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Durham and Chapel Hill differ from southern towns like Lubbock and Fort Worth, just as Boulder differs from Colorado Springs. You will find liberal and conservative people everywhere, and many of the most diverse and fastest growing cities in the country are in the South. Moreover, southerners are a minority at Duke, as most students come from other regions of the US or from other countries. </p>
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It’s a top research university, so yes, it has other good programs. Top 5 programs include anthropology, religion, classics, BME, public policy, and environmental science. Top 10 programs include English, statistics, and political science. It’s top 15 in history, sociology, psychology, and art history and top 20 for economics and math. I’m probably forgetting some programs, and some of Duke’s unranked programs are considered very strong like dance and women’s studies.</p>
<p>Duke offers cross-registration with UNC, and a bus runs between the two campuses every 30 minutes. Two strong research universities sharing resources results in more courses and opportunities than any undergraduate could adequately utilize. </p>