Duquesne University
About
Located on a self-contained hilltop campus overlooking downtown Pittsburgh, Duquesne University is a premier Catholic institution best known for its highly ranked programs in nursing, pharmacy, health sciences, and business. Students on "The Bluff" enjoy a tight-knit, park-like campus culture characterized by vibrant Division I athletics, active student organizations, and a strong commitment to community service. What truly sets Duquesne apart is its status as the only Spiritan higher education institution in the United States, which infuses its rigorous academics with a deep-seated focus on global ethics, social justice, and individualized mentorship.
Wikipedia:Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit, commonly shortened to Duquesne University, is a private Catholic research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Members of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit, or Spiritans, founded the institution in 1878 as the Pittsburgh Catholic College of the Holy Ghost. It moved to its present site on the Bluff in 1885 and became a university in 1911. The university was named for Michel-Ange Duquesne de Menneville, an eighteenth-century governor general of New France.
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Duquesne University accepts the Common Application. All Common App schools require the personal statement essay. Some schools also require supplemental essays — check the school's page on Common App for current prompts and word limits.
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