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Students will gain the professional confidence, impressive experience and powerful networks to launch a meaningful career. We walk alongside them to help them achieve their bigger goals.
It’s that feeling you get when you step on campus – plan your trip. Learn more about Duquesne and why students love our location!
You’ll find a supportive community to help make your college journey unforgettable.
Experience an education that’s everything you need and more than you imagined.
It’s our joy to help you figure out what you’re good at and why that’s good for the world.
A Great Education at a Great Price
We understand that a college education is one of the biggest investments you'll make, and a degree from Duquesne will pay dividends over a lifetime. Independent sources agree that Duquesne is one of the nation's best investments in higher education, offering academic excellence, high quality and value.
At Duquesne University we are committed to making higher education affordable to our students.
A Horizon-Expanding Education
At Duquesne, we believe an education is about those moments that move your student to a new and clearer vantage point-both in terms of academics and the larger world. Ranked as a best value university, our students are automatically considered for scholarships based on their accomplishments when applying.
Duquesne offers 85+ future-focused majors in business, education, liberal arts, music, science and engineering, nursing, and pharmacy, plus Honors College, pre-medical and health sciences, pre-law, and 3+3 bachelor's/JD law programs. Duquesne also offers 125+ graduate and professional programs and opened a medical school in 2024.
Prepared for Anything
Throughout their professional life, we'll always be in your student's corner. The
relationships they make here—with peers, faculty and the entire Duquesne family—are
supportive, inspiring, and endlessly giving.
Our latest outcomes survey data from Duquesne graduates includes the following:
- 95% reported being employed, continuing education, completing volunteer service, or serving in the military.
- Employers include: Cleveland Clinic, Deloitte, FedEx, North Allegheny School District, Johns Hopkins Healthcare, PNC, PPG, UPMC and Thermo Fisher Scientific, among many others.
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94% of recent graduates report their work after Duquesne is directly related to their major.
83% of our respondents reported having one or more internship or career-related work experiences.
Explore over 300 student organizations including academic, social, service, spiritual,
political, performing arts, and sports. Duquesne also offers 20 NCAA Division I men's
and women's teams plus club and intramural sports. And with over 8,200 students attending
Duquesne annually and a worldwide network of 105,000+ alumni, you'll make meaningful
life-long connections.
With 35+ study abroad programs, and its central location to the heart of Pittsburgh,
Duquesne provides a perfect laboratory for both international and local community
engagement and practical experience through fieldwork, research projects and internships
at major corporations, healthcare systems, schools and other organizations.
Duquesne students take classes on a park-like campus next to downtown Pittsburgh.
Learning with and from students of diverse cultural, socioeconomic and religious backgrounds
from every state and 85 countries—our students develop friendships that last a lifetime.
Duquesne University stands in the heart of Pittsburgh, a vibrant and safe city recognized
worldwide for its livability, welcoming atmosphere and professional opportunities.
Our University and highly-respected professional programs have garnered numerous accolades
and rankings, including being in the Top 12% for 2025 Best Colleges in the U.S. (Wall
Street Journal/College Pulse) and receiving an A+ in campus location (Niche, 2025).Options to Fit Your Lifestyle
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A private Campus in the City
Location Matters.
Duquesne checked off all the boxes for me. It’s in a big city but with a small campus, so you get to know your professors and classmates. It creates a close-knit community that really helps you reach your goals.”
Although it might be uncomfortable putting yourself out there, you need to do it,” she said. Step out of the comfort zone—there’s not always someone there to hold your hand and you have to take advantage of every opportunity you can.”
Pittsburgh and Duquesne just kept calling my name,” he said. “I really wanted a personalized experience with smaller class sizes, so it was the perfect match for me.”
I was unfamiliar with what being a public health major would look like before I came to Duquesne,” said Kozosey, who started as a nursing major. “The faculty made me feel welcome and seen. They helped me transition to my new major seamlessly.”