PITTSBURGH (100.1 FM and AM 1020 KDKA) It appears that seniors who graduated high school and held off going to college due to the pandemic are ready to hit the books.
Duquesne University has announced that they have received over 10,000 freshman applications
The university says that after reviewing the applications, 8,200 students have been admitted.
While a majority of the class of 2025 are Pennsylvania residents, nearly 40 percent of the incoming class comes from 45 states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
Students from 60 countries have also been accepting. The average GPA for the incoming class is 3.8.
"We have a long record of attracting high-achieving students who care as much about community engagement as they do about academic accomplishments, as much about excelling at improving the life of others as about excellence in the life of the mind," says Joel Bauman, senior vice president for enrollment management at Duquesne. "This is, of course, a part of our mission at Duquesne and speaks to the work we do with our neighbors, the historically underserved, and the burgeoning business and health care innovation hubs in our downtown setting."
Duquesne's summer semester begins May 10 with fall classes beginning August 23.
Last week, the university announced they intend to return to full on-campus learning and "regular student life operations" beginning in the fall.
