It's Time for Bigger Goals

We offer 85+ undergraduate majors and 110 graduate and certificate programs across 10 schools. Our highly respected professional programs have garnered numerous accolades and rankings, including our No. 1 One-Year MBA — 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

A Duquesne student resident checking a patient's ear

#4 Service rank among Pennsylvania universities

Washington Monthly

A Â鶹ֱ²¥ nursing student holding up RN BSN letters

#39 Best Undergrad Nursing Program Nationally

U.S. News & World Report

Students at a Â鶹ֱ²¥ Career Fair

#46 University's Earning Power Nationally

Washington Monthly

Duquesne students walking on green campus with city skyline in background

#58 Best Value Schools Nationally

U.S. News & World Report

Duquesne engineering student welding

#62 Best Undergrad Engineering Program Nationally

U.S. News & World Report

Supply Chain Degree Propels Grad to Global Company

A testament to the nationally-ranked earning power of Duquesne grads, Ronnie Coleman, B'23, had multiple job offers, but chose to go with Nestlé—the world’s largest food and beverage company—due to its “great environment and vast opportunities for growth and learning.â€

Our Rankings

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

Other notable rankings include:

U.S. News & World Report

  • Duquesne is ranked #58 as a for 2025.
  • Our Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program at Duquesne is  for 2025.
  • Duquesne ranked (among the nearly 1,500 national colleges and universities evaluated) in the National University category for 2025.
  • Â鶹ֱ²¥'s 2025  rankings include:
    • Occupational Therapy, #27
    • Nursing, #46 (#12 in Master's Nurse Practitioner: Family)
    • Physician Assistant, #46
    • Pharmacy, #49
    • Physical Therapy, #74
    • Speech-Language Pathology, #91
    • Law, #94
  • Duquesne ranked #118 nationally in the  category for 2025.
  • A number of Â鶹ֱ²¥ 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

  • Duquesne's service rank is No. 63 nationally and No. 4 among Pennsylvania universities.
  • Earning power for Duquesne ranks No. 46 nationally and No. 5 in Pennsylvania.
  • Duquesne is listed among "Best Bang for the Buck" schools in Northeast

Princeton Review

  • For 2025, Duquesne was named among the  in the nation, which includes only the top 10% of colleges and universities nationally.
  • Duquesne was recognized as a in 2025 and 2024.

Other Rankings of Note

  • The WSJ/College Pulse 2025 Best Colleges in the U.S. ranks only the top 12% of colleges and universities in the country, and Duquesne was ranked No. 144 on their list, based on a methodology that places a significant 70% on student outcomes. 
  • Â鶹ֱ²¥ 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.
  • Duquesne'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 No. 1 in the United States and came in No. 2 globally.
  • The Wall Street Journal ranked Duquesne No. 143 among the top 400 universities in the country and in the top 13 schools ranked from Pennsylvania.
  • Money magazine listed Â鶹ֱ²¥ in its .
  •  for Best Online Master's in Nursing (MSN) Program for 2022.
  • Duquesne ranked #3 in the Northeast in a recent workforce analysis focused on  in the United States. 
  • For 2022, Niche.com ranked Duquesne at , and No. 4 in Pennsylvania. Additionally, Niche gave Duquesne an A+ in Best College Locations, an A for Value and an overall A- among colleges and universities in the nation.
  •  and the  achieved Top 10, gold-level rankings as both a Military Friendly® and Military Spouse Friendly®  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).
Duquesne students at an Army Commissioning Ceremony on campus

Best Colleges for Veterans

Duquesne ranked #118 nationally in the Best Colleges for Veterans category for 2025.