Duke ranked eighth in the 2027 edition of the U.S. News and World Report Best National University rankings, falling one place from last year’s rank.
The 2026-27 rankings, published Monday evening, mark Duke’s lowest ranking in four years — albeit only two places behind its No. 6 slot in the 2024-25 rankings.
Duke broke away from Johns Hopkins University and Northwestern University in this year’s rankings after tying the institutions for two years in a row. The University of Pennsylvania — which also tied Duke in last year’s rankings — remained the sole No. 7 this year…