Duquesne University vs GMU

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Duquesne University is a private (not-for-profit) and GMU is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Duquesne University has more expensive tuition & fees ($45,376) than GMU ($38,983).
It is harder to admit to Duquesne University than GMU.
GMU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,225) than Duquesne University (1,225).
GMU has higher submitted ACT score (27) than Duquesne University (27).
GMU has more students with 38,628 students while Duquesne University has 8,300 students.
Duquesne University has a lower number of students per faculty with 13 to 1 while GMU's ratio is 16 to 1.
GMU has more full-time faculties with 1,399 faculties while Duquesne University has 478 full-time faculties.

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Duquesne University	vs.	GMU
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Location	Fairfax, Virginia
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree - research / scholarship and professional practice	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree - research / scholarship and professional practice
Research University (high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
$45,376	2023 Tuition & Fees	In-State$13,401 Out-Of-State$38,983
98%	% Receiving Financial Aid	57%
$22,440	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$8,675

84.26 %	Acceptance Rates	91.30 %
13.92 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	21.27 %
1,225	SAT Score	1,245
27	ACT Score	28
78 %	Graduation Rate	70 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	16 %
84 %	Retention Rate	84 %
8,300	Student Population	38,628
478	Number of Faculties	1,399
13 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	16 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Remedial Service, Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare