University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Public
- City
- 20,370 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 58%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $29,362per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 86%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $73,11310 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
The Pitt Pell Plus Program doubles any Federal Pell Grant awarded up to $7,395 for eligible undergraduate students across all five campuses.
Source: What is the Pitt Pell Plus Program? - Financial Aid | University of Pittsburgh
Pitt's Pell Match program invests in students with the greatest financial need across all five Pitt campuses by matching federal Pell Grant funds.
Source: Access and Affordability | Office of the Provost - University of Pittsburgh
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 58%About 6 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1280–1460Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 29–33Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
From University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus's own report
These numbers come from the school's Common Data Set for 2025–26, a standard report colleges publish about their applicants and first-year students. Open the report.
78% had a 3.75 or higher. The average was 4.06. Schools count GPA differently (weighted or not), so compare ranges loosely.
- Admit rate in this report
- 59%38,477 admitted of 64,724 first-year applicants
- Off the wait list
- 3%84 admitted of 3,198 who stayed on the wait list (6,245 were offered a spot)
- ACT, middle 50%
- 29–338% of first-years sent ACT scores
- Top 10% of their class
- 40%73% were in the top quarter.
What the admissions office says it weighs
Very important
- GPA
- Essay
Important
- A talent or ability
- Volunteer work
- Work experience
- Showing interest in the school
Considered
- Class rank
- Test scores
- Recommendations
- Activities
- Being first in your family to go to college
- Where you live
- Living in the state
Not considered
- Interview
- Family who went there (legacy)
Where you'd stand
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Sources: University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Common Data Set 2025–26; College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
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
- $29,362full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $38,719sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $22,736Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $43,432Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 86%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 92%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $73,11310 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,000federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 20,370Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 16%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 21%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Temple University Philadelphia, PA — admits 80%
- West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA — admits 78%
- Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH — admits 75%
- University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY — admits 74%
Also worth a look
- Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA — admits 61%
- Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH — admits 75%
- University of Connecticut Storrs, CT — admits 52%
- The University of Arizona Global Campus Chandler, AZ
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA — admits 55%
- Temple University Philadelphia, PA — admits 80%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus, 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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