Whether you're new on campus or want a change of scenery, you'll find a housing option that suits you. All transfer and current students can choose to live in Duquesne Living Learning Communities or Lumina Student Apartments. Des Places and Vickroy Halls offer suite-style living with lounges and shared bathrooms. Duquesne Towers offers current students the opportunity to participate in group housing and choose to live with their closest friends in a Towers wing. Lumina Communities are comprised of Brottier Hall, 1045 Forbes Avenue Hall and St. Martin Hall. Both Brottier Hall and 1045 Forbes Avenue Hall offer a traditional apartment with private bathrooms, kitchens and living area space. St. Martin Hall offers suite-style housing with semi-private bathrooms and kitchenettes.
Housing Selection Process
All transfer students will follow the same process for housing selection as new students
Transfer students have the ability to live in all Duquesne Living Learning Community and Lumina Student Apartments housing options that are available at the time of their transfer.
To select a room, current students must meet the following criteria:
- Be a current student who will be registered full-time for the fall semester
- Have a $0 student account balance or be on a payment plan with the university
- Make a $100 non-refundable housing application fee
- Application Fees must be paid online or at the Cashier's Office on the first floor of the Administration Building
- Application fees are non-refundable
- Bring cash or check (made payable to Duquesne University)
- If paying online, you may make eCheck or credit card payments. Fees can be submitted online by logging into DORI and clicking on "Access CASHNET." Then select "Make a Payment" and "Application Fee – Fall 2024 Housing."
Lumina Communities are comprised of Brottier Hall, McGinley Hall, and St. Martin Hall
- January 2, 2025 - Lumina Future Intentions forms open and are due on January 31, 2025
- February 7, 2025 - Lumina Communities Application due
- February 17 - February 21, 2025 - Lumina room selection for Brottier and McGinley Hall
How to participate in the Housing Lottery for Des Places, Vickroy, Assumption and Towers
Once you submit the housing application fees, you will be emailed instructions on how to access to the Housing Agreement and Placement Survey. This survey will allow us to consider roommate and building preferences to place you in the best place available.
- The lottery is based on Academic Standing. Current Juniors and up will be placed first, then current Sophomores followed by current Freshmen.
- All freshmen and sophomores are required to live on campus in accordance with the Duquesne University Campus Residency Policy.
Housing is not guaranteed for students who do not participate in the Room Selection Process.
Housing application fees and Housing Agreements must be submitted by March 17, 2025. Lottery numbers will be randomly generated and distributed on March 19, 2025.
Students and their roommate will be placed using the better of their lottery numbers. In Vickroy and Des Places, you will be allowed to request a full suite based on the best lottery number among the residents choosing to live in that suite. Vickroy and Des Places rooms may only be assigned as full rooms or full suites.
Our staff will assign rooms and you will be notified of their room assignment on April 1, 2025.
Assumption Hall Reminder:
Assumption Hall is reserved for students in the Duquesne Honors College. Students who are not members of the Honors College but wish to reside in Assumption should submit a request to the Office of Residence Life.
Group housing is an opportunity for large groups of students to choose their Towers community
Student participating in Group Housing can select group in the following sizes and will be placed in the Towers based on the availability of space.
- POD - 6 Residents
- DOUBLE POD - 12 Residents
- TRIPOD - 18 Residents
- WING - 24 or 25 Residents
Questions regarding Group Housing can be emailed to orl@duq.edu
Wings are awarded by the Office of Residence Life based on the group's submission of a complete application, as well as on a "first come, first served" basis. Housing wings are assigned by the Office of Residence Life based upon an overall projection of housing needs for the upcoming academic year. Group Housing Applications are due on February 17, 2025.
If we are approved for Group Housing, when will we find out our floor and room assignment?
Once applications are approved, each group will be assigned an area/wing. Each resident will need to submit their $300 housing deposit and will be provided a link to complete the electronic housing agreement.
Group Housing Application Fees and Housing Agreements must be submitted by February 21, 2025.
Placement for Group Housing will occur on February 25, 2025 and students will be notified of their room assignment a few days after placement has occurred.
*If you participate in Group Housing, you will not participate in the Room Lottery.
All Transfer and Current Students are invited to choose to live in one of Duquesne's
housing options for students in their second, third, fourth, and more year at Duquesne.
Many current students will choose to live with a group of their friends in a Towers
Wing. Others may choose a Vickroy Suite, where a bedroom houses two roommates with
a shared bathroom with one other room. Des Places also offers suites with two, four,
and six possible roommates, an in-suite bathroom, and other exciting building amenities.
If you are more interested in apartment style living you can learn more about Lumina
Communities below. Des Places and Vickroy Hall offer current and transfer students the opportunity to
live with a group of friends or other students who choose to live on campus. Towers
Living Learning Center also offers groups of students to choose to live in a Towers
wing together.
One, Two, and Three-Bedroom Suite-Style Living
Four and Five Person Suites with Two-Bedrooms and a Shared Bathroom
Double and Triple Room Options With Shared Lounge Space
Duquesne University partners with Lumina Communities to offer transfer and current
students apartment style living on campus. The Lumina Communities offer the best of
both worlds – the social experience of campus life and the independent nature of apartment-style
living. Prepare for exams in one of our many study lounges, go for a run in one of
our 24-hour fitness centers, and indulge in a potluck in our buildings’ unique community
kitchens. Then retreat back to your own space for some much-deserved R&R. With Lumina apartment-style living, you’ll have access to everything you need to make
the most out of your collegiate experience. Designed to support you as you continue
your studies, plan for your future, and take those next steps toward your post-university
life.
1 or 2-Person Units & The Second Year Experience
Studio, One-Bedroom, and Two-Bedroom Apartments
Studio, Two-Bedroom, and 4-Bedroom Apartments
"I had the opportunity to live in Towers, Des Places and St. Martin during my
time here at Duquesne. Coming from New Jersey, all three of these buildings allowed
me to feel a sense of home and security. From lively communal kitchens to cozy lounges
to exciting game rooms, each building had something to offer that added to my great
experience at Duquesne."
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Suite Style and Group Housing Options
Suite Style and Group Housing Options
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Duquesne & Lumina Communities Partnership
Lumina Communities
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Why Students Choose to Live On Campus
