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Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Duquesne University is a private not-for-profit institution. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

$38,124 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
84% Acceptance Rate

Where Is Duquesne University?

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Contact details for Duquesne are given below.

Contact Details
Address: Administration Bldg 600 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15282
Phone: 412-396-6000
Website: www.duq.edu

How Do I Get Into Duquesne?

You can apply to Duquesne online at: www.duq.edu/admissions-and-aid/undergraduate/apply-for-admission

Admission Requirements for Duquesne

Submission Required?
High School GPA Required
High School Rank Neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript Required
College Prep Program Required
Recommendations Neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores Considered but not required
TOEFL Considered but not required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Duquesne?

84% Acceptance Rate
67% Of Accepted Are Women
34% Submit SAT Scores
The acceptance rate at Duquesne University is 84%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 33% of accepted students are men and 67% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 84%, and the acceptance rate for women is 84%.

Average Test Scores

About 34% of students accepted to Duquesne submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 580 and 660. Math scores were between 560 and 650.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Duquesne University  ( 580 to 660 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Duquesne University  ( 560 to 650 )
200
800
Duquesne received ACT scores from 10% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 23 and 31. Math scores were between 23 and 28. Composite scores were between 24 and 29.

ACT English Scores for Duquesne University  ( 23 to 31 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for Duquesne University  ( 23 to 28 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Duquesne University  ( 24 to 29 )
1
36

Can I Afford Duquesne University?

$38,124 Net Price
57% Take Out Loans
1.2% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of Duquesne is $38,124. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Duquesne, approximately 57% of students took out student loans averaging $11,390 a year. That adds up to $45,560 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Duquesne is 1.2%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Duquesne University Undergraduate Student Diversity

5,000 Full-Time Undergraduates
64% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 5,085 undergraduate students at Duquesne, with 5,000 being full-time and 85 being part-time.

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There are also 3,215 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 5,000 full-time undergraduates at Duquesne, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Duquesne University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 172
Black or African American 247
Hispanic or Latino 221
White 4,062
International Students 93
Other Races/Ethnicities 205

Geographic Diversity

Pennsylvania students aren't the only ones who study at Duquesne University. At this time, 32 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 78 countries are represented at Duquesne. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Saudi Arabia, and India.

Online Learning at Duquesne University

749 Took All Classes Online
3,480 Took At Least One Class Online
18.9% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
There are 9 bachelor’s degree and 30 master’s degree programs available online at Duquesne. In 2020-2021, 3,480 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Duquesne has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 6th most popular in Pennsylvania for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of Duquesne

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Duquesne University was 18.9%. This is the #751 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Duquesne regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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