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University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, PA · CDS 20242025 · City: Large · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
58.1%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
13.0%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
56.0%
Total cost — out-of-state
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
13:1
Avg loan debt at graduation

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates
Total all graduate
Grand total all students

Admissions

Total applicants60,898
Total admitted35,372
Total enrolled4,596
Overall admit rate58.1%
Admit rate — women60.1%
Admit rate — men55.5%
Yield rate13.0%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?No
ED closing date
ED notification date
# admitted under ED plan
Offers Early Action plan?No
EA closing date
EA notification date
Restrictive Early Action?

Test Scores

% submitting SAT40.0%
% submitting ACT10.0%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile640
SAT EBRW 75th %ile720
SAT Math 25th %ile640
SAT Math 75th %ile740
ACT Comp 25th %ile29
ACT Comp 75th %ile33
% in top 10% of HS class41.0%
% in top 25% of HS class75.0%

Cost

Tuition — in-state
Tuition — out-of-state
Required fees
Room and board$113
Total cost — in-state
Total cost — out-of-state

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$17,157
Avg % of need met56.0%
% with 100% of need met
Avg merit grant (no need)
Avg loan debt at graduation

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist9,657
# admitted from waitlist3,754
Waitlist admit rate86.5%
Transfer applicants (total)2,528
Transfer admit rate45.2%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio13:1
% faculty full-time

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)58.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)$30,434Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (private)

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)84.7%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)77.0%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate92.2%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$73,701Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant17.1%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan45.2%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full16.1%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress30.3%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress23.6%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged0.3%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Defaulted3.3%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019

Undergraduates

% part-time3.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white61.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black5.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino6.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian15.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races4.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international4.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown2.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women47.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men52.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white59.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black3.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino3.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian15.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races1.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international14.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown2.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Health Professions And Related Programs11.9%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies11.6%
Engineering10.4%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences10.0%
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services10.0%
Psychology8.6%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services7.6%
Social Sciences5.8%