Duke University
Breakdown of “Friendliness” at Duke
By Gender
| Males | A- |
| Females | A- |
By Major
| Accounting | A- |
| Anthropology | A+ |
| Art & Design Department | A+ |
| Biology | B+ |
| Business - Management and Administration | B |
| Chemistry | B |
| Civil Engineering | A |
| Communications | B+ |
| Computer Engineering | A |
| Computer Science | A |
| Economics | B |
| Electrical Engineering | A+ |
| Engineering Department | A- |
| English | A+ |
| Genetics | A+ |
| Geography and Geosciences | A+ |
| History/Histories (art history/etc.) | A- |
| Math | A- |
| Mechanical Engineering | A- |
| Neuroscience/Cognitive Science | A- |
| Other | B+ |
| Philosophy | A+ |
| Physics | A |
| Political Science | A- |
| PreMed and Medical | A- |
| Psychology | A- |
| Public Health | A |
| Public Policy | A- |
| Undecided | B |
Against similar schools
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Friendliness
“... The students are awesome, the social life vibrant, the faculty friendly and academics challenging ...Read full comment
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People at Duke are friendly, and they are happy ...Read full comment
“... I choose Duke because I thought the students were the most balanced and friendly ...Read full comment
“... I cannot think of a more well-rounded, friendly, national, and supportive institution free of the suffocating pretention of some other schools (...Read full comment
“... The campus is beautiful, the people diverse and friendly and people have a strong sense that this is a community not just a grade factory ...Read full comment
“... The school is filled with history and friendlyness ...Read full comment
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People at Duke are generally friendly, though again, making friends is up to your initiative (after a few mandatory-fun freshman games) ...Read full comment
“... Teachers are friendly and approachable ...Read full comment
“... The students are friendly and people work to help each other out ...Read full comment
“... I cannot think of a more well-rounded, friendly, national, and supportive institution free of the suffocating pretention of some other schools (...Read full comment
“... People are friendly but individualistic ...Read full comment
“... I think people are friendly and everyone can fit in with a group somewhere ...Read full comment
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Durham is an amazing town with friendly residents ...Read full comment
“... The faculty are top-rate (they actually wrote the textbooks in several of my classes), the students are very friendly and the grounds are gorgeou...Read full comment
“... I cannot think of a more well-rounded, friendly, national, and supportive institution free of the suffocating pretention of some other schools (...Read full comment
“... People are friendly-- everywhere you go people giving you a smile or asking how you are ...Read full comment
“... Unlike other top universities, Duke is warm and friendly, and also has normal, nice people and a great athletics program ...Read full comment
“... While I have nothing to complain about academically (maybe the lack of development in humanities/arts), and all my professors have been friendly a...Read full comment
“... They are also friendly ...Read full comment
“... most people here r really friendly ...Read full comment
- #1 Top Physics School Ranking in the Southeast
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- #1 Top Public Policy School Ranking in the Southeast
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- #5 Top School Ranking in the South
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