Duquesne University is one of the three famous universities in Pittsburgh. The other two universities (Pita and Carme) are in the eastern suburbs of the city. Only Duquesne University is close to the city center, and the campus is not very big, covering 50 acres (0.2 square kilometers or 20 hectares). Duiken, founded in 1878, is a Catholic university with 10 colleges, including humanities college, natural science college, business college, music college, education college, health college, medical college, nursing college and law school. The representative colors are red and dark blue, nicknamed "Duke". Together with Fordham University, George Washington University, Richmond University, Rhode Island University, University of Massachusetts, University of Dayton and Russell University, they belong to the Atlantic Ten Schools Alliance (Atlantic- 10). 20 17 American journalism undergraduate ranking America 124. The advantages of this university are small class teaching, many internship opportunities and convenient campus address; The disadvantage is that the campus is too small, the dormitory is very tense and it is difficult to park.