From 20 12 to 20 13, American News and World Report ranked Duke University as the eighth in the United States and 19 in the world. Duke University's library ranks third among universities in the United States, second only to Harvard and Yale. Duke University is one of the best universities in the United States and the best private university in the southern United States. Compared with the top Ivy League universities in the United States: Harvard, Yale and Princeton, Duke University has a short history, but it can compete with Ivy League universities in academic level. Students once joked that Harvard University is the Duke of the North. The school ranked in the top ten in the United States for a long time, and ranked in the top five once in 2002-2007. 20 12-20 13 American news &; The World Report lists Duke University as the eighth largest comprehensive university in the United States and the 19 comprehensive university in the world. Among them, Medical College, Fuka Business School and Law School are the three most famous colleges in Duke University. Among the best research schools in 2009 reported by US News and World, Duke Medical College ranked sixth, Law School ranked eleventh, Business School tied for eleventh, and Engineering College ranked thirtieth. In the ranking of doctoral programs, Duke University ranks first in literary criticism and theory, third in black literature, third in modern American literature, third in marketing, fourth in environmental policy and management, fourth in MBA, fifth in public policy analysis, fifth in international business, sixth in statistical mathematics, fifth in ecology and evolutionary biology, fourth in biomedical engineering and seventh in international political science. Ranked 10th in public affairs, 10th in political science, 12th in Doctor of Science program, 21st in mathematics, 20th in computer science, 21st in computer engineering, 29th in physics and 38th in chemistry. American University Ranking 20 12 Wall Street Journal American University Ranking 6 20 12 Chronicle of Higher Education American University Comprehensive Ranking 7 20 12-20 13 American News &; World Report: Comprehensive Ranking of American Universities 8 World University Ranking 20 12-20 13 American News &; World Report World University Rankings19 2012-2013 QS World University Rankings 20 201-2012 British Times World University Rankings 22 Colleges and Departments 2012. 4 American news and world report ranking 8 20 14 American news and world business school ranking114 American news and world report historical ranking14 American news and world report economics ranking 19 20 14 American news and world report. Engineering College Ranks 28 20 14 American News and World Report Physics Ranks 30 20 14 American News and World Report Chemistry Ranks 45 Tridi College of Humanities and Sciences has 37 major disciplines, including economics, drama, computer, anatomy, oceanography and language courses. Yale university guide points out that the best courses in Duke University are politics, public administration, chemistry and history. Courses offered by bootle Institute of Technology include: biomedical engineering, civil and environmental engineering, electrical engineering and mechanical and material engineering, among which the Department of Engineering and Electrical and Biomedical Engineering obtained the highest academic score in the new york Times University Guide. The seven research institutes of the university are Pharmacy College, Law School, Economics College, Nicholas Environmental College, Divinyi Theological Seminary, Engineering Research College and Arts and Sciences Research College. The motto of Duke University is "Pursuing knowledge and believing in religion", which can be translated as "knowledge and religion" in English and "Eruditio et Religio" in Latin. The motto of Duke University comes from a hymn "Sacred Knowledge" written by Charles Wesley, the younger brother of john wesley, the founder of Methodist Sect. Trinity College, the predecessor of Duke University, was founded by Methodist Sect, and its founder aimed at promoting the combination of education and religion, so this school motto was formulated. Duke University has now become one of the major learning centers in the United States. Among them, the medical center has won the world reputation. Duke University often attracts attention from all walks of life with its research results and academic innovations. In recent years, Duke University's academic reputation has steadily increased year by year, ranking among the top universities in the United States. One of the important reasons why Duke University can stand out is that the basic traditional spirit of the university has driven the teachers and students of the whole school: in addition to academic research, professors earnestly preach, teach and solve doubts; Students devote themselves wholeheartedly to the classics of the poor and study their majors.