Duke University

 

16. Duke University 
Durham, NC  

Acceptance Rate: 13.4% 
SAT/ACT 25th Percentile: SAT 2020; ACT 30 
SAT/ACT 75th Percentile: SAT 2300; ACT 34 

Duke, which now enrolls over 14,500 students and is ranked U.S. News & World Report's 8th Best National University, had modest beginnings as a tiny schoolhouse in 1838. Since then, the school has had three different names and two locations. 
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