by our College Data Analytics TeamMany students are not billed the full sticker price of a school. Rather, they are offered a financial aid plan that includes a mix of loans, grants, scholarships, and possibly work-study opportunities. The sum total of attendance at Duquesne University can sound tremendous, but do not forget that almost all students get some type of financial help.
What financial assistance options will Duquesne offer, and what will you qualify for? Read on for more information. Keep going to learn how much school funding will be available to you.
How much aid you qualify for depends largely on your family’s financial circumstances. Continue reading to find information to help you understand just how much assistance you can expect to receive from Duquesne University.
Financial aid, in the form of loans, grants, work-study, and scholarships, is one way colleges reduce the cost of attendance so most students can actually afford to attend. Note that some aid is more valuable than the rest, and individual awards are far from uniform.
At Duquesne University, 100% of first-year full-time students received aid of some kind approximately 1473 incoming students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 100% | $29,850 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 100% | $27,015 |
| Federal Pell grants | 23% | $5,351 |
| State/local grants | 27% | $4,663 |
| Federal student loans | 76% | $4,818 |
Unlike loans, grants and scholarships are gift aid that does not need to be paid back, making them the most desirable form of assistance. Here, approximately 98% of undergraduates were awarded an average grant or scholarship of $27,851 (among about 5146 undergraduates).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 98% | $27,851 |
| Federal Pell grants | 20% | $5,488 |
| Federal student loans | 67% | $5,948 |
Among title-IV aid recipients living on campus, grant and scholarship aid averaged $30,046.
Since aid is largely need-based, the real cost of attendance falls steeply for lower-income families.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $26,693 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $30,127 |
| Over $75,000 | $38,146 |
Remember these are net prices — what families pay after gift aid, not before.
The net price represents the average annual cost a title-IV-receiving student pays after grant aid is subtracted from the full cost of attendance.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $37,730 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $34,978 |
For a personalized estimate based on your family’s financial situation, use Duquesne’s NPC: www.duq.edu/admissions-and-aid/tuition/net-price-calculator.
The median student at Duquesne graduates with $23,500 of cumulative federal debt.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $23,500 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $26,244 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $278.23/mo |
At a typical 10-year repayment schedule, the median graduate would pay about the monthly figure above.
The numbers below show the full range, not just the middle of the distribution. The percentiles below describe the cumulative federal debt distribution for borrowers at Duquesne.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $5,500 |
| 25th percentile | $12,500 |
| 75th percentile | $28,000 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $33,250 |
The figures below break down median federal debt by income tier, first-generation status, and dependency.
Debt by Income Tier
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $20,250 |
| Middle income | $24,069 |
| High income | $24,889 |
First-Gen vs Continuing-Gen Median Debt
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $23,548 |
| Continuing-generation students | $23,500 |
Dependency-Status Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $24,684 |
| Independent students | $12,500 |
The figure below distills the debt data into a single burden category for Duquesne.
The Stafford program is the federal direct-loan vehicle most undergraduates use. These figures summarize annual Stafford program activity at Duquesne:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 30109 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $939,983,213 |
Veterans and active-duty service members may qualify for the Post-9/11 GI Bill or DoD Tuition Assistance.
GI Bill volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 105 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $2,328,907 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $22,180 |
DoD Tuition Assistance activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 13 |
| Total DoD amount | $32,500 |
| Average DoD amount per recipient | $2,500 |
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