by our College Data Analytics Team
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Duquesne University was awarded 53 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is rehabilitation & therapeutic professions.
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According to College Factual's 2025 analysis, Duquesne is ranked #196 out of 2,152 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Duquesne held the #228 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 103 colleges in Pennsylvania, Duquesne is ranked at #12.
Because it has a high acceptance rate of 87%, some consider Duquesne to be a safety school. But don't just assume that admittance is in the bag. Make sure to spend enough time on your application so that it is in tip-top shape.
About 28% 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 590 and 670. Math scores were between 570 and 660.
The student to faculty ratio at Duquesne is an impressive 12 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Duquesne University is 50%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 84% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Duquesne University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Duquesne for first-time, full-time students is 69%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 5,383 undergraduates at Duquesne with 5,292 being full-time and 91 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $28,755 | $28,775 | $33,180 | $35,230 | $38,490 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Duquesne, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Duquesne, approximately 62% of students took out student loans averaging $13,104 a year. That adds up to $52,416 over four years for those students.
See which majors at Duquesne University make the most money.
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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/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 400 | $70,265 |
| Computational Science | 400 | NA |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 176 | NA |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 155 | NA |
| Law | 129 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 128 | $58,781 |
| General Biology | 113 | $36,643 |
| Allied Health Professions | 107 | NA |
| Marketing | 105 | $47,897 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 96 | $41,502 |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2022-2023, 3,067 students took at least one online class at Duquesne University. This is a decrease from the 3,480 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 3,067 | 659 |
| 2021-2022 | 3,480 | 749 |
| 2020-2021 | 7,248 | 1,075 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,708 | 564 |
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Footnotes
*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.
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