by our College Data Analytics Team
In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus was awarded 431 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is health professions.
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Pitt landed the #79 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This lands it a coveted spot in the top 5% of all colleges and universities in the country. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Pitt held the #90 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 109 colleges in Pennsylvania, Pitt is ranked at #7.
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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus has an acceptance rate of 67%, which means the school is serious about who it admits. Take your time in putting together a strong application that highlights why you are a good fit for Pitt.
About 49% 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 630 and 720. Math scores were between 620 and 750.
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The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus, this ratio is 14 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is 77%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus has a freshmen retention rate of 93%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Pitt for first-time, full-time students is 65%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 23,157 undergraduates at Pitt with 18,298 being full-time and 4,859 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $15,084 | $17,691 | $24,139 | $29,274 | $32,165 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Pitt, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Pitt, approximately 52% of students took out student loans averaging $9,709 a year. That adds up to $38,836 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.
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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 |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Child Development & Psychology | 437 | NA |
| General Biology | 289 | $24,508 |
| Writing Studies | 268 | $33,776 |
| Nursing | 261 | $59,973 |
| Computer Science | 231 | $67,837 |
| Marketing | 218 | $45,876 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 211 | $54,370 |
| Neurobiology & Neurosciences | 198 | $23,063 |
| Political Science & Government | 195 | $27,341 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 184 | $67,419 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 6,285 students took at least one online class at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. This is a decrease from the 7,281 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 6,285 | 642 |
| 2019-2020 | 7,281 | 480 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,274 | 365 |
| 2017-2018 | 1,761 | 395 |
| 2016-2017 | 1,675 | 342 |
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Footnotes
*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.
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