How Duquesne's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 76.57%, and this year's acceptance rate is 79.00% at Duquesne University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 77.67% and women students' rate is 76.11%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Duquesne University than the previous year.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Duquesne University over the past 11 years (2013-2024).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	74.09%	76.54%	72.79%
2014-15	73.06% -1.03%	75.03% -0.62%	72.17% -0.62%
2015-16	75.63% 2.57%	77.55% 2.51%	74.68% 2.51%
2016-17	73.94% -1.69%	75.75% -1.67%	73.01% -1.67%
2017-18	71.70% -2.24%	73.54% -2.19%	70.82% -2.19%
2018-19	71.85% 0.14%	74.15% -0.15%	70.67% -0.15%
2019-20	74.33% 2.49%	77.85% 1.96%	72.63% 1.96%
2020-21	77.19% 2.86%	77.41% 4.45%	77.08% 4.45%
2021-22	84.00% 6.81%	83.99% 6.92%	84.00% 6.92%
2022-23	87.49% 3.49%	86.57% 4.38%	88.38% 4.38%
2023-24	79.00% -8.50%	76.00% -7.39%	80.99% -7.39%
Average	76.57%	77.67%	76.11%

Duquesne University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 23.00% where the current academic year yield is 13.00%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Duquesne University from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	30.74%	31.60%	30.25%
2014-15	28.13% -2.61%	29.55% -2.82%	27.44% -2.82%
2015-16	25.80% -2.33%	26.01% -1.74%	25.70% -1.74%
2016-17	27.49% 1.69%	28.58% 1.29%	26.99% 1.29%
2017-18	29.70% 2.20%	30.27% 2.42%	29.41% 2.42%
2018-19	28.04% -1.65%	29.43% -2.11%	27.30% -2.11%
2019-20	24.22% -3.82%	25.29% -3.63%	23.67% -3.63%
2020-21	18.57% -5.65%	18.45% -5.04%	18.64% -5.04%
2021-22	14.00% -4.58%	14.99% -5.64%	12.99% -5.64%
2022-23	13.31% -0.69%	13.55% 0.28%	13.28% 0.28%
2023-24	13.00% -0.31%	14.01% -0.28%	12.99% -0.28%
Average	23.00%	23.79%	22.61%

Duquesne University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 8,704, the average number of admitted is 6,754, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 1,416. The number of Duquesne applicants increased by 14.03% (1,736 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Duquesne University from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	6,793	5,033	1,547
2014-15	6,534 -259	4,774 -204	1,343 -204
2015-16	7,354 820	5,562 92	1,435 92
2016-17	7,655 301	5,660 121	1,556 121
2017-18	7,336 -319	5,260 6	1,562 6
2018-19	7,505 169	5,392 -50	1,512 -50
2019-20	7,231 -274	5,375 -210	1,302 -210
2020-21	8,335 1,104	6,434 -107	1,195 -107
2021-22	10,512 2,177	8,830 41	1,236 41
2022-23	12,376 1,864	10,828 205	1,441 205
2023-24	14,112 1,736	11,148 8	1,449 8
Average	8,704	6,754	1,416

Duquesne University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Duquesne

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes