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Mission Statement
Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit is a Catholic University, founded by members of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit, the Spiritans, and sustained through a partnership of laity and religious. Duquesne serves God by serving students-through commitment to excellence in liberal and professional education, through profound concern for moral and spiritual values, through the maintenance of an ecumenical atmosphere open to diversity, and through service to the Church, the community, the nation and the world.

Enrollment (Fall, 2007)
Fall 2007 Total Enrollment:
10,368
Undergraduate:
5,907
Graduate:
3,780
Law:
681

Fast Facts
Founded in 1878
Private, coeducational university
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
Campus: 29 buildings (main campus), 48 acres
President: Charles J. Dougherty, Ph.D.
The only Spiritan institution of higher education in the world
Operating Budget: $217 million (FY 2008)
Annual Payroll: $135 million (FY 2007)
Academic Programs: 195 (Fall, 2007)
Living Alumni of Record: 77,000 (as of August 1, 2007)

Library Volumes: 710,571 (as of August, 2007)

Student Housing Capacity: 3,553 (FY 2008)
Undergraduate Full-Time Tuition: $23,950 (FY 2008)
Graduate Tuition (Per Credit): $774-$972 (FY 2008)
Athletics: 10 men’s and 10 women’s varsity sports

 
Degrees Conferred:  (FY 2007)
Bachelors 1,321  
Masters 816  
Ph.D. 108  
Law 185  
Pharm. D. 148  
Certificates 14  

 
TOTAL 2,592  

 
Employees (Fall, 2007)
Full-Time Faculty 447  
Part-Time Faculty 465  
Full-Time Non-Faculty 1,109  
Part-Time Non-Faculty 234  
Grad Assts. 443  

 
TOTAL 2,698  

 
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Business
Education
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Leadership and Professional Advancement
Liberal Arts
Music
Natural and Environmental Sciences
Nursing
Pharmacy
   
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