Yes, Duke ranks among the top 30 most prestigious universities in the world. Duke's peers include the University of Michigan, University of Pennsylvania, UC San Diego, University of Washington, and NYU. Academic Ranking of World Universities 2017. read more
Shreya Vora, BS Economics & Public Policy, Duke University (2016) and Eric Mansfield · Author has 243 answers and 1m answer views Duke has been ranked in the top 10 national universities by the U.S. News and World Report for the past several years. read more
Not worth arguing over all the arbitrariness that goes into rankings and biases that make their way into them. Once you’ve crossed a certain threshold (again, people will disagree on what that is), you’re a prestigious university. Duke is one of those. read more
Duke is easily one of the most prestigious universities in the world and is certainly a great deal more recognized than some of the Ivies (especially Brown and Dartmouth). The THES ranking puts Duke at #13 in the world. read more