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Colleges similar to Duke University

15 schools closest to Duke University (Trajecta Score 85) — neighbors in North Carolina first, then the closest schools nationally by Trajecta Score, a 0–100 measure built from College Scorecard and IPEDS data.

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Colleges similar to Duke University, compared
# College Location Admit rate SAT range Avg net price Earnings (10yr) Score
— Duke University (this school) Durham, NC 6% 1500–1570 $29,612 $98k 85
1 Davidson College Highly Selective Davidson, NC 13% 1400–1530 $17,379 $81k 80
2 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Highly Selective Chapel Hill, NC 15% 1390–1530 $11,655 $72k 79
3 Wake Forest University Selective Winston-Salem, NC 22% 1410–1520 $28,719 $78k 74
4 North Carolina State University at Raleigh Moderate Raleigh, NC 42% 1300–1470 $17,303 $69k 69
5 Elon University Open Elon, NC 66% 1130–1280 $41,555 $75k 58
6 Cabarrus College of Health Sciences Selective Concord, NC 23% — $17,618 $59k 58
7 Columbia University in the City of New York Elite New York, NY 4% 1510–1580 $21,590 $102k 85
8 Brown University Elite Providence, RI 5% 1510–1580 $25,184 $93k 85
9 University of California-Berkeley Highly Selective Berkeley, CA 11% — $13,481 $92k 84
10 Williams College Elite Williamstown, MA 8% 1490–1570 $17,716 $89k 85
11 University of California-Los Angeles Elite Los Angeles, CA 9% — $12,548 $83k 84
12 Cornell University Elite Ithaca, NY 9% 1500–1570 $28,690 $104k 84
13 University of Pennsylvania Elite Philadelphia, PA 5% 1510–1570 $28,699 $111k 86
14 Bowdoin College Elite Brunswick, ME 7% 1470–1550 $14,398 $83k 83
15 Vanderbilt University Elite Nashville, TN 6% 1500–1570 $15,846 $92k 86

How these are picked: schools in North Carolina with the closest Trajecta Score come first, then the closest schools nationally — deterministic, from College Scorecard / IPEDS data, never opinion surveys. SAT ranges are 25th–75th percentiles of enrolled students; net price is the average across aid recipients. How the ranking works →

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