Duquesne University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Catholic
Population 1,700,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 2,021 (3% 🌧️)
Days Without Precipitation 213 (11%)

Honors College

Name Honors College

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 5,385
Men / Women 37% / 63%
From State 74%
From Region 18%
Athletes 522 (9.9%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 77%
Black 6%
Hispanic 6%
Mixed 4%
Asian 3%
International 3%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Mary Pappert School of Music 44 61% 91% 0% 0% 7% 0% $40,962 0 -0.62 3 99%
Music 9 — 67% 78% 0% 0% 22% 0% $28,638 1 -1.95 1 98% — — — —
Music 12 — 83% 92% 0% 0% 0% 0% $28,638 1 -1.95 1 98% — — — —
Music Education 13 — 38% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,288 87 +0.92 18 100% — — — —
Music Performance 6 — 100% 83% 0% 0% 17% 0% $28,638 1 -1.95 1 98% — — — —
Music Therapy 4 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $77,595 100 +3.31 71 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts 442 47% 79% 3% 7% 4% 2% $70,837 47 -0.23 58 98%
Computational Science 5 — 60% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $90,375 12 -1.01 85 — — — — —
Computer Science 15 — 80% 67% 13% 13% 7% 0% $106,963 32 -0.53 95 100% — — — —
Cyber and Digital Forensics 8 +1 50% 88% 0% 0% 0% 12% $68,056 7 -1.36 51 97% — — — —
Information Technology 24 +16 79% 79% 4% 8% 0% 0% $100,589 64 +0.11 92 100% — — — —
Chemistry 3 — 33% 67% 33% 0% 0% 0% $67,563 31 -0.39 50 — — — — —
Chemistry 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $69,827 44 -0.17 56 — — — — —
Computational and Applied Mathematics 1 +1 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $86,265 22 -0.71 82 — — — — —
Financial Mathematics 83 +6 75% 86% 2% 1% 4% 5% $88,483 28 -0.64 83 — — — — —
Mathematics 6 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,034 12 -0.88 35 100% — — — —
Physics 5 — 80% 80% 0% 0% 0% 20% $79,180 37 -0.32 73 — — — — —
Biochemistry 21 — 14% 76% 0% 0% 14% 0% $69,323 41 -0.19 54 97% — — — —
Biology 30 — 20% 87% 3% 3% 3% 0% $73,780 86 +0.85 64 98% — — — —
Environmental Science 7 — 29% 71% 0% 14% 0% 0% $59,021 56 +0.05 27 — — — — —
Environmental Studies 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,667 59 +0.13 28 — — — — —
Advertising and Public Relations 23 +5 52% 65% 0% 17% 4% 9% $62,616 10 -1.16 37 94% — — — —
Business Analytics — +21 — — — — — — $85,491 36 -0.40 81 — — — — —
Economics 5 — 100% 80% 0% 20% 0% 0% $77,649 23 -0.77 71 — — — — —
Economics 3 +5 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $78,037 24 -0.75 72 — — — — —
Catholic Studies 1 +3 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,015 89 +1.01 27 — — — — —
English 20 +1 10% 85% 0% 0% 5% 0% $63,712 94 +1.38 40 92% — — — —
Foreign Languages 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,578 63 +0.23 31 — — — — —
History 16 +6 56% 81% 0% 6% 0% 0% $53,091 37 -0.37 14 100% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 4 — 75% 75% 0% 0% 0% 25% $57,933 64 +0.06 24 — — — — —
Philosophy 2 +5 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,177 42 -0.32 22 — — — — —
Rhetoric and Composition — — — — — — — — $63,551 94 +1.36 39 — — — — —
Spanish — — — — — — — — $59,606 59 +0.14 28 — — — — —
Theology 2 — 0% 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% $48,516 37 -0.29 7 — — — — —
Communication and Rhetorical Studies 16 +2 69% 44% 0% 19% 12% 6% $49,861 10 -1.12 9 100% — — — —
International Policy Analysis 1 +5 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,449 9 -0.85 20 — — — — —
International Relations 9 +7 44% 78% 11% 11% 0% 0% $57,051 11 -0.82 22 97% — — — —
Journalism 3 +2 0% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $53,604 15 -0.97 14 100% — — — —
Political Science 31 +2 52% 68% 3% 10% 10% 0% $57,429 10 -1.09 23 97% — — — —
Psychology 59 +2 15% 81% 2% 12% 2% 0% $56,634 62 +0.24 21 99% — — — —
Sociology 14 +10 14% 86% 0% 7% 0% 0% $68,511 92 +1.05 52 96% — — — —
Sports Communication 8 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,616 56 +0.07 37 94% — — — —
Digital Media Arts — — — — — — — — $58,780 75 +0.21 26 100% — — — —
Interactive Media 14 +2 29% 93% 7% 0% 0% 0% $58,780 75 +0.21 26 100% — — — —
Theatre — +1 — — — — — — $37,669 17 -0.72 2 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Palumbo-Donahue School of Business 178 52% 81% 3% 6% 3% 4% $82,226 78 -0.04 77 99%
Accounting 31 +11 48% 77% 3% 13% 3% 0% $95,144 70 +0.53 89 100% — — — —
Business Analytics 47 +20 53% 83% 2% 2% 2% 9% $86,141 38 -0.36 81 97% — — — —
Entrepreneurship 8 +5 62% 88% 0% 0% 0% 12% $70,808 52 -0.22 58 94% — — — —
Finance — — — — — — — — $91,612 44 -0.26 86 98% — — — —
General Business 4 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $77,456 65 -0.01 71 — — — — —
International Business 2 +3 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $77,409 49 -0.28 71 100% — — — —
Logistics and Supply Chain Management — — — — — — — — $87,429 41 -0.29 83 100% — — — —
Marketing 84 +3 54% 83% 4% 4% 5% 2% $76,575 52 -0.08 69 99% — — — —
Organizational Leadership 2 — 50% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $87,429 85 +0.82 83 100% — — — —
Corporate Communication — — — — — — — — $65,267 29 -0.58 44 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Rangos School of Health Sciences 182 27% 84% 5% 3% 3% 1% $86,238 83 +1.05 81 100%
Biomedical Engineering 18 — 72% 83% 11% 0% 0% 0% $87,544 18 -0.96 83 100% — — — —
Athletic Training 4 — 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $109,823 99 +2.48 96 100% — — — —
Health Sciences 48 — 40% 75% 6% 8% 4% 2% $85,707 93 +1.18 81 — — — — —
Occupational Therapy 25 — 4% 88% 4% 0% 0% 0% $77,595 82 +0.63 71 100% — — — —
Physical Therapy 20 — 35% 95% 5% 0% 0% 0% $77,595 69 +0.45 71 100% — — — —
Physician Assistant Studies 35 — 14% 91% 3% 0% 3% 0% $109,823 98 +2.83 96 100% — — — —
Public Health 4 — 0% 25% 25% 25% 25% 0% $73,675 79 +0.79 64 — — — — —
Speech-Language Pathology 19 — 0% 89% 5% 0% 0% 5% $66,429 72 +0.56 47 100% — — — —
Health Services Administration 9 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 11% 0% $74,874 80 +0.44 66 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Education 77 13% 90% 1% 4% 1% 0% $52,988 2 -0.05 13 97%
Early Childhood Education 51 — 6% 90% 2% 4% 0% 0% $52,077 53 -0.03 12 96% — — — —
Education 3 — 0% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $55,130 54 +0.01 17 — — — — —
English Education 12 — 25% 83% 0% 0% 8% 0% $55,288 54 -0.02 18 100% — — — —
Mathematics Teacher Education 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,288 47 -0.24 18 100% — — — —
Middle Level Education 4 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,077 34 -0.35 12 96% — — — —
Social Studies Teacher Education 5 — 80% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,288 54 -0.04 18 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Nursing 225 14% 85% 4% 2% 3% 1% $89,904 89 -0.23 85 98%
Nursing 225 — 14% 85% 4% 2% 3% 1% $89,904 48 -0.23 85 98% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Pharmacy 104 30% 83% 9% 3% 4% 0% $136,975 100 +0.65 99 97%
Pharmacy 104 — 30% 83% 9% 3% 4% 0% $136,975 69 +0.65 99 97% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $55,025
ROI Percentile 76th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 84%
4-Year Graduation Rate 67%
6-Year Graduation Rate 78%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Health Sciences 38.7% 484 20% 84% 6% 2% 3% 1% $99,007 96 +0.45 91 99% —
Business & Economics 17.4% 218 53% 79% 2% 7% 4% 4% $79,691 52 -0.17 74 98% —
Social Sciences 11.3% 141 35% 75% 2% 11% 4% 1% $57,520 47 -0.24 23 98% —
Physical Sciences & Math 7.9% 99 68% 85% 4% 1% 3% 5% $85,565 67 -0.63 81 100% —
Education 6.2% 77 13% 90% 1% 4% 1% 0% $52,988 46 -0.05 13 97% —
Arts 4.6% 58 53% 91% 2% 0% 5% 0% $45,263 20 -0.42 5 99% —
Computer Science 4.2% 52 73% 77% 6% 8% 2% 2% $96,440 24 -0.41 89 99% —
Life & Natural Sciences 4.1% 51 18% 82% 2% 2% 8% 0% $71,945 71 +0.42 60 98% —
Humanities 3.7% 46 37% 83% 2% 2% 2% 2% $58,400 70 +0.47 25 96% —
Engineering 1.4% 18 72% 83% 11% 0% 0% 0% $87,544 2 -0.96 83 100% —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.6% 8 25% 75% 0% 12% 0% 0% $59,102 44 +0.06 27 — —

Research R2

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Health Sciences $11.2M #133 56% $0.1M 25 #76 87 —
Life & Natural Sciences $2.0M #260 63% $0.0M 11 #146 25 —
Physical Sciences & Math $1.3M #330 63% $0.0M 2 #213 33 1
Humanities & Social Sciences $1.2M #304 6% $0 25 #160 40 —
Education $1.0M #236 2% $0 27 #157 — —
Business & Economics $0.8M #225 37% $0 — — — —
Engineering $0.3M #339 71% $0.0M — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0 #525 — $0 — — — —
Total $17.8M #266 50% $0.2M 90 #185 185 1

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 118 $5.1M $5.1M $0
Track & Field (combined) 68 $683K $683K $0
Soccer 34 $966K $966K $0
Basketball 18 $6.0M $6.0M $0
Tennis 9 $263K $263K $0
Total 227 $13.0M $13.0M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 116 $908K $908K $0
Rowing 56 $784K $784K $0
Other Sports 50 $774K $774K $0
Soccer 34 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Lacrosse 31 $808K $808K $0
Swimming & Diving 27 $914K $914K $0
Volleyball 15 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Basketball 14 $3.3M $3.3M $0
Bowling 8 $323K $323K $0
Tennis 8 $550K $550K $0
Golf 6 $264K $264K $0
Total 295 $10.8M $10.8M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 184 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Football 118 $5.1M $5.1M $0
Soccer 68 $2.0M $2.0M $0
Rowing 56 $784K $784K $0
Other Sports 50 $774K $774K $0
Basketball 32 $9.3M $9.3M $0
Lacrosse 31 $808K $808K $0
Swimming & Diving 27 $914K $914K $0
Tennis 17 $813K $813K $0
Volleyball 15 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Bowling 8 $323K $323K $0
Golf 6 $264K $264K $0
Total 522 $29.8M $29.8M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 86%
Yield (non-ED) 12%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 90% 90% 45%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 17%
SAT Range 1130 – 1330
SAT Math Range 550 – 670
SAT RW Range 570 – 680