Colleges Like Duke University

If Duke University in Durham, NC is on your list, these 20 colleges are similar in ranking, selectivity, cost, and campus feel — a great way to find strong alternatives and schools you might not have considered, like Dartmouth College, Brown University and Vanderbilt University.

Duke University — Durham, NC · #23 · 5.7% acceptance · $68,758 · SAT 1,548

20 similar colleges

1. Dartmouth College — Hanover, NH · #25 · 5.4% acceptance · $68,268 · SAT 1,534
2. Brown University — Providence, RI · #29 · 5.4% acceptance · $71,412 · SAT 1,546
3. Vanderbilt University — Nashville, TN · #37 · 5.9% acceptance · $67,498 · SAT 1,549
4. Yale University — New Haven, CT · #17 · 3.9% acceptance · $67,250 · SAT 1,534
5. University of Pennsylvania — Philadelphia, PA · #8 · 5.4% acceptance · $68,686 · SAT 1,553
6. Northwestern University — Evanston, IL · #33 · 7.7% acceptance · $68,322 · SAT 1,533
7. Boston College — Chestnut Hill, MA · #22 · 16.4% acceptance · $70,702 · SAT 1,507
8. Johns Hopkins University — Baltimore, MD · #43 · 6.4% acceptance · $65,230 · SAT 1,553
9. Northeastern University — Boston, MA · #40 · 5.2% acceptance · $66,162 · SAT 1,497
10. University of Southern California — Los Angeles, CA · #36 · 9.8% acceptance · $72,097 · SAT 1,495
11. Williams College — Williamstown, MA · #38 · 8.3% acceptance · $68,560 · SAT 1,533
12. Claremont McKenna College — Claremont, CA · #16 · 9.6% acceptance · $67,980 · SAT 1,527
13. Harvard University — Cambridge, MA · #13 · 3.7% acceptance · $61,676 · SAT 1,553
14. University of Notre Dame — Notre Dame, IN · #18 · 11.3% acceptance · $65,025 · SAT 1,520
15. Bowdoin College — Brunswick, ME · #52 · 7.1% acceptance · $67,832 · SAT 1,520
16. Rice University — Houston, TX · #35 · 8% acceptance · $64,144 · SAT 1,553
17. Princeton University — Princeton, NJ · #10 · 4.6% acceptance · $62,688 · SAT 1,553
18. Georgetown University — Washington, DC · #15 · 12.9% acceptance · $68,017 · SAT 1,487
19. Lehigh University — Bethlehem, PA · #24 · 25.9% acceptance · $64,980 · SAT 1,440
20. Cornell University — Ithaca, NY · #12 · 8.8% acceptance · $69,314 · SAT 1,535

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