- The Inkwell
- Pennsylvania
- Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, PACity: largeZIP 15282Founded 1878
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1878
- Motto
- Spiritus est qui vivificat
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: high research activity (R2)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.duq.edu
- Member of
- CUMU
PennsylvaniaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Duquesne University
Duquesne University is a private nonprofit university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with 5,350 undergraduates. It admits 84% of applicants, graduates 76% within six years and costs $37,704 a year after aid.
76%graduate
Admission rate84%
Retention84%
4-year graduation68%
Pell Grant share25%
Federal loans61%
$37,704net price / year
84%admission rate
1276average SAT
76%graduate in 6 years
$81,698median earnings, 10 yrs
$25,500median debt
#185 of 1,704 for earnings#1,633 of 1,739 for lowest net price#244 of 1,738 for graduation rate#970 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $69,856tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $51,068
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $51,068
- Average net price
- $37,704national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$31,516
$30,001–48,000$31,567
$48,001–75,000$31,675
$75,001–110,000$33,134
$110,001+$41,310
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 84%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1276
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 600–670
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 580–670
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 26–32
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college84%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college84%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college76%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college25%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 76%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 68%
- First-year retention
- 84%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 76%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $66,321
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $81,698middle 50%: $56,404–$115,864
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$115,864
Median, Duquesne University$81,698
Lower quarter$56,404
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 5,350
- Part-time
- 1.2%
- Women / men
- 62% / 38%
- Average age at entry
- 20.4
- First-generation students
- 17%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 25%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 48%
- Average faculty salary
- $10,204 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $16,449
- Endowment, end of year
- $661,012,000
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White77%
Hispanic5.7%
Black5.6%
Asian3.5%
Two or more races3.6%
U.S. nonresident3.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown1.1%
22 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions40%
Business & management14%
Education7.2%
Mathematics & statistics7.2%
Social sciences5.0%
Psychology4.7%
Computer & information sciences4.2%
Biological & biomedical sciences4.1%
keep comparing
Similar colleges
Private nonprofit colleges in Pennsylvania
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA | $33,840 | 81% | $85,980 |
| Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA | $25,272 | 85% | $116,342 |
| Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA | $50,021 | 85% | $109,954 |
| Villanova University Villanova, PA | $41,536 | 93% | $115,382 |
| Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA | $25,555 | 71% | $78,311 |
| University of Scranton Scranton, PA | $32,132 | 82% | $85,590 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY | $37,232 | 70% | $84,700 |
| Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL | $36,340 | 72% | $78,431 |
| Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ | $37,396 | 89% | $118,358 |
| Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX | $39,816 | 83% | $90,037 |
| American University Washington, DC | $41,302 | 75% | $85,458 |
| University of New England Biddeford, ME | $38,617 | 62% | $68,670 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 212106. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q74343.