Duke University is located in Durham, North Carolina, one of three cities—Durham, Chapel Hill and Raleigh—that form North Carolina’s famed Triangle region. Each of the cities is home to a major research university. The Triangle area, with a combined triangle-wide population of more than a million people, boasts a robust intellectual climate and broad cultural diversity.
Visit Duke in Durham
Whether you know of Durham as the “City of Medicine” or the “Bull City,” it’s easy to see why so many residents and businesses call Durham home. Learn about living, working, learning, and playing in Durham, North Carolina.
Do Durham
Welcome to Durham, the City of Medicine—Bull City, born in 1869. Built on old tobacco, now thriving on research, technology and education. We are a city of doers.
Durham Is ...
“Durham is … the Farmer’s Market, the Pride Parade, empanadas, slow-roasted barbecue, and every flavor at The Parlour.” In celebration of Duke Service-Learning’s annual theme, #MakingPlaceMatter, students and faculty reflect on what they’ve learned in Durham in this animated crowdsourced poem.
Bull City Anthem
The "Bull City Anthem" is a unifying song/video created by local artists about our community showing some of the ways we stand together as a community and reflecting our love for and pride in our city.