Duke Kunshan University

Duke Kunshan University
昆山杜克大学
TypeChinese-Foreign Cooperation in Running Schools (中外合作办学)
Established2013 (2013)
Parent institution
Duke University
Wuhan University
ChancellorLiu Yaolin
Executive Vice ChancellorJohn Quelch
Students1,713 (Fall 2023)
Undergraduates1,447
Postgraduates227
Location
CampusSuburban/Urban, 200 acres (0.81 km2)
AffiliationsAALAU
MascotTrailblazers (Duke blue Deer)
Websitedukekunshan.edu.cn
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese昆山杜克大学
Traditional Chinese崑山杜克大學
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinKūnshān Dùkè Dàxué

Duke Kunshan University (DKU; 昆山杜克大学) is a university in Kunshan, Jiangsu, China. It was established in 2013 by a joint venture between Duke University and Wuhan University. The university is an independent legal entity. Upon graduation, undergraduate students receive degrees from both Duke University and Duke Kunshan University, and are considered alumni of both institutions.

Duke Kunshan offers a four-year, fully residential undergraduate program, along with two masters programs in conjunction with Duke University. Its undergraduate program features an experimental curriculum in which students choose from a set of interdiciplinary majors and tracks across three academic divisions towards the end of sophomore year. The university has 1,713 enrolled students as of December 2023. The inaugural undergraduate class of 2022 consisted of 234 students entering in 2018. At full capacity, the university will have 550 undergraduate students in each class.