Durham NC. Top-10 MBA. Known for teamwork culture. Social entrepreneurship focus. Energy MBA. Duke Capital Connections (VC/PE career program). Strong Research Triangle VC ecosystem connections.

Durham NC. Top-10 biomedical engineering. Duke Science and Technology Initiative (6 years, now expanded with $30M Duke Endowment grant for AI/computing 2024). AI Health. Duke Robotics. Deep defense research — DARPA, DOD contracts.

Durham NC. $12.1B endowment (Jun 2024, 8% return). DUMAC Inc. (Neal Triplett CIO). $12.3B Jun 2025. Duke Endowment (separate $5B foundation, 100yr in 2024). $580M NIH grants FY2024 (11th nationally). $30M Duke Endowment grant for AI/computing faculty (Aug 2024). Pratt School of Engineering. Fuqua School of Business. Duke Health.