Provide a superior liberal education to undergraduate students, attending not only to their intellectual growth but also to their development as adults committed to high ethical standards and full participation as leaders in their communities

Prepare future members of the learned professions for lives of skilled and ethical service by providing graduate and professional education

Advance the frontiers of knowledge and contribute boldly to the international community of scholarship 

Foster health and well-being through medical research and patient care

Promote a sincere spirit of tolerance, a sense of the obligations and rewards of citizenship, and a commitment to learning, freedom and truth

By pursuing these objectives with vision and integrity, Duke University seeks to engage the mind, elevate the spirit and stimulate the best effort of all who are associated with the University; to contribute in diverse ways to the local community, the state, the nation and the world; and to attain and maintain a place of real leadership in all that we do.