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Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA

Overview

  • Type
    4-year • Private
  • Campus Life
    Medium • Urban
  • Average Per Year After Aid
    $34K
  • SAT Range
    1170–1338
  • Graduation Rate
    76%

Duquesne University is a medium, 4-year, private university. This coed college is located in a city in an urban setting and is primarily a residential campus. It offers bachelor's, certificate, master's, and doctoral degrees. This college has an acceptance rate of 79% and a graduation rate of 76%.

From the Institution

At Duquesne, students gain the professional confidence, impressive experience, and powerful networks needed to get a running start on a meaningful career. Ranked as a best value university, our students are automatically considered for scholarships based on their accomplishments when applying. Duquesne offers 85+ future-focused majors in business, education, health sciences, liberal arts, music, science and engineering, nursing, and pharmacy, plus Honors College, pre-medical, pre-law, and 3+3 bachelor's/JD law programs. Duquesne also offers 110 graduate and certificate programs, including Corporate Knights No.1 ranked One-Year MBA and the new College of Osteopathic Medicine, with its inaugural class starting summer 2024. Duquesne University students take classes on a park-like campus next to downtown Pittsburgh. Learning with and from students of diverse cultural, socioeconomic and religious backgrounds from every state and 50 countries - our students develop friendships that last a lifetime. With an average student-faculty ratio of 13:1, Duquesne professors walk alongside our students to help them reach their bigger goals. With 35+ study abroad programs, and its central location to the heart of Pittsburgh, Duquesne provides a perfect laboratory for both international and local community engagement and practical experience through fieldwork, research projects and internships at major corporations, healthcare systems, schools and other organizations. Students enjoy walking or the short bus ride to Pittsburgh's cultural district, sports stadiums, shopping, dining and parks, and can choose from 275+ student organizations including academic, social, service, spiritual, political, performing arts, and sports. Duquesne has 19 NCAA Division I men's and women's teams plus club and intramural sports. Over 8,500 students attend Duquesne annually and the alumni network is 100,000+ strong. Drawing on our 140-year Catholic Spiritan heritage, Duquesne promises its students an education that's exactly what they need, and more than they could ever have imagined.

Interested in applying?

College Board Code
2196
Application Types Accepted
  • Coalition Application
  • Common Application
  • Online through college's own website
  • Other
Religious Affiliation
Roman Catholic Church
Fee Waiver Info
Available to all qualified students. Visit the college website for details.

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Contact Information

Important Dates

Dates are subject to change so confirm important deadlines by visiting the college’s website.

August 24
Regular Application Due
May 1
Financial Aid Application Due

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