Situated in North Carolina, Duke university was founded in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. Duke university has been rewarded with 3 Turing Awards for it's research and academic excellence. As of 2019, Duke holds a top-ten position in Times, QS, Shanghai rankiings and has been choice for graduates. Duke university has been ranked several times with Harvard University and Yale University. Duke also has been recognized as one of the top three university employers, companies like Apple inc., Boston Consulting Group, Amazon etc., have hired thousands of students. Duke is the seventh-wealthiest private university in America.