Princeton Review Again Selects Duquesne as One of the Nation’s Best Colleges

Duquesne has again been named a top college by The Princeton Review.

In the 2015 edition of the annual Best Colleges book, Duquesne has been selected as one of the country’s 379 outstanding institutions, as well as one of 255 outstanding colleges and universities in the Northeast.

The University’s profile in The Best 379 Colleges states that “The eye to a well-rounded future is also a strength of the school, and the faculty maintain ‘a lot of connections with people to help (students) with jobs after graduation,’ making sure that all who matriculate are educated ‘in multiple facets for the field they plan to enter.’”

The profile also praised overall faculty-student interactions, noting that students receive a personalized experience and professors emphasize challenging mainstream thoughts. Duquesne’s 15:1 student-faculty ratio helps to achieve this dynamic relationship.

The campus setting and its location are applauded for allowing students access to professionals with business experience, particularly in the University’s “strong business program.” The secluded campus location “is part of Pittsburgh and at the same time, it is its own neighborhood.”

One of only 24 institutions named to the Fire Safety Honor Roll, Duquesne received with a 99 rating, the highest available score and a measure of how well prepared it is to prevent or respond to campus fires.

Only about 15 percent of America’s 2,500 four-year colleges and four colleges outside the U.S. are profiled in the book, with data obtained from annual surveys of administrators, Princeton Review staff and advisory board input, personal visits to schools and feedback from students at these schools on topics ranging from administration to quality of life.

“Every college in our book offers outstanding academics,” said Robert Franek, the guide’s author and Princeton Review senior vice president/publisher. “Our purpose is not to crown one college ‘best’ overall or to rank these distinctive schools 1 to 379 on any single topic. We present our 62 ranking lists to give applicants the broader base of campus feedback to choose the college that’s best for them.