| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine / Clinical | #19 | — | #8 | #4 |
| Nursing | #5 | — | #8 | — |
| Theology & Religious Studies | #9 | — | — | — |
| Statistics | #23 | — | #10 | — |
| Biomedical Engineering | — | — | #10 | — |
| Law | #44 | #30 | #14 | — |
| Anatomy & Physiology | #15 | — | — | — |
| Biological Sciences | #33 | — | #17 | #23 |
| Psychology | #34 | #17 | #22 | #27 |
| Business & Economics | — | #19 | — | — |
| Economics & Econometrics | #26 | — | #20 | #37 |
| Mathematics | #77 | — | #22 | #39 |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #23 | #25 | — | — |
| Clinical & Health | — | #23 | — | — |
| English Language & Literature | #24 | — | — | — |
| Biotechnology | — | — | #24 | #225 |
| Sociology | #27 | — | #45 | — |
| Social Sciences & Management | #59 | #27 | — | — |
| Anthropology | #28 | — | — | — |
| Agriculture & Forestry | #101-150 | — | — | #30 |
| Public Health | — | — | #44 | #33 |
| Arts & Humanities | #63 | #40 | — | #43 |
| Accounting & Finance | #41 | — | #47 | — |
| Political Science & IR | #44 | — | #41 | — |
| Environmental Science | #42 | — | #76-100 | #49 |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | #47 | — | #101-150 | #95 |
| Physics & Astronomy | #128 | — | #51-75 | #47 |
| History | #51-150 | — | — | — |
| Communication & Media | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Development Studies | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Marketing | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Public Administration | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | #143 | — | #51-75 | #253 |
| Telecommunication Engineering | — | — | #51-75 | — |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #117 | #53 | — | — |
| Modern Languages | #58 | — | — | — |
| Computer Science | #91 | #59 | #76-100 | #118 |
| Business & Management | #60 | — | #76-100 | — |
| Engineering & Technology | #149 | #63 | — | #264 |
| Chemistry | #114 | — | #76-100 | #243 |
| Philosophy | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Chemical Engineering | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Earth & Geosciences | #101-150 | — | #101-150 | #213 |
| Education | #101-150 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Materials Science | #151-200 | — | #201-300 | #201 |
| Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | — | — | #151-200 | #196 |
| Art & Design | #201-300 | — | — | — |
| Artificial Intelligence | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Dentistry | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Automation & Control | — | — | #301-400 | — |
Duke University ranks #62 in QS 2026, #28 in THE 2026, #46 in ARWU 2025 and #27 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #36 globally.
QS weights employer reputation and international metrics more heavily; THE places more weight on research influence and teaching environment. Differences of this size between the two systems are common — see our methodology comparison.
Duke University was founded in 1838.
Approximately 21% of Duke University's students are international.