Duke Among 'America's Best Employers for Company Culture’ in 2025

University and Health System are listed by Forbes among 600 employers for creating culture of fairness, inclusivity and opportunity

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Duke University and Duke University Health System have earned spots on Forbes’ 2025 list of “America’s Best Employers for Company Culture."

Duke University Health System is ranked No. 192, and Duke University is No. 294. In all, 600 employers were recognized.

“As we all work toward our competing priorities of advancing our academic mission, caring for our patients and serving our community, to hear that our culture is one that people want to be part of is very encouraging,” said Antwan Lofton, Vice President for Duke Human Resources. “We work across our enterprise to keep our lines of communication open and listen to our employees so they know that they are valued.”

Published by Forbes and the market research firm Statista, the list is based, in large part, on survey responses from more than 218,000 workers at organizations with more than 1,000 employees. The respondents, who could remain anonymous, were asked if they would recommend their current or former employers to others. They were also asked to rate their current employers on company culture topics such as fairness, inclusivity, opportunity, work-life balance and whether input and ideas from employees are valued.

“At Duke Health, we’ve worked hard to create a culture where every team member feels seen, heard, and valued,” said Ian Lee Brown, Duke University Health System Vice President and Chief Employee Experience Officer. “Being named one of America’s Best Employers for Company Culture in 2025 reflects the heart of who we are and the environment we’re continuing to build together.”

In 2025, Duke University and Duke University Health System were honored by Forbes as among “America’s Best-in-State Employers” and “America’s Best Employers for New Grads.” Duke University was included in Forbes 2025 list of “America’s Best Large Employers.”

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