Point Park University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Private nonprofit
- City
- 2,331 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 97%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $26,028per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 56%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $52,25110 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Point Park University operates the Pittsburgh Playhouse, a 90,000-square-foot learning and performance complex built for $60 million in Downtown Pittsburgh.
Source: Inside the Playhouse | Point Park University | Pittsburgh, PA
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 97%About 10 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-blindScores are not considered, even if you send them.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
We don't have test score or GPA figures for Point Park University's first-year students yet, so there's nothing to compare your numbers with. The admit rate above is the best guide we have.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $26,028full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $55,211sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $41,000Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 56%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 74%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $52,25110 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $27,000federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 2,331Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 43%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 29%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Also worth a look
- Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre, PA — admits 91%
- Eastern University Saint Davids, PA — admits 91%
- Messiah University Mechanicsburg, PA — admits 79%
- Mercyhurst University Erie, PA — admits 81%
- St. Thomas University Miami Gardens, FL — admits 98%
- Delaware Valley University Doylestown, PA — admits 93%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Point Park University, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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