View of the Admin Building and chapel

Duquesne University is a private, coeducational university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Located in the uptown neighborhood known as the Bluff, our hilltop campus rests on 49 acres overlooking the city's downtown district and South Side neighborhood. Despite this urban setting, our quiet and secure campus of residence halls, academic buildings and recreation facilities is encompassed by green lawns and tree-lined walkways throughout.

At Duquesne, students learn with mind, heart and spirit. In keeping with our Catholic-Spiritan tradition, students receive a strong moral foundation for professional and personal development through intellectual and ethical inquiry, research and academic study, and service to others.

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Duquesne At a Glance

Founded in 1878

10,363 students

15:1 Student-to-Faculty Ratio

10 men’s and 10 women’s varsity sports

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Top Tier Ranking

Best Colleges 2010U.S. News & World Report’s 2010 ranking of America’s Best Colleges placed Duquesne University in the top tier of over 1,400 colleges.

The report evaluates universities on qualities such as peer assessment, graduation and retention, class size, student/faculty ratio, selectivity, SAT/ACT scores, freshman retention, alumni giving, and financial resources.