Duquesne University Academic Life

Summary

The student-faculty ratio at Duquesne University is 14:1, and the school has 49.7 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Duquesne University include: Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services; Health Professions and Related Programs; Education; Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs; and Social Sciences. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 86.5 percent.

Faculty & Classes

General education/core curriculum required	Yes
Coursework required for graduation
Arts/fine arts Foreign languages Humanities Sciences (biological or physical) Computer literacy History Mathematics Social science English (including composition) Other Philosophy
Class sizes
Student-faculty ratio	14:1
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution

Majors

Five most popular majors for 2011 graduates

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services 26% Health Professions and Related Programs 20% Education 9% Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs 8% Social Sciences 6%

Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered	Bachelor's, Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's, Post-master's certificate, Doctorate - professional practice, Doctorate - research/scholarship
Combined-degree programs	BA / MBA; BA in (Digital Media, Journalism, Media Management and Production, Public Relations)/MS in Media Art; BA in English / MA in English; BA or BS / MA in Occupational Therapy; BS (in Biochemistry, Biology, or Chemistry) / MS in Forensic Science and Law; BS (in Biology, Biochemistry, or Chemistry) / MS in Biotechnology; BS (in Biology, Chemistry, or Environmental Science) / MS Environmental Science & Management; BS (in Biology, Chemistry, or Physics) / MSED in Secondary Education; BS (in Mathematics or Computer Science) / MS in Computational Mathematics; BS / MBA; BS Athletic Training / DPT; BS Athletic Training / MS in Occupational Therapy; BS Athletic Training / Master Physician Assistant; BS Physics / BA Engineering; BS in Biology / MS Environmental Science & Management; BS in Computer Science/MS in computational Mathematics; BSBA / BA; BSBA / BS; BSED in Secondary Education / BA (in History, English, Classical Latin, Spanish, or Mathematics); BSED in Secondary Education / BS in Mathematics; JD / BA; JD / BS; JD / MA in Health Care Ethics; JD / MBA; JD / MDiv; JD / MS Environmental Science & Management; MA in Corporate Communication / MS in Media Arts and Technology; MA in Pastoral Ministry / MA in Corporate Communication; MA in Pastoral Ministry / MA in Rhetoric & Philosophy of Communication; MBA / BS Pharmacy; MBA / MA in Corporate Communication; MBA / MA in Social and Public Policy; MBA / MAcc (Accountancy); MBA / MS Environmental Science & Management; MBA / MS Information Systems Management; MBA / MSN; MBA / Master Health Management Systems; MS in Industrial Pharmacy / MBA; MSED in Secondary Education (Biology) / BS Athletic Training; PharmD / MBA;
Student participation in special academic programs
First-year experiences N/A Service learning N/A Senior capstone or culminating academic experience N/A Writing in the disciplines N/A Undergraduate research/creative projects N/A Learning communities N/A

Graduation & Retention

Average freshman retention rate	87%
4-year graduation rate	61

* Academic Life details based on 2011 data