Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · Private · 5,350 undergraduates · duq.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
86%
of 13,270 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1130 to 1333
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$79,590Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Duquesne University
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
86% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$79,590
a year in 2027-28, from a $79,590 sticker price
What to do with your 1250
Send your score
Your SAT is at or above the median of freshmen who sent scores (1250).
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Superscores: it combines your best section scores from different test dates.
- Test flexible: ACT, SAT, CLT or other standardized results such as AP, IB, CLEP are considered if submitted.
Source: Test Optional Admission | Duquesne University · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov15Early Action · November 15, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Jan15Regular Decision · January 15, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
86%
of applicants were admitted: 11,464 of 13,270 for fall 2025.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 11/15, hear by 12/15.
Wait list
435 students were offered a spot; 77 were later admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 14% of them sent SAT scores and 3% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1130 to 1333
Reading and Writing 578 to 683
Math 550 to 670
ACT composite 25 to 30
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 160016%
- 1200 to 139963%
- 1000 to 119919%
- 800 to 9991.5%
- 600 to 7990.5%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.76
- 4.030%
- 3.75 to 3.9924%
- 3.50 to 3.7420%
- 3.25 to 3.4912%
- 3.00 to 3.249.4%
- 2.50 to 2.993.5%
- Below 2.500.3%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$79,590
a year
- Tuition$55,370
- Food and housing$18,510
- Books and supplies$1,500
- Transportation and other$4,210
Duquesne University published $76,522 for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$31,516
- $30,001 to $48,000$31,567
- $48,001 to $75,000$31,675
- $75,001 to $110,000$33,134
- Over $110,000$41,310
Financial aid
73%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$33,963
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
17%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $26,166 on average
- FAFSA
- Not required.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 3/15
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
- Aid deadline: 5/1
- The last day to send aid forms.
- Also asks for
- Admission Application
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
39 of 39
Earn credit with a score of 3
39 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $5,540Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | DMA 333 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | Gen 100 |
| African American Studies | 3 | 3 | GEN 100 |
| Art History | 3 | 3 | ARHY 161 |
| Biology | 3 | 3 | BIOL 120 |
| Biology | 4 | 4 | BIOL 111,111L |
| Biology | 5 | 8 | BIOL 111,111L,112,112L |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 3 | MATH 111 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | MATH 115 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 3 | MATH 111 |
| Calculus BC | 5 | 8 | MATH 115, MATH 116 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 3 | CHEM 107 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 4 | CHEM 121 |
| Chemistry | 5 | 8 | CHEM 121, 122 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | MLCH 206, GEN 100 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | MLCH 206, GEN 100 - Intermediate Chinese I, GEN 100 - Intermediate Chinese II |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POSC 208 OR POSC 209 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 3 | COSC 135 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 3 | COSC 135 |
| Computer Science Principles | 4 | 3 | COSC 160 |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | GEN 100 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | BRDG 101 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | BRDG 102 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 3 | ENVI 191 |
| European History | 3 | 3 | HIST 214 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | MLFR 101, 102 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | MLFR 101, 102, 201 |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 9 | MLFR 102, 201, 202 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | MLGE 101, 102 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | MLGE 101, 102, 201 |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 9 | MLGE 102, 201, 202 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | HIST 200 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | MLIT 101, 102 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | MLIT 101, 102, 201 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 5 | 9 | MLIT 102, 201, 202 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | MLJA 206, GEN 100 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | MLJA 206, GEN 100 Elementary Chinese II, GEN 100 Intermediate Chinese I |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 5 | 9 | MLJA 206, GEN 100 - Intermediate Japanese I, GEN 100 - Intermediate Japanese II |
| Latin | 3 | 3 | LATN 202 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 202 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 201 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 2 | MUSC 109 |
| Music Theory | 5 | 4 | MUSC 101,111 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 3 | PHYS 123 |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 3 | PHYS 201 |
| Physics 1 | 5 | 4 | PHYS 201, PHYS 201L |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 3 | PHYS 123 |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 3 | PHYS 202 |
| Physics 2 | 5 | 4 | PHYS 202, PHYS 202L |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 3 | PHYS 123 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 5 | 3 | PHYS 212 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 3 | PHYS 123 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 5 | 3 | PHYS 211 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSYC 101 |
| Research | 3 | 3 | GEN 100 |
| Research | 3 | 3 | GEN 100 |
| Seminar | 3 | 3 | EQ 100 |
| Seminar | 3 | 3 | EQ 100 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | MLSP 101, 102 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | MLSP 101, 102, 201 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 9 | MLSP 102, 201, 202 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 6 | MLSP 401W, MLSP 402W |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | GEN 100 |
| Statistics | 4 | 3 | MATH 125 or STAT 285 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POSC 105 |
| United States History | 3 | 3 | GEN 100 |
| United States History | 4 | 6 | HIST 203, 204 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 3 | HIST 151 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
76%
Come back for a second year
84%
Typical earnings
$81,698
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Duquesne University$88,286
- All colleges$90,887
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 27 majors here have earnings data.
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