Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit is a private Catholic university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.
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2. Rankings & Reviews: It’s useful for you to know the academic
ability of Duquesne students
What makes DU Unique? If you know the Unique selling points,
you can identify whether a student is the “Right Fit” or not. It is not about
selling Duquesne to all students – it’s about finding the “Right Fit” students.
What is a Liberal Arts Education?
Undergraduate Programs:
- The Application Process
- The Holistic Aspect
- SAT/TOEFL
- Costs & Scholarships
Graduate Programs Popular ones listed with pertinent info
3. Ranked 120 out of 1400 – US News & World Report
Among the top 12 Catholic Schools in the US
Duquesne University is one of the US’s best
universities for Undergraduate education –
Princeton Review 2011
“An A+ school for B grade students”
(US News & World Report, 2011)
Duquesne’s students graduate with an
average GPA of 3.6 (grade A/A-)
4. What makes Duquesne University unique?
Unique, picturesque, safe, comfortable, city campus
Pittsburgh is a Global yet Local city (see WOW Video)
Diversity and student population-over 10,000
students, 500 international
Focused on the Individual:
1. You’re not just a number: small classes
facilitating interaction, attention and discussion
2. Holistic: A Liberal Arts Education…
5. Liberal Arts Education - What does this mean?
- You need 120 credits to graduate
- 33 of these credits are Core Courses:
- 21 Credit hours of Discipline Specific courses
(Sciences, Maths, English…)
- 12 Credit hours of Thematic Based courses (Creative
Arts, Faith & Reason, Global Diversity, Social Justice)
6. (most popular with International students)
Business – AACSB accredited since 1962
Natural Sciences
◦ Ranked # 16 among small research Universities (Chronicle of Higher Ed)
◦ Binary Engineering: full credits transfer to Case Western or
University of Pittsburgh after initial 3 years of study
Pharmacy
◦ Most respected school of pharmacy in the US
◦ 100% job/grad program placement
◦ Starting salaries range from $75K to $100K
Liberal Arts
◦ International Relations, Communications, Political
Science…
7. ...Programs
Nursing
◦ Named “Center of Excellence” (US National League of Nursing)
◦ Full accreditation by the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing
Health Sciences: Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy
Requirements of Undergraduate programs
Grade B/ GPA 3.0 or equivalent
Pharmacy program requires a Grade A
8. Application online or paper:
http://www.duq.edu/international-
admissions/undergrad-apply.cfm
Transcripts from the last 3 – 4 years
Personal Essay
SAT’s if students have them
1-2 Recommendation letters
Application fee of $50
For Pharm D and Athletic Training the deadline is December. For all
other undergraduate applications, we work on a rolling admission.
However, sooner is better!
9. For all applications, we look at the grades first: Is the
student strong enough academically? (equivalent to a
grade B or above)
However, we place great importance on the kind of
student who is applying: Have they done community
work? Do they have other interests? Will they take a
lead role at Duquesne?
Since we’re a holistic university, we look for students
with this perspective too
This is especially important when reviewing for
scholarships
10. At Duquesne, we are more interested in how a
student has done in their own educational system than
how well they do in the SAT’s. However, if a student
has taken the SAT, we would like to see it
The TOEFL is not required. All international students
take an english test on their first day to determine
how much english they need, if any.
11. Cost of complete program
Costs of a Business/Sciences major =$40,378
Includes -
◦ Tuition: $ 27,502
◦ Room & Board: $9,476
◦ Expenses & Health Insurance: $3,400
Tuition Scholarships
Libermann Scholarship: ranges from $4,000
to $14,000
12. 10 different schools for Graduate study
Most popular programs among International
students
◦ Business
◦ Natural Sciences
◦ Pharmacy
◦ Liberal Arts
Requirements
◦ TOEFL of no less than 90IBT and IELTS of 7.0 is
required for all graduate programs
13. AACSB Accredited – top business school
Programs:
MBA
MS-ISM
MBA-MS
SMBA
Requirements:
550 GMAT, work experience preferred, grade B or
above students
15 years of study acceptable for top grade students
Main point: TA/GA/RA available (tuition wavier)
14. AACSB Accredited – top business school
SMBA program (Sustainability MBA)
1 yr intense program
Requirements:
550 GMAT, work experience preferred, grade B or
above students
15 years of study acceptable for top grade students
Main points
Live consulting projects
All applications having a GMAT score of 600 are
reviewed for Scholarships
15. Programs
PhD Biology
PhD Chemistry
MS Biotech
MS ESM
Joint MBA/MS ESM
Requirements
GRE: Quantitative 700 preferred
Main points
PhD students: Research immediately
Scholarships & TA/RA positions available
16. Program
Medicinal Chemistry Pharmaceutics
Pharmacy Administration Pharmacology
Requirements
UG degree in Sciences TOEFL=100
GRE=1000 (4.0 analytical IBT/IELTS=7.0
writing)
Main Points
Top pharmacy school in the US
Competitive, but if admitted, TA/RA positions
available
Future: PhD or Research/Teaching positions in
industry/academia
17. Top Tier, Private, Catholic, holistic university,
ranked120/1400
Grade A+ School for B students
UG popular programs for International
students:
◦ Business, Natural Sciences, Health Sciences,
Pharmacy, Liberal Arts
GR popular programs for Indian students:
◦ Business, Natural Sciences, Pharmacy, Liberal Arts
Find students that are the Right Fit