DURHAM, N.C. – According to the 2020 best college rankings by Niche, Duke University is ranked the No. 1 school for student-athletes in America.
Duke finished among the top-5 in numerous other categories, including No. 1 for public policy, No. 3 for best value, No. 4 for best professors and No. 6 in both top private university and best college by the organization.
Niche's rankings are based on rigorous analysis of key statistics from the U.S. Department of Education and millions of reviews.
Duke Athletics finished last season ranked ninth in the Learfield IMG Directors' Cup Standings by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics and sent 48 student-athletes and 16 teams to NCAA action, highlighted by the women's golf team winning its seventh NCAA title.