Duquesne University
Duquesne University admitted 84% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 1180–1340 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid was $37,704 a year. Within six years, 76% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 84%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 1180–1340
- ACT middle 50%
- 26–32
Cost
- Cost of attendance, before aid
- $69,856 a year
- Average net price after aid
- $37,704 a year
- Net price for families earning under $30,000
- $31,516 a year
- Tuition and fees
- $51,068 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 76%
- Students who return for a second year
- 84%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $81,698 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,500
Students
- Undergraduates
- 5,350
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 25%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 12 to 1
- Campus setting
- City
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Health professions
- 40%
- Business, management and marketing
- 14%
- Education
- 7%
- Mathematics and statistics
- 7%
- Social sciences
- 5%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Dominican University of California CA · 84% admitted
- New Saint Andrews College ID · 84% admitted
- Point Loma Nazarene University CA · 84% admitted
- Truman State University MO · 84% admitted
- University of Louisiana at Monroe LA · 85% admitted
- St. John's University-New York NY · 83% admitted
More colleges in Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus PA · 61% admitted
- Temple University PA · 80% admitted
- University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus PA · 58% admitted
- West Chester University of Pennsylvania PA · 78% admitted
- Drexel University PA · 79% admitted
- University of Pennsylvania PA · 5.4% admitted
- Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania PA · 93% admitted
- Pennsylvania State University-World Campus PA · 91% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.