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?

• Students at Pitt have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 3%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
• The highest award offered at Pitt is the doctor's degree.
• For the 2019-2020 academic year, 77% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from Pitt with a bachelor's degree make about $57,961 a year. That's 42% 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.

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Rankings

Pitt landed the #261 spot in our 2023 ranking of best colleges. We analyzed 2,018 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation. Out of the 106 colleges in Pennsylvania, it is ranked at #21.

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.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#1	Best Metallurgical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#15	Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#24	Best International Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#47	Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#49	Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#51	Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#55	Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#60	Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#87	Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#107	Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

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

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#1	Best Cultural Studies & Analysis Graduate Degree Schools	College Factual
#21	Best English Language & Literature Schools	College Factual
#46	Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools	College Factual
#71	Best Health Professions Schools	College Factual
#74	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual
#141	Best Business Schools	Business Degree Central

Where Is University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus?

Contact details for Pitt are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	4200 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15260
Phone:	412-624-4141
Website:	www.pitt.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/upitt
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/PittTweet

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?

Pitt has an acceptance rate of 64%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 44% of accepted students are men and 56% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 62%, and the acceptance rate for women is 65%.

Average Test Scores

About 81% 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 623 and 700. Math scores were between 620 and 720.

Pitt received ACT scores from 33% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 26 and 34. Math scores were between 26 and 31. Composite scores were between 28 and 32.

Can I Afford University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus?

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 51% of students took out student loans averaging $10,248 a year. That adds up to $40,992 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Pitt is 2.9%. 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

There are 23,157 undergraduate students at Pitt, with 18,298 being full-time and 4,859 being part-time.

There are also 9,120 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 18,298 full-time undergraduates at Pitt, 46% are male and 54% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	2,240
Black or African American	961
Hispanic or Latino	1,056
White	12,170
International Students	829
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,042

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

In 2019-2020, 7,281 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.

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 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Pitt

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus was $19,678 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $33,706. The following table shows how Pitt 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
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	#10	#16
Legal Professions (Other)	#10	#10
Nuclear Engineering	#15	#7
Legal Professions	#22	#19
Civil Engineering	#73	#58
Mechanical Engineering	#73	#52

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.

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

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Child Development & Psychology	97%
Computer Information Systems	64%
Health Professions	1%
Nursing	3%
Psychology	5%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Pitt 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.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Nuclear Engineering	#4
Quality Control Technology	#16
Legal Professions (Other)	#16
Civil Engineering	#16
Electrical Engineering	#19
Gerontology	#30
Engineering	#73
Legal Professions	#87
Human Resource Management	#101
Computer Information Systems	#102
Engineering Technologies	#110
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies	#154
Health & Medical Administrative Services	#235
Nursing	#253
Computer & Information Sciences	#288

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%.

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	53	0	157	0	121	125	456
Child Development & Psychology	0	0	437	0	0	9	446
Nursing	0	0	261	10	11	77	359
Business Administration & Management	46	0	143	0	157	4	350
General Biology	0	0	289	0	35	7	331
Writing Studies	52	0	268	0	0	9	329
Computer Science	0	0	231	0	18	9	258
Social Work	0	0	30	28	184	4	246
Mechanical Engineering	0	0	184	0	44	8	236
Marketing	0	0	218	0	6	0	224
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	223	0	0	0	0	0	223
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	0	0	82	0	20	118	220
Finance & Financial Management	0	0	211	0	4	0	215
Economics	0	0	172	0	29	11	212
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	0	0	198	0	1	9	208
Political Science & Government	0	0	195	0	5	7	207
Information Science	0	0	90	0	106	4	200
Information Technology	0	0	152	0	32	0	184
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	96	0	0	4	83	0	183
General Education	0	0	0	20	141	13	174
Accounting	3	0	127	0	28	0	158
Area Studies	109	0	1	43	1	0	154
Medicine	0	0	0	0	0	139	139
Electrical Engineering	0	0	65	0	58	11	134
Law	0	0	0	0	0	132	132
Chemical Engineering	0	0	105	0	6	13	124
Communication Sciences	0	0	55	0	46	18	119
Industrial Engineering	0	0	85	0	28	1	114
Biomedical Engineering	0	0	73	2	13	18	106
Communication & Media Studies	54	0	47	0	0	0	101
History	0	0	80	0	7	11	98
Chemistry	0	0	70	0	3	24	97
Computer Engineering	0	0	92	0	0	0	92
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	0	58	5	28	0	91
Public Health	25	0	0	28	31	7	91
Civil Engineering	0	0	70	0	13	4	87
Dentistry	0	0	0	0	0	86	86
Biological & Physical Science	0	0	83	0	0	0	83
Human Resource Management	25	0	29	28	0	0	82
Educational Administration	0	0	0	16	30	35	81
Anthropology	0	0	69	0	1	7	77
Geological & Earth Sciences	0	0	68	0	2	5	75
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	17	30	25	0	72
Public Administration	5	0	2	0	65	0	72
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	0	0	37	0	17	17	71
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	43	0	26	2	71
Literature	26	0	41	0	0	0	67
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	32	0	28	0	3	1	64
Dental Support Services	0	49	15	0	0	0	64
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	0	0	30	0	18	13	61
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	0	0	53	0	1	3	57
Romance Languages	0	0	51	0	4	2	57
Mathematics	0	0	44	0	7	6	57
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	0	0	14	0	27	13	54
Philosophy	0	0	50	0	0	4	54
Sociology	0	0	52	0	0	2	54
International Relations & National Security	0	0	0	0	50	0	50
Medical Science	0	0	0	13	34	2	49
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	0	48	0	0	0	48
Allied Health Professions	0	0	0	0	47	0	47
Physics	0	0	17	0	13	15	45
Other Health Professions	14	0	30	0	0	0	44
Ethnic Studies	0	0	34	9	0	0	43
Applied Mathematics	0	0	43	0	0	0	43
Statistics	0	0	26	0	13	4	43
Sustainability Science	41	0	0	0	0	0	41
Fine & Studio Arts	0	0	33	0	4	4	41
Materials Engineering	0	0	27	0	9	4	40
Computer Information Systems	0	0	0	18	19	2	39
International Business	28	0	8	0	0	0	36
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences	0	0	0	28	5	2	35
Library & Information Science	0	0	0	0	33	1	34
Public Policy	0	0	0	0	33	0	33
Urban Studies	0	0	31	0	0	0	31
Music	0	0	20	0	3	8	31
Legal Research	0	0	0	12	15	1	28
Other Engineering	21	0	0	0	5	0	26
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	0	0	23	0	0	3	26
General Engineering	24	0	0	0	0	0	24
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	0	23	1	0	0	24
Nuclear Engineering	18	0	0	4	1	0	23
Non-Professional General Legal Studies	0	0	23	0	0	0	23
Other Statistics	0	0	23	0	0	0	23
Genetics	0	0	0	1	19	2	22
General English Literature	0	0	0	0	16	6	22
Geography & Cartography	20	0	0	0	2	0	22
Entrepreneurial Studies	18	0	0	0	0	0	18
Environmental Engineering	0	0	17	0	0	0	17
Mental & Social Health Services	0	0	0	6	10	0	16
Legal Professions (Other)	0	0	0	2	14	0	16
Other Social Sciences	0	0	16	0	0	0	16
General Psychology	0	0	0	0	15	0	15
Drama & Theater Arts	0	0	11	0	1	3	15
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	0	0	0	0	0	14	14
East Asian Languages	0	0	14	0	0	0	14
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	0	0	0	0	14	0	14
General Architecture	0	0	13	0	0	0	13
General Business/Commerce	0	0	13	0	0	0	13
Germanic Languages	5	0	7	0	0	0	12
Gerontology	0	0	0	12	0	0	12
Cultural Studies & Analysis	0	0	0	11	0	0	11
General Social Sciences	0	0	11	0	0	0	11
Religious Studies	3	0	7	0	0	0	10
Classical Languages & Literature	0	0	9	0	0	0	9
Special Education	0	0	0	8	0	0	8
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages	8	0	0	0	0	0	8
Teaching English or French	0	0	0	6	1	0	7
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages	0	0	4	0	2	1	7
Nutrition Science	0	0	7	0	0	0	7
Other Public Administration	0	0	0	0	0	6	6
Management Information Systems	0	0	2	3	0	0	5
Other Education	0	0	0	0	0	5	5
Quality Control Technology	0	0	0	5	0	0	5
Medieval Studies	5	0	0	0	0	0	5
Computer Systems Networking	0	0	0	0	4	0	4
Other Computer & Information Sciences	4	0	0	0	0	0	4
General Physical Sciences	0	0	4	0	0	0	4
Homeland Security	4	0	0	0	0	0	4
Pharmacology & Toxicology	0	0	0	0	0	3	3
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	0	0	0	0	2	0	2
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Metallurgical Engineering	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
Systems Engineering	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Astronomy & Astrophysics	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
Engineering-Related Fields	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nanotechnology	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Engineering Science	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mining Engineering	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Petroleum Engineering	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
English Literature (Other)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Computational Science	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	963	49	5,517	354	1,869	1,075	9,827

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 Crazypaco under License

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