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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Overview

Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a public institution. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

What Is University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Known For?

0 Undergraduate Awards
$39,967 Avg Cost After Aid
67% Acceptance Rate
  • The 1% student loan default rate at Pitt is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
  • The highest award offered at Pitt is the doctor's degree.
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  • Students who graduate from Pitt with a bachelor's degree make about $61,744 a year. That's 51% more than those who graduate from other schools.
  • It takes the average Pitt student 4.2 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Where Is University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus?

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Contact details for Pitt are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 4200 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15260
Phone: 412-624-4141
Website: www.pitt.edu

How Do I Get Into Pitt?

You can apply to Pitt online at: pitt.mycollegeapplication.org/Login.aspx

Admission Requirements for Pitt

Submission Required?
High School GPA Recommended
High School Rank Considered but not required
High School Transcript Required
College Prep Program Required
Recommendations Considered but not required
SAT or ACT Scores Considered but not required
TOEFL Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Pitt?

67% Acceptance Rate
59% Of Accepted Are Women
49% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 67%, Pitt does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 41% of accepted students are men and 59% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 64%, and the acceptance rate for women is 69%.

Average Test Scores

About 49% of students accepted to Pitt submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 630 and 720. Math scores were between 620 and 750.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus  ( 630 to 720 )
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800

SAT Math Scores for University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus  ( 620 to 750 )
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Pitt received ACT scores from 16% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 28 and 35. Math scores were between 26 and 33. Composite scores were between 28 and 33.

ACT English Scores for University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus  ( 28 to 35 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus  ( 26 to 33 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus  ( 28 to 33 )
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36

Can I Afford University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus?

$39,967 Net Price
52% Take Out Loans
1.3% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of Pitt is $39,967. 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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Pitt, approximately 52% of students took out student loans averaging $9,709 a year. That adds up to $38,836 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Pitt is 1.3%. 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.

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Undergraduate Student Diversity

19,251 Full-Time Undergraduates
56% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 23,885 undergraduate students at Pitt, with 19,251 being full-time and 4,634 being part-time.

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There are also 9,345 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 19,251 full-time undergraduates at Pitt, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 2,635
Black or African American 1,027
Hispanic or Latino 1,246
White 12,352
International Students 837
Other Races/Ethnicities 1,154

Geographic Diversity

Pennsylvania students aren't the only ones who study at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. At this time, 43 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 107 countries are represented at Pitt. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

642 Took All Classes Online
6,285 Took At Least One Class Online
39.7% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 6,285 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

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This school is the 43rd 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 Pitt

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus was 39.7%. This is the #770 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Pitt 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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