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Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA · Private · Large city · Carnegie R1/R2

Private institution in Pittsburgh, PA · 5,216 undergraduates · 79% acceptance rate · $74,742 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$34,9781,833rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$47,1461,769th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$47,1461,765th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$63,0421,731st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$26,2441,518th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$74,742207th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$62,627199th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
75.5%282nd highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
86.5%363rd highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
78.8%863rd most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1257261st highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
27222nd highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
5,216484th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
12.0:1782nd smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
18.1%1,802nd highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 169 mi (IAD)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 59 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Computer Sciencebachelors$64,493—
Business/Commerce, GeneralBusinessbachelors$61,516—
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$61,006$60,900
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$59,640$59,350
International BusinessBusinessbachelors$54,035$54,661
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$52,941$50,022
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$52,707$51,928
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$51,690$50,856
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesHealth Professionsbachelors$48,432$45,852
MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors$47,260$43,575
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationHealth Professionsbachelors$46,673$54,435
Computer Software and Media ApplicationsComputer Sciencebachelors$46,478$43,426

Campus facts

Athletics — 12 sports

NCAA Division I-FCS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $10,865,910 (M $5,248,226 · W $5,617,684)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Duquesne University’s 5,216 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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