Duquesne University

For Fall 2025, 13,270 first-year students applied to Duquesne, 11,464 were admitted and 1,404 enrolled: an acceptance rate of 86.4%.

Source: Duquesne Common Data Set 2025-2026 (opens in a new tab), section C1. Read Oct 1, 2026.

By residency, first-year applicants, Fall 2025

Source: Duquesne Common Data Set 2025-2026 (opens in a new tab), section C1, residency table. Read Oct 1, 2026.

By school or major. Duquesne's Common Data Set reports one first-year acceptance rate for the whole university, with no rate by school or major.

Source: Duquesne Common Data Set 2025-2026 (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

Early action. Duquesne has no early decision plan. Its early action plan is not binding and not restrictive; the Common Data Set lists a November 15 closing date and a December 15 notification date, and does not report how many applied or were admitted early.

Source: Duquesne Common Data Set 2025-2026 (opens in a new tab), sections C21 and C22. Read Oct 1, 2026.

For students applying in fall 2026, entering fall 2027

You apply to Duquesne with an intended program. Some programs ask for more:

• Music. A performance audition is required for every applicant to the Mary Pappert School of Music.

  Source: Duquesne Admissions, Additional Requirements (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

• Physician Assistant Studies. Apply by November 15, choosing Early Action; the review committee starts reading after that deadline.

  Source: Duquesne Admissions, Application Deadlines and Important Dates (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

• Physician Assistant Studies essay. A personal essay is required: about yourself, why you want to become a physician assistant, and why Duquesne. The Common App essay does not count for this program.

  Source: Duquesne Admissions, Additional Requirements (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

• Health professions. One recommendation from a teacher or counselor is required. For other programs a recommendation is optional.

  Source: Duquesne Admissions, Admission Application Requirements (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

• Athletic Training, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Speech-Language Pathology. A personal essay is recommended but not required.

  Source: Duquesne Admissions, Additional Requirements (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

• Physical Therapy. Documentation of at least 40 hours of volunteer, paid or shadowing experience in a physical therapy setting, due by August before your first year.

  Source: Duquesne Admissions, Additional Requirements (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

• Early Assurance Program, Nasuti College of Osteopathic Medicine. Open to U.S. citizens and permanent residents admitted to the Pre-Medical and Health Professions Program and an eligible major. You need at least a 3.7 unweighted GPA and a 27 ACT or 1280 SAT from one test date. Admitted seniors apply between November 1 and January 5.

  Source: Duquesne Admissions, Application Deadlines and Important Dates (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

Source: Duquesne Admissions, Freshman Application Process (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

71 majors across 8 schools. Every bachelor's degree program in Duquesne's official 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog, grouped by the school that offers it, with the degree it leads to. Minors, concentrations, certificates, dual degrees and graduate programs are left out.

For students applying in fall 2026, entering fall 2027

You can apply with Duquesne's Future Focused Application, the Common App or the Coalition Application. University scholarship applications are due January 15. After January 15, admission and financial aid notices go out on a rolling basis as space allows. The admissions pages do not publish decision dates.

Source: Duquesne Admissions, Freshman Application Process (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

For students applying in fall 2026, entering fall 2027

Duquesne is test-optional and test-flexible for every major: you may apply without SAT, ACT or CLT scores. If you send them, they are considered, along with other scores such as AP, IB and CLEP, and Duquesne encourages you to submit scores you have. Applicants admitted without scores generally have at least a 3.0 GPA.

Source: Duquesne Admissions, Test-Optional Admission (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

The Common Data Set marks the SAT or ACT as recommended, not required, for fall 2027 applicants, with scores due by August 28.

Source: Duquesne Common Data Set 2025-2026 (opens in a new tab), section C8. Read Oct 1, 2026.

For students applying in fall 2027, entering fall 2028

Not announced yet. When we checked Duquesne's admission pages on October 1, 2026, we found no announced changes for fall 2028 entry. The deadlines and rules above are for fall 2027 entry.

Source: Duquesne Admissions, Application Deadlines and Important Dates (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

The published cost of a year at Duquesne, 2026-2027:

For a full-time undergraduate living on campus. The Common Data Set lists no separate required fees.

Source: Duquesne Common Data Set 2025-2026 (opens in a new tab), sections G1 and G5. Read Oct 1, 2026.

Average net price per year, by family income, 2023-24:

What first-year, full-time students who received federal aid paid after grants and scholarships, by family income, in 2023-24, the latest year the Department of Education publishes. Your own price comes from Duquesne's aid offer.

Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

Chosen for how close each is to Duquesne University on acceptance rate, public or private, location and majors offered.

• Thomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphia, PA · Private81% admitted$28,928 average net price
• Pace UniversityNew York, NY · Private75.9% admitted$30,892 average net price
• Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA · Private69.9% admitted$38,509 average net price
• Seton Hall UniversitySouth Orange, NJ · Private73.3% admitted$31,446 average net price
• University of DenverDenver, CO · Private85.4% admitted$36,131 average net price

Admitted: each school's latest first-year acceptance rate, so the year can differ from school to school; each school's page names its year and source. Average net price: what federal aid recipients paid per year after grants, 2023-24, and the in-state figure for a public university.