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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Genome Sciences/Genomics for a Doctorate list. Duke University is located in Durham, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s genome sciences/genomics degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Duke, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Genome Sciences/Genomics Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking.Among the 16,172 students enrolled at Duke, 36 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 9 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $18,387. On top of their other funding sources, 8 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Duke University]](/colleges/duke-university/student-life/veterans/)