Selectivity
54%
Total Students
32,017
UG 20,635
PG 11,382
Satisfaction Index
92%
Salary After Attending
$48,800
BASIC
| Web Site | www.pitt.edu |
| Institution Type | Public |
| Location | Pittsburgh |
UNDER GRADUATE
| Total Students | 20,635 |
| Women | 10,394 (50.37%) |
| Men | 10,241 (49.63%) |
GRADUATE
| Total Students | 11,382 |
| Women | 6,325 (55.57%) |
| Men | 5,057 (44.43%) |
| Acceptance Rate | 54% |
| Cost of Attendance | $ 43,922 |
| Graduation Rate | 82% |
| Retention Rate | 92 % |
FRESHMAN ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
| Admission Office URL | www.oafa.pitt.edu |
| Online Application URL | www.oafa.pitt.edu/applying.aspx |
| Entrance Difficulty (Selectivity) | 54 % |
STANDARDISED TEST REQUIREMENTS
| Exam | Required |
|---|---|
| SAT or ACT | Required |
| SAT Only | - |
| ACT Only | - |
| SAT and SAT Subject Tests, or ACT | - |
| SAT Subject Tests Only | - |
| Regular Admission Deadline | - |
EARLY DECISION & EARLY ACTION
| Early Decision Offered | No |
| Early Decision Application Deadline | - |
| Early Decision Notification Date | - |
| Early Action Offered | No |
| Early Action Application Deadline | - |
| Early Action Notification Date | - |
FACTORS CONSIDERED FOR ADMISSION
| Factor | Very Important | Important | Considered | Not Considered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rigor of Secondary School Record | X | |||
| Academic GPA | X | |||
| Standardized Tests | X | |||
| Class Rank | X | |||
| Recommendations | X | |||
| Essay | X | |||
| Interview | X | |||
| Level of Applicant's Interest | X | |||
| Extracurricular Activities | X | |||
| Volunteer Work | X | |||
| Particular Talent/Ability | X | |||
| Character/Personal Qualities | X | |||
| First Generation to Attend College | X | |||
| State Residency | X | |||
| Geographic Residence | X | |||
| Relation with Alumnus | X | |||
| Religious Affiliation/ Commitment | X | |||
| Ethnicity | X | |||
| Work Experience | X |
ADMISSION RATE
| Overall Admission Rate | 54% of applicants were admitted |
| Women | 54% of applicants were admitted |
| Men | 53% of applicants were admitted |
| Students Enrolled | 26% of admitted students enrolled |
| Women | 25% of admitted students enrolled |
| Men | 27% of admitted students enrolled |
| Early Decision Admission Rate | - |
| Early Action Admission Rate | - |
SCORES OF ENROLLED FRESHMEN
| 25th Percentile | 75th Percentile | |
|---|---|---|
| SAT - R/W | 580 | 660 |
| SAT - Maths | 600 | 600 |
| ACT - Composite | 26 | 31 |
| ACT - Writing | 8 | 9 |
| ACT - English | 26 | 32 |
| ACT - Maths | 27 | 33 |
TUITION AND EXPENSES
| Financial Aid Office URL | https://www.oafa.pitt.edu/fahome.aspx |
| Net Price Calculator URL | https://npc.collegeboard.org/student/app/pitt |
Cost of Attendance (UG)
Tuition and Fees |
$29,758 |
On Campus Room & Board |
$10,950 |
Books and Supplies |
$680 |
Other Expenses |
$2,534 |
| Total | $43,922 |
Cost of Attendance (Master)
Tuition and Fees |
$36,734 |
On Campus Room & Board |
$10,950 |
Books and Supplies |
$680 |
Other Expenses |
$2,534 |
| Total | $50,898 |
FINANCIAL AID
| Need Based Aid for International Student | No |
| Merit Based Aid for International Students | No |
| Total International Students Receiving Aid | - |
| Percentage of International Students Receiving Aid | 0.0% |
| Average aid awarded to International Students | - |
| Total Aid awarded to International Students | - |
| PROGRAM | BACHELOR | MASTER | DOCTOR |
|---|---|---|---|
| AREA, ETHNIC, CULTURAL, GENDER, AND GROUP STUDIES. | |||
| African-American/Black Studies. | 7 | - | - |
| East Asian Studies. | - | 5 | - |
| Women's Studies. | 6 | - | - |
| Category total | 13 | 5 | 0 |
| BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES. | |||
| Bioinformatics. | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General. | 194 | - | 6 |
| Biostatistics. | - | 17 | 5 |
| Computational Biology. | - | 1 | 4 |
| Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. | 9 | - | - |
| Epidemiology. | - | 40 | 12 |
| Exercise Physiology. | - | - | 2 |
| Human/Medical Genetics. | - | 12 | 10 |
| Immunology. | - | 1 | 6 |
| Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology. | - | 23 | 8 |
| Microbiology, General. | 26 | - | - |
| Molecular Biology. | 21 | - | 3 |
| Molecular Biophysics. | - | 1 | - |
| Molecular Genetics. | - | - | 4 |
| Molecular Pharmacology. | - | - | 7 |
| Neurobiology and Anatomy. | - | 1 | 10 |
| Neuroscience. | 136 | - | 8 |
| Pathology/Experimental Pathology. | - | - | 8 |
| Category total | 392 | 99 | 96 |
| BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT, MARKETING, AND RELATED SUPPORT SERVICES. | |||
| Accounting. | 194 | 84 | - |
| Business Administration and Management, General. | - | 287 | 5 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | 4 | - | - |
| Finance, General. | 238 | 2 | - |
| Human Resources Management and Services, Other. | 21 | - | - |
| International Business/Trade/Commerce. | 7 | - | - |
| Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management. | 47 | 1 | - |
| Management Information Systems and Services, Other. | 8 | - | - |
| Marketing Research. | - | 2 | - |
| Marketing/Marketing Management, General. | 183 | - | - |
| Category total | 702 | 376 | 5 |
| COMMUNICATION, JOURNALISM, AND RELATED PROGRAMS. | |||
| Mass Communication/Media Studies. | 46 | - | - |
| Category total | 46 | 0 | 0 |
| COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES AND SUPPORT SERVICES. | |||
| Artificial Intelligence. | - | 7 | 1 |
| Computer Science. | 106 | 23 | 10 |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications. | - | 24 | - |
| Information Science/Studies. | 78 | 143 | 14 |
| Information Technology Project Management. | - | 5 | - |
| Category total | 184 | 202 | 25 |
| EDUCATION. | |||
| Education, General. | - | 174 | 10 |
| Education, Other. | - | - | 3 |
| Educational Leadership and Administration, General. | - | 37 | 24 |
| Physical Education Teaching and Coaching. | 52 | 30 | - |
| Category total | 52 | 241 | 37 |
| ENGINEERING. | |||
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering. | 65 | 22 | 24 |
| Chemical Engineering. | 108 | 6 | 10 |
| Civil Engineering, General. | 73 | 37 | 7 |
| Computer Engineering, General. | 54 | - | 1 |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 57 | 35 | 13 |
| Engineering Science. | 6 | - | - |
| Engineering, Other. | - | - | 1 |
| Industrial Engineering. | 69 | 40 | 5 |
| Materials Engineering. | 19 | 16 | 3 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | 139 | 65 | 14 |
| Nuclear Engineering. | - | 4 | - |
| Petroleum Engineering. | - | 19 | - |
| Category total | 590 | 244 | 78 |
| ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE/LETTERS. | |||
| Creative Writing. | 62 | - | - |
| English Language and Literature, General. | - | 14 | 10 |
| English Literature (British and Commonwealth). | 51 | - | - |
| Rhetoric and Composition. | 165 | 1 | 5 |
| Category total | 278 | 15 | 15 |
| FOREIGN LANGUAGES, LITERATURES, AND LINGUISTICS. | |||
| Chinese Language and Literature. | 19 | - | - |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 4 | - | - |
| French Language and Literature. | 14 | 2 | 3 |
| German Language and Literature. | 2 | - | 1 |
| Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General. | - | 5 | 11 |
| Italian Language and Literature. | 4 | 1 | - |
| Japanese Language and Literature. | 15 | - | - |
| Linguistics. | 24 | 7 | 3 |
| Russian Language and Literature. | 7 | - | - |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Spanish Language and Literature. | 21 | - | - |
| Category total | 112 | 16 | 19 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | |||
| Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist. | 84 | 49 | 2 |
| Bioethics/Medical Ethics. | - | 2 | - |
| Clinical Nurse Specialist. | - | 1 | - |
| Dental Clinical Sciences, General. | - | 1 | - |
| Dental Hygiene/Hygienist. | 19 | - | - |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services, Other. | - | 18 | - |
| Dietetics/Dietitian. | 25 | - | - |
| Environmental Health. | - | 9 | 4 |
| Genetic Counseling/Counselor. | - | 13 | - |
| Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator. | 31 | - | - |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other. | 23 | - | - |
| Health Services Administration. | - | 2 | 2 |
| Health/Health Care Administration/Management. | - | 33 | - |
| Medical Scientist. | - | 27 | 2 |
| Nurse Anesthetist. | - | 41 | - |
| Occupational Therapy/Therapist. | - | 54 | - |
| Oral Biology and Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology. | - | 2 | - |
| Orthotist/Prosthetist. | - | 16 | - |
| Pharmaceutical Sciences. | 82 | 14 | 6 |
| Physician Assistant. | - | 39 | - |
| Public Health, Other. | - | 47 | 1 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Other. | - | 17 | - |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse. | 249 | 2 | 11 |
| Rehabilitation Science. | 156 | 93 | 16 |
| Category total | 669 | 480 | 44 |
| HISTORY. | |||
| History and Philosophy of Science and Technology. | 13 | 1 | 5 |
| History, General. | 72 | 2 | 6 |
| Category total | 85 | 3 | 11 |
| HOMELAND SECURITY, LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIREFIGHTING AND RELATED PROTECTIVE SERVICES. | |||
| Corrections. | 46 | - | - |
| Category total | 46 | 0 | 0 |
| PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONS. | |||
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other. | - | - | 4 |
| Public Administration. | 5 | 53 | - |
| Public Policy Analysis, General. | - | 48 | - |
| Social Work. | 37 | 252 | 6 |
| Category total | 42 | 353 | 10 |
| Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate). | |||
| Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Law. | - | 7 | - |
| International Law and Legal Studies. | - | 22 | - |
| Legal Professions and Studies, Other. | - | 7 | - |
| Category total | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES, GENERAL STUDIES AND HUMANITIES. | |||
| Humanities/Humanistic Studies. | 10 | - | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies. | 1 | - | - |
| Category total | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| LIBRARY SCIENCE. | |||
| Library and Information Science. | - | 69 | 1 |
| Category total | 0 | 69 | 1 |
| MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS. | |||
| Applied Mathematics, General. | 41 | - | - |
| Mathematical Biology. | 4 | - | - |
| Mathematics and Statistics, Other. | 16 | - | - |
| Mathematics, General. | 36 | 3 | 5 |
| Statistics, General. | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| Category total | 103 | 7 | 10 |
| MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES. | |||
| Biological and Physical Sciences. | 109 | - | - |
| Computational Science. | - | 1 | - |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | 4 | - | - |
| Category total | 113 | 1 | 0 |
| PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES. | |||
| Philosophy. | 14 | 3 | 5 |
| Religion/Religious Studies. | 6 | - | 5 |
| Category total | 20 | 3 | 10 |
| PHYSICAL SCIENCES. | |||
| Chemistry, General. | 71 | 6 | 23 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other. | 36 | - | - |
| Geology/Earth Science, General. | 23 | 3 | 4 |
| Physical Sciences. | 1 | - | - |
| Physics, General. | 8 | 12 | 10 |
| Category total | 139 | 21 | 37 |
| PSYCHOLOGY. | |||
| Educational Psychology. | 45 | 30 | 3 |
| Psychology, General. | 304 | 11 | 19 |
| Category total | 349 | 41 | 22 |
| SOCIAL SCIENCES. | |||
| Anthropology. | 70 | 1 | 6 |
| Economics, General. | 132 | 5 | 7 |
| Geography. | - | 5 | - |
| International Relations and Affairs. | - | 32 | - |
| National Security Policy Studies. | - | 36 | - |
| Political Science and Government, General. | 120 | 10 | 10 |
| Social Sciences, General. | 21 | - | - |
| Social Sciences, Other. | 13 | - | - |
| Sociology. | 39 | 3 | 6 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs. | 24 | - | - |
| Category total | 419 | 92 | 29 |
| VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS. | |||
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation. | 33 | 2 | 5 |
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General. | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Film/Cinema/Video Studies. | 29 | 1 | - |
| Fine/Studio Arts, General. | 5 | - | - |
| Music, General. | 9 | 1 | 3 |
| Category total | 80 | 5 | 12 |
| Grand total | 4445 | 2309 | 461 |
FACULTY & INSTRUCTION
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 14 to 1 |
| Regular Class Size | 2-9 students: 7% of classes 10-19 students: 32% of classes 20-29 students: 20% of classes 30-39 students: 13% of classes 40-49 students: 7% of classes 50-99 students: 15% of classes Over 100 students: 6% of classes |
STUDENT BODY
| On Campus Housing | Yes |
| On Campus Housing Details | Coed dorms, women's dorms, single student apartments, disabled student housing, fraternity/sorority housing |
| Coeducational | Yes |
| All Undergraduates | 20,635 |
| Women (% of total) | 10,394 (50.37%) |
| Men (% of total) | 10,241 (49.63%) |
| Diversity of Student Body (UnderGraduates) | American Indian/Alaskan Native - 0.08 % Asian - 8.89 % Black/African-American - 5.03 % Hispanic/Latino - 3.24 % Multi-race (not Hispanic/Latino) - 3.49 % Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander - 0.06 % White - 74.03 % Unknown - 1.23 % International Students - 3.95 % |
| All Graduate Students | 11,382 |
| Women (% of total) | 6,325 (56%) |
| Men (% of total) | 5,057 (44%) |
| Diversity of Student Body (Graduate Students) | American Indian/Alaskan Native - 0.06 % Asian - 5.89 % Black/African-American - 4.09 % Hispanic/Latino - 3.16 % Multi-race (not Hispanic/Latino) - 1.69 % Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander - 0.01 % White - 54.69 % Unknown - 7.67 % International Students - 22.74 % |
UNDERGRADUATE RETENTION AND GRADUATION
| First-Year Students Returning | 92 % |
| Students Graduating (Within 6 Years) |
82 % |
AFTER GRADUATION
| Graduates Offered Full-Time Employment Within 6 Months | 61% |
| Average Starting Salary | Not reported |
| Graduates Pursuing Advanced Study Directly | 33.0% |
| Disciplines Pursued | Business 5% Engineering 3% Law 3% Arts and Sciences 6% Medicine 2% Education 8% Other 12% |
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