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Duquesne University scholarships and merit aid

Two prices: the posted one, and yours.

Posted price$73,942per year · 2026-2027 · cost of attendance
Yours?depends on the rules below

The short answer

Duquesne University may be worth checking, but its awards do not follow a simple grades-and-scores chart. Start with the published scholarships below.

Where does your student land?

Verified Jul 2026
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The award collection

Published scholarships

These amounts and requirements come from the school’s own published pages. Open an award to see who qualifies and how to keep it.

Where does your student land?

  1. Endowed FellowsAmount not publishedNot automatic
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Endowed Fellows

    Amount not published

    Published award termsNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

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    Worth knowing

    Official Honors College snapshot states Honors students may pursue research/creative arts/community engagement projects and those requiring more resources/time can apply to become Endowed Fellows with financial support up to ,000.

  2. Alumni Generations Merit ScholarshipAmount not publishedNot automatic
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Alumni Generations Merit Scholarship

    Amount not published

    Published award termsNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

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    Worth knowing

    Official Duquesne snapshot states Alumni Engagement/Alumni Association award over 00,000 annually; each summer one incoming freshman receives the merit-based scholarship, and applications for merit/need Alumni Generations Scholarships are open Jan. 1-May 1.

  3. Educators Of Impact ScholarshipAmount not publishedNot automatic
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Educators Of Impact Scholarship

    Amount not published

    Published award termsNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

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    Who qualifies

    School of Education

    Worth knowing

    Official Duquesne Educators of Impact snapshot states scholarships up to 0,000/year for eligible first-year School of Education students and says applicants must apply as an education major by March 15; criteria include minimum B average and holistic review.

  4. Rangos No Loan Tuition ScholarshipFull tuitionNot automatic
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Rangos No Loan Tuition Scholarship

    Full tuition

    Published coverage or packageNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

    Open award details for Rangos No Loan Tuition Scholarship

    Worth knowing

    Official Rangos snapshot states five incoming first-year health sciences students receive scholarships annually covering four years/100% tuition without loans or work-study; eligibility includes 3.5 high-school GPA, demonstrated financial need via FAFSA/CSS by Jan. 15, and no separate application.

  5. Raiseme Micro ScholarshipAmount not publishedNot automatic
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Raiseme Micro Scholarship

    Amount not published

    Published award termsNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

    Open award details for Raiseme Micro Scholarship

    Worth knowing

    Official Duquesne snapshot states high school students can earn up to 8,000 to Duquesne on RaiseMe, up to 2,000/year, and the RaiseMe amount is the guaranteed minimum institutional aid if admitted.

  6. National Recognition ScholarshipFull tuitionNot automatic
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    National Recognition Scholarship

    Full tuition

    Published coverage or packageNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

    Open award details for National Recognition Scholarship

    Worth knowing

    Official Duquesne snapshot states College Board National Recognition Program awardees who apply/admit may be eligible for four-year full-tuition scholarships, awarded to highest-ranked finalists in each category; rankings by holistic review; no separate scholarship application required.

  7. Spirit Of Excellence ScholarshipFull tuitionNot automatic
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Spirit Of Excellence Scholarship

    Full tuition

    Published coverage or packageNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

    Open award details for Spirit Of Excellence Scholarship

    Worth knowing

    Official Spirit of Excellence snapshot states Duquesne awards five exceptional leaders full tuition for four years; requirements include U.S. citizen admitted as freshman, minimum B average, demonstrated achievement/involvement, scholarship application, and Jan. 15 submission deadline.

  8. Stem Scholars ProgramFull tuitionNot automatic
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Stem Scholars Program

    Full tuition

    Published coverage or packageNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

    Open award details for Stem Scholars Program

    Worth knowing

    Official Duquesne snapshot states STEM Scholars Program is a full-tuition scholarship for four years of undergraduate study for students pursuing STEM degrees and notes the form is active Aug. 1-Jan. 15/apply by Jan. 15.

  9. Becker Freshman ScholarshipAmount not publishedNot automatic
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Becker Freshman Scholarship

    Amount not published

    Published award termsNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

    Open award details for Becker Freshman Scholarship

    Worth knowing

    Official Duquesne snapshot lists Becker Freshman/First-Year Scholarship for students from Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Washington, or Westmoreland County with at least 3.5 high-school GPA, renewable with minimum 3.2 GPA while attending Duquesne.

  10. Gormley Scholarship$5,000Not automatic
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Gormley Scholarship

    $5,000

    Published amountNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

    Open award details for Gormley Scholarship

    Worth knowing

    Official Duquesne Gormley snapshot states one-time, non-renewable ,000 scholarship for three Woodland Hills High School graduates planning to attend Duquesne as first-year students, open all majors, apply by Jan. 15 senior year.

  11. Staley Scholarship Additional Central CatholicAmount not publishedNot automatic
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Staley Scholarship Additional Central Catholic

    Amount not published

    Published award termsNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

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    Who qualifies

    Palumbo-Donahue School of Business

    Worth knowing

    Official Duquesne snapshot states Staley has one 0,000/year Central Catholic business scholarship requiring academic merit and financial need, followed by additional scholarships up to ,000 for incoming freshmen from Pittsburgh Central Catholic meeting similar criteria.

  12. Weir Endowed ScholarshipAmount not publishedNot automatic
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Weir Endowed Scholarship

    Amount not published

    Published award termsNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

    Open award details for Weir Endowed Scholarship

    Who qualifies

    Chemistry or Nursing

    Worth knowing

    Official Duquesne snapshot states Weir Endowed Scholarship offers up to 0,000/year to an exceptional incoming first-year Chemistry or Nursing student, recognizes academic achievement/financial need/commitment, requires FAFSA, and has Jan. 15 deadline.

  13. Staley Scholarship Business Central Catholic$20,000Not automatic
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Staley Scholarship Business Central Catholic

    $20,000

    Published amountNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

    Open award details for Staley Scholarship Business Central Catholic

    Who qualifies

    Palumbo-Donahue School of Business

    Worth knowing

    Official Duquesne snapshot states John A. Staley IV & Patricia Staley Scholarship is one 0,000/year award for an incoming freshman in Palumbo-Donahue School of Business, Central Catholic Pittsburgh graduate, with demonstrated academic merit and financial need.

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The fine print

Aid capHard $73,942 cost-of-attendance ceiling

Institutional aid at Duquesne University cannot push the package past $73,942. Big outside wins can mathematically reduce institutional grant once the ceiling is reached.

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What makes Duquesne University different

Duquesne's merit aid runs from automatic awards like the Becker and Spirit of Excellence Scholarships up to the no-loan Rangos and competitive Honors Fellows, with STEM Scholars and several endowed and recognition awards.

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Research checkedJul 2026By our research team

Selection beyond grades and scores

Start with the selection process.

These awards are not recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read each award's selection rules, application steps and dates. Meeting a minimum is not an award offer.

  1. Read the selection rules

    Look for the school's stated criteria and whether an additional application is needed.

  2. Check the application dates

    Confirm the current admission and scholarship deadlines directly with the school.

  3. Know what happens next year

    Check renewal, credit requirements and how other aid affects the award.

The fine print / Three questions to carry forward

Before you count on it.

Does it apply to us? Confirm the entering year, residency and every eligibility condition.

Can we keep it? Check renewal GPA, credits and how long the award lasts.

Can we combine it? Ask how outside scholarships and other school awards change the offer.

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Who this school may work for

Academically strong applicants to this Catholic university, honors and STEM candidates, National Recognition Program students, and applicants who can layer endowed or recognition awards on automatic merit.

Published yearly cost: Approximately $73,942 for 2026-2027. Source

Cost and graduation facts

Federal reporting on who actually enrolls at Duquesne University, what they paid after aid, and what happened next — independent of anything the school markets.

Average annual net price by family income at Duquesne University, academic year 2021-22
Family incomeAverage net price paid
$0–$30,000$29,986
$30,001–$48,000$31,729
$48,001–$75,000$32,102
$75,001–$110,000$35,611
$110,001+$41,273
All income levels (average)$37,730

Sticker price vs. what students actually pay

Published tuition & fees, AY 2022-23
$48,986
Average net price paid (all Title-IV aid), AY 2021-22
$37,730

That works out to roughly a 44% discount below the federal AY 2021-22 average cost of attendance of $67,776 (College Scorecard — a separate, federally reported figure, not the published cost of attendance shown above).

Outcomes for students who enrolled here

Graduation rate (150% of normal time), 2016 cohort
77%
First-year retention rate, 2021 cohort
84%
Median debt at completion, 2020–2021 completers
$26,244 (~$278/mo on a 10-yr plan)
Median earnings, 10 years after entry (measured 2020-21)
$74,742
Share of students receiving a Pell grant, AY 2021-22
23%
Share of students receiving a federal loan, AY 2021-22
76%
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If your student brings another scholarship

Duquesne only reduces financial aid when total aid exceeds cost of attendance; within that COA-triggered reduction, student loans are always reduced first, and institutional aid may also be reduced depending on the amount and type of the outside award.

Verified policy language (2026-07-02): If a student receives financial aid that exceeds their cost of attendance the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships is required to reduce financial aid. Student loans are always reduced first but depending upon the amount and type of the additional financial aid, institutional aid may have to be reduced.

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Duquesne University merit aid FAQ

  • What is the deadline for Educators Of Impact Deadline?

    Students must apply to Duquesne as an education major by March 15 to be considered for an Educators of Impact Scholarship.

  • What is the deadline for National Recognition Scholarship Deadline?

    For the National Recognition Scholarship, the November 15 Early Action deadline is preferred; students may apply by January 15 for consideration. No separate scholarship application is required.

  • What is the deadline for Rangos Scholarship Deadline?

    The Rangos No-Loan Tuition Scholarship requires FAFSA and CSS Profile submission by January 15.

  • What is the deadline for Spirit Of Excellence Deadline?

    The Spirit of Excellence Scholarship application must be submitted no later than January 15.

  • What is the deadline for Stem Scholars Deadline?

    The STEM Scholars Program scholarship application form is activated from Aug. 1 to Jan. 15.

  • What is the deadline for Alumni Generations Deadline?

    Applications for the Alumni Generations Scholarships (merit and need-based) are open from January 1 through May 1.

  • What is the deadline for College Response Deadline?

    Students must respond to their Honors College invitation by May 1 of the year they plan to enter Duquesne. After May 1, a place cannot be guaranteed.

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How Duquesne University compares

  • 235 of 749 verified schools in our dataset use cost-of-attendance cap displacement.

    Duquesne University is in a recognizable cluster (235 schools share this category). That framing matters when comparing peer schools that may publish the policy differently or not at all.

Sources used on this page

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