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Support and resources to find your path
You will benefit from a comprehensive university that provides many options for majors and minors, across 10 schools and colleges. You'll also have 300+ student organizations to deepen your experience. And our student population is the right size to make meaningful connections with faculty and staff mentors and to make lifelong friends.
A campus full of trees right next to the conveniences and opportunities of the city
You will take classes and make friends on a park-like campus with access to a thriving city with amazing internship and job opportunities right next door. Pittsburgh’s big city life has a small-town feel and is the only U.S. city to be ranked in both Lonely Planet ("Top 10 Must-Visit Cities in the World") and National Geographic ("25 Best Places to Travel"). You also have huge opportunities to learn in locations around the world. And, you’ll have access to a committed network of alumni who can connect you to opportunity.
"It was so clear to me that everybody that goes here is here for a reason. They
chose Duquesne and feel like they belong, and I really have that sense too."
"Duquesne offers a perfect blend between education, location and opportunities
for my career goals. As a Pittsburgh native, I wanted to attend a school close enough
to home where I could continue to grow my network, and that was also small enough
for me to build relationships with my professors."
"I chose Duquesne because we're in an urban area, and I felt like there was a
lot of opportunity for me here. Every professor I have is for us and cares about our
education. They want to make sure we're comfortable in class and want to know what
they can do to help us."
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Duquesne students are prepared for anything
You'll learn with faculty who are genuine teacher-scholars. They work in communities near and far and collaborate with students, community members, government and business
as they pursue their work. Their curiosity and tenacity make their classrooms exciting
places to be—and they are equally enthusiastic about your future.
Whether measured by employment rates or graduate school admissions, various rankings, pass rates of major exams like the bar exam (law), NCLEX (nursing), NPTE (physical therapy), NAPLEX (pharmacy) and others, Duquesne students achieve the bigger goals they pursue.
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The Duquesne Mission
Our Spiritan, Catholic mission is what drives everything our students, faculty, staff and alumni do at Duquesne University. We asked our students to reflect on their experiences at Duquesne and how it connects with our Spiritan values of building authentic relationships, walking alongside others where the need is greatest, and openness to the spirit.
We want you to become a problem solver who thinks bigger.
You can be working side-by-side with students and faculty to address systemic challenges in health, education, legal access, economic development, industry and more because we are deeply embedded in local communities. And on campus, we embrace community building and ethical development as a major component of academic life. You will gain not just knowledge and skills from your education but the perspective to work and live as a positive force in your communities.