| Category | Ranking | Source | Year |
| EDUCATION | Duke ranks eighth among colleges and universities that provide special fellowships and support for graduate students who served in the Peace Corps. | The Peace Corps | 2013 May |
| EDUCATION | The North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics was ranked #2 in North Carolina and #23 in the nation on "America’s Best High Schools” top 100 list. | Newsweek | 2013 May |
| EDUCATION | Durham School of the Arts was ranked #1 in North Carolina Public High Schools | U.S. News & World Report | 2013 April |
| EDUCATION | Duke University Ranked #8 on 2013 National University Rankings | U.S. News & World Report | 2012 September |
| EDUCATION | Duke University Named 'One of the Best Colleges to Work For' | The Chronicle of Higher Education | 2012 August |
| EDUCATION | North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Ranked America's 29th Best High School | Newsweek | 2012 May |
| EDUCATION | R.N. Harris Elementary School Received the 2012 National Excellence in Urban Education Award | National Center for Urban School Transformation | 2012 May |
| EDUCATION | Duke Ranked the Nation's Fifth-Largest Research University | National Science Foundation | 2012 April |
| EDUCATION | Duke University's Fuqua School of Business Ranked the 12th Best Business School | U.S. News & World Report | 2012 March |
| EDUCATION | Duke University Library Ranked #5 in Higher Education | Princeton Review | 2012 January |
| EDUCATION | The Duke University Fuqua School of Business ranked No. 10 among elite business schools | Poets & Quants Composite Rankings | 2011 December |
| EDUCATION | Duke University ranked the most selective college in North Carolina and the second most selective in the South. | American City Business Journals | 2011 December |
| EDUCATION | NCCU Law Named as a “Best School for Public Service” | The National Jurist | 2011 December |
| EDUCATION | Duke University Ranked the 7th 'Best Value in Private University' | Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine | 2011 October |
| EDUCATION | Duke University Ranked 19th Among the 'World's Best Universities: Top 400' | U.S. News & World Report | 2011 October |
| EDUCATION | Duke University was ranked #1 on Triangle Business Journal's list of the top NC colleges by salary potential | Triangle Business Journal | 2011 October |
| EDUCATION | Duke University Ranked 10th among the nation's best universities | U.S. News & World Report | 2011 September |
| EDUCATION | N.C. Central University School of Law ranked fourth nationally in clinical opportunities for students | preLaw Magazine | 2011 September |
| EDUCATION | Duke Mathematics Department Ranked 10th in the World | Times Higher Education | 2011 June |
| EDUCATION | NC School of Science & Mathematics and Durham School of the Arts ranked on list of America's Best High Schools | Newsweek | 2011 June |
| EDUCATION | Duke Law Ranked #11 on List of Best Graduate & Professional Schools | U.S. News & World Report | 2011 March |
| EDUCATION | Duke Medical School Ranked #5 on List of Best Graduate & Professional Schools | U.S. News & World Report | 2011 March |
| EDUCATION | Duke Nursing School Ranked #7 on List of Best Graduate & Professional Schools | U.S. News & World Report | 2011 March |
| EDUCATION | Fuqua School of Business Ranked #12 on List of Best Graduate & Professional Schools | U.S. News & World Report | 2011 March |
| EDUCATION | Sue Anne Lewis, a student life instructor at the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics and the key figure behind its food drive, placed third in the national Subway High School Heroes Contest. | Subway High School Heroes Contest | 2010 December |
| EDUCATION | Duke University was named the #9 College That Brings the Highest Paycheck. | CNBC | 2010 December |
| EDUCATION | Sixty-two Durham Public School teachers have been designated National Board Certified Teachers ranking DPS among the top 10 districts in the nation in its number of new nationally certified teachers. | National Board Certified Teachers | 2010 December |
| EDUCATION | Durham, NC was ranked the #4 Brainiest Bastion in America. | Portfolio.com | 2010 December |
| EDUCATION | Duke University was ranked the 5th Best College in the South. | Forbes.com | 2010 November |
| EDUCATION | The Duke University Fuqua School of Business was ranked the 6th best business school in 2010. | Bloomberg Businessweek | 2010 November |
| EDUCATION | Duke University was named the 22nd most desirable urban school, 14th among brainiac schools, the 8th most diverse schools, 17th among the best gay-friendly schools, and the 7th best school for future power brokers. | Newsweek | 2010 September |
| EDUCATION | The Durham, NC MSA has the ninth highest projected creative class job growth in the country | The Atlantic Monthly | 2010 September |
| EDUCATION | The Durham, NC MSA ranked #2 on the list of America’s Brainiest Cities | The Daily Beast | 2010 September |
| EDUCATION | Duke University ranked #41 on the list of America’s Best Colleges; the best public and private colleges and universities, from the student’s point of view | Forbes | 2010 August |
| EDUCATION | North Carolina Central University ranked #11 among America's Best Historically Black Colleges and remained the top public HBCU in the nation | U.S. News & World Report | 2010 August |
| EDUCATION | Duke University tied for 9th in the 2011 edition of "America's Best Colleges | U.S. News & World Report | 2010 August |
| EDUCATION | Duke University's medical school remained tied for sixth place for research, its law school tied for 11th and its business school was ranked 14th and the Pratt School of Engineering rose two places to tie for 33rd | U.S. News & World Report | 2010 April |
| EDUCATION | Duke University ranked #6 for 50 Best Values in Private Universities for 2009-2010 | Kiplinger | 2009 November |
| EDUCATION | Duke University 23rd in the nation for the most "super lawyers" in the state | Super Lawyers Magazine | 2009 November |
| EDUCATION | Duke Corporate Education the world's top provider of custom executive education | Business Week | 2009 November |
| EDUCATION | Duke University's Fuqua-Global Business School #10 of The Best Business Schools | Business Week | 2009 November |
| EDUCATION | Duke University 13th for graduate programs and 14th for undergraduate programs in list of World's Best Universities | U.S. News & World Report | 2009 October |
| EDUCATION | Durham metro area 4th on national ranking of the Intelligence Density Quotient (IDQ) that assesses the talent and capacity for innovation, creativity, and problem solving of an MSA's workforce. | Intelligence Density Quotient (IDQ) | 2009 October |
| EDUCATION | Duke University School of Law #7 Best Classroom Experience | Princeton Review | 2009 October |
| EDUCATION | North Carolina Central University School of Law #3 most diverse faculty | Princeton Review | 2009 October |
| EDUCATION | Durham, NC #6 best small MSA for college students | AIER College Destination Index | 2009 September |
| EDUCATION | North Carolina Central University School of Law was ranked the #1 Best Value in Law Schools | National Jurist Magazine | 2009 September |
| EDUCATION | Duke #10 on list of the Best Colleges for 2010 | U.S News and World Report | 2009 August |
| EDUCATION | Duke University 26th for undergraduate engineering among doctoral universities | U.S. News and World Report | 2009 August |
| EDUCATION | Duke University 2nd for biomedical/biomedical engineering programs | U.S. News and World Report | 2009 August |
| EDUCATION | N.C. Central University 10th among Historically Black Colleges and Universities nationwide | U.S. News and World Report | 2009 August |
| EDUCATION | #18 Jock Schools | Princeton Review Book | 2009 July |
| EDUCATION | #17 More to do on Campus | Princeton Review Book | 2009 July |
| EDUCATION | #19 on the Happiness Meter | Princeton Review Book | 2009 July |
| EDUCATION | #4 Best College Library | Princeton Review Book | 2009 July |
| EDUCATION | #7 Students Pack the Stadium | Princeton Review Book | 2009 July |
| EDUCATION | #9 Best College Newspaper | Princeton Review Book | 2009 July |
| EDUCATION | North Carolina Central University was #15 on list of Historically Black Colleges and Universities | U.S. News and World Report | 2009 July |
| EDUCATION | Jordan High School (356), Durham School of the Arts (412), Riverside (737), and Northern (1,155) High School among nation's best high schools | Newsweek | 2009 June |
| EDUCATION | Duke Corporate Education was ranked the world's No. 1 provider of custom executive education. | The Financial Times | 2009 May |
| EDUCATION | Duke Engineering: biomedical and bioengineering 4th | U.S. News & World Report | 2009 April |
| EDUCATION | Duke History: tied 14th
African-American History 1st, Latin American History 5th, Women's History tied 10th | U.S. News & World Report | 2009 April |
| EDUCATION | Duke Political Science Program tied for 9th
Political Theory 6th, American Politics 9th, Comparative Politics 10th | U.S. News & World Report | 2009 April |
| EDUCATION | Duke Economics: tied 19th | U.S. News & World Report | 2009 April |
| EDUCATION | Duke English: 10th
Literary Criticism and Theory 2nd, Gender and Literature 2nd, African-American Literature 6th | U.S. News & World Report | 2009 April |
| EDUCATION | Duke Law School: 10th
Environmental Law 8th, Intellectual Property law 10th | U.S. News & World Report | 2009 April |
| EDUCATION | Duke Pratt School of Engineering: tied for 35th | U.S. News & World Report | 2009 April |
| EDUCATION | Duke Psychology: tied 23rd | U.S. News & World Report | 2009 April |
| EDUCATION | Duke Social Psychology tied 6th | U.S. News & World Report | 2009 April |
| EDUCATION | Duke Sociology: tied 14th | U.S. News & World Report | 2009 April |
| EDUCATION | Duke Medical School: tied for 6th for research (and was the only Southeastern school in the top 10) | U.S. News & World Report | 2009 April |
| EDUCATION | Duke Medicine: geriatrics 4th, internal medicine 5th, AIDS 6th, family medicine tied for 9th, and women's health tied for 9th, Primary Care 45th | U.S. News & World Report | 2009 April |
| EDUCATION | The Fuqua School of Business: 12th
Marketing 3rd, Executive MBA Program 4th, International 6th, Management 7th | U.S. News & World Report | 2009 April |
| EDUCATION | Duke University's Fuqua School of Business ranks #2 in the Top 100 North American Business Schools based on research contributions between 2004-2008. | University of Texas | 2009 February |
| EDUCATION | Duke University Law School ranked #27 in the 10th annual Judging the Law Schools | Thomas M. Cooley Law School | 2009 January |
| EDUCATION | Duke ranked #5 on list of 100 Best Values in Private Colleges for 2008-2009 | Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine | 2009 January |
| EDUCATION | Durham MSA ranked #8 best educated city on Forbes' list of America's Best Educated Cities. | Forbes | 2008 November |
| EDUCATION | Duke University - #13 best university on the planet | U.S. News and World Report | 2008 November |
| EDUCATION | Duke ranked 9th in private gifts received among U.S. colleges by the Council for Aid to Education. | Council for Aid to Education | 2008 March |
| EDUCATION | Duke's Fuqua School of Business was ranked 28th in the world for its master of business administration program. The newspaper also ranked Fuqua 14th on the list of top MBA programs in the US. | Financial Times | 2008 January |
| EDUCATION | Top 20 MSA in the nation (only one in N.C.) ranked as Best Places to Educate Your Child. | Forbes.com | 2007 December |
| EDUCATION | Duke, the 13th overall best university in the world. | Times Higher Education Supplement and Quacquarelli Symonds | 2007 November |
| EDUCATION | Duke University's Fuqua School of Business ranked #26 in the Beyond Gray Pinstripes table, the 'alternative' MBA top 100. | Aspen Institute Center for Business Education (CBE) in Colorado | 2007 October |
| EDUCATION | Duke ranks high as one of America's Best Colleges For Entrepreneurs. | Fortune Small Business magazine | 2007 August |
| EDUCATION | Duke, #10, America's Best Colleges, Best Value 2008. | U.S. Newsand World Report | 2007 August |
| EDUCATION | Duke, #8, America's Best Colleges 2008. | U.S. Newsand World Report | 2007 August |
| EDUCATION | Duke Law,#10, America's Best Graduate Schools. | U.S. News and World Report | 2007 March |
| EDUCATION | Duke University, #12, America's Best Graduate Schools-Biological Sciences. | U.S. News and World Report | 2007 March |
| EDUCATION | Duke University, #15, America's Best Graduate Schools-Nursing. | U.S. News and World Report | 2007 March |
| EDUCATION | Duke University, #2, America's Best Graduate Schools-Physician Assistant. | U.S. News and World Report | 2007 March |
| EDUCATION | Duke University, #20, America's Best Graduate Schools-Health Care Management. | U.S. News and World Report | 2007 March |
| EDUCATION | Duke University, #30, America's Best Graduate Schools-Engineering. | U.S. News and World Report | 2007 March |
| EDUCATION | Duke University, #34, America's Best Graduate Schools-Medicine (Primary Care). | U.S. News and World Report | 2007 March |
| EDUCATION | Duke University, #43, America's Best Graduate Schools-Chemistry. | U.S. News and World Report | 2007 March |
| EDUCATION | Duke University, #8, America's Best Graduate Schools-Medicine (Research). | U.S. News and World Report | 2007 March |
| EDUCATION | Duke University,#12, America's Best Graduate Schools-Business. | U.S. News and World Report | 2007 March |
| EDUCATION | Durham, one of the 100 Best Communities for Music Education. | American Music Conference | 2007 March |
| EDUCATION | Duke University, #8 Best Business School for Getting Hired. | Forbes | 2007 February |
| EDUCATION | Durham School of the Arts, R.N. Harris integrated Arts & Core Knowledge, and Club Boulevard Humanities Magnet, recognized for excellence in instructional programs. | Magnet Schools of America | 2007 February |
| EDUCATION | Duke University, #9 in alumni donations nationally, 2005-06. | Council for Aid to Education | 2007 February |
| EDUCATION | Duke University, one of 26 campus leaders in environmental sustainability. | Sustainable Endowments Institute | 2007 January |
| EDUCATION | Dr. Ken Harewood, director of N.C. Central University's Biomedical/Biotech Research Institute, Gold Crown of Merit. | Government of Barbados | 2007 January |
| EDUCATION | Dr. Anil Potti, Duke Institute for Genome Sciences and Policy, listed in the "top six genetics stories of 2006." | Discover magazine | 2007 January |
| EDUCATION | Durham, #6, America's 10 Smartest Cities. | Forbes.com | 2006 December |
| EDUCATION | Duke University professors David Smith and David Schurig, named to the "Scientific American 50" list for their work on the invisibility cloak. | Scientific American | 2006 December |
| EDUCATION | Durham-based Shodor Educational Foundation, 2006 Undergraduate Computational Engineering and Science Award for national education excellence . | Krell Institute, U.S. Department of Energy | 2006 November |
| EDUCATION | Duke University, #1 nationally for student athlete graduation rate (91%). | National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) | 2006 November |
| EDUCATION | Duke University, #3 among the nation's top schools for percentage of incoming black freshmen (9.5%). | Journal of Blacks in Higher Education | 2006 November |
| EDUCATION | Durham Technical Community College, one of the top 10 passing rates for students North Carolina Real Estate Commission's prelicensing exam. | N.C. Real Estate Educators Association | 2006 October |
| EDUCATION | Duke's Fuqua School of Business, #Best Business School in the U.S. | Business Week | 2006 October |
| EDUCATION | Duke Chronicle, #2, Best in Show, Four-Year College Dailies. | National College Media Convention | 2006 October |
| EDUCATION | Duke University, #1 in the world, THES' Faculty/student category. | Times Higher Education Supplement (THES) | 2006 October |
| EDUCATION | Duke University, #13 on list of world's top universities. | Times Higher Education Supplement (THES) | 2006 October |
| EDUCATION | Fuqua School of Business, #10, List of Schools with the Best Professors. | Princeton Review | 2006 October |
| EDUCATION | Fuqua School of Business, #5, Ten Most Family-Friendly Business Schools. | Princeton Review | 2006 October |
| EDUCATION | North Carolina Central University,#13 out of 50 schools nationwide for increasing students' knowledge of history. | Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI) | 2006 October |
| EDUCATION | Pratt School of Engineering, #2 in first-ever ranking of the nation's top graduate engineering programs. | Princeton Review | 2006 October |
| EDUCATION | Duke University, 8th-most sexually healthy campus among 100 universities and colleges nationwide. | Trojan | 2006 September |
| EDUCATION | Duke's Fuqua School of Business, #12 among nation's top business schools. | Wall Street Journal/Harris Interactive Survey | 2006 September |
| EDUCATION | Duke University's Dr. Erich Jarvis, one of science's "Brilliant Ten". | USA Today | 2006 September |
| EDUCATION | Duke University's Fuqua School of Business, #8, Top Ten MBA programs for Hispanics. | Hispanic Business Magazine | 2006 September |
| EDUCATION | Duke University, #5, U.S. medical schools receiving the most NIH grant money, 2005. | National Institutes of Health | 2006 September |
| EDUCATION | Duke University, #14 on list of the "Top 15 Colleges and Universities in the Nation for African-American Students". | Black Enterprise Magazine | 2006 September |
| EDUCATION | North Carolina Central University, #30 on list of the Top 50 Colleges for African-Americans. | Black Enterprise Magazine | 2006 September |
| EDUCATION | Duke University, one of the Top 20 Best of the Best for LGBT students. | The Advocate College Guide for LGBT Students | 2006 August |
| EDUCATION | Duke University, #15 on list of colleges with the highest four-year graduation rates (87%) | U.S. News and World Report | 2006 August |
| EDUCATION | Duke University, #8 Top national University in the magazine's list of America's Best Colleges. | U.S. News and World Report | 2006 August |
| EDUCATION | Durham Technical Community College, rated "superior" in North Carolina's annual report card of the state's community colleges. | North Carolina Department of Public Instruction | 2006 June |
| EDUCATION | Durham, #8 on list of America's Brainiest Medium-Sized Cities. | Bizjournals.com | 2006 June |
| EDUCATION | Durham's Jordan, Riverside, and Northern high schools, ranked among the nation's Top 1,200 High Schools. | Newsweek | 2006 May |
| EDUCATION | Duke Corporate Education, #1 in survey of international executive education programs for the fourth consecutive year. | Financial Times | 2006 May |
| EDUCATION | Riverside High School, one of the nation's top 1,000 high schools. | Newsweek | 2006 May |
| EDUCATION | The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), based in Durham's Research Triangle Park, rated among the top five places in the country for conducting postdoctoral research. | The Scientist | 2006 April |
| EDUCATION | In annual ranking of America's best graduate and professional schools, Duke University ranked #5 ecology, biology, and biomedical engineering. | U.S. News and World Report | 2006 April |
| EDUCATION | In annual ranking of America's best graduate and professional schools, Duke University's medical school ranked #6 in research and tied for #6 in primary care. | U.S. News and World Report | 2006 April |
| EDUCATION | In annual ranking of America's best graduate and professional schools, Duke's doctoral mathematics program tied for #21, its computer sciences program tied for #25, its physics program tied for #29, and the school's chemistry program ranked 38th. | U.S. News and World Report | 2006 April |
| EDUCATION | In annual ranking of America's best graduate and professional schools, Duke's law school ranked #11 and the Fuqua School of Business tied for 11th. | U.S. News and World Report | 2006 April |
| EDUCATION | In annual ranking of America's best graduate and professional schools, Duke's Pratt School of Engineering ranked 30th. | U.S. News and World Report | 2006 April |
| EDUCATION | In annual ranking of America's best graduate and professional schools, Duke's sciences program tied for #12. | U.S. News and World Report | 2006 April |
| EDUCATION | NC Central University's All Star Challenge Team, second place during the 17th Annual Honda Campus All-Star Challenge academic tournament in Orlando, Florida. | Honda Campus All-Star Challenge | 2006 April |
| EDUCATION | NC Central University, first among historically black colleges and universities and third among all universities in North Carolina in recruiting National Achievement Scholars. NCCU tied for fourth place among HBCUs nationwide. | National Merit Scholarship Corp. | 2006 April |
| EDUCATION | Duke University students William Hwang and Jacqueline Ou, among 20 students named to All-USA College Academic Team. | USA Today | 2006 February |
| EDUCATION | Durham Technical Community College's Developmental Studies Program, named the "Most outstanding in the nation" | National Association of Developmental Education | 2006 February |
| EDUCATION | Durham Public Schools, 10 Blue Ribbons, the most ever by one school system. | NC Schools Public Relations Association | 2006 February |
| EDUCATION | NC Central University's student newspaper, "The Campus Echo", won first place in six categories: Best Use of Photography, Best Special Section, Best Overall Sports Coverage, Best Headline, Best Individual Page Design and Best Designed Newspaper. | Historically Black Colleges and Universities Newspaper Conference | 2006 February |
| EDUCATION | Durham Academy, among the top five private schools in the Southeast for diversity. | The News and Observer | 2006 February |
| EDUCATION | Duke University's Fuqua School of Business ranked 27th among MBA programs worldwide. | Financial Times | 2006 January |
| EDUCATION | Duke University's Fuqua School of Business, #8 for research among North America's universities. | Financial Times | 2006 January |
| EDUCATION | Duke University, #5 on the first annual Top Ten List of the Largest College and University Purchasers of Renewable Energy. | Environmental Protection Agency | 2006 January |
| EDUCATION | Duke University, tied for 11th place with London School of Economics as one of the world's Top 20 Universities. | The (London) Times Higher Education Supplement | 2005 October |
| EDUCATION | Durham Technical Community College, #2, passing rate for students North Carolina Real Estate Commission's prelicensing exam. | N.C. Real Estate Educators Association | 2005 October |
| EDUCATION | Duke University's Fuqua's Global Executive program was ranked fifth for the second year in a row in the newspaper's list of the top 75 executive MBA programs in the world. | Financial Times | 2005 October |
| EDUCATION | The culinary class at Durham's Lakeview School won 23 awards, more than any culinary program in North Carolina. | N.C. State Fair | 2005 October |
| EDUCATION | Duke's Fuqua School of Business, #11 in BusinessWeek's Top 25 Executive MBA Programs. | BusinessWeek | 2005 October |
| EDUCATION | The Durham-based North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics produced 42 semi-finalists for the 2006 National Merit Scholarship, the most of any school in the state. | National Merit Scholarship Program | 2005 October |
| EDUCATION | "Express to Success", Durham Public Schools' Transportation Services newsletter, best public sector newsletter for 2005. | School Transportation News | 2005 September |
| EDUCATION | Duke University, #21 on The Washington Monthly College Rankings' Top 30 National Universities. | Washington Monthly | 2005 September |
| EDUCATION | Duke's Fuqua Business School, #17 in WSJ's 2006 World's Best Business Schools. | The Wall Street Journal | 2005 September |
| EDUCATION | Duke University, #5 in magazine's annual list of America's Best Colleges. | U.S. News and World Report | 2005 August |
| EDUCATION | The online course provider ranked Durham Tech 17th among participating institutions for enrollment. | Ed2Go | 2005 August |
| EDUCATION | Duke University's Perkins Library, 31st-largest library in the United States. | American Library Association (ALA) | 2005 August |
| EDUCATION | In ranking of 361 US Colleges/Universities, Duke University placed 8th for "Great School Newspaper", 14th for both "Jock Schools" and "The Toughest to Get Into" and 15th for "Students Pack the Stadiums". | Princeton Review | 2005 August |
| EDUCATION | Duke University-#1 Best School for Athletes, Men's Basketball. | University of Iowa | 2005 June |
| EDUCATION | Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business was ranked 9th among the nation's business schools by a survey of 490 CEOs. | Chief Executive Magazine | 2005 June |
| EDUCATION | The online edition of "The Campus Echo", NC Central University's student newspaper, voted best all-around online student newspaper. | Society of Professional Journalists | 2005 June |
| EDUCATION | Duke's Fuqua School of Business, #7 in this study by economists at Central Michigan University, the University of Nevada at Las Vegas and the University of Connecticut. | “MBA Program Reputation: Quantitative Rankings for Students, Employers, and Program Administrators” | 2005 June |
| EDUCATION | Duke University-16th-largest endowment among the nation's colleges and universities and one of only 47 with an endowment over $1 billion. | National Association of College and University Business Officers | 2005 May |
| EDUCATION | Duke Corporate Education, #1 in survey of international executive education programs for the third consecutive year. | Financial Times | 2005 May |
| EDUCATION | In ranking of the nation's top graduate schools, Duke tied for 4th in sociology and ranked 6th for both medicine-research and medicine-primary care. The school also tied for 8th in political science, 11th in business and law, 12th in English, 15th in his | U.S. News and World Report | 2005 April |
| EDUCATION | Durham's Club Boulevard Humanities Magnet Elementary, one of 12 Magnet Schools of Excellence in the nation. | Magnet Schools of America | 2005 March |
| EDUCATION | Duke University has the highest six-year graduation rate (91.9 %) among North Carolina's four-year institutions. | The Education Trust | 2005 January |
| EDUCATION | North Carolina Central University ranks first among North Carolina's historically black colleges and third among all North Carolina schools in recruiting National Achievement Scholars. NCCU also tied for third place among the nation's historically black | National Merit Scholarship Corporation | 2005 January |
| EDUCATION | Duke University is among five higher education institutions nationwide to receive the first Sen. Paul Simon Award for Campus Internationalization. | NAFSA: Association of International Educators | 2004 December |
| EDUCATION | Duke University - #5 top national university schools in America and #8 best value university in America | America's Best Colleges, U.S. News and World Report | 2005 January |
| EDUCATION | Duke University - one of three U.S. research universities spotlighted in "Internationalizing the Campus 2004: Profiles of Success at Colleges and Universities," | NAFSA Association of International Educators | 2004 November |
| EDUCATION | Duke's Fuqua School of Business - #14 best business school in America | The Wall Street Journal and Harris Interactive | 2004 January |
| EDUCATION | North Carolina Central University - Third-fastest growing student body of the 16 University of North Carolina system schools | University of North Carolina | 2004 November |
| EDUCATION | Duke professor Miguel A. L. Nicolelis was recognized as the new biomedical engineering leader of the latest Scientific American 50. | Scientific American | 2004 November |
| EDUCATION | Durham Public Schools was one of six school districts/transit entities recognized by the National Clean Bus Recognition Program. | Environmental and Energy Study Institute | 2004 October |
| EDUCATION | Duke University tied with the University of Pennsylvania for 6th place in a list of schools producing the most Fulbright Awards for students, 2004-2005. | The Chronicle of Higher Education | 2004 October |
| EDUCATION | Duke University listed among the "50 Best Colleges for CosmoGirl!s" | Cosmo Girl! Magazine | 2004 October |
| EDUCATION | Duke University ranked 10th place on Black Enterprise's 2004 installment of, "The Top 50 Best Colleges and Universities for African-Americans." | Black Enterprise Magazine | 2004 October |
| EDUCATION | In its revealed preference ranking of American colleges and universities, Social Science Research Network ranked Duke #19 out of 105 institutions. | Social Science Research Network | 2004 September |
| EDUCATION | The Josephine Dobbs Clement Early College High School was selected by Governor Mike Easley as one of five schools statewide to be a part of the "Learn and Earn" Program | State of North Carolina | 2004 September |
| EDUCATION | In ranking of 345 US Colleges/Universities, Duke University placed 3rd under "Students Pack the Stadiums", 6th under "Jock Schools", 9th under "The Toughest to Get Into" and 13th for a "Great School Newspaper" (The Duke Chronicle). | Princeton Review | 2004 August |
| EDUCATION | Duke University is ranked number 1 in the world in executive education, becoming the first U.S. business school outside the Ivy League to top the list. | Financial Times of London | 2004 June |
| EDUCATION | The Fuqua School of Business has become the first U.S. business school from outside the Ivy League to rank #1 on the Financial Times annual rankings of executive education programs. | Financial Times | 2004 May |
| EDUCATION | Durham's Jordan and Northern High Schools, Top 1,000 High Schools in the Nation. | Newsweek | 2004 May |
| EDUCATION | Duke Corporate Education, #1 in survey of international executive education programs for the second consecutive year. | Financial Times | 2004 May |
| EDUCATION | Peer institutions ranked Duke fifth nationally for its entrepreneurial initiatives. | Entrepoint.com | 2004 April |
| EDUCATION | Durham Academy was named one of the 10 best values in private schools in the nation. | The Wall Street Journal | 2004 April |
| EDUCATION | The N.C. School of Science and Mathematics and Durham Academy were both listed among the 65 high schools with the highest "success rate". | The Wall Street Journal | 2004 April |
| EDUCATION | Duke University ranked #10 in the national law school rankings. | U.S. News & World Report | 2004 April |
| EDUCATION | Duke University ranked #4 in the nation in the area of Research for medical school rankings. | U.S. News & World Report | 2004 April |
| EDUCATION | Duke University's environmental policy and management program ranked 2nd nationally. | U.S. News & World Report | 2004 April |
| EDUCATION | Duke University's Pratt School of Engineering ranked 30th nationally. | U.S. News & World Report | 2004 April |
| EDUCATION | The Herald-Sun won 2 awards in the 2003 Education Writers Association contest, a national competition for coverage of education issues. | 2003 Education Writers Association Awards | 2004 April |
| EDUCATION | Duke University ranked #5 on the "Dream College" list | Princeton Review survey | 2004 March |
| EDUCATION | Club Boulevard Humanities Magnet Elementary School — named a Magnet School of Excellence – one of 12 in the United States. | Magnet Schools of America | 2004 March |
| EDUCATION | Duke University is the fifth top "dream" college choice in the country for more than 3,000 parents and college applicants. | Princeton Review survey | 2004 March |
| EDUCATION | Duke University ranked #21 in the Top 25 in Technological Strength which measures both the number of patents and their relevence at colleges and universities. | Technology Review magazine | 2003 December |
| EDUCATION | Duke University ranked number 21st in Technological Strength which measures both the number of patents and their relevance. | Technology Review | 2003 December |
| EDUCATION | Duke University's Fuqua School of Business ranked #3 for its global executive MBA program. | Financial Times | 2003 October |
| EDUCATION | Duke University (Fuqua School of Business) ranked #17 in the list of top business schools in the US and internationally. | Wall Street Journal/Harris Interactive Survey | 2003 September |
| EDUCATION | Duke University tied for 5th in the annual ranking of national universities that offer doctoral degrees. | U.S. News& World Report | 2003 August |
| EDUCATION | Duke University tied for a #8 ranking for national universities with the highest graduation rate. | U.S. News& World Report | 2003 August |
| EDUCATION | Duke University was singled out in five of eight categories of "programs to look for," which US News & World Report calls "outstanding examples of academic programs that lead to student success." | U.S. News& World Report | 2003 August |
| EDUCATION | Duke University's biomedical/biomedical engineering programs ranked number 2 among doctoral universities. | U.S. News& World Report | 2003 August |
| EDUCATION | Duke University's undergraduate engineering program tied for number 20 among doctoral universities. | U.S. News& World Report | 2003 August |
| EDUCATION | Duke University ranked third in "best academics overall" in the 2004 edition of "The Best 351 Colleges." | The Princeton Review | 2003 August |
| EDUCATION | Durham, NC ranked #6 on the list of the Ten Places with population of 100,000 or more that have the highest percentage of people 25 and over with doctoral degrees. | US Census Bureau | 2003 August |
| EDUCATION | Duke University Medical Center ranked 6th on the Honor Roll of best hospitals in the nation. | US World & News Report | 2003 July |
| EDUCATION | Duke University's Fuqua School of Business was placed in the top 25 list of schools offering Latino MBA candidates "a superb education, as well as outstanding support and employment opportunities." | Hispanic Trends | 2003 July |
| EDUCATION | Two Durham Public Schools, Jordan High and Riverside High, ranked in the top 5% of academically rigorous high schools. | Newsweek | 2003 July |
| EDUCATION | Duke Corporate Education ranked #1 in the world in custom executive education. | Financial Times | 2003 May |
| EDUCATION | Duke Corporate Education, #1 in survey of international executive education programs. | Financial Times | 2003 May |
| EDUCATION | NC Central University was ranked in the nation's top 20 institutions for the number of undergraduate degrees awarded to African-American students for the 2001-2002 school year. | Black Issues in Higher Education | 2003 May |
| EDUCATION | North Carolina Central University ranked number 49 out of the "100 Best Public Colleges" for having the most reasonable price tag while providing a quality education. The ranking made NCCU the top historically black college or university on the list. | Kiplinger's Magazine | 2002 October |
| EDUCATION | Duke University ranked #4 in best National Universities - Doctoral | U.S. News- Best National Universities - Doctoral | 2002 September |
| EDUCATION | Duke University's Fuqua School of Business ranked in the top 25 for the world's best business schools. | The Wall Street Journal | 2002 September |
| EDUCATION | Duke University ranked #1 among the nation's most prestigious schools for attracting black students and professors over the past decade. | The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education | 2002 September |
| EDUCATION | Duke University ranked #11 in the 50 Coolest Colleges. | Seventeen Magazine | 2002 September |
| EDUCATION | Duke University Fuqua School of Business - #2 school in executive education | Financial Times - Executive Education 2002: Top 30 Schools | 2002 June |
| EDUCATION | Duke University Fuqua School of Business - #6 best graduate school for business | U.S. News - Best Graduate Schools | 2002 April 15 |
| EDUCATION | Duke University Medical Center - #20 top medical school for primary care | U.S. News - Best Graduate Schools | 2002 April 15 |
| EDUCATION | North Carolina Central University's website was ranked #2 in a national survey of more than 100 historically black colleges and universities. | Digital Learning Lab (DLL) at Howard University, Washington, DC | 2002 March |
| EDUCATION | Durham - #10 education category | Ladies' Home Journal - Best Cities for Women | 2002 February |
| EDUCATION | Duke University - #3 on "hot and trendy" scale | The Unofficial, Unbiased Insider's Guide to the 320 Most Interesting Colleges | 2002 |
| EDUCATION | Duke University moves to fourth place among the nation's universities sharing the ranking with Cal. Tech., MIT, Stanford University, and University of Pennsylvania. | U.S. News & World Reports | 2002 |
| EDUCATION | Duke University Fuqua School of Business - #4 best executive MBA program in the world | Business Week | 2001 October |
| EDUCATION | Duke University - #8 best university offering doctoral degrees | U.S. News& World Report - College Rankings | 2001 September |
| EDUCATION | Duke University Medical Center - #1 physician's assistant program | U.S. News - Best Graduate Schools 2001 | 2001 July |
| EDUCATION | Duke University Medical Center - #12 best graduate school for clinical psychology | U.S. News - Best Graduate Schools 2001 | 2001 July |
| EDUCATION | Duke University Medical Center - #21 best graduate school among primary care schools | U.S. News - Best Graduate Schools 2001 | 2001 July |
| EDUCATION | Duke University Medical Center - #27 best school of nursing | U.S. News - Best Graduate Schools 2001 | 2001 July |
| EDUCATION | Duke University Medical Center - #3 best graduate school in physical therapy | U.S. News - Best Graduate Schools 2001 | 2001 July |
| EDUCATION | Duke University Medical Center - #3 best graduate school overall | U.S. News - Best Graduate Schools 2001 | 2001 July |
| EDUCATION | Duke University Medical Center - #3 top medical school for research | U.S. News - Best Graduate Schools 2001 | 2001 July |
| EDUCATION | Duke University Medical Center - #4 best graduate school for geriatrics | U.S. News - Best Graduate Schools 2001 | 2001 July |
| EDUCATION | Duke University Medical Center - #6 best graduate school of women's health | U.S. News - Best Graduate Schools 2001 | 2001 July |
| EDUCATION | Duke University Medical Center - #9 best graduate school for pediatrics | U.S. News - Best Graduate Schools 2001 | 2001 July |
| EDUCATION | Duke Corporate Education - #2 in the world for top customized executive programs | The (Colorado Springs) Gazette | 2001 June |
| EDUCATION | Duke University Fuqua School of Business - #8 business school in the country | The Wall Street Journal | 2001 May |
| EDUCATION | Duke University - #10 best graduate law school | U.S. News - Best Graduate Schools | 2001 April |
| EDUCATION | Duke University - #2 best graduate program in biomedical engineering | U.S. News - Best Graduate Schools | 2001 April |
| EDUCATION | Duke University Fuqua School of Business - #10 best graduate program in international business | U.S. News - Best Graduate Schools | 2001 April |
| EDUCATION | Duke University Fuqua School of Business - #2 best executive MBA program | U.S. News - Best Graduate Schools | 2001 April |
| EDUCATION | Duke University Fuqua School of Business - #4 best graduate program in marketing | U.S. News - Best Graduate Schools | 2001 April |
| EDUCATION | Duke University Fuqua School of Business - #9 best graduate program in general management | U.S. News - Best Graduate Schools | 2001 April |
| EDUCATION | Duke University Medical Center - #9 best graduate school for gerontology | U.S. News - Best Graduate Schools 2001 | 2001 April |
| EDUCATION | Duke University Pratt School of Engineering - #30 best graduate engineering program | U.S. News - Best Graduate Schools | 2001 April |
| EDUCATION | Duke University Fuqua School of Business - Among top 5 best graduate schools of business in the US | Business Week | 2001 March |
| EDUCATION | Forest View Elementary School was recognized by the governor as one of the most entrepreneurial schools in the state. | State of North Carolina | 2000 October |
| EDUCATION | Highest score at the International Chemical Olympiad | The (Raleigh) News & Observer | 1999 July 29 |
| EDUCATION | 2 of the top 50 universities for African-American students | Black Enterprise Magazine | 1999 March |
| EDUCATION | Duke University - #6 university in the nation | U.S. News& World Report - College Rankings | 1999 January |
| EDUCATION | Lakewood Avenue Children's School - One of ten exemplary early childhood programs in the nation | High/Scope Educational Research Foundation in collaboration w/National Assoc. for the Education of Young Children (NAEYE) | 1998 November |
| EDUCATION | 5 of the top 48 public magnet schools in the nation | Magnet Schools of America | 1997 July |
| Education | Duke University professor Robert Lefkowitz won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry | Nobel Prize | 2012 October |
| EDUCATION | Duke University ranked ninth out of 50 universities in a national civic literacy test on U.S. history, government, economics, and international relations. | University of Connecticut Department of Public Policy | 2007 |
| HEALTH | Kimberly Blackwell, a Duke University oncologist, was named one of "100 Most Influential People in the World." | Time Magazine | 2013 April |
| HEALTH | Duke University Hospital ranked among the nation’s Top 10 Hospitals for the 23rd consecutive year. | US News & World Report | 2012 July |
| HEALTH | Duke University Medical Center Ranked Ninth Best Hospital in the Nation | U.S. News & World Report | 2011 July |
| HEALTH | Duke University Health System received nearly $210,000 from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in a project that rewards hospitals for high quality inpatient care. | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | 2010 December |
| HEALTH | Duke University Hospital was ranked #10 on the U.S. News & World Report's 2010-2011 America's Best Hospitals listing and was among 14 hospitals nationally to make the magazine's Best Hospitals National Honor Roll | U.S. News & World Report | 2010 July |
| HEALTH | 11th-healthiest county in North Carolina | University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | 2010 February |
| HEALTH | Duke University Hospital was ranked #10 on annual best hospital list | U.S. News and World Report | 2009 July |
| HEALTH | "Play City USA" for a commitment to play, as well as creating and implementing programs that improve childhood wellness, public safety, and the quality of life | KaBOOOM! | 2009 July |
| HEALTH | The Durham, NC MSA ranked 6th in the nation for pharmaceutical, 7th for R&D and 26th overall in the rankings of national tech hubs. | Milken Institute | 2009 June |
| HEALTH | Durham ranked 6th least likely to need Viagra based on evaluating smoking, obesity, diabetes, exercise, urologists and ED drugs. | Men's Health Magazine | 2009 May |
| HEALTH | Duke University Hospital ranked 10th in major teaching hospitals for national benchmarks and 11th on the 100 Top Hospitals: Everest Award for National Benchmarks Winners | Thomson Reuters 100 Top Hospitals | 2009 March |
| HEALTH | Structure House Weight Loss Plan ranked as one of the Top 10 Healthiest Diets in America | Health Magazine | 2008 December |
| HEALTH | Highlighted Duke Diet & Fitness Center as the #1 facility for a fitness vacation. | Arthur Frommer | 2007 August |
| HEALTH | Duke University Health System, one of the Top 100 Places to Work in IT. | ComputerWorld | 2007 June |
| HEALTH | Duke University Hospital, reverified as a Level I Trauma Center, one of only 108 nationwide. | American College of Surgeons | 2007 May |
| HEALTH | Durham-based Be Active North Carolina, the nation's best statewide organization for health and physical activity. | National Association for Health and Fitness | 2007 May |
| HEALTH | Duke University Medical Center, a "Nursing Magnet Hospital" | American Nurses Association | 2006 September |
| HEALTH | Duke University Medical Center, #7 among "America's Best Hospitals". | U.S. News and World Report | 2006 July |
| HEALTH | Durham - one of seven North Carolina communities designated a 'Fit Community". | North Carolina Health and Wellness Trust Fund | 2006 May |
| HEALTH | Durham received the "Cool Cities" designation, for supporting efforts to curb global warming. | The Sierra Club | 2005 November |
| HEALTH | Most participants (1,503) of any American Lung Association Walk nationwide in fiscal year 2005-06. | American Lung Association | 2005 October |
| HEALTH | Duke University Health Systems, one of America's "100 Most Wired Hospitals and Health Systems". | Hospital and Health Networks Most Wired Magazine | 2005 July |
| HEALTH | Duke Medical Center, #8 Hospital in America. | U.S. News and World Report | 2005 July |
| HEALTH | Duke University Medical Center has maintained its rank as the sixth best hospital for the fifth straight year, according to the "Nation's Best Hospitals" issue. | U.S. News & World Report | 2004 July |
| HEALTH | In the annual list of top hospitals, Duke received special recognition as an Honor Roll center and maintained its rank as sixth-best U.S. hospital | U.S. News & World Report | 2004 July |
| HEALTH | 152 Duke physicians were named by their colleagues around the statefor inclusion in the annual list of "North Carolina's Best Doctors". | Business North Carolina | 2004 July |
| HEALTH | Duke University Medical Center received a top, five-star rating for coronary bypass surgery. | Health Grades, Inc. | 2003 September |
| HEALTH | Durham Regional Hospital received a top, five-star rating for excellence in women's health services. | Health Grades, Inc. | 2003 September |
| HEALTH | Duke University Health System ranked #3 in the "Five Communicators We Listened To" in 2003. | PR News | 2003 June |
| HEALTH | Duke University Medical Center - #11 best hospital for respiratory disorders | U.S. News - Health - Best Hospitals 2002 | 2002 July 22 |
| HEALTH | Duke University Medical Center - #20 best hospital for hormonal disorders | U.S. News - Health - Best Hospitals 2002 | 2002 July 22 |
| HEALTH | Duke University Medical Center - #27 best hospital for ear, nose, & throat | U.S. News - Health - Best Hospitals 2002 | 2002 July 22 |
| HEALTH | Duke University Medical Center - #5 best hospital for geriatrics | U.S. News - Health - Best Hospitals 2002 | 2002 July 22 |
| HEALTH | Duke University Medical Center - #5 best hospital for heart & heart surgery | U.S. News - Health - Best Hospitals 2002 | 2002 July 22 |
| HEALTH | Duke University Medical Center - #6 best hospital for gynecology | U.S. News - Health - Best Hospitals 2002 | 2002 July 22 |
| HEALTH | Duke University Medical Center - #6 best hospital for orthopedics | U.S. News - Health - Best Hospitals 2002 | 2002 July 22 |
| HEALTH | Duke University Medical Center - #7 best hospital for cancer | U.S. News - Health - Best Hospitals 2002 | 2002 July 22 |
| HEALTH | Duke University Medical Center - #8 best hospital for eyes | U.S. News - Health - Best Hospitals 2002 | 2002 July 22 |
| HEALTH | Duke University Medical Center - #8 best hospital for kidney disease | U.S. News - Health - Best Hospitals 2002 | 2002 July 22 |
| HEALTH | Duke University Medical Center - #9 best hospital for rheumatology | U.S. News - Health - Best Hospitals 2002 | 2002 July 22 |
| HEALTH | Duke University School of Medicine - #8 best-funded doctor-training facility (fiscal year 2001) | National Institutes of Health - Awards to Medical Schools | 2002 April 17 |
| HEALTH | Durham - #13 health category | Ladies' Home Journal - Best Cities for Women | 2002 February |
| HEALTH | #15 best-funded US city (fiscal year 2001) | National Institutes of Health - Support to the Top 100 Cities | 2002 |
| HEALTH | Duke University Medical Center - #17 best hospital for pediatrics | U.S. News - Health - Best Hospitals 2001 | 2001 July |
| HEALTH | Duke University Medical Center - #7 best hospital for digestive disorders | U.S. News - Health - Best Hospitals 2001 | 2001 July |
| HEALTH | Duke University Medical Center - #7 best hospital for psychiatry | U.S. News - Health - Best Hospitals 2001 | 2001 July |
| HEALTH | Duke University Medical Center - #7 best hospital for urology | U.S. News - Health - Best Hospitals 2001 | 2001 July |
| HEALTH | Duke University Medical Center - #9 best hospital for neurology and neurosurgery | U.S. News - Health - Best Hospitals 2001 | 2001 July |
| HEALTH | Durham - One of the top 10 great places to work off weight | USA Today | 2001 March |
| HEALTH | Duke University Medical Center - #5 medical center in the nation | U.S. News& World Report | 1999 September |
| HEALTH | Diet capital of America | Elle magazine | 1999 July |
| HEALTH | #2 healthiest for women | American Health for Women Magazine | 1997 March |
| Health | Duke Hospital earned the #3 spot on an annual ranking of Triangle hospitals. | Health Grades Inc. | 2013 January |
| Health | Durham Regional Hospital earned a #4 on an annual ranking of Triangle hospitals. | Health Grades Inc. | 2013 January |
| Health | Durham was recognized as 2nd best place in North Carolina for clinical care | America's Health Rankings | 2012 December |
| Health | Durham was recognized as 8th healthiest county in North Carolina | America's Health Rankings | 2012 December |
| Health | Hillcrest Convalescent Center earned an overall rating of five stars. | US News & World Reports | 2013 February |
| REGIONAL | Durham resident, Emma Astrike-Davis, 17, was selected from a field of more than 28,000 youth volunteers from across the country and named one of America's top 10 youth volunteers of 2013 today. | The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards | 2013 May |
| REGIONAL | Third Fastest Growing North Carolina Cities | Triangle Business Journal | 2012 August |
| REGIONAL | Durham-Chapel Hill MSA Ranked #3 Nationally for Specialty Work Visa Demand | Brookings Institution | 2012 July |
| REGIONAL | 10 Best Beer [Regions] | ID Cocktails | 2012 June |
| REGIONAL | 10 Best [Regions] for a Happy Marriage | RealAge | 2012 June |
| REGIONAL | The Research Triangle Region Ranked the Sixth Best City for Staying Young | RealAge | 2012 February |
| REGIONAL | Durham-Chapel Hill metro area ranked as No. 4 on list of '10 Most Educated Cities' | U.S. News & World Report | 2011 August |
| REGIONAL | Durham was part of the 22 county Raleigh-Durham (Fayetteville) Nielsen media designated market area ranked #1 smartest in the nation | The Daily Beast | 2009 October |
| REGIONAL | Durham, NC, MSA is one of four North Carolina cities ranked in the top 20 hottest housing markets by MSNBC and the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight: Durham #20, Charlotte #17, Hickory #14 and Asheville #9. | MSNBC and the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight | 2008 January |
| REGIONAL | #3 Fast Cities when combined with another MSA and compared back to individual MSAs. | Fast Company | 2007 July |
| REGIONAL | # 3 MSA for African-Americans to Work, Live and Play, (when combined with another MSA and compared back to individual MSA’s) | Black Enterprise Magazine | 2007 April |
| REGIONAL | Raleigh-Durham International Airport, Enhancement to Air Service award for non-stop flights to the West Coast. | Regional Transportation Alliance | 2006 December |
| REGIONAL | Raleigh-Durham International Airport's Law Enforcement Department, Partnership Award. | Transportation Security Administration | 2006 December |
| REGIONAL | Raleigh-Durham International Airport, #2 in economic impact among nation's airports in regions with 1-2 million people ($12.6 billion impact). | UNC-Charlotte Center for Transportation Policy Studies | 2006 October |
| REGIONAL | North Carolina's Raleigh-Durham[-Chapel Hill] area, the nation's #1 tech hub. | Silicon Valley Leadership Group | 2006 September |
| REGIONAL | The Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill region, #3 Best [area] for Entrepreneurs. | Entrepreneur Magazine | 2006 August |
| REGIONAL | Durham MSA, 103rd most-populous in the country with 456,1987 residents. | U.S. Census Bureau | 2006 August |
| REGIONAL | The Raleigh-Durham-Fayetteville Designated Market Area (DMA), the 29th largest in the nation with 1,006,330 TV homes and one of only 29 in the country with one million or more TV homes. | Nielsen Media Research | 2006 August |
| REGIONAL | Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill placed 12th in the list of Best Sports [Areas], 2006. | Sporting News | 2006 August |
| REGIONAL | Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area, 11th best [area] for singles' nightlife (6th overall). | Forbes.com | 2006 July |
| REGIONAL | Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area, 4th best [area] for singles' cost of living (6th overall). | Forbes.com | 2006 July |
| REGIONAL | Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area, 5th best [area] for singles' culture (6th overall). | Forbes.com | 2006 July |
| REGIONAL | Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area, 5th best [area] for singles' online (6th overall). | Forbes.com | 2006 July |
| REGIONAL | Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area, 6th best [area] for singles. | Forbes.com | 2006 July |
| REGIONAL | Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area, 8th best [area] for singles' job growth (6th overall). | Forbes.com | 2006 July |
| REGIONAL | The Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area, #30 on list of Best Regions for Relocating Families. | Primacy Relocation/Worldwide ERC | 2006 June |
| REGIONAL | Raleigh-Durham-Fayetteville DMA®, #24 nationally for number of visits to sit-down restaurants, with 3.7 average visits per month. | Scarborough Research | 2006 June |
| REGIONAL | Raleigh-Durham-Fayetteville DMA®, #5 nationally for number of visits to quick service restaurants, with 6.2 average visits per month. | Scarborough Research | 2006 June |
| REGIONAL | Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area, #6 on list of the "Top 50 Fun [Regions] in the U.S." | Cranium, Inc. | 2006 May |
| REGIONAL | Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill - #8 on list of America's Most Unwired [Regions] for the second year in a row. | Intel | 2006 April |
| REGIONAL | Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill region, one of the Top 30 Markets to Watch for real estate sales. The market was listed as one of ten "bubble blowers", meaning real estate appreciation should continue to grow. | Bankrate.com | 2006 March |
| REGIONAL | Research Triangle Regional Partnership, ranks #2 among the nation's top five regional/metro business recruitment programs. | Economic Development Futures Web Journal | 2005 November |
| REGIONAL | The Research Triangle area was noted for having the highest patent-growth rate (17.5%) and largest creative-class community (40%) among the ten U.S. regions in the magazine's 15 Hot Cities for Creative Types. | Fast Company | 2005 November |
| REGIONAL | The Research Triangle area was recognized as one of 15 Hot [Regions] for Creative Types. | Fast Company | 2005 November |
| REGIONAL | The Research Triangle area, #3 on list of Hot [Regions] for Entrepreneurs. | Entrepreneur magazine | 2005 October |
| REGIONAL | The Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area, one of the Top Ten [Places] to Live and Work. | Yahoo! HotJobs | 2005 October |
| REGIONAL | NPRC Press ranked the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area ranked 3rd on their list of the best large metro areas for entrepreneurs and business. | National Policy Research Council | 2005 October |
| REGIONAL | Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, #3 on list of "Hot [Regions] for Entrepreneurs". Area also placed #2 for young companies and #3 for rapid growth. | Entrepreneur Magazine | 2005 September |
| REGIONAL | Raleigh-Durham-Fayetteville, #29 among the nation's 210 television markets with 985,200 TV homes, 0.894% of the nation's TV households. | Nielsen Media Research | 2005 September |
| REGIONAL | Research Triangle region, Best Overall Value of eight high-tech areas across the nation. | Silicon Valley Leadership Group | 2005 September |
| REGIONAL | Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, #43 among the nation's 297 measured radio markets. | Arbitron | 2005 September |
| REGIONAL | The Durham MSA ( made up of Chatham, Durham, Orange and Person counties) ranked 73rd in growth among the nation's metro areas. | US Census Bureau | 2005 September |
| REGIONAL | Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill placed 23rd in the list of Best Sports [Areas], 2005. | Sporting News | 2005 August |
| REGIONAL | The Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area, #2 on the list of "Schools that Rock", a list of college towns ranked by their music offerings. | Rolling Stone | 2005 July |
| REGIONAL | Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area, 4th best [area] for singles. | Forbes magazine | 2005 July |
| REGIONAL | Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, #1 fastest-growing workforce nationally in the life sciences industries. | BIO 2005 | 2005 June |
| REGIONAL | Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, #1 nationally for success rate in bringing biotech research ideas to market. | Milken Institute | 2005 June |
| REGIONAL | Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, #5 most attractive area for life science companies. | Milken Institute | 2005 June |
| REGIONAL | Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill - #8 on list of America's Most Unwired [Regions]. | Intel | 2005 June |
| REGIONAL | Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill region, #7 in brain power nationally. | bizjournals.com | 2005 June |
| REGIONAL | The Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area-#2 best place for business and careers. | Forbes | 2005 May |
| REGIONAL | Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area, 45th among the "50 Best Places to Live". The area is also recognized as 5th healthiest and 4th smartest. | Men's Journal | 2005 April |
| REGIONAL | Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area, 8th-most high tech area in the nation. | Popular Science | 2005 March |
| REGIONAL | Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area, 8th best place to find rich single women. | Brian Teasley (www.teasley.net) | 2005 February |
| REGIONAL | Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, 11th-best area for relocating singles. | Primacy Relocation and Worldwide ERC | 2004 December |
| REGIONAL | Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area, 20th in spending on walking/bike trails among the nation's 50 largest metropolitan areas, 2002-03. | Surface Transportation Policy Project | 2004 December |
| REGIONAL | The Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area, #3 Top Online Shopping [Regions]. | America Online | 2004 November |
| REGIONAL | Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area - #10 U.S. cities for European investment | Expansion Management | 2004 July |
| REGIONAL | Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area - #13 among the nation's top metro areas | Cities Ranked and Rated, Sperling and Sander | 2004 January |
| REGIONAL | Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area - 17th-best place for singles | Forbes magazine | 2004 June |
| REGIONAL | Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area- #21 best place for education | Outlook magazine | 2004 September/October |
| REGIONAL | Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area- #26 best quality of life | Outlook magazine | 2004 September/October |
| REGIONAL | Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area- #30 best place for arts and culture | Outlook magazine | 2004 September/October |
| REGIONAL | Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area- 2nd Healthiest area in America | Outlook magazine | 2004 September/October |
| REGIONAL | Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill metro area - #3 for biotech and life sciences in America. | Milken Institute | 2004 June |
| REGIONAL | The Research Triangle region was 34th among the nation's top 200 metropolitan areas in a study of the best places for creating and sustaining jobs | Milken Institute | 2004 November |
| REGIONAL | In Self Magazine's annual ranking of the nation's healthiest places for women, the Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill area placed 23rd out of the country's 200 largest metropolitan areas. | Self magazine | 2004 November |
| REGIONAL | The Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area ranked 23rd among the nation's 200 largest metropolitan areas in fifth annual "America's Healthiest (and Unhealthiest) Cities for Women". | Self magazine | 2004 October |
| REGIONAL | Sperling's Best Places for Sleep named the Research Triangle region the 4th best metropolitan area for sleep. | Sperling's Best Places | 2004 October |
| REGIONAL | The Research Triangle region ranks fourth nationally in the growth rate of businesses that are 50% or more women-owned . | Center for Women's Business Research | 2004 September |
| REGIONAL | In their 2004 list of 60 Cheap Places to Live, Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill was recognized as one of ten "Bohemian Bargains", which are " core [regions] with lively downtowns and a reasonable cost of living. | Forbes.com | 2004 August |
| REGIONAL | Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill placed 25th in the list of Best Sports [Regions], 2004. | Sporting News | 2004 August |
| REGIONAL | The Research Triangle region, one of the nine largest biotech clusters in the nation. | Spaulding & Slye | 2004 Summer |
| REGIONAL | [The former 6- county] Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill MSA ranked #2 for the Most Educated [Regions] in America. | Men's Journal magazine | 2004 June |
| REGIONAL | Raleigh- Durham- Chapel Hill is mentioned as one of the top 10 least stressful areas in the US. | Bestplaces.net | 2004 March |
| REGIONAL | Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill region ranked #1 for the top 20 "boom [regions]" for job markets. | Business 2.0 magazine | 2004 March |
| REGIONAL | The Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill region was named as one of the country's least stressful areas. | Sperling's Best Places | 2004 January |
| REGIONAL | Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill region ranked as one of the top 8 locations nationwide to buy a condo. | Where to Retire magazine | 2004 January |
| REGIONAL | The Triangle metro area ranked number 6 among 50 top national markets in a recent business-competitiveness study conducted by a Massachusetts research institute. The Triangle ranked No. 1 in government and fiscal policy, No. 2 in technology and No. 4 in t | Triangle Business Journal | 2004 January |
| REGIONAL | The Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill region ranked as the 10th best place for sleeping nationwide. | Sperling's Best Places | 2003 December |
| REGIONAL | Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill region ranked as one of the top areas nationwide for Leasing & Corporate Relocation. | Commercial Property News | 2003 November |
| REGIONAL | As a percentage of the region's population, software-related employment in the Triangle ranked sixth among U.S. metropolitan areas in 2001. | The Software and Information Industry Association | 2003 September |
| REGIONAL | Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill metro area was the 10th highest among metro areas for population segment labeled "married with money -- and children." | American Demographics | 2003 August |
| REGIONAL | Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill MSA ranked #1 on America's Best Places to Live 2003 report. | MSN.com (Sperling's Best Places) | 2003 July |
| REGIONAL | North Carolina is ranked 11th nationally in number of subscribers to high-speed Internet access | dBusiness.com/Federal Communications Commission Report | 2003 June |
| REGIONAL | Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill ranked 9th on America's top MSA's for Singles | Forbes.com | 2003 June |
| REGIONAL | Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill MSA ranked #3 on the 15 Best Places to Reinvent Your Life list. | AARP, The Magazine | 2003 June |
| REGIONAL | Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill MSA ranked #3 on the 15 Best Places to Reinvent Your Life list. | AARP, The Magazine | 2003 June |
| REGIONAL | The Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill metro area, known as the Triangle,was ranked as America's best place to live and work for the second year in a row. | Employment Review Magazine | 2003 June |
| REGIONAL | The Triangle ranks as one of 24 "Rising Urban Stars", defined as an area most likely to attract active interest from real estate occupiers and investors in the near future. | LaSalle Investment Management | 2003 May |
| REGIONAL | Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill MSA ranked # 2 for Best Places for Education. | Forbes.com | 2003 May |
| REGIONAL | Triangle rated a great bargain for biotech companies. | The Boyd Company | 2003 May |
| REGIONAL | Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill MSA ranked #3 on the Best Places list. | Forbes.com | 2003 May |
| REGIONAL | Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill ranked 4th in the nation at top places for high-tech companies to expand operations. | Business Facilities Magazine | 2003 May |
| REGIONAL | Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill ranks #3 among 147 large metropolitan areas nationwide for business and career development. | Forbes magazine | 2003 May |
| REGIONAL | The Triangle ranked #9 in the U.S. for Married-with-children households (growth rate/highest percentage increase) in Metropolitan areas. | American Demographics | 2003 March |
| REGIONAL | Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill scored a perfect 100 on Places Rated Almanac's education rankings, as it receives tremendous fiscal support from local sources, and it's home to a number of colleges and universities, including Duke University… | Places Rated Almanac | 2003 February |
| REGIONAL | Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill MSA ranked #1 for The Best Place with the Best Education (scored a perfect 100). | Forbes.com | 2003 February |
| REGIONAL | Poll asking Americans in which state they would choose to live, North Carolina ranks #5 | The Harris Poll | 2002 November |
| REGIONAL | Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill rated as one of the Top 10 Gardening Cities in America | Garden Design Magazine | 2002 November/December |
| REGIONAL | Entrepreneur Magazine has ranked Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill #3 in its annual ranking of the Best Cities (metropolitan areas) for Entrepreneurs in the United States | Entrepreneur Magazine | 2002 October |
| REGIONAL | Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill ranked #18 among Best Sports [Regions] for 2002. | Sporting News | 2002 August |
| REGIONAL | Triangle was named the No. 1 "Best Place to Live and Work" in America. | Employment Review | 2002 June |
| REGIONAL | Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill MSA ranked # 20 on the Best Places list. | Forbes.com | 2002 May |
| REGIONAL | Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill - #3 marquee metro for relocating businesses | Plants, Sites & Parks magazine | 2002 March |
| REGIONAL | Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill - #4 best metro area for singles | Forbes.com | 2002 |
| REGIONAL | Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill - #6 among major US regions overall; fifth-largest creative class | The Rise of the Creative Class by Richard Florida | 2002 |
| REGIONAL | Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill is #2 among the annual rankings of America's 50 Hottest MSAs for Manufacturing Expansions and Relocations | Expansion Management magazine | 2002 January |
| REGIONAL | Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill - #4 economy of 50 largest U.S. metro areas | Progressive Policy Institute | 2001 September |
| REGIONAL | Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill - best cities for music | Stuff Magazine | 2001 July |
| REGIONAL | #5 area in America in number of computers hooked to the Internet | Yahoo! Internet Life magazine | 2001 May |
| REGIONAL | Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill MSA ranked #13 on the Best Places list. | Forbes.com | 2001 May |
| REGIONAL | Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill - #8 most wired "area" in the country | Yahoo! Internet Life magazine | 2001 April |
| REGIONAL | Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill - 3rd highest information technology intelligence quotient (IT IQ) in the U.S. | Brainbench.com | 2001 April |
| REGIONAL | One of the best places to retire | The Wall Street Journal | 2001 January |
| REGIONAL | Triangle Region - 8th most affordable area for technology professionals | techie.com | 2001 January |
| REGIONAL | Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill MSA ranked # 21 on the Best Places list. | Forbes.com | 2000 May |
| REGIONAL | Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill - one of the hottest high-tech regions of America | Wall Street Journal | 2000 April |
| REGIONAL | #6 area in America for web sites per capita | Yahoo! Internet Life magazine | 2000 March |
| REGIONAL | Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill - #5 MSA that will lead economic growth in the coming Century | Area Development Magazine | 2000 March |
| REGIONAL | Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill - Best place to live in the South | Money magazine | 2000 and 2001 March |
| REGIONAL | #21 of 313 MSA's for economic productivity | Sprint Business Study | 1999 March |
| REGIONAL | #6 best city for business | Fortune magazine | 1999 January |
| REGIONAL | One of 25 choice areas for business expansion | Outlook magazine | 1999 January |
| REGIONAL | #5 most improved for business | Fortune magazine | 1998 January |
| REGIONAL | One of the largest R&D centers in the world | Export Today Magazine | 1997 May |
| REGIONAL | One of the top 10 "golden markets" in the nation | Hotel & Motel Management Magazine | 1997 July |
| REGIONAL | Top 15 hottest places for jobs | Time magazine | 1997 January |
| REGIONAL | Best for small business | Fortune magazine | 1994 January |
