| Name |
Duquesne University |
| Address |
600 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15282 |
| Website |
http://www.duq.edu |
| Email |
admissions@duq.edu |
| Percent Undergrad College Owned |
55% |
| Percent Fraternity |
16% |
| Percent Sorority |
20% |
| Percent Campus Weekends |
60% |
| Offer Housing |
Yes |
| Percent Students College Housing |
55% |
| Campus Housing |
Yes |
| Off Campus Assistance |
Yes |
| Types Available |
coed dorms (74%), sorority housing (6%), fraternity housing (4%), apartments for married students (0%), apartment for single students (15%), special housing for disabled students (1%) |
| College Owned Singles |
7% |
| College Owned Doubles |
74% |
| College Owned Triples |
1% |
| College Owned Apartments |
18% |
| College Owned Other |
N/A |
| Num College Owned |
6 |
| Sprinkler System |
67% |
| Fire Alarms |
100% |
| High Speed Internet |
100% |
| Campus Size |
50 acres |
| Percent Weekends |
60% |
| Nearest Airport |
Pittsburgh (15) |
| Nearest Train |
Pittsburgh (1) |
| Nearest Bus |
Pittsburgh (1) |
| Public Transport |
Yes |
| Cars Permitted |
No |
| Percent Cars |
28% |
| School Employment |
Yes |
| Percent Undergrads Employed |
5% |
| Average Undergrad Earnings |
1,200 |
| Freshmen Discouraged Working |
No |
| Army Rotc |
Offered on campus |
| Navy Rotc |
Offered at cooperating institution (Carnegie Mellon University) |
| Airforce Rotc |
Offered at cooperating institution (University of Pittsburgh) |
| Alcohol Permitted |
Yes |
| Additional Policies |
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited |
| Popular Events |
Orientation; Carnival; International Students Week; Christmas Ball; Parents Weekend; Greek Week; Valentine Ball; Multi-Cultural Unity Ball; Commuter Day; Spotlight Musical Theater Shows; Program Council Major Concert; Nightspot Late Night Programs |
| Student Activities |
choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, marching band, music ensembles, musical theater, opera, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, symphony orchestra, television station, yearbook |
| Num Organizations |
130 |
| Honor Societies |
Beta Beta Beta; Golden Key Society; Integrated Honors Society; Phi Lambda Sigma; Lambda Sigma (sophomore); Mortar Board (Senior); Order of Omega; Omicron Delta Kappa (leadership); Phi Eta Sigma; Pi Kappa Epsilon; Pi Lambda Theta; Psi Chi; Rho Chi; Omicron Delta Epsilon |
| Religious Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Knights of Columbus; Orthodox Christian Fellowship; Catholic Campus Ministry; Crossroads Christian Fellowship; Hillel Society; Muslim Student Organization |
| International Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) International Student Organization; Black Student Union; Latin American Student Association; Indian Student Association; Asian Student Association; Muslim Student Organization |
| Other Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) 60 Professional and Departmental Organizations; 19 Service Organizations - Duquesne University Volunteers; 18 Social Fraternities and Sororities; 26 Other Student Organizations; 3 Theater Organizations; 3 Choirs, including gospel choir; 2 bands; 1 orchestra |
| Student Papers |
(Appears as submitted by school) The Duquesne Duke (weekly); The Duquesne Magazine; L'Espirit Du Duc yearbook; Juris Law magazine; Duquesne Law Review; The Script |
| Num Frats |
9 |
| Frats Chapter Houses |
0 |
| Percent Frat Members |
16% |
| Num Sororities |
8 |
| Sororities Chapter Houses |
0 |
| Percent Sorority Members |
20% |
| Type |
Private institution |
| Year Founded |
1878 |
| Religious Affiliation |
Roman Catholic |
| Academic Calendar |
Semester |
| Undergrad Body |
5,650 |
| Setting |
Urban |
| Endowment |
123,276,000 |
| Application Deadline |
July 1 |
| Application Fee |
50 |
| Selectivity |
Selective |
| Tuition |
22,665 |
| Room Board |
8,296 |
| Basic |
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance, other |
| Remedial |
reading, math, writing, study skills, other |
| Counseling |
minority student, career, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, religious |
| Career |
on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, interest inventory, interview training, other |
| Job Six Months |
65% |
| Job One Year |
80% |
| Job Two Years |
90% |
| Firms |
Deloitte Consulting, Deloitte and Touche; Ernst and Young, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Alcoa, Bayer, PNC Financial Services Group, American Eagle Outfitters, CVS, Rite Aid, FedEx, Enterprise, KPMG, National City Corporation, Dollar Bank, Marsh Inc., Walgreens |
| Library |
Yes |
| Library Consortia |
Yes |
| Num Books |
690,904 |
| Num Subscriptions |
1,101 |
| Num Microforms |
331,806 |
| Num Audiovisual |
30,651 |
| Num Ebooks |
1 |
| Library Facilities |
Maureen P. Sullivan Curriculum Center, Simon Silverman Phenomenology Center, Cardinal John Wright Collection, Herman Hailperin Collection, Judge Michael Musmanno Collection |
| Museums |
Family Institute; Pharmaceutical Information Center; Center for Pharmacy Practice; Tamburitzan Cultural Center; Electronic Studio; Digital Keyboards/Computers and 24-track recording facility in the School of Music; Campus in Rome, Italy; Supercomputing Facility; Center for Biotechnology; Confocal microscope; Single crystal x-ray diffractometer; lectures available via Internet; On-line real-time Investment Center; Center for Pharmacy Care; Phenomenology Center; Center for Pharmaceutical Technology; Pharmacy Manufacturing Lab; Center for Computational Sciences; Beard Center for Leadership in Ethics; Human Cadaver Laboratory; EMG and Biomechanical Analysis Equipment; Metabolic and Work/Energy Cost Assessment Equipment; Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic |
| Computer Course |
Yes |
| Own Computer |
No |
| Computers Available |
800 |
| Email Accounts |
Yes |
| Internet Access |
Yes |
| Computers Available In |
computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center |
| Num Wired Library |
0 |
| Num Wired Classrooms |
0 |
| Num Wired Labs |
0 |
| Num Wired Other |
0 |
| Wireless Network |
Yes |
| Wireless Areas |
in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas |
| Wireless Capacity |
500 |
| Recommended Os |
Microsoft |
| Hosting Units |
100% |
| Student Webpages |
Yes |
| Online Registration |
Yes |
| Campus Safety |
24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc) |
