Duquesne University

Duquesne University is a private nonprofit college in Pittsburgh, PA. Its average net price is $37,704 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$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
$110,001 and up$41,310
$51,068Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$51,068Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$37,704Average Net Price
$17,070Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,440Books and Supplies
$4,148Other Expenses
25.0%Students on Pell Grants
60.7%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

83.6%Acceptance Rate
600 to 670SAT Reading, Middle Half
580 to 670SAT Math, Middle Half
26 to 32ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$66,321
8 years after entry$74,624
10 years after entry$81,698
76.3%Graduation Rate
84.2%Retention Rate
$25,500Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Pittsburgh, PALocation
Large citySetting
5,350Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$64,087 Small program - rough guide n=33$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=46
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$69,634 National median for this major n=9,921$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=45
Applied Mathematics$66,131 National median for this major n=2,571$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=39
Area Studies$38,972 National median for this major n=3,356Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biology$41,727 Small program - rough guide n=54$26,000 Small program - rough guide n=85
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$70,896 National median for this major n=5,750Not published
Business Administration, Management and Operations$64,226 Small program - rough guide n=72$26,125 Small program - rough guide n=42
Business and Commerce$54,795 National median for this major n=25,511Not published
Business/Corporate Communications$50,777 National median for this major n=985Not published
Business/Managerial Economics$56,982 National median for this major n=4,348Not published
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$33,198 National median for this major n=732Not published
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$32,846 National median for this major n=5,303$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=40
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154Not published
Computational Science$75,740 National median for this major n=203Not published
Computer Science$65,465 Small program - rough guide n=42$25,270 Small program - rough guide n=59
Computer Science$80,182 National median for this major n=35,263Not published
Computer Software and Media Applications$48,533 National median for this major n=3,677Not published
Data Analytics$66,895 National median for this major n=494Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not published
Education$44,614 National median for this major n=9,571Not published
English Language and Literature, General$41,755 Small program - rough guide n=32$24,000 Small program - rough guide n=33
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$47,020 National median for this major n=3,614Not published
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Ethnic and Gender Studies$38,739 National median for this major n=5,496Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$53,792 Small program - rough guide n=86$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=43
Health and Medical Administrative Services$50,300 National median for this major n=20,298Not published
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs$36,985 National median for this major n=2,289$26,470 Small program - rough guide n=42
History$40,807 Small program - rough guide n=31Not published
International Business$56,014 National median for this major n=5,265Not published
International Relations and National Security Studies$45,779 National median for this major n=7,065Not published
Journalism$41,953 National median for this major n=11,629Not published
Languages and Linguistics$33,703 National median for this major n=4,034Not published
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048Not published
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$55,467 Small program - rough guide n=44$25,500 Small program - rough guide n=64
Marketing$48,582 n=137$26,000 Small program - rough guide n=93
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=33
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration$58,869 National median for this major n=912Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Political Science and Government$46,980 Small program - rough guide n=37$23,250 Small program - rough guide n=34
Psychology$40,047 Small program - rough guide n=62$26,000 Small program - rough guide n=84
Public Health$42,733 National median for this major n=16,894Not published
Public Policy Analysis$53,031 National median for this major n=1,940Not published
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$44,644 Small program - rough guide n=79$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=52
Registered Nursing$78,333 n=441$27,000 n=320
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$38,781 National median for this major n=3,059$26,000 Small program - rough guide n=69
Religion/Religious Studies$28,307 National median for this major n=4,315Not published
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$35,087 National median for this major n=7,289Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Security Science and Technology$46,655 National median for this major n=2,893Not published
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430$26,000 Small program - rough guide n=32
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$41,928 Small program - rough guide n=77$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=58
Teaching$41,726 n=101$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=70
Theological and Ministerial Studies$36,786 National median for this major n=1,754Not published

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