Duquesne University Top Questions

Duq is a great school. I am a transfer and international student, so this makes me special all the time. I don't know what to do sometimes, but people here always help me out. Teachers and classmates are friendly and patient, mostly.

Duquesne is a nice little school in downtown Pittsburgh. The area surrounding Duquesne is pretty shady, so you shouldn't be walking around much.

I love Duquesne because it is a smaller University. I had a choice to go here or to Pitt Main and I chose Duq because of its size. I like that the classes arent as large as they would be a pitt and everything is closer together. You dont need a shuttle to get to your next class. One class I had only had 8 people in it! I also like it being smaller because it feels more like a community there. I am a commuter and Duquesne really takes care of their commuters. There is a lounge specifically made for commuters. It has a big screen tv and a lot of couches so you can hang out down there in between classes since you dont have a dorm to go to.

Overall: Being at Duquesne feels like a parent is watching your every move and that if you "step out of line" you won't be supported by the student body. Duquesne administration is too controlling. I feel seriously confined and I feel that my voice is stifled. Every little thing a student, school group, and school organization does must be "OK'd" by Duq staff and admin. Although there are some awesome women and gender studies classes available, I, as a feminist must say that it has been EXTREMELY difficult for me to deal with the anti-woman anti-gay vibe here. The school allowed fliers to be posted for anti-choice marches in D.C., but not fliers for pro-choice marches... Something really cool that happened recently should be mentioned I suppose. I live in the duq-owned apt. building on the opposite end of the campus. When the Pens won a game recently (during the Stanley Cup competition) fireworks went off. From my window I had a perfect view-I was up high and I felt like they were right in front of me. It was awesome. The music school has a very different feel than the other ones. There are more "chill" people who seem to have a different, more progressive mentality. When you walk in there are often ppl hanging out talking and playing guitar and other instruments. Until recently a professor's dog hung out there during the day!

The professors are by and large extremely helpful. I enjoyed the small class sizes, as well as the course content. It is extremely cliquey, and it lacks the social atmosphere of a larger school. People think it is ritzy and expensive, and they are correct. School spirit it minimal. I would say students mostly complain about housing and the price of parking. The dorms leave a lot to be desired.

Duquesne - Located in the city, but not! You have all of the great aspects of living within Pittsburgh, but yet have the comfort of an amazing campus. Attractions are close and easy to get to, whether it be the movies, shopping, dining, or bar hopping. It's not too big and not too small. It's the perfect mix for someone who does not want to be swallowed in a huge campus, but yet for someone who wants to escape the smaller numbers of high school. Major renovations are being done to make the campus even better. If I had to do it all over again, I'd pick Duquesne without hesitation!

Duquesne is the perfect size, I think. Everywhere I go I see someone I know, but I always meet new people and see new faces, too. Campus is beautiful and small, but there are lots of places to hang out and people around. Pittsburgh is a great college town, although being "right downtown" is really overrated. I wouldn't trade our actual campus for a better location, though; I love the campus and isolation, and yet that you can still see city buildings past the landscaped lawns and trees. People in Pittsburgh react positively when I tell them I go to Duquesne. People from home, around Philadelphia, usually don't know what I'm talking about, though.

Duquesne is a school of overpriveledged rich kids who are oblivious to the outside world and secluded from reality.

The school size is nice. You get to know your teachers and they get to know you. It is nice because it is in the city and there are a lot of things to do nearby. The administration sucks. The student accounts office is the worst. They always mess up your account and put holds on your account and they never manage to fix things. There is a lot of school pride mostly because of the frats and sororities.

For me, Duquesne is one of the most unique universities. It's medium range regarding size so there are so many activities to do all the time like any other big university, but the majority of classes are very small so you get all of the personal attention that you would want from a smaller school. Also, since it is based in liberal arts, everyone is required to take a certain amount of classes outside of their major. It may sound stupid at first since you don't "need" them for your future career, but some of my favorite classes have been the ones outside my major because they're so different than what I would normally be learning. Duquesne is also unique because it's in the city, but you would never know it walking around campus. It's very secluded from the bussle of city life and is filled with green spaces and beautiful fountains. It's truly an amazing campus to view at any point in the year. Its seclusion also makes it a very safe campus, which helps parents when they worrying about their children going to school in a city. On the other hand, you are only blocks away from anything you would want to go to in a city: shopping, plays, concerts, etc.