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.
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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
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.
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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.
Very close cos 0.923 - 02
public research university in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
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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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private university in Washington, D.C., USA
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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
Very close cos 0.903 - 06
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.
Very close cos 0.903 - 07
The University of Virginia
Experience vibrant student life, unparalleled academic excellence, and the unique culture that makes UVA stand out.
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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.
Very close cos 0.900 - 09
Home - University of Victoria
Inspired by and honouring place, we are a community-minded, globally engaged university where we transform ideas into meaningful impact.
Very close cos 0.898 - 10
UW Homepage – University of Washington
public research university in Seattle, Washington, United States
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private university in Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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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 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
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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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 University is a world-class private research university in Greater Boston that provides an education like no other.
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University of California, Davis | UC Davis | UC Davis
public university in the Davis, California area; part of the University of California system
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University of California, Berkeley: Home
UC Berkeley pushes the boundaries of knowledge, challenges convention and expands opportunity to create the leaders of tomorrow.
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A World Leader in Education and Research Excellence | UCLA
UCLA advances knowledge, addresses pressing societal needs and creates a university enriched by diverse perspectives where all individuals can flourish.
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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
Stack changes
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What competitors use
Across the 20 closest sites.
- Google Search Console 20/20
- Atlassian 18/20
- Microsoft 365 17/20
- Google Tag Manager 13/20
- Apple Business · not on duke.edu 12/20
- Adobe 11/20
- DocuSign · not on duke.edu 11/20
- Brevo · not on duke.edu 11/20
- OpenAI · not on duke.edu 10/20
- PHP 9/20
- Google Workspace · not on duke.edu 8/20
- Zoom · not on duke.edu 8/20
- nginx · not on duke.edu 7/20
- GlobalSign · not on duke.edu 6/20
- jQuery 6/20
- WordPress 6/20