Quad

Head-to-head

Belmont
Duquesne

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Duquesne grads earn $18.8K more ten years out than Belmont's ($74,742 vs. $55,930)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Duquesne's grants cover 44% of its full price on average, vs. 36% at Belmont

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    Duquesne graduates 8 pts more of its students than Belmont (79% vs. 71%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    Belmont is more diverse (index 0.46 vs. 0.40)

    Diversity index
  5. 5

    Belmont's yield is 5 pts higher than Duquesne's

    Yield rate
  6. 6

    Belmont is a bit larger (7,137 vs. 5,350)

    Undergrads

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Who's hardest to get into

Duquesne admits 86%, Belmont 95%; Belmont's yield is higher, at 18%.

Acceptance rate
Belmont95%
Duquesne86%
Quad's selectivity
  • BelmontOpen
  • DuquesneAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 1100–1600
Belmont
1160–1360
Duquesne
1180–1340
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • BelmontRigor and GPA very important70%
  • DuquesneRigor, GPA, and tests very important

Who's on each campus

Belmont is a bit larger than Duquesne (7,137 vs. 5,350 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Belmont7.1K
Duquesne5.4K
Pell Grant share
Belmont21%
Duquesne20%

Majors and faculty

Music Management leads at Belmont, and Nursing Science at Duquesne; both have 12 students per faculty member.

Students per faculty member
Belmont12 to 1
Duquesne12 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • BelmontMusic Management12%
  • DuquesneNursing Science18%

What each costs

Duquesne costs about $1.9K less a year than Belmont on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Belmont$40.2K
Duquesne$38.3K
Aid generosity
Belmont36%
Duquesne44%

What each pays off

Duquesne's former students earn more, a median $74.7K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 70% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Belmont$55.9K
Duquesne$74.7K
Graduation rate
Belmont71%
Duquesne79%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • BelmontGrowing+62%
  • DuquesneGrowing+97%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;Belmont University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;Belmont University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;Duquesne University (Fall 2025), Fall 2025;Duquesne University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2027 applicants;Duquesne University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why