View of the Admin Building and chapel

At a Glance

Duquesne University is a private, coeducational university located on a bluff above downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1878 as a Catholic college by the Order of the Holy Spirit, Duquesne is the only Spiritan institution of higher education in the world.

10,363 students
  • 5,858 undergraduate
  • 3,804 graduate
  • 701 law

About 3,500 students live on campus, including 85 percent of freshmen and sophomores.

79,000 alumni
10 men’s and 10 women’s
varsity sports
  • NCAA Division I basketball, Atlantic 10 Conference, and Division I-AA football, Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
    GoDuquesne.com
Radio and TV
Campus
  • 31 buildings (main campus)
  • 49 acres
  • 6 living-learning centers (student residence buildings)
10 schools of study
15:1 student-to-faculty ratio
  • 463 full-time faculty
  • 483 part-time faculty
Student Newspaper