Your Next Steps 

This is an exciting time for you! Use our Next Steps guide to commit to Duquesne and get started on your next steps to becoming an official student! And don't forget to celebrate—join us for an Admitted Student Day!

Admitted Student Days are tentatively scheduled for Saturday, March 29, 2025, and Saturday, April 12, 2025.

Financial Aid

  1. File your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). We expect the FAFSA to open in December.
    • Available online at FAFSA.gov - Duquesne’s Federal School Code is 003258.
    • When completing your FAFSA, use the IRS Data Retrieval Tool if possible.
  2. You can also create your CSS Profile -- Families that would like an estimated financial aid package prior to the FAFSA opening, or for a more complete review of financial circumstances, can submit a CSS Profile, which is available beginning October 1. Duquesne’s CSS code is 2196 (cssprofile.collegeboard.org).

Commit to Duquesne University

  1. To submit your enrollment deposit and confirm your attendance at Duquesne
    University, log in to your Duquesne Applicant Portal (duq.edu/applicant-portal) and complete your Enrollment Response Form.
    • Online payment is recommended. If you need to send a personal check or request a 529 account check, mail to:
      Duquesne University, Office of Admissions, 600 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh PA 15282
  2. If you haven’t already done so, set up your MultiPass account, which provides access to Duquesne Portal/DU Mobile App (Duquesne’s online student portal), email and other online resources. The Duquesne Portal is where you will be able to order books, pay bills, view your grades and more!
  3. After you confirm your enrollment and set up your MultiPass, be sure to check your new Duquesne email account on a regular basis. Student success coaches, staff and professors may send important information to you there.

Other Important Dates

Feb. 1  - Housing application opens; available to committed students

May 1 - Final Day to Confirm Enrollment

July 8-11 - First-Year Advisement Summer Transition (FAST) Program

  • Optional one-day program to help get you prepared for your first semester.
  • School-specific dates to be announced in June.

Aug. 19-24 - New Student Move-in and Orientation

  • Move-in times based on your residence hall and floor.
  • Daily (and nightly!) events and activities to help you to meet fellow first-year students and 
    acclimate to life at Duquesne.
  • Events include Graffiti Dance, comedians, talent show, carnival and more!

Aug. 25 - Classes begin!

 

Confirm your Enrollment
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#FutureDuquesneDuke

Are you in? Submit your deposit to confirm your enrollment in the incoming class. Once you submit your deposit you will have access to the housing application and your next steps.

I'm In!

 

Your Next Steps

Let's make it official

Visit campus to explore and meet your future support system! 

Making it a weekend getaway or coming in from out of town?

We have partnerships with several hotels near campus and an exclusive offer for Duquesne visitors at the Drury Hotel: Visit Campus

Submit your Free Application for Federal Student Aid if you have not already. We expect FAFSA to open in December.

  • Duquesne's Federal School Code is 003258
  • PA residents should apply by May 1 if they are seeking funds from the PA State Grant - and be sure to check out Duquesne's automatic matching grant of up to $10,000 over four years
  • Outside of PA, check your state's deadlines for state grants, which often require a FAFSA
You can also create your CSS Profile.
  • Families that would like an estimated financial aid package prior to the FAFSA opening, or for a more complete review of financial circumstances, can submit a CSS Profile, which is available beginning October 1.
  • Duquesne’s CSS code is 2196
FAFSA
  • Your MultiPass account provides access to everything as a student, including your DU email and the Duquesne Portal.
  • Once you set up your MultiPass you will be able to use it to access the New Student Checklist - your resource for information for new students, steps for setting up your DU card, and more.

The housing application will open February 1 for the fall semester to those who have already committed to Duquesne by submitting their deposit. After that date you will receive the application after you submit your deposit.

For other semesters, you will receive information about housing when you submit your enrollment deposit.

Learn more about living on campus
   

   

#FutureDuquesneDukes

 
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Go Dukes!

Congratulations!

Connect with us and show your school spirit

Get hyped about Duquesne 

Are you in?

Commit to DU
 

   

Launch Experience

Contact Admissions and Financial Aid

The admissions and financial aid teams are here for you throughout the admissions process!