Welcome Home to East Campus
Duke’s first-year residential experience is built around connection, engagement, and support. Academic deans, advisors, and Faculty‑in‑Residence are connected to East Campus Houses and engage with students throughout the year, creating opportunities for intellectual and social growth beyond the classroom.
As part of Duke’s QuadEx model, first-year students are also linked to an affiliated upper‑class Quad on West Campus. This connection extends residential communities beyond East Campus, providing continuity, mentorship, and opportunities to build lasting relationships throughout a student’s time at Duke.
The East Campus experience is designed to introduce students to life at Duke while establishing a strong foundation for academic success, community belonging, and engagement across all four undergraduate years.
- A residential community designed exclusively for first-year students
- Support from Resident Assistants (RAs) and professional Residence Life staff
- Opportunities to connect with faculty, advisors, and peer leaders
- Programs, events, and traditions that help you get involved early
- Duke requires undergraduate students to live on campus for three years
- First-year students live in a supervised residential environment with trained staff available
- Housing and Residence Life works closely with the Student Disability Access Office to support approved disability-related and medical housing accommodations
- Housing and Residence Life will work thoughtfully and intentionally to respect a student’s sincerely held faith practices or beliefs that conflict with a Housing and Residence Life policy, procedure, or other requirement, including reviewing requests for approved faith-based housing exceptions
- Families and students are encouraged to contact Housing & Residence Life with questions at any time