Housing, Dining & Transportation

Housing and Residence Life (HRL)

Undergraduate Housing

Housing, Dining and Residence Life manages all aspects of the university’s three-year undergraduate residency requirement. Residential programs are designed to build positive communities that value learning, create new opportunities for faculty engagement, and generate positive social connections. For more information, visit studentaffairs.duke.edu/hdrl.

Graduate and Professional Student Apartments

Limited on-campus housing is available to full-time graduate students. For more information on graduate student housing application timeline and facility amenities, visit students.duke.edu/living/housing/graduate-professional-housing. Assignments are made in the order of receipt of completed applications.

Off-Campus Housing

The Duke Community Housing Office maintains a listing of rental apartments, rooms, and houses provided by property owners or real estate agencies in Durham at durhamgradhousing.com.

Duke Housing and Residence Life (HRL) operates a website specifically to simplify the off-campus housing search for students, parents, faculty and staff, and for area property owners and managers at nearduke.com/housing.

Duke Dining

Duke is home to one of the most innovative, dynamic, and cutting edge collegiate dining programs in the country, with access to over 50 dining locations that include 34 on-campus locations, Merchants-on-Points (off-campus restaurants that deliver), and food trucks. Find more information at students.duke.edu/living/dining.

DukeCard

All Duke students are issued electronic Duke University identification cards through their mobile devices. This identification should be carried at all times. DukeCards are the means of identification for library privileges, athletic events, and other university functions or services open to them as university students. Students will be expected to present their cards on request to any university official or employee. DukeCards are not transferable and fraudulent use may result in loss of student privileges or suspension. For more information, visit dukecard.duke.edu.

Parking & Transportation

Duke Parking & Transportation provides the Duke community with parking options including annual permits and short-term permits. Anyone affiliated with Duke is eligible to purchase on-campus parking in available locations. A valid permit is required in all locations. Visitors who do not have a permit can pay by the hour in designated facilities. Accommodations are also available for patrons that require accessible parking or transportation.

There are also many transportation options available at Duke, including Duke Transit (buses), vans, city and regional buses, private taxi service, and a ride-hailing program. For more information, visit parking.duke.edu.