Duquesne University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Duquesne University is a private research university in Pittsburgh, PA (city setting), with 5,226 undergraduates (63% women), affiliated with the Roman Catholic. It admitted 79% of 14,112 applicants — lower half for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1160–1350 on the SAT and 26–31 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $68,164 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $35,125 on average after grants (bottom quarter for affordability in its division). 75% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in health professions & nursing, business, education. The campus reported 1.25 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — lower half for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Duquesne University ranks
2 top-ten finishes among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 75%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $47,146
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 23 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Duquesne University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Duquesne University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Atlantic 10 Conference | 34 | 6 over | 3 | $1.1M | $31,017 | 998 | |
| Men's Basketball | Atlantic 10 Conference | 18 | 3 over | 8 | $6M | $334,007 | 945 | |
| Women's Basketball | Atlantic 10 Conference | 14 | room 1 | 7 | $3.3M | $237,235 | 996 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Atlantic 10 Conference | — | — | 3 | — | — | 995 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Atlantic 10 Conference | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Football | Northeast Conference | 118 | 13 over | 1 | $5.1M | $43,237 | 943 | |
| Women's Golf | Atlantic 10 Conference | 6 | room 3 | 2 | $264k | $44,053 | — | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Atlantic 10 Conference | 31 | room 7 | 2 | $808k | $26,066 | 1000 | |
| Women's Rowing | Atlantic 10 Conference | 56 | room 12 | 4 | $784k | $14,003 | 996 | |
| Men's Soccer | Atlantic 10 Conference | 34 | 6 over | 4 | $966k | $28,420 | 962 | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Atlantic 10 Conference | 27 | room 3 | 1 | $915k | $33,880 | 1000 | |
| Men's Tennis | Atlantic 10 Conference | 9 | room 1 | 4 | $263k | $29,272 | 992 | |
| Women's Tennis | Atlantic 10 Conference | 8 | room 2 | 3 | $550k | $68,772 | 1000 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Atlantic 10 Conference | 68 | 23 over | 1 | $683k | $10,050 | 995 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Atlantic 10 Conference | 116 | 71 over | 1 | $909k | $7,832 | 996 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Atlantic 10 Conference | 15 | room 3 | 3 | $1.1M | $74,370 | 1000 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.