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Public policy & social work at Duquesne University

Duquesne University graduates about 21 public policy & social work majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 73rd of 406 schools we score for public policy & social work, a strong program at 72 out of 100.

72/100Strong#73 of 406 for public policy & social work →
Graduates a year212% of the class
Admit rate84%whole school
SAT middle 50%1160–1330whole school

Around Duquesne University

The Duquesne University Student Union building.
DuquesneStudentUnion2Photo: Alekjds 20:53, 25 September 2007 (UTC) · Public domain · source
College Hall, Duquesne University, seen from Locust Street
College Hall, Duquesne University, 2025-04-01Photo: Cbaile19 · CC0 · source
Uptown, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Mellon Arena over Duq Univ
Mellon Arena over Duq Univ (2441871482)Photo: daveynin from United States · CC BY 2.0 · source

Where public policy & social work happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 9 · Chapel 1 · Library 1 · Athletics 1 · Arts 1.

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Nearby in the public policy & social work ranking

  1. University of Alaska Anchorage 73
  2. University of Louisville 72
  3. University of Hawaii at Manoa 72
  4. University of Illinois Chicago 72
  5. St. Olaf College 72
  6. University of St. Thomas (MN) 71
  7. University of Nevada–Las Vegas 70
  8. University of Tennessee–Knoxville 70

Other strong majors at Duquesne University

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Duquesne University with every school we score in public policy & social work. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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