Pittsburg State University Overview

Pittsburg State University is a public institution situated in Pittsburg, Kansas. The surrounding location of Pittsburg is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

What Is Pittsburg State University Known For?

• The student loan default rate at Pitt State is 2%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
• The highest award offered at Pitt State is the doctor's degree.
• In <nil>, 67% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Pitt State makes roughly $47,714 a year. This is 17% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

Where Is Pittsburg State University?

Contact details for Pitt State are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1701 S Broadway, Pittsburg, KS 66762
Phone:	620-231-7000
Website:	www.pittstate.edu

How Do I Get Into Pitt State?

You can apply to Pitt State online at: admission.pittstate.edu/apply.html

Admission Requirements for Pitt State

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Considered but not required
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Recommended
Recommendations	Neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	Considered but not required
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Pitt State?

With an acceptance rate of 94%, Pitt State is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 91%, and the acceptance rate for women is 95%.

Average Test Scores

About 0% of students accepted to Pitt State submitted their SAT scores.Pitt State received ACT scores from 88% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 16 and 24. Math scores were between 16 and 24. Composite scores were between 17 and 24.

Can I Afford Pittsburg State University?

The overall average net price of Pitt State is $26,242. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Pitt State, approximately 51% of students took out student loans averaging $7,038 a year. That adds up to $28,152 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Pitt State is 1.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Pittsburg State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 4,560 undergraduate students at Pitt State, with 4,045 being full-time and 515 being part-time.

There are also 1,457 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,045 full-time undergraduates at Pitt State, 51% are male and 49% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Pittsburg State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	66
Black or African American	212
Hispanic or Latino	192
White	3,258
International Students	75
Other Races/Ethnicities	242

Geographic Diversity

Kansas students aren't the only ones who study at Pittsburg State University. At this time, 14 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 43 countries are represented at Pitt State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, Saudi Arabia, and China.

Online Learning at Pittsburg State University

There are 3 bachelor’s degree and 21 master’s degree programs available online at Pitt State. In 2020-2021, 3,930 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Pitt State has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 13th most popular in Kansas for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of Pitt State

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Pittsburg State University was 16.6%. This is the #1,164 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Pitt State regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.