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 highest award offered at Pitt State is the doctor's degree.
• In 2017-2018, 70% of the faculty were full-time.

Pittsburg State University Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Pitt State.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#2	Most Popular General Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#3	Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#8	Most Popular Construction Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#8	Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#8	Best Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#19	Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#38	Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#43	Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#82	Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#171	Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Pitt State has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#8	Best General Engineering Technology Schools	College Factual
#8	Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Schools	College Factual
#8	Best Engineering Technology Schools	College Factual
#10	Best Industrial Technology Schools	College Factual
#17	Best Industrial Production Technology Schools	College Factual
#81	Best Value Colleges for English Language & Literature	College Factual

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
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/pittstate
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/pittstate

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?

Pitt State has the high acceptance rate of 91%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 42% of accepted students are men and 58% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 87%, and the acceptance rate for women is 94%.

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 57% of students took out student loans averaging $7,373 a year. That adds up to $29,492 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Pitt State is 9.4%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.

Pittsburg State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 4,825 undergraduate students at Pitt State, with 4,260 being full-time and 565 being part-time.

There are also 1,573 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,260 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	37
Black or African American	150
Hispanic or Latino	305
White	3,383
International Students	52
Other Races/Ethnicities	333

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 2 bachelor’s degree and 10 master’s degree programs available online at Pitt State. In 2019-2020, 3,477 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 18th most popular in Kansas for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Pitt State

The following table shows how Pitt State is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Other Education	#1	#18
General Engineering Technology	#1	#1
Engineering-Related Fields	#4	#7
History	#7	#16
History	#7	#16
Industrial Production Technology	#7	#7
Human Resource Management	#16	#71
Teacher Education Grade Specific	#25	#70
Engineering Technologies	#28	#43
Instructional Media Design	#40	#61
Special Education	#43	#109
Teacher Education Subject Specific	#49	#84
Educational Administration	#55	#153

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.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Pitt State majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Business Administration & Management	46%
Business, Management & Marketing	11%
Educational Administration	25%
Engineering Technologies	9%
Engineering-Related Fields	21%
General Engineering Technology	19%
Health Professions	8%
Nursing	8%
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	24%
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies	14%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Pitt State ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Pitt State.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
General Engineering Technology	#10
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	#10
Other Education	#47
Engineering-Related Fields	#69
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies	#170
Instructional Media Design	#170
Human Resource Management	#183
Engineering Technologies	#193
Special Education	#223
Teacher Education Subject Specific	#238
Educational Administration	#297
Teacher Education Grade Specific	#344

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%.

Pittsburg State University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	0	0	52	0	103	0	155
Nursing	0	0	0	120	0	7	16	143
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	0	0	65	2	26	0	93
General Psychology	0	0	0	62	1	20	0	83
Industrial Production Technology	0	1	0	48	0	33	0	82
Business Administration & Management	0	0	0	0	0	78	0	78
Construction Management	0	0	0	78	0	0	0	78
Educational Administration	0	0	0	0	38	33	0	71
General Business/Commerce	0	0	0	69	0	0	0	69
Communication & Media Studies	0	0	0	50	0	8	0	58
Mechanical Engineering Technology	0	0	0	54	0	0	0	54
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	0	0	53	0	0	0	53
General Biology	0	0	0	41	0	5	0	46
Marketing	0	0	0	46	0	0	0	46
Graphic Communications	0	0	0	43	0	0	0	43
Special Education	0	0	0	0	7	30	0	37
Accounting	0	0	0	29	0	2	0	31
Health & Physical Education	0	0	0	31	0	0	0	31
General Family & Consumer Sciences	0	0	0	28	0	0	0	28
Social Work	0	0	0	28	0	0	0	28
Finance & Financial Management	0	0	0	26	0	0	0	26
General Engineering Technology	0	0	0	0	0	26	0	26
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	2	0	0	23	0	0	0	25
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair	0	22	2	0	0	0	0	24
Quality Control Technology	0	0	0	21	0	0	0	21
Instructional Media Design	0	0	0	0	0	19	0	19
Electronics Maintenance & Repair	0	7	12	0	0	0	0	19
Engineering Technology (Other)	0	0	0	18	0	0	0	18
General English Literature	0	0	0	6	0	12	0	18
Computer Systems Analysis	0	0	0	17	0	0	0	17
Human Resource Management	0	0	0	0	0	16	0	16
Chemistry	0	0	0	13	0	3	0	16
Fine & Studio Arts	0	0	0	16	0	0	0	16
History	0	0	0	4	0	11	0	15
Engineering-Related Fields	0	0	0	14	0	0	0	14
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	0	0	14	0	0	0	14
Construction Engineering Technology	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	12
Political Science & Government	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	9
International Business	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	8
Student Counseling	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	8
Electronics Engineering Technology	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	8
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	8
Mathematics	0	0	0	1	0	6	0	7
Economics	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	7
Music	0	0	0	4	0	3	0	7
Physics	0	0	0	4	0	2	0	6
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	6
Insurance	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	5
Design & Applied Arts	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	5
Other Education	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	4
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	3
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2
Geography & Cartography	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2
Dance	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Sociology	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
Romance Languages	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	9	30	14	1,143	54	455	16	1,721

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.