Employee Tuition Benefits

With education as a focus, the University offers access to tuition benefits for employees and their families through the following programs:

  • Tuition Remission - a waiver or reduction in tuition for employees and their spouses/dependents to attend Duquesne University for both undergraduate or graduate programs.
  • Tuition Exchange - for eligible family members of a University employee to attend undergraduate programs tuition-free at other schools participating in the Tuition Exchange and Council of Independent Colleges.

Tuition Remission 

The University offers academic benefits in the form of tuition remission to attend Duquesne to all full-time, non-temporary employees, their spouses, and their dependent children, providing they meet the admission requirements of the University. Certain part-time employees may be eligible for this benefit. Complete information can be found in TAP 13 - Academic Benefits - Tuition Remission.

Please submit the Tuition Remission Form, if you are a:

  • New employees/students interested in utilizing tuition remission benefits will need to submit an initial application.
  • Part-time adjunct faculty will still need to reapply for the tuition remission benefit each semester.

  Tuition Remission Form  

What You Will Need to Complete the Tuition Remission Form

  • Total number of credit hours per semester (typically a full semester is 12 credits for dependents; 9 credits for employees)
  • Student DU ID number (or DO number) - Student DU ID Number Look-up (student login required)
  • Student DUQ.EDU email address
  • Student birth certificate (pdf upload required for processing)
  • First 2 pages of most recent federal income tax return (pdf upload required for processing)

Form Submission Deadlines (Forms not submitted by the deadline may result in a 5% reduction in tuition benefits.)

  • Fall 2025: Submit form by August 25, 2025
  • Spring 2026: Submit form by January 8, 2026
  • Summer 2026: Submit form by May 11, 2026

Returning Students: Automatic Tuition Remission Application Process 

All recurring and returning students who utilized the tuition remission benefit no longer need to complete an application and re-enroll each year. These users will now be automatically enrolled in the tuition remission program each academic year that they register for classes and no further action is needed.  Returning students may view their accounts by following these step-by-step instructions:

  1. Login to the Duquesne Portal using your multipass
  2. Select the Financial Aid tile in the main area or Financial Aid in the left navigation panel
  3. Select the Financial Aid Self-Service button
  4. Select Offer in the top navigation
  5. Scroll down the page to Other Resources - review your tuition remission benefit listed for the fall and spring term.

Tuition Remission FAQ

Yes, employees can take more than nine credits per semester. However, this is not recommended if taking more than nine credits may interfere with the employee's full-time responsibility to the University. Per TAP No. 13, only the basic tuition credit rate will be applied to nine credits.

The nine-credit limit is only for employees not for employee's dependent children or spouses.

Refer to section IV.B in TAP No. 13 – Tuition Benefits

No, spouses do not have a minimum requirement for the number of credits that they take.

Refer to Section V.I and Section V.J in TAP No. 13 -Tuition Benefits

Undergraduate:

Please consult a tax professional to determine your financial responsibility and how it may affect your gross income.

Graduate:

In pursuant with the IRS, employees are required to pay taxes on this benefit.  Please contact payroll payroll@duq.edu for more information.

For academic programs billed as a flat tuition fee per semester, the Tuition Remission benefit will be applied according to the eligibility chart and Section IV. B located in TAP No. 13 -Tuition Benefits.

For illustration purposes only, for an employee participating in the tuition remission benefit and enrolled in a flat fee per semester program, the maximum tuition remission benefit is based on (9) nine credits:

Flat Tuition Fee Per Semester:

$22,000

Liberal Arts Per-Credit Rate:

$1,599

Tuition Remission Value:

$1,599 x 9 = $14,391

Net Tuition Due from Student (plus applicable per semester fees such as the administration fee and taxes)

$7,609 (plus fees and tax)
Yes.

Once a program transitions from undergraduate to graduate, it is considered the second degree for tuition remission purposes. Based upon employee hire date a second degree may or may not be covered using the tuition remission benefit.

Refer to Eligibility Chart in TAP No. 13 -Tuition Benefits.

Tuition Exchange

The University also participates in the Tuition Exchange and Council of Independent Colleges Program - networks of colleges and universities that admit, tuition-free, students from families of full-time employees of other participating institutions. These programs are limited to full-time undergraduate students. Learn more about Duquesne's tuition exchange participation.

The below Tuition Exchange form must be submitted by November 15 for participation in the following academic year.  Additionally, applications to the tuition exchange networks are required. These applications require the creation of login accounts and the selection of institutions. You can complete the tuition exchange applications at Tuition Exchange and/or Council for Independent Colleges.

Tuition Exchange Eligibility Form