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Duquesne’s admissions team is excited to support you in your college search! At Duquesne, you’ll gain the professional confidence, impressive experience and powerful networks you need to get a running start on a meaningful career or graduate school. Choose from 85 majors leading to bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees. You'll learn with and from students of diverse cultural, socioeconomic and religious backgrounds from across the United States and more than 85 countries. Take classes on a park-like campus next to downtown Pittsburgh, with internships, culture, recreation, major league sports and more...all in one of the most livable cities in the US.
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Academic programs

  • Engineering
  • Research
  • Science
  • Technology
  • Liberal Arts
  • Business
  • Education
  • Nursing
  • Communication
  • Music
  • Art & Design
  • Economics
  • Finance/Accounting
  • Government/Political Science
  • Health Science
  • Social Science
  • Psychology
  • Computer Science
  • Pharmacy
  • Public health

Student experience

  • Athletics
  • Co-op/Internship Opportunities
  • Disability Services
  • Greek Life
  • Intramural/Club Sports
  • Military/Veteran Services
  • Night Class Offerings
  • On-Campus Housing
  • Religious Affiliation
  • ROTC Program
  • Study Abroad
  • Undergraduate Research

Application information

First-year

First-year students - no prior post-secondary experience and interested in attending Duquesne University for the first time at the undergraduate level. May have: attended college for the first time in the prior summer term or earned college credits before graduating from high school. Application information.

Early Action: Applications completed by November 15; admission by December.

Regular Decision: Applications completed by January 15; admission notifications will be sent on a rolling basis after January 15.

Rolling Admission: Admission and financial aid notifications are sent on a rolling basis after January 15 (based on available space).

Transfer

Transfer - an undergraduate student interested in attending Duquesne University for the first time but currently attending, or previously attended, a post-secondary institution at the same level. Students may transfer with or without credit.

Transfer students are welcome to apply for fall, spring and summer terms. Application decisions are made on a rolling basis for each term.
  • Spring term begins in January 
  • Summer term begins in May with course options starting in May, June and July 
  • Fall term begins in August 

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Additional information

At Duquesne, you’ll gain the professional confidence, impressive experience and powerful networks you need to get a running start on a meaningful career or graduate school.​ You'll automatically be considered for scholarships based on your accomplishments when you apply (up to $30,000 in 2025). Duquesne also offers opportunities to apply for a number of full-tuition and full financial need scholarships.

Choose from 85 future-focused majors in business, education, engineering, health sciences, liberal arts, music, science, nursing and pharmacy. Honors College, pre-medical/pre-health, pre-law, 3+3 bachelor’s/JD law programs; 35+ study abroad programs.  

Develop friendships that last a lifetime, in a community of more than 8,200 students of diverse cultural, socioeconomic and religious backgrounds from every state and 85 countries. With an average student-faculty ratio of 13:1, your professors will walk beside you to help reach your boldest goals. Duquesne’s central location provides invaluable access to community engagement and practical experience through fieldwork, research projects and internships at major corporations, healthcare systems, schools and other organizations. 83% of students have one or more internships, with an average of four internship experiences.

Choose from 300+ student organizations, including academic, social, service, spiritual, Greek, political, performing arts and sports. Duquesne has 19 NCAA Division I men’s and women’s teams plus club and intramural sports. Drawing on our nearly 150-year Catholic Spiritan heritage, we promise you an education that’s everything you need and more than you can imagine. 

Visit us

We invite you to schedule a visit so you can experience first-hand why students love Duquesne’s park-like campus next to downtown Pittsburgh – just a short walk or trip to Pittsburgh’s cultural district, sports stadiums, shopping, dining and parks. 

Personal visits and information sessions are available year-round for both prospective first-year and transfer students. Special DUQ Day open house events are held throughout the year. 

Experiences, networks, results. Duquesne students make connections for life and are prepared for anything. Duquesne's beautiful, tree-lined campus is next to downtown Pittsburgh and all of the internships, culture, pro-sports, recreation and other opportunities of a major city.