Duke University

Duke University is a private research university founded by Methodists and Quakers. Its growth and academic focus have contributed to continuing the university's reputation as an academic and research powerhouse. Also known as “The Gothic Wonderland,” Duke has produced the fifth-highest number of Rhodes, Marshall, Truman, Goldwater, and Udall Scholars of any American university. It is the second-largest private employer in North Carolina with more than 39,000 employed as of fall 2018 and is consistently ranked among the top places to work by multiple publications, including Forbes and The Chronicle of Higher Education.