Duquesne University
PA · Private · Mid-Atlantic · National university · 5,368 undergraduates (medium)
Admission rates
Latest admit rates
† Not reported by round: this school publishes an overall admit rate but not applicant and admit counts for each round, so early and regular rates can’t be shown.
Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
Admission rates
Early plans
Fall 2027 applicants
Testing
Testing policy
Superscoring
What this means:
- SAT
- Superscores
- ACT
- Not stated
Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026
Test-optional for fall 2027 entry. The page describes SAT section superscoring only; the ACT is not addressed.
How to send scores
Not stated on the school’s site
Send all scores? Encouraged
Duquesne encourages sending scores each time you test; it does not say whether self-reported scores are accepted.
School’s words: “The admissions office encourages you to submit your scores each time you take the SAT/ACT/CLT.”
Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026
Students submitting scores
‡ Est. % submitting scores adds the share of enrolled first-years who submitted the SAT to the share who submitted the ACT.
Score ranges (middle 50%)
Enrolled first-years who submitted scores, Fall 2025. A quarter scored below the range and a quarter above.
Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
Share of enrolled students submitting scores
SAT composite, middle 50%
ACT composite, middle 50%
Year-by-year data, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
| CDS year | Admitted | Admit rate | ED rate | Est. % submitting | % SAT | % ACT | SAT mid-50 | ACT mid-50 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 ↗ | 5,375 | 74.3% | Not reported | 100% | 73% | 31% | 1145-1280 | 23-28 | |
| 2020-21 ↗ | 6,434 | 77.2% | Not reported | 96% | 67% | 29% | 1130-1250 | 23-28 | |
| 2021-22 ↗ | 8,857 | 91.9% | Not reported | 44% | 34% | 10% | 1160-1290 | 24-29 | |
| 2022-23 ↗ | 10,775 | 87.7% | Not reported | 35% | 28% | 7% | 1170-1330 | 25-31 | |
| 2023-24 ↗ | 11,128 | 78.9% | Not reported | 30% | 25% | 5% | 1170-1338 | 26-31 | |
| 2024-25 ↗ | 10,773 | 83.6% | Not reported | 24% | 20% | 4% | 1190-1330 | 26-32 | |
| 2025-26 ↗ | 11,464 | 86.4% | Not reported | 17% | 14% | 3% | 1130-1333 | 25-30 |
Waitlist admit rate
Share of students who stayed on the waitlist and were later admitted, by entering class.
- 2025: 18%
- 2024: 34%
- 2023: 24%
- 2022: 36%
- 2021: 66%
Test policy in each Common Data Set
History only. The current policy is under Testing above.
- Fall 2027 Recommended2025-26 CDS
- Fall 2026 Test-optional2024-25 CDS
- Fall 2025 Test-optional2023-24 CDS
- Fall 2023 Required for some2022-23 CDS
- Fall 2023 Required for some2021-22 CDS
- Fall 2022 Required for some2020-21 CDS
- Fall 2021 Required for some2019-20 CDS