Alternatives and competitors

Sites like Duke University

The 20 closest higher education alternatives to Duke University, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 11 technologies behind it.

Looking for an alternative to Duke University? The closest matches are University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina State University and WashU. We match sites by what they actually offer, from their homepages, Wikidata and a summary by Claude, in any language. Vote on each alternative and leave a short note to help the next person choose.

Neighbours: k = 20
Sites searched: 4,032
Vector: 384-d
Query: 16 ms

01 · Entity

About Duke University

Duke University duke.edu

Duke University - Fueled by creativity, informed by scholarship

Fueled by creativity, informed by scholarship

Wikidata: private university in Durham, North Carolina, USA

Top 10K · #2,285 English 11 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026

Visit Duke University

Summary by Claude

Official website of Duke University, a private research university in Durham, North Carolina, offering undergraduate, graduate and professional degree programs, research, and a major academic medical center.

Who it’s for: Prospective students, students, faculty, alumni, researchers
Business model: Tuition, endowment, research grants, donations

02 · Embedding space

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to Duke University’s (x) and how much traffic it gets, how much of the stack it shares, or where it sits in the embedding space itself (y). Lines split each axis at the median. Hover for the numbers, click to jump to it in the list.

similarity × popularity

03 · Nearest neighbours

Alternatives to Duke University

Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to Duke University, thumbs down if it isn’t.

Only in English

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill unc.edu Top 10K English

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the nation’s first public university, is a global higher education leader known for innovative teaching, research and public service. A member of the prestigious Association of American Universities, Carolina regularly ranks as the best value for academic quality in U.S. public higher education.
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North Carolina State University ncsu.edu Top 10K English

public research university in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
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WashU wustl.edu Top 10K English

Home | WashU

At WashU, we’re connecting learners, thinkers, leaders and doers who inspire each other to ask big questions and find real solutions — together.
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George Washington University gwu.edu Top 10K English

private university in Washington, D.C., USA
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Vanderbilt University vanderbilt.edu Top 10K English

Vanderbilt University

Quick Guide Prospective Undergrads Prospective Grad & Professional Current Students Faculty & Staff Job Seekers Alumni & Friends Undergraduate Admissions Financial Aid & Scholarships Academics Find Your Major Schools & Colleges Student Life Plan a Visit Undergraduate Research Athletics - Anchor
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New York University nyu.edu Top 10K English

New York University

There's nothing like a crisp autumn day in New York to put a spring in your step, and at all of NYU's campuses and global sites, the fall presents an opportunity for renewed focus. That's something we're leaning into as a community through the NYU IRL initiative, which challenges us all to reclaim our time and attention so we can concentrate on what matters most. What will we notice when we look up from our devices? Here's to less checking and more connecting, to less following and more wandering.
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University of Virginia virginia.edu Top 10K English

The University of Virginia

Experience vibrant student life, unparalleled academic excellence, and the unique culture that makes UVA stand out.
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UChicago uchicago.edu Top 10K

UChicago - Error 403

private university in Chicago, Illinois
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University of Rochester rochester.edu Top 10K English

University of Rochester | Where Wonder Fuels Discovery

Groundbreaking research, lifesaving healthcare, rigorous academics, and world-class music for problem-solvers who shape an ever better world.
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University of Victoria uvic.ca Top 10K English

Home - University of Victoria

Inspired by and honouring place, we are a community-minded, globally engaged university where we transform ideas into meaningful impact.
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washington.edu Top 1K English

UW Homepage – University of Washington

public research university in Seattle, Washington, United States
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University of Kentucky uky.edu Top 10K

public university in the United States
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University of Toronto utoronto.ca Top 10K English

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The University of Toronto - Error 403
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Johns Hopkins University jhu.edu Top 10K English

private university in Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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University of Minnesota System umn.edu Top 10K

state university system in Minnesota, United States
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nd.edu Top 10K English

University of Notre Dame

The University of Notre Dame is a private research university inspired by its Catholic character to be a powerful force for good in the world.
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Harvard University harvard.edu Top 1K English

Harvard University

Harvard University is devoted to excellence in teaching, learning, and research, and to developing leaders who make a difference globally.
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University of Cambridge cam.ac.uk Top 10K English

University of Cambridge

The University of Cambridge is one of the world’s leading universities, with a rich history of radical thinking dating back to 1209.
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Boston University bu.edu Top 10K English

Homepage | Boston University

Boston University is a leading private research institution with two primary campuses in the heart of Boston and programs around the world.
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Tufts University tufts.edu Top 10K English

Tufts University

Tufts University is a world-class private research university in Greater Boston that provides an education like no other.
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Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to duke.edu’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones Duke University uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.

04 · Fingerprints

Technology

What Duke University is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.

Built with

CMS: WordPress page source: /wp-content/
JavaScript libraries: jQuery asset https://www.duke.edu/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.min.js?ver=3.7.1
Tag managers: Google Tag Manager page source: googletagmanager.com/gtm.js
Web servers: Apache HTTP Server header server: Apache
Languages & backends: PHP implied by WordPress (page source: /wp-content/)
Email hosting: Microsoft 365 MX duke-edu.mail.protection.outlook.com
SaaS tools (verified in DNS): Adobe TXT adobe-sign-verification=8c1cf31e238f6042bd9a6e8424ecd7af
Atlassian TXT atlassian-domain-verification=JNWA1j8qak7X8iJmucR4XqAsQOwMPSakfcNzpTn…
Google Search Console TXT google-site-verification=Cx538Bo1iba_0Qw1ca-yfo2f0E50HuiB5AzF1oasBOc
Meta Business Suite TXT facebook-domain-verification=z3gz759ai6md22t5oavjekfy06n11r
Webex TXT webexdomainverification.DW7B=b34c0222-460e-4621-bb5b-7ce6ee15ead2

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