82 E Branch / GA-62 E / GA-520 E Branch / E Oglethorpe Blvd
1.5 mi
Turn left onto GA-62 / Cordele Rd
0.4 mi
Keep left onto GA-300 / Cordele Rd
2.7 mi
Keep straight onto GA-300 N / Cordele Rd
12.5 mi
Keep straight onto GA-300
1.8 mi
Bear right onto GA-300 N
3.9 mi
Bear right onto GA-300
2.7 mi
Bear right onto GA-300 N
11.9 mi
Take ramp left for I-75 N / GA-401 N
66.0 mi
At exit 165, take ramp right for I-16 East toward Savannah
0.9 mi
At exit 1A, take ramp right for GA-49 / US-129 / US-23 towardMilledgeville
0.2 mi
Turn left onto US-23 / US-129 / GA-11 / GA-19 / GA-49 / North Ave
465 ft
Keep straight onto US-129 / GA-11 / GA-49 / North Ave
1.3 mi
Keep straight onto US-129 N / GA-11 N / GA-22 N / Gray Hwy
Pass Chevron on the left in 1.9 mi11.5 mi
Bear right onto US-129 / GA-11 / GA-18 / GA-22 / W Clinton St / New Clinton St
Pass Chevron in 0.5 mi23.5 mi
Keep straight onto US-129 Branch / US-441 Branch / GA-24 Branch / GA-44 / Gray Rd
2.2 mi
Turn right onto GA-16 / GA-44 / E Sumter St
Phillips 66 on the corner1.2 mi
Bear left onto GA-44 / Greensboro Rd
Pass Marathon in 7.5 mi18.7 mi
Take ramp right for I-20 East towardAugusta
- Entering South Carolina
144.0 mi
At exit 73B, take ramp right for SC-277 North toward Charlotte
2.3 mi
Take ramp left for I-77 North towardCharlotte
- Entering North Carolina
85.3 mi
At exit 13A, take ramp right for I-85 North toward Greensboro
81.8 mi
At exit 120A, take ramp right for US-70 East / I-85-BR North / US-29 North toward Greensboro
4.1 mi
Keep straight onto I-40 E / I-85 N Branch / US-29 N / US-70 E / US-220 N
7.8 mi
Keep straight onto I-40 E / I-85 N
30.7 mi
Keep left onto I-85 N / NC-86 S TRUCK
9.4 mi
At exit 172, take ramp right for NC-147 South toward Research Triangle Park / Durham Downtown
3.7 mi
At exit 14, take ramp right for Swift Ave toward Ninth St / Duke University East Campus
0.2 mi
Turn right onto Swift Ave
0.4 mi
Turn right onto Duke University Rd
0.3 mi
Turn right onto Anderson St
0.1 mi
Turn left onto Campus Dr
- Private Road
153 ft
Arrive at Duke University, NC
The last intersection is Anderson St
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Duke University, NC