Campus Tours

We’d Visit You, If We Could

Take Duke Engineering for a test drive. See it for yourself. Kick the tires, so to speak, with a guided tour of our engineering campus.

You’re invited to visit us (but no kicking, please!).

Abele quad, looking toward brodhead center and Duke Chapel, West Campus Scenics, evening

You’re Invited to Duke

Prospective Undergraduate Students

Looking for the Duke Undergraduate Tour?

First-year students participating in Project Seed, an Experiential Orientation program for incoming students, use a laser cutter at the Co-Lab to create designs.

Engineering Tours

A one-hour guided walk. See tool-filled maker spaces, modern laboratories and our landscaped quad. Scheduled to complement the Duke Undergraduate Admissions campus tours.

Undergraduates and graduate students head to class and socialize with friends during FDOC (First Day of Classes) on Duke’s West Campus.

Virtual Events

Can’t come to Durham? Not a problem! Join us for one of our live, interactive online programs.

Sunset over the Chapel arcade, West Campus Scenics, evening

Online Tour

Take a self-guided virtual tour anytime on Duke’s 360-degree web platform.

Prospective Graduate Students

Master’s Students
Our Master’s Admissions team holds interactive virtual events that dive deep into discussions of degree program features and campus amenities.

PhD Students
Each spring, our academic departments send invitations to selected PhD applicants, who then visit our campus and meet with faculty, staff and students.

Directions to Duke Engineering

Getting to Durham, North Carolina

The Duke University campus is in Durham, a city of 300,000 in the Piedmont of North Carolina—about 260 miles southwest of Washington, DC, and 380 miles northeast of Atlanta. Durham is served by US interstate highways 85 and 40.

Our campus is a 20-minute drive from Raleigh-Durham International (RDU) Airport. Durham is also served by passenger rail and bus. The Amtrak train station (DNC) and Greyhound bus stop (Durham Station) in the city center are about a nine-minute car-share ride from campus.

Getting to Duke Engineering

Duke’s Pratt School of Engineering is headquartered in the Nello L. Teer Building. You can take a GoTriangle bus to campus and lock your e-bike at the rack outside the building. If you’re bringing a motor vehicle to campus, please see parking.duke.edu.

Undergrad tours begin in the Teer Building lobby. The Office of the Vinik Dean of Engineering is one floor above, in 305 Teer.

Discover Authentic Durham

Delve into a city where local essence shines. Relish in bolder flavors, encounter inspiring art, discover unique shops, sip on inventive drinks, and immerse yourself in captivating entertainment.

Meet the passionate people behind it all and see why Durham’s dedication to everything local makes it a must-visit destination.

Major chain and independent lodgings are available in Durham and throughout the NC Triangle.