Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & DesignPrivate nonprofit

Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania·Private not-for-profit, 2-year·Mid East·pims.edu
Acceptance
49.0%
-40.2pp vs Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
6-yr Graduation
89%
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Total enrollment
374
peer median 254
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About

The Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science (PIMS) is a non-profit educational institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, founded in 1939. The institute specializes in training students for careers in funeral service, with a notable focus on clinical embalming, restorative art, and ethical practices in caregiving. PIMS boasts a supportive alumni network and a modernized campus designed to enhance the learning experience.

Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
98
98 candidates competed
Admitted
48
49.0% acceptance rate
Enrolled
29
60.4% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
89%
Full-time retention
82%

Pell equity

23.0pp gap
Pell recipients
77%10 of 13
Non-Pell (all)
100%15 of 15
Subsidized loan, no Pell
100%5 of 5
No Federal Aid
100%10 of 10

Non-Pell students graduate at a 23.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 3 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 2 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
3
Passing
1
33.3% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

3programs
  • Passing1 · 33.3%
  • No Data2 · 66.7%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
1
No data
2

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

1
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science
Associate Degree · Personal And Culinary Services
+56.4%
$55,158 vs $35,274

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

1
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science
Associate Degree · Personal And Culinary Services
31%
$16,813 debt · $55,158 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

American Board of Funeral Service Education, Committee on Accreditation

Accredited since 1977Next review Dec 2032

Action history · 2

  1. Oct 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    American Board of Funeral Service Education, Committee on Accreditation
  2. Oct 2018Renewal of Accreditation
    American Board of Funeral Service Education, Committee on Accreditation

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 121 students received $625K in Pell grants, alongside $1.8M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
121
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$625K
$625,020 total
Direct Loans
$1.8M
339 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
’20
0k
’21
0k
’22
0k
’23
0k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$698K
159 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.0M
171 loan awards
Parent PLUS$79K
9 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 84 borrowers who entered repayment, 3 (3.5%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.5%
+1.2pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
84
Defaulted
3
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
3.2%
2017
11.0%
2018
4.3%
2019
3.5%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at PIMS

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs1
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

105 total completions
01Personal/Culinary
105100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
374
12-mo unduplicated
430
Undergraduate
430
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
23%98
Women
77%332

Race / ethnicity composition

White
85.2%
Black
9.4%
Hispanic
2.9%
Asian
1.7%
Two or more
0.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.3%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 402 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago2.691 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
1
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    14.0:1

    PIMS vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions PIMS selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

    Carnegie
    SubjectPittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc
    		89%49.0%374—Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
    American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service
    		——270$22,872Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
    American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New York
    		—92.0%187$55,553Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
    Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service
    		—86.4%254$44,047Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
    Dallas Institute of Funeral Service
    		——454$22,825Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
    Delaware College of Art and Design
    		—61.0%—$31,763Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
    Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service
    		——338$29,047Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
    Helms College
    		——183$25,358Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
    John A Gupton College
    		—100.0%166$19,334Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
    Young Americans College of the Performing Arts
    		—100.0%15$32,263Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
    Peer group median89%89.2%254$29,047

    Institutions like PIMS

    Explore the federal data for institutions in PIMS's comparison group.

    IPEDS

    Reports & documents (2)

    Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

    Grants & funding (5)

    Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.

    USA Spending

    Frequently asked questions about Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about PIMS.

    What is the acceptance rate at Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc?

    Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc's acceptance rate is 49.0% (48 admitted from 98 applicants), based on the latest IPEDS.

    What is the graduation rate at Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc?

    Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc reports a 6-year graduation rate of 89% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc?

    Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc reports a total enrollment of 374 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the yield rate at Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc?

    Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc's yield rate is 60.4%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc located?

    Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15206-3706.

    About the data on this page

    Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

    IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
    College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
    Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
    U.S. Department of Education
    FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
    Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
    U.S. Department of Education
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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