Duquesne University Comparisons

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Compare with Pennsylvania Public Colleges

Compare with Pennsylvania Public Colleges for Duquesne University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Main Campus University Park, PA	$28,342 lower in-state tuition	23% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	$27,060 lower in-state tuition	26% lower acceptance rate	Compare
West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA	$38,211 lower in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA	$37,672 lower in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg, PA	$35,266 lower in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, PA	$38,418 lower in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Abington Abington, PA	$33,718 lower in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville, PA	$37,858 lower in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Harrisburg Middletown, PA	$33,014 lower in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania East Stroudsburg, PA	$37,450 lower in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Altoona Altoona, PA	$33,014 lower in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Indiana University of Pennsylvania Main Campus Indiana, PA	$37,606 lower in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Brandywine Media, PA	$33,778 lower in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Erie Behrend College Erie, PA	$33,014 lower in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Lehigh Valley Center Valley, PA	$33,778 lower in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pittsburgh Johnstown Johnstown, PA	$34,080 lower in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pittsburgh Bradford Bradford, PA	$34,216 lower in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Berks Reading, PA	$33,014 lower in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Scranton Dunmore, PA	$33,778 lower in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Schuylkill Schuylkill Haven, PA	$33,778 lower in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State York York, PA	$33,778 lower in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Hazleton Hazleton, PA	$33,778 lower in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Shenango Sharon, PA	$34,962 lower in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Greater Allegheny McKeesport, PA	$34,578 lower in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State New Kensington New Kensington, PA	$34,578 lower in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pittsburgh Greensburg Greensburg, PA	$34,276 lower in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Beaver Monaca, PA	$34,578 lower in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Mont Alto Mont Alto, PA	$34,578 lower in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Wilkes Barre Dallas, PA	$34,706 lower in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State DuBois DuBois, PA	$34,578 lower in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Fayette Eberly Lemont Furnace, PA	$34,578 lower in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Pennsylvania Private Colleges

Compare with Pennsylvania Private Colleges for Duquesne University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Villanova University Villanova, PA	$18,790 higher in-state tuition	57% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	$13,426 higher in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA	$18,826 higher in-state tuition	55% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA	$15,994 higher in-state tuition	58% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lafayette College Easton, PA	$16,412 higher in-state tuition	53% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Scranton Scranton, PA	$4,997 higher in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Muhlenberg College Allentown, PA	$13,819 higher in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA	$17,654 higher in-state tuition	45% lower acceptance rate	Compare
La Salle University Philadelphia, PA	$11,186 lower in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Arcadia University Glenside, PA	$624 higher in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Saint Joseph's University Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA	$4,274 higher in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Dickinson College Carlisle, PA	$16,664 higher in-state tuition	42% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster, PA	$21,808 higher in-state tuition	56% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr, PA	$16,934 higher in-state tuition	55% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Allegheny College Meadville, PA	$7,564 higher in-state tuition	29% lower acceptance rate	Compare
DeSales University Center Valley, PA	$2,186 lower in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Susquehanna University Selinsgrove, PA	$10,864 higher in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Ursinus College Collegeville, PA	$12,224 higher in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Delaware Valley University Doylestown, PA	$4,136 lower in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Alvernia University Reading, PA	$3,986 lower in-state tuition	26% lower acceptance rate	Compare
York College of Pennsylvania York, PA	$23,398 lower in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Messiah University Mechanicsburg, PA	$6,746 lower in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Widener University Chester, PA	$6,744 higher in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Chatham University Pittsburgh, PA	$4,360 lower in-state tuition	22% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Immaculata University Immaculata, PA	$19,656 lower in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Elizabethtown College Elizabethtown, PA	$11,036 lower in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lebanon Valley College Annville, PA	$3,094 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Lycoming College Williamsport, PA	$1,043 higher in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
King's College Wilkes-Barre, PA	$4,886 lower in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Juniata College Huntingdon, PA	$9,594 higher in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Moravian University Bethlehem, PA	$4,514 higher in-state tuition	30% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Moore College of Art and Design Philadelphia, PA	$3,826 higher in-state tuition	28% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lancaster Bible College Lancaster, PA	$18,996 lower in-state tuition	28% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bryn Athyn College of the New Church Bryn Athyn, PA	$20,069 lower in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Grove City College Grove City, Pennsylvania	$27,286 lower in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA	$1,481 lower in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Public Colleges

Compare with Regional Public Colleges for Duquesne University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA	$33,038 lower in-state tuition	29% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Michigan State University East Lansing, MI	$32,528 lower in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ohio State University Main Campus Columbus, OH	$35,742 lower in-state tuition	23% lower acceptance rate	Compare
North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC	$40,187 lower in-state tuition	42% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Kentucky Lexington, KY	$35,484 lower in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Appalachian State University Boone, NC	$41,407 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Delaware Newark, DE	$32,176 lower in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
George Mason University Fairfax, VA	$34,766 lower in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Miami University Oxford Oxford, OH	$30,825 lower in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Binghamton University Vestal, NY	$38,419 lower in-state tuition	45% lower acceptance rate	Compare
James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA	$34,736 lower in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Ball State University Muncie, IN	$37,904 lower in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rutgers University New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	$31,057 lower in-state tuition	26% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA	$36,236 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY	$38,050 lower in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Cincinnati Main Campus Cincinnati, OH	$35,010 lower in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Hunter College New York, NY	$41,604 lower in-state tuition	30% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA	$32,041 lower in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wayne State University Detroit, MI	$33,796 lower in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Louisville Louisville, KY	$35,850 lower in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Christopher Newport University Newport News, VA	$32,158 lower in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Naval Academy Annapolis, Maryland	$48,986 lower in-state tuition	75% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Ohio University Main Campus Athens, OH	$34,828 lower in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Queens College Queens, NY	$41,448 lower in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rowan University Glassboro, NJ	$32,412 lower in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ	$29,354 lower in-state tuition	22% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maryland Baltimore County Baltimore, MD	$35,730 lower in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Virginia Military Institute Lexington, VA	$27,940 lower in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ	$29,012 lower in-state tuition	19% lower acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY City College New York, NY	$41,646 lower in-state tuition	24% lower acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY	$41,522 lower in-state tuition	36% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC	$41,325 lower in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg, VA	$34,346 lower in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
United States Military Academy West Point, New York	$48,986 lower in-state tuition	72% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY at Purchase College Purchase, NY	$40,033 lower in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Brockport Brockport, NY	$40,234 lower in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Salisbury University Salisbury, MD	$37,902 lower in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Toledo Toledo, OH	$36,242 lower in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJ	$32,209 lower in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY College at Geneseo Geneseo, NY	$39,987 lower in-state tuition	18% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of North Carolina School of the Arts Winston Salem, NC	$39,509 lower in-state tuition	54% lower acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY	$41,534 lower in-state tuition	26% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Oneonta Oneonta, NY	$40,155 lower in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
State University of New York at Oswego Oswego, NY	$40,161 lower in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz, NY	$40,414 lower in-state tuition	22% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Connecticut Stamford Stamford, CT	$30,836 lower in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rutgers University Newark Newark, NJ	$31,736 lower in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ	$33,282 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Baltimore Baltimore, MD	$38,994 lower in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Private Colleges

Compare with Regional Private Colleges for Duquesne University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Howard University Washington, DC	$13,176 lower in-state tuition	43% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	$16,542 higher in-state tuition	38% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Fordham University Bronx, NY	$15,929 higher in-state tuition	25% lower acceptance rate	Compare
George Washington University Washington, DC	$18,724 higher in-state tuition	37% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Elon University Elon, NC	$2,028 lower in-state tuition	18% lower acceptance rate	Compare
American University Washington, DC	$9,785 higher in-state tuition	22% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC	$18,656 higher in-state tuition	62% lower acceptance rate	Compare
St. John's University New York Queens, NY	$4,034 higher in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Dayton Dayton, OH	$154 higher in-state tuition	19% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Xavier University Cincinnati, OH	$1,654 higher in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Butler University Indianapolis, IN	$1,426 lower in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Pace University New York, NY	$4,304 higher in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	$8,674 higher in-state tuition	16% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ	$4,184 higher in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Oberlin College Oberlin, OH	$18,380 higher in-state tuition	50% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJ	$2,434 lower in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Marist University Poughkeepsie, NY	$1,236 lower in-state tuition	27% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY	$10,288 higher in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Iona University New Rochelle, NY	$1,726 lower in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Adelphi University Garden City, NY	$124 higher in-state tuition	18% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Manhattan University Riverdale, NY	$4,414 higher in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Pratt Institute Main Brooklyn, NY	$12,859 higher in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
The New School New York, NY	$9,708 higher in-state tuition	21% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Ithaca College Ithaca, NY	$4,554 higher in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Catawba College Salisbury, NC	$14,686 lower in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Denison University Granville, OH	$18,014 higher in-state tuition	67% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Kenyon College Gambier, OH	$22,534 higher in-state tuition	53% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ	$14,476 higher in-state tuition	36% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, MD	$8,164 higher in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Mount St. Mary's University Emmitsburg, MD	$356 lower in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rider University Lawrenceville, NJ	$7,866 lower in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Roanoke College Salem, VA	$10,918 lower in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Alfred University Alfred, NY	$7,486 lower in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
John Carroll University University Heights, OH	$1,514 higher in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Long Island University Brookville, NY	$6,554 lower in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Calvin University Grand Rapids, MI	$9,636 lower in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
The College of Wooster Wooster, OH	$12,654 higher in-state tuition	24% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bard College Annandale-On-Hudson, NY	$17,450 higher in-state tuition	32% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Guilford College Greensboro, NC	$7,624 lower in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Maryland Institute College of Art Baltimore, MD	$7,814 higher in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Sarah Lawrence College Bronxville, NY	$17,876 higher in-state tuition	22% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Molloy University Rockville Centre, NY	$9,196 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Le Moyne College Syracuse, NY	$8,656 lower in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bridgewater College Bridgewater, VA	$32,896 lower in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Meredith College Raleigh, NC	$3,356 lower in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Fairleigh Dickinson University Florham Campus Madison, NJ	$10,982 lower in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Holy Cross College Notre Dame, IN	$12,386 lower in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Detroit Mercy Detroit, MI	$16,040 lower in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Otterbein University Westerville, OH	$13,438 lower in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with National Colleges

Compare with National Colleges for Duquesne University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Spelman College Atlanta, GA	$17,430 lower in-state tuition	59% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT	$6,494 higher in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL	$4,724 higher in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX	$12,754 higher in-state tuition	40% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Mercer University Macon, GA	$6,674 lower in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Belmont University Nashville, TN	$6,446 lower in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Marquette University Milwaukee, WI	$2,184 higher in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Daytona Beach Daytona Beach, FL	$4,737 lower in-state tuition	19% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Florida Institute of Technology Melbourne, FL	$3,086 lower in-state tuition	26% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Portland Portland, OR	$9,114 higher in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Point Loma Nazarene University San Diego, CA	$2,736 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Redlands Redlands, CA	$11,892 higher in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Florida Southern College Lakeland, FL	$4,946 lower in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Drake University Des Moines, IA	$3,144 higher in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Endicott College Beverly, MA	$8,336 lower in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Biola University La Mirada, CA	$2 lower in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rollins College Winter Park, FL	$11,594 higher in-state tuition	36% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bryant University Smithfield, RI	$3,691 higher in-state tuition	19% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Siena College Loudonville, NY	$2,406 lower in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Hope College Holland, MI	$7,016 lower in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks, CA	$3,574 higher in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Norwich University Northfield, VT	$754 higher in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston, MA	$6,102 lower in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
LeTourneau University Longview, TX	$11,826 lower in-state tuition	46% lower acceptance rate	Compare
George Fox University Newberg, OR	$6,236 lower in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Prescott Prescott, AZ	$4,837 lower in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Mary Bismarck, ND	$26,630 lower in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=212106.

Last updated: August 2026