+17%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at Duquesne University rose 17% between 2006 and 2009 ($22.7k → $26.5k).
Pennsylvania · Private nonprofit · Predominantly bachelor's
Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 5,216 undergraduate students. 155 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at Duquesne University
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at Duquesne University fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (1.2% → 0.0%).
+13%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at Duquesne University rose 13% between 2021 and 2024 ($43.5k → $49.0k).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. Pennsylvania
Each tile compares this institution to the Pennsylvania median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$74,742+19% · 6→10y
Pennsylvania median $49,859$62,627
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry75.5%+18% · '97→'09
Pennsylvania median 66.1%$23,500+83% · '97→'20
At program completion5,216-3% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS86.5%-4% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time78.8%-13% · '01→'24
latest cohort$47,146+197% · '00→'24
out-of-state $47,146SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
4.2%Median federal debt $23,500 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $74,742 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+54%
Duquesne University · completion · 100% rose
43.8% → 67.3%
+197%
Duquesne University · in-state tuition rose
$16,520 → $48,986
+60%
Duquesne University · out-of-state tuition rose
$16,520 → $26,468
+83%
Duquesne University · median debt rose
$14,374 → $26,244
-100%
Duquesne University · cohort default rate fell
2.3% → 0.0%
+36%
Duquesne University · earnings_median_10yr rose
$54,900 → $74,742
+37%
Duquesne University · earnings_median_8yr rose
$51,200 → $70,050
+36%
Duquesne University · earnings_median_6yr rose
$46,100 → $62,627
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration.$134,511Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$126,244Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$123,946Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$113,888Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$109,037Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.$104,878Business Administration, Management and Operations.$99,292Computer and Information Sciences, General.$90,589Law.$90,320Accounting and Related Services.$88,628Management Information Systems and Services.$85,614Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.$83,387Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$82,748Finance and Financial Management Services.$78,484Business Administration, Management and Operations.$78,277Health and Medical Administrative Services.$75,507Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology.$75,107Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.$74,475Accounting and Related Services.$74,343Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods.$72,901Biology, General.$72,885Mathematics.$72,440International Relations and National Security Studies.$72,396Educational Administration and Supervision.$71,326
Showing top 24 of 48 ranked programs.
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
48 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11
EDUCATION · CIP 13
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$48,793Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.$58,694Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.$55,424Educational Administration and Supervision.$71,326Student Counseling and Personnel Services.$51,561Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$55,271
LEGAL PROFESSIONS · CIP 22
ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE · CIP 23
LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24
BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26
MATHEMATICS & STATISTICS · CIP 27
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$82,748Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration.$134,511Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.$69,960Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$113,888Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$123,946Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.$74,475Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$109,037Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.$67,390Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.$63,333Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions.$50,872Health and Medical Administrative Services.$75,507Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$126,244Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.$83,387
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
Business Administration, Management and Operations.$99,292Marketing.$66,457Accounting and Related Services.$74,343Finance and Financial Management Services.$78,484Business Administration, Management and Operations.$78,277Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods.$72,901Accounting and Related Services.$88,628Management Information Systems and Services.$85,614
HISTORY · CIP 54
COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at Duquesne University
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
$705,862
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 9
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $31,920
- HS-only baseline · PA
- $38,100
- Years to complete
- 4
- CIP family
- 51
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in Pennsylvania
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Duquesne University graduates earn $X” — not “Duquesne University makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Duquesne University caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.