We offer 85+ undergraduate majors and 125+ graduate, master's and professional programs
across 10 schools. Our University and highly-respected professional programs have
garnered numerous accolades and rankings—including being in the Top 15% among four-year institutions in the United States (Princeton Review, 2026) and our Master's in Nursing Education programranking #1 nationally (U.S. News & World Report, 2025)—which is why we're ready with an education that's everything you need, and
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Pre-Medical/Pre-Health Professions Program pass rates
Our student pass rates are higher than the national average for medical (82% vs. 45%),
physical therapy (100% vs. 70%), physician assistant (73% vs. 40%), optometry (100%
vs. 73%), and dental (77% vs. 58%) schools.
Supply Chain Degree Propels Grad to Global Company
A testament to the nationally-ranked earning power of Duquesne grads, Ronnie Coleman,
B'23, had multiple job offers, but chose to go with Nestlé—the world's largest food
and beverage company—due to its “great environment and vast opportunities for growth
and learning.”
For 2025, Duquesne's Schools of Nursing, Law and Health Sciences earned the following
Best Graduate School Rankings:
School of Nursing climbed 12 spots to #34 for Best Nursing Schools and climbed five
spots to #80 in the Best Nursing Schools: Doctor of Nursing Practice category.
Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University advanced two positions to #92
in the Best Law Schools category.
John G. Rangos, Sr. School of Health Sciences tied for #30 in Occupational Therapy,
#58 for Physician Assistant, #74 for Speech-Language Pathology and #79 for Physical
Therapy.
For 2025, Duquesne's Master's in Nursing Education program is ranked #1 in the nation
for Best Online Programs. In addition, the School of Nursing ranked #37 overall for its online Master's in
Nursing programs with its specialized programs earning exceptional recognition, including:
Master’s in Nursing Administration, #7
Master’s in Family Nurse Practitioner, #8
Master’s in Nursing for Veterans, #11
Additional 2025 Best Online Programs rankings for Duquesne include:
A number of Duquesne University online programs have been named among the 2025 Best Online Programs in the U.S. including:
Master's in Nursing Education, #3
Family Nurse Practitioner Master's Program, #4
Master's in Nursing Administration, #6
Master's in Nursing for Veterans, #9
Bachelor's in Business, #59
Master's in Education, #63
Washington Monthly
Duquesne's service rank is #63 nationally and #4 among Pennsylvania universities.
Earning power for Duquesne ranks #46 nationally and #5 in Pennsylvania.
Duquesne is listed among "Best Bang for the Buck" schools in Northeast
Princeton Review
Based on student surveys and institutional data, Duquesne ranked among the top 15%
among four-year institutions in the U.S. for 2026 and was included in he Princeton Review’s Best Mid-Atlantic Collegeslist, which showcases academically outstanding institutions across Pennsylvania, Maryland,
Virginia and surrounding states.
The Palumbo-Donahue School of Business was named a Best Business School for 2025,
including being one of 213 business schools for the Best On-Campus MBA Programs grouping
and named #6 among 10 business schools named to the Greatest Resources for Women category.
For the second year in a row, Duquesne Kline School of Law ranks in the top 10 for
“Professor Accessibility,” and is ranked #39 for “Career” outcomes. These exceptional
ranks from the TaxProf Blog are based on the recently released 2025 Princeton Review Law School ratings. The ratings are out of nearly 200 law schools in the United States.
In 2025, Duquesne was named among the Best 390 Colleges in the nation, which includes only the top 10% of colleges and universities nationally.
Duquesne was recognized as a Green College in 2025 and 2024.
Other Rankings of Note
Wall Street Journal (WSJ)/College Pulse named Duquesne among the 2026 Best Colleges in the U.S.
Recent graduates of the Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University achieved
top-tier success on the Pennsylvania Bar Examination. For the July 2025 administration,
92.13% of takers passed the lawyer licensing exam on their first attempt. Duquesne Kline School of Law ranks together with three other top-performing Pennsylvania
law schools—Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law, the University of Pennsylvania
Carey Law School and the University of Pittsburgh School of Law—whose first-time passage
rates were all clustered within tenths of a percentage point.
Money magazine ranked Duquesne among its Best Colleges for 2025.
For 2026, Duquesne climbed two spots to #60 for Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs.
Niche (2025) gave Duquesne University an A+ ranking for campus location.
In 2025, Poets&Quants, a leading online publication for undergraduate business and education news, ranked
Duquesne's Palumbo-Donahue School of Business #65 on its prestigious annual list—up
three spots from 2024 and 12 spots from 2023.
The Wall Street Journal/College Pulse 2025 Best Colleges in the U.S. ranks only the top 12% of colleges and universities in the country, and Duquesne was
ranked #144 on their list, based on a methodology that places a significant 70% on
student outcomes.
100% of Duquesne's nursing graduates passed the 2024 National Council Licensure Exam
(NCLEX-RN) on their first time.
Duquesne University has been recognized as one of the 2024 Money Best Colleges in America. Money's analysis showcases the country's top colleges based on graduation rates, cost of attendance,
financial aid, alumni salaries and more.
The Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University was named a “Best Value Private Law School” in preLaw Magazine’s Fall 2024 issue and ranked 6th in the nation for its excellence in bar preparation
in their Winter 2024 issue.
For 2022, Niche.comranked Duquesne at#59 among its Best Catholic Colleges in America, and #4 in Pennsylvania. Additionally,Nichegave Duquesne an A+ in Best College Locations, an A for Value and an overall A- among
colleges and universities in the nation.
Duquesne is the first university in the nation to offer combined biomedical engineering
and nursing dual degree (BS-BSN).
Also, Duquesne is the first university in the nation to offer an online Ph.D. in nursing
(1997) and first in Pennsylvania to grant a BSN degree (1937).
Best Colleges for Veterans
Duquesne ranked #122 nationally in the "Best Colleges for Veterans" category
for 2026.