University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh, PA
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus is a public research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, a large city, with 20,370 undergraduates. Its largest fields are biology, health professions and engineering. 86% of students finish within six years, and former students who are working earn a median of $66,125 ten years after starting.
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus admitted 38,477 of 64,724 applicants for the fall 2025 entering class (59.4%).
- Acceptance rate
- 59.4%
- Fall 2025 class
- In-state tuition
- $21,926
- $41,430 out of state
- Paid after aid
- $30,434
- Average, students with aid
- ACT, middle 50%
- 29–33
Every figure on this page is published by the college or a federal survey, compiled by GoodGoblin, and carries the source it came from. They describe the fall 2025 entering class, a read on the school, not a prediction about any one applicant.
What University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus is known for
Measured by the 4,662 bachelor's degrees it awarded in 2022–23, and what its graduates went on to earn.
- Research and Experimental Psychology4489.6% of degreesToo few graduates to publish
- Biology3086.6% of degrees$62,744+10% vs $57,214 nationally
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing3086.6% of degrees$83,313−6% vs $88,910 nationally
- Computer Science1954.2% of degrees$108,680About the $107,009 national median
- Finance and Financial Management Services1823.9% of degrees$95,087+14% vs $83,343 nationally
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies1703.6% of degrees$57,012+18% vs $48,471 nationally
Source: the College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education), field-of-study data. Degrees are bachelor's degrees awarded in 2022–23. Earnings are the median for 2017–18 and 2018–19 graduates, in 2024 dollars, working and not enrolled, four years after graduating. Shares across the colleges we cover count every bachelor's degree at the colleges with a page here.
The place
Where it is, how big it is, and how students live.
Setting
Large city
Pittsburgh, PA
Undergraduates
20,370
Fall 2024
Type
Public
Doctoral university, very high research activity
Living on campus
A quarter to half
of undergraduates live on campus
Students per faculty member
13 to 1
Fall 2024
International students
5%
of undergraduates, fall 2024
Source: the College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education), including the Carnegie Classification and the federal locale code it publishes.
What stands out at University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
Three things University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus published, ranked by how much each could change what you actually do, not by how impressive it looks. Every one describes a class that has already enrolled.
84 admitted from a waitlist of 6,245.
3,198 students accepted a place on that list, and 84 were admitted from it, 2.6% of the students who waited. A waitlist offer here is not a near-miss anyone can plan around.
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
41% of the enrolled class sent an SAT.
The SAT band on this page describes that share of the class, not all of it. Another 12% sent an ACT. University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus files test scores under “considered”.
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
Families paid $30,434 on average after aid.
Averaged across students who received federal aid: the price after grants and scholarships, not the sticker price.
Source: the College Scorecard
Every figure, in full
The same measured fields on every one of these pages. Nothing is filled in where the school published nothing.
Acceptance rate
59.4%
38,477 admitted of 64,724 applicants
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
SAT, middle 50%
Reading 640–720Math 630–730
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
ACT, middle 50%
29–33
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
Enrolled students who sent an SAT
41%
Counted per test: a student may send both.
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
Enrolled students who sent an ACT
12%
Counted per test: a student may send both.
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
Where do you actually stand at University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus?
The figures on this page describe a class that already enrolled. GoodGoblin reads them against your own transcript, scores, activities and budget, then builds the balanced list, the essay plan and the deadline calendar around what it finds.
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What University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus costs
The published price first, then what students who received aid actually paid, by family income.
In-state tuition and fees for 2024–25 were $21,926 ($41,430 out of state), and the full in-state cost of attendance, with housing, food and books, was $38,105. After grants and scholarships, students who received financial aid paid $30,434 a year on average.
In-state tuition and fees
$21,926
2024–25 school year
Out-of-state tuition and fees
$41,430
2024–25 school year
Full cost, in state
$38,105
Tuition, fees, housing, food and books
Paid after aid
$30,434
Average, students who received aid
What students paid, by family income
Each bar is that figure as a share of the $38,105 full cost.
- Under $30k$14,709Typical public university: $10,013
- $30k–$48k$18,371Typical public university: $10,847
- $48k–$75k$23,192Typical public university: $13,703
- $75k–$110k$31,567Typical public university: $17,979
- Over $110k$36,008Typical public university: $22,475
Source: the federal College Scorecard. Tuition and cost of attendance are for the 2024–25 school year; colleges usually raise them each year. What students paid is the average net price for first-year students who received federal financial aid. Typical public university: the median across the 338 public universities on GoodGoblin, for in-state students, compiled by GoodGoblin from the same federal data.
Where it leads
Who finishes, who stays, and what they earn and owe afterwards.
Finish within six years
86%
Our colleges' median: 63%
Return for a second year
92%
Our colleges' median: 79%
Earnings after 10 years
$66,125
Our colleges' median: $57,440
Median debt at graduation
$24,250
Our colleges' median: $23,725
Source: the College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education). Six-year completion describes students who started in fall 2018; second-year return describes students who started in fall 2023; earnings describe students who started in 2009–10 and 2010–11, measured in 2020 and 2021, in 2022 dollars; debt describes federal loans of students who graduated in fiscal years 2020 and 2021. Medians are across the 1,034 colleges with a page here.
How the rate has moved
Two measured admit rates from the federal survey, the years apart it reports them. A rate that moved, not a forecast.
Over 5 years the admit rate fell from 59% to 50%.
What University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus says it weighs
The school's own words, from the form it fills in every year. Ranked as it ranks them.
- Essayrequired
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- Course rigorrequired
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- GPAconsidered
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- Test scoresconsidered
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- Recommendationsconsidered
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- Class rankconsidered
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
Not considered
- Legacy
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
The waitlist, as the school reported it
Published counts, including the ones schools rarely lead with.
- Offered a waitlist place
- 6,245
- Accepted the place
- 3,198
- Admitted from the waitlist
- 84
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
Published deadlines
Each date is read from the college's own materials and re-checked on a schedule.
- Regular DecisionDecember 1, 2026
Verified July 17, 2026 · Source
More colleges on the record
Each of these pages carries the same measured figures and sources.
Other colleges in Pennsylvania
Closest acceptance rates in the same state.
- Saint Vincent College59.1%
- Allegheny College58.8%
- Moore College of Art and Design60.5%
- Alvernia University62.3%
Colleges with a similar acceptance rate
Closest acceptance rates anywhere in the country.
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