More than an education. An investment in your student’s success.
Students will gain the professional confidence, impressive experience and powerful networks to launch a meaningful career. We walk alongside them to help them achieve their bigger goals.
A Great Education at a Great Price
We understand that a college education is one of the biggest investments you'll make, and a degree from Duquesne will pay dividends over a lifetime. Independent sources agree that Duquesne is one of the nation's best investments in higher education, offering academic excellence, high quality and value.
At Duquesne University we are committed to making higher education affordable to our students.
A Horizon-Expanding Education
At Duquesne, we believe an education is about those moments that move your student to a new and clearer vantage point-both in terms of academics and the larger world. Ranked as a best value university, our students are automatically considered for scholarships based on their accomplishments when applying.
Duquesne offers 85+ future-focused majors in business, education, liberal arts, music, science and engineering, nursing, and pharmacy, plus Honors College, pre-medical and health sciences, pre-law, and 3+3 bachelor's/JD law programs. Duquesne also offers 110 graduate and professional programs and opened a new medical school in 2024.
A Private Campus in the City
Duquesne students take classes on a park-like campus next to downtown Pittsburgh. Learning with and from students of diverse cultural,
socioeconomic and religious backgrounds from every state and 50 countries—our students
develop friendships that last a lifetime.
With an average student-faculty ratio of 13:1, Duquesne professors walk alongside
our students to help them reach their bigger goals. With 35+ study abroad programs, and its central location to the heart of Pittsburgh, Duquesne provides
a perfect laboratory for both international and local community engagement and practical
experience through fieldwork, research projects and internships at major corporations,
healthcare systems, schools and other organizations.
Students enjoy walking or the short bus ride to Pittsburgh's cultural district, sports stadiums, shopping, dining and parks, and can choose from more than 280 student organizations including academic, social, service, spiritual, political, performing arts, and sports. Duquesne has 17 NCAA Division I men's and women's teams plus club and intramural sports. Over 8,500 students attend Duquesne annually and the alumni network is 100,000+ strong.
Drawing on our 140-year Catholic Spiritan heritage, Duquesne promises its students an education that's exactly what they need, and more than they could ever have imagined.
Prepared for Anything
Throughout their professional life, we'll always be in your student's corner. The
relationships they make here—with peers, faculty and the entire Duquesne family—are
supportive, inspiring, and endlessly giving.
Duquesne students who graduated in August 2022, December 2022 and May 2023 were surveyed
and reported the following:
- 95% reported being employed, continuing education, completing volunteer service, or serving in the military.
- Employers include: Cleveland Clinic, Deloitte, FedEx, North Allegheny School District, Johns Hopkins Healthcare, PNC, PPG, UPMC and Thermo Fisher Scientific, among many others.
- 23% said they would be attending graduate school, at Duquesne University as well as institutions including Carnegie Mellon University, American University, University of Michigan, and University of Pittsburgh, among others.
- 83% of the respondents reported having one or more internship or career related work experiences. Of students reporting internship experiences, the average number reported per student is four.
Location matters.
Duquesne University stands in the heart of Pittsburgh, a vibrant and safe city recognized worldwide for its livability, welcoming atmosphere
and professional opportunities.
In 2024, Pittsburgh was ranked #8 for the Best Metro Area for STEM Professionals and
in 2023, it was named of the 15 Best U.S. Cities for Young Professionals by Spacewise. Also, Pittsburgh has been named the most affordable city for housing by Bloomberg,
even as accommodation costs around the globe surge.