Point Park University Overview

Point Park University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The location of Point Park is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

What Is Point Park University Known For?

• The student loan default rate at Point Park 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.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Point Park.
• In <nil>, 30% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from Point Park with a bachelor's degree make about $44,613 a year. That's 9% more than those who graduate from other schools.
• The average Point Park student graduates in 4.1 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Point Park University?

Contact details for Point Park are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	201 Wood St, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-1984
Phone:	412-391-4100
Website:	www.pointpark.edu

How Do I Get Into Point Park?

You can apply to Point Park online at: https://www.pointpark.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for Point Park

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Neither required nor recommended
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 Point Park?

The acceptance rate at Point Park University is 82%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 27% of accepted students are men and 73% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 78%, and the acceptance rate for women is 84%.

Average Test Scores

About 72% of students accepted to Point Park submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 480 and 610. Math scores were between 470 and 570.

Point Park received ACT scores from 23% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 17 and 26. Math scores were between 17 and 24. Composite scores were between 18 and 26.

Can I Afford Point Park University?

The overall average net price of Point Park is $31,999. 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

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Point Park, approximately 83% of students took out student loans averaging $10,135 a year. That adds up to $40,540 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Point Park 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.

Point Park University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,575 undergraduate students at Point Park, with 2,339 being full-time and 236 being part-time.

There are also 930 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,339 full-time undergraduates at Point Park, 36% are male and 64% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Point Park University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	54
Black or African American	280
Hispanic or Latino	182
White	1,631
International Students	70
Other Races/Ethnicities	122

Geographic Diversity

Pennsylvania students aren't the only ones who study at Point Park University. At this time, 32 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 53 countries are represented at Point Park. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, India, and Venezuela.

Online Learning at Point Park University

There are 6 bachelor’s degree and 9 master’s degree programs available online at Point Park. In 2020-2021, 1,919 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

This school is the 30th most popular in Pennsylvania for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of Point Park

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Point Park University was 26.1%. This is the #943 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Point Park 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
• Image Credit: By J. James under License

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