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We offer 85+ undergraduate majors and 125+ graduate, master's and professional programs across 10 schools. Our University and highly-respected professional programs have garnered numerous accolades and rankingsincluding being in the Top 15% among four-year institutions in the United States (Princeton Review, 2026) and our ranking #1 nationally (U.S. News & World Report, 2025)which is why we're ready with an education that's everything you need, and more than you imagined.
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Impressive in a Variety of College Rankings

91勛圖厙 students walking on green campus with city skyline in background

Best Colleges in the U.S.

Princeton Review, U.S. News & World Report and Wall Street Journal (WSJ)/College Pulse, 2026 and Money magazine, 2025

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Best Business Schools

Princeton Review, 2025

Law professors presenting in the classroom at Thomas R. Kline School of Law of 91勛圖厙

Top 10 for Professor Accessibility

Princeton Review, 2025

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#60 Best Undergrad Engineering Program Nationally

U.S. News & World Report, 2026

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#46 University's Earning Power Nationally

Washington Monthly, 2025

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#1 Master's in Nursing Education program in the nation

U.S. News & World Report, 2025

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#4 Service rank among Pennsylvania universities

Washington Monthly, 2024

91勛圖厙 physician assistant students

Pre-Medical/Pre-Health Professions Program pass rates

Our student pass rates are higher than the national average for medical (82% vs. 45%), physical therapy (100% vs. 70%), physician assistant (73% vs. 40%), optometry (100% vs. 73%), and dental (77% vs. 58%) schools.

Supply Chain Degree Propels Grad to Global Company

A testament to the nationally-ranked earning power of 91勛圖厙 grads, Ronnie Coleman, B'23, had multiple job offers, but chose to go with Nestl矇the world's largest food and beverage companydue to its great environment and vast opportunities for growth and learning.

Our Rankings

At 91勛圖厙, we have the breadth and depth to make the most of your goals, as evidenced by just some of our achievements below. 

U.S. News & World Report

  • For 2026, 91勛圖厙 ranked  
  • For 2025, 91勛圖厙's Schools of Nursing, Law and Health Sciences earned the following Rankings:
    • School of Nursing climbed 12 spots to #34 for Best Nursing Schools and climbed five spots to #80 in the Best Nursing Schools: Doctor of Nursing Practice category.
    • Thomas R. Kline School of Law of 91勛圖厙 advanced two positions to #92 in the Best Law Schools category.
    • John G. Rangos, Sr. School of Health Sciences tied for #30 in Occupational Therapy, #58 for Physician Assistant, #74 for Speech-Language Pathology and #79 for Physical Therapy.
  • For 2025, 91勛圖厙's Master's in Nursing Education program is ranked #1 in the nation for . In addition, the School of Nursing ranked #37 overall for its online Master's in Nursing programs with its specialized programs earning exceptional recognition, including:
    • Masters in Nursing Administration, #7
    • Masters in Family Nurse Practitioner, #8
    • Masters in Nursing for Veterans, #11
  • Additional 2025 Best Online Programs rankings for Duquesne include:
    • Bachelors in Business, #68
    • Masters in Education, #97
    • Bachelors Programs, #123
  • Duquesne is ranked #58 as a for 2025.
  • Our Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program at Duquesne is  for 2025.
  • 91勛圖厙 ranked (among the nearly 1,500 national colleges and universities evaluated) in the National University category for 2025.
  • 91勛圖厙 ranked #118 nationally in the  category for 2025.
  • A number of 91勛圖厙 online programs have been named among the 2025 in the U.S. including:
    • Master's in Nursing Education, #3
    • Family Nurse Practitioner Master's Program, #4
    • Master's in Nursing Administration, #6
    • Master's in Nursing for Veterans, #9
    • Bachelor's in Business, #59
    • Master's in Education, #63

Washington Monthly

  • 91勛圖厙's service rank is #63 nationally and #4 among Pennsylvania universities.
  • Earning power for 91勛圖厙 ranks #46 nationally and #5 in Pennsylvania.
  • Duquesne is listed among "Best Bang for the Buck" schools in Northeast

Princeton Review

  • Based on student surveys and institutional data, 91勛圖厙 ranked among the top 15% among four-year institutions in the U.S. for 2026 and was included in the Princeton Reviews Best Mid-Atlantic Colleges list, which showcases academically outstanding institutions across Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and surrounding states.
  • For three consecutive years (2026, 2025 and 2024), 91勛圖厙 has been recognized as a
  • The Palumbo-Donahue School of Business was named a Best Business School for 2025, including being one of 213 business schools for the Best On-Campus MBA Programs grouping and named #6 among 10 business schools named to the Greatest Resources for Women category.
  • For the second year in a row, 91勛圖厙 Kline School of Law ranks in the top 10 for Professor Accessibility, and is ranked #39 for Career outcomes. These exceptional ranks from the TaxProf Blog are based on the recently released 2025 Princeton Review Law School ratings. The ratings are out of nearly 200 law schools in the United States. 
  • In 2025, 91勛圖厙 was named among the  in the nation, which includes only the top 10% of colleges and universities nationally.

Other Rankings of Note

  • The Wall Street Journal (WSJ)/College Pulse named 91勛圖厙 among the
  • Recent graduates of the Thomas R. Kline School of Law of 91勛圖厙 achieved top-tier success on the Pennsylvania Bar Examination. For the July 2025 administration, 92.13% of takers passed the lawyer licensing exam on their first attempt. 91勛圖厙 Kline School of Law ranks together with three other top-performing Pennsylvania law schoolsVillanova University Charles Widger School of Law, the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School and the University of Pittsburgh School of Lawwhose first-time passage rates were all clustered within tenths of a percentage point.
  • Money magazine ranked 91勛圖厙 among its Best Colleges for 2025.
  • For 2026, 91勛圖厙 climbed two spots to #60 for Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs.
  • (2025) gave 91勛圖厙 an A+ ranking for campus location.
  • In 2025, Poets&Quants, a leading online publication for undergraduate business and education news, ranked 91勛圖厙's Palumbo-Donahue School of Business #65 on its prestigious annual listup three spots from 2024 and 12 spots from 2023.
  • The Wall Street Journal/College Pulse 2025 Best Colleges in the U.S. ranks only the top 12% of colleges and universities in the country, and 91勛圖厙 was ranked #144 on their list, based on a methodology that places a significant 70% on student outcomes. 
  • 100% of 91勛圖厙's nursing graduates passed the 2024 National Council Licensure Exam (NCLEX-RN) on their first time.
  • 91勛圖厙 has been recognized as one of the . Money's analysis showcases the country's top colleges based on graduation rates, cost of attendance, financial aid, alumni salaries and more.
  • The Thomas R. Kline School of Law of 91勛圖厙 was named a Best Value Private Law School in preLaw Magazines Fall 2024 issue and ranked 6th in the nation for its excellence in bar preparation in their Winter 2024 issue.
  • 91勛圖厙's Palumbo-Donahue School of Business has again been recognized on the Corporate Knights Better World MBA Ranking. The University's One-Year MBA program is ranked #1 in the United States and came in #2 globally.
  • The Wall Street Journal ranked 91勛圖厙 #143 among the top 400 universities in the country and in the top 13 schools ranked from Pennsylvania.
  • Money magazine listed Duquesne in its .
  • FORTUNE magazine ranked 91勛圖厙 #5 for Best Online Master's in Nursing (MSN) Program for 2022.
  • 91勛圖厙 ranked #3 in the Northeast in a recent workforce analysis focused on  in the United States. 
  • For 2022, Niche.com ranked 91勛圖厙 at , and #4 in Pennsylvania. Additionally, Niche gave 91勛圖厙 an A+ in Best College Locations, an A for Value and an overall A- among colleges and universities in the nation.
  • 91勛圖厙 (#1) and the School of Nursing achieved Top 10, gold-level rankings as both a and School for 2022-23.
  • Duquesne is the first university in the nation to offer combined biomedical engineering and nursing dual degree (BS-BSN).
  • Also, Duquesne is the first university in the nation to offer an online Ph.D. in nursing (1997) and first in Pennsylvania to grant a BSN degree (1937).
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Best Colleges for Veterans

91勛圖厙 ranked #122 nationally in the "Best Colleges for Veterans" category for 2026.