University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus's acceptance rate is 58.1% (2024). Its six-year graduation rate is 85% and its four-year rate is 72% (2024). In-state tuition and fees are $21,926 and out-of-state tuition and fees are $41,430 (2024). Fall enrollment is 35,724 students, and 37,683 enrolled over the full 12-month year (2024). Source: IPEDS.
About
The University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) is a state-related research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. The university is composed of seventeen undergraduate and graduate schools and colleges at its urban Pittsburgh campus, home to the university's central administration and over 31,000 undergraduate and graduate students. The 132-acre Pittsburgh campus includes various historic buildings that are part of the Schenley Farms Historic District, most notably its 42-story Gothic revival centerpiece, the Cathedral of Learning. Pitt is a member of the Association of American Universities and is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity".
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 9.7-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.
Of 438 Title IV programs, 92 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 346 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing92 · 21.0%
- No Data346 · 79.0%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
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.
Near the line (±5%)
Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Programmatic accreditations · 35
Action history · 70
- Aug 2025Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics
- Aug 2025Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Pediatric Dentistry
- Aug 2025Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Periodontics
- Aug 2025Grant Substantive Change: ProgramAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Periodontics
- Aug 2025Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Endodontics
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 6,213 students received $37.4M in Pell grants, alongside $244.4M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
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.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 6,829 borrowers who entered repayment, 90 (1.3%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* 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.
Academic programs at University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 11
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus58
- Non-campus5
- Public property11
Includes 21 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
- Ethnicity2
- National origin1
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
- Litchfield Tower B1 fireElectricalDamage $50,000-$99,999
Data quality: 1 report was later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectUniversity of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | 85% | 58.1% | 35,724 | $30,434 | R1 Research |
Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 68% | 89.9% | 79,818 | $14,967 | R1 Research |
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 94% | 14.1% | 53,363 | $12,116 | R1 Research |
Indiana University-Bloomington | 80% | 78.2% | 48,424 | $16,264 | R1 Research |
Michigan State University | 81% | 84.8% | 52,089 | $19,680 | R1 Research |
Ohio State University-Main Campus | 88% | 60.6% | 61,443 | $17,339 | R1 Research |
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 86% | 60.6% | 50,737 | $32,875 | R1 Research |
Purdue University-Main Campus | 83% | 49.9% | 58,658 | $14,600 | R1 Research |
Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 84% | 58.1% | 52,269 | $24,406 | R1 Research |
Stony Brook University | 76% | 49.0% | 26,689 | $18,784 | R1 Research |
The University of Texas at Austin | 89% | 26.6% | 53,864 | $19,857 | R1 Research |
University at Buffalo | 75% | 74.2% | 31,903 | $20,995 | R1 Research |
University of Arizona | 68% | 86.1% | 56,365 | $16,674 | R1 Research |
University of California-Berkeley | 93% | 11.0% | 45,882 | $13,481 | R1 Research |
University of California-Davis | 86% | 41.8% | 40,065 | $14,741 | R1 Research |
University of California-Irvine | 87% | 28.6% | 37,297 | $14,251 | R1 Research |
University of California-Los Angeles | 93% | 9.0% | 47,335 | $12,548 | R1 Research |
University of California-Riverside | 76% | 76.4% | 26,384 | $14,304 | R1 Research |
University of California-San Diego | 86% | 26.7% | 44,256 | $12,470 | R1 Research |
University of California-Santa Barbara | 83% | 33.0% | 26,133 | $16,109 | R1 Research |
University of California-Santa Cruz | 75% | 65.8% | 19,938 | $17,890 | R1 Research |
University of Colorado Boulder | 74% | 78.1% | 38,799 | $25,346 | R1 Research |
University of Florida | 91% | 24.2% | 56,311 | $6,541 | R1 Research |
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 85% | 42.4% | 59,238 | $14,355 | R1 Research |
University of Iowa | 75% | 83.6% | 30,779 | $22,531 | R1 Research |
University of Kansas | 69% | 93.5% | 29,792 | $18,059 | R1 Research |
University of Maryland-College Park | 89% | 44.8% | 41,725 | $15,678 | R1 Research |
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 93% | 15.6% | 52,855 | $13,138 | R1 Research |
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | 85% | 79.7% | 56,666 | $16,778 | R1 Research |
University of Missouri-Columbia | 75% | 78.5% | 31,543 | $20,268 | R1 Research |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 91% | 15.3% | 32,438 | $11,655 | R1 Research |
University of Oregon | 72% | 88.3% | 24,404 | $22,182 | R1 Research |
University of South Florida | 77% | 43.2% | 49,622 | $9,812 | R1 Research |
University of Utah | 65% | 86.0% | 36,894 | $16,200 | R1 Research |
University of Virginia-Main Campus | 96% | 16.8% | 26,409 | $21,565 | R1 Research |
University of Washington-Seattle Campus | 85% | 39.1% | 56,997 | $14,091 | R1 Research |
University of Wisconsin-Madison | 90% | 45.2% | 51,044 | $17,354 | R1 Research |
| Peer group median | 85% | 49.9% | 45,882 | $16,264 |
Institutions like University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
Explore the federal data for institutions in University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus's comparison group.
- R1 ResearchArizona
Arizona State University Campus Immersion
Grad rate68%Admit rate89.9%Enrollment79,818Net price$14,967 - R1 ResearchGeorgia
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
Grad rate94%Admit rate14.1%Enrollment53,363Net price$12,116 - R1 ResearchIndiana
Indiana University-Bloomington
Grad rate80%Admit rate78.2%Enrollment48,424Net price$16,264 - R1 ResearchMichigan
Michigan State University
Grad rate81%Admit rate84.8%Enrollment52,089Net price$19,680 - R1 ResearchOhio
Ohio State University-Main Campus
Grad rate88%Admit rate60.6%Enrollment61,443Net price$17,339 - R1 ResearchPennsylvania
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
Grad rate86%Admit rate60.6%Enrollment50,737Net price$32,875 - R1 ResearchIndiana
Purdue University-Main Campus
Grad rate83%Admit rate49.9%Enrollment58,658Net price$14,600 - R1 ResearchNew Jersey
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Grad rate84%Admit rate58.1%Enrollment52,269Net price$24,406 - R1 ResearchNew York
Stony Brook University
Grad rate76%Admit rate49.0%Enrollment26,689Net price$18,784 - R1 ResearchTexas
The University of Texas at Austin
Grad rate89%Admit rate26.6%Enrollment53,864Net price$19,857 - R1 ResearchNew York
University at Buffalo
Grad rate75%Admit rate74.2%Enrollment31,903Net price$20,995 - R1 ResearchArizona
University of Arizona
Grad rate68%Admit rate86.1%Enrollment56,365Net price$16,674 - R1 ResearchCalifornia
University of California-Berkeley
Grad rate93%Admit rate11.0%Enrollment45,882Net price$13,481 - R1 ResearchCalifornia
University of California-Davis
Grad rate86%Admit rate41.8%Enrollment40,065Net price$14,741 - R1 ResearchCalifornia
University of California-Irvine
Grad rate87%Admit rate28.6%Enrollment37,297Net price$14,251 - R1 ResearchCalifornia
University of California-Los Angeles
Grad rate93%Admit rate9.0%Enrollment47,335Net price$12,548 - R1 ResearchCalifornia
University of California-Riverside
Grad rate76%Admit rate76.4%Enrollment26,384Net price$14,304 - R1 ResearchCalifornia
University of California-San Diego
Grad rate86%Admit rate26.7%Enrollment44,256Net price$12,470 - R1 ResearchCalifornia
University of California-Santa Barbara
Grad rate83%Admit rate33.0%Enrollment26,133Net price$16,109 - R1 ResearchCalifornia
University of California-Santa Cruz
Grad rate75%Admit rate65.8%Enrollment19,938Net price$17,890 - R1 ResearchColorado
University of Colorado Boulder
Grad rate74%Admit rate78.1%Enrollment38,799Net price$25,346 - R1 ResearchFlorida
University of Florida
Grad rate91%Admit rate24.2%Enrollment56,311Net price$6,541 - R1 ResearchIllinois
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Grad rate85%Admit rate42.4%Enrollment59,238Net price$14,355 - R1 ResearchIowa
University of Iowa
Grad rate75%Admit rate83.6%Enrollment30,779Net price$22,531 - R1 ResearchKansas
University of Kansas
Grad rate69%Admit rate93.5%Enrollment29,792Net price$18,059 - R1 ResearchMaryland
University of Maryland-College Park
Grad rate89%Admit rate44.8%Enrollment41,725Net price$15,678 - R1 ResearchMichigan
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Grad rate93%Admit rate15.6%Enrollment52,855Net price$13,138 - R1 ResearchMinnesota
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Grad rate85%Admit rate79.7%Enrollment56,666Net price$16,778 - R1 ResearchMissouri
University of Missouri-Columbia
Grad rate75%Admit rate78.5%Enrollment31,543Net price$20,268 - R1 ResearchNorth Carolina
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Grad rate91%Admit rate15.3%Enrollment32,438Net price$11,655 - R1 ResearchOregon
University of Oregon
Grad rate72%Admit rate88.3%Enrollment24,404Net price$22,182 - R1 ResearchFlorida
University of South Florida
Grad rate77%Admit rate43.2%Enrollment49,622Net price$9,812 - R1 ResearchUtah
University of Utah
Grad rate65%Admit rate86.0%Enrollment36,894Net price$16,200 - R1 ResearchVirginia
University of Virginia-Main Campus
Grad rate96%Admit rate16.8%Enrollment26,409Net price$21,565 - R1 ResearchWashington
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Grad rate85%Admit rate39.1%Enrollment56,997Net price$14,091 - R1 ResearchWisconsin
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Grad rate90%Admit rate45.2%Enrollment51,044Net price$17,354
Campuses
The 4 campuses that make up University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus.
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
Institutional Research and Analytics collects and analyzes information about the University of Pittsburgh to support the data-driven decisions of the University’s executive administration, the University community, and external agencies.
Visit IR office page- Amanda BrodishAssistant Provost for Institutional Research and Analytics
- Rob RodgersDirector of Institutional Research
- Chelsea KluczkowskiAssociate Director of Institutional Research
- Jeff FabisAdministrative Assistant
- Harshal Jayant PathakData Analyst
- Brett SayAssistant Director of Surveys
- Keyur ShahData Scientist
- Alyssa SlazinskiData and Reporting Analyst
- Matthew WalterSenior Data Analyst
Common Data Set
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.
Affordability & Value
Cost of attendance
GTotal sticker cost of attendance is $39,936 (2025-2026).
Sticker vs. net price
G+HSticker $39,936 → about $22,779 net for aided students after the average need-based grant ($17,157); 56% of demonstrated need is met.
Where grant aid comes from
H167% of need-based grant dollars come from the institution itself.
Graduate debt
H4/H555% of graduates borrowed; those who did owed $39,905 on average.
Outcomes & Equity
Graduation & retention
B6-year graduation rate 86%; first-year retention 92%.
Equity: Pell graduation gap
B4Pell-grant recipients graduate 8 pts below the overall rate (77% vs 86%).
Academic Experience
Class-size distribution
I30% of classes have under 20 students; 0% have 50+.
Faculty profile
IKey faculty indicators.
Degrees by discipline
JSTEM-dominant: ~37% of bachelor's degrees are in computing, engineering, math & sciences.
Student Body & Diversity
Undergraduate race/ethnicity
B2Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity.
International students
B24% of undergraduates are international (nonresident).
Undergrad vs graduate
B120,418 undergraduates and 9,509 graduate students.
Source publications
Reports & documents (5)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- DashboardDashboardir.pitt.edu
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- FactbookFact Book2022The University of Pittsburgh's Fact Book, published by the Office of Institutional Research, provides a comprehensive overview of the university's data, including student enrollment, degree offerings, faculty and staff information, financial statements, and library services. It serves as a source of current and historical information compiled to meet the university's planning, budgeting, and compliance needs. The Fact Book is updated regularly and covers both academic and fiscal year metrics.ir.pitt.edu
- GlossaryGlossary of Terms - Office of Sponsored Programs, University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusThe glossary provides a comprehensive list of terms and acronyms related to research administration at the University of Pittsburgh, specifically through its Office of Sponsored Programs. It is intended as a resource both for university staff involved in research, as well as external partners engaging with the university. The glossary covers specific internal team roles, federal regulations, funding processes, important legal agreements, and other operational terminologies vital for efficient and compliant research management.osp.pitt.edu
- Strategic planPlan for Pitt 2028The Plan for Pitt 2028 outlines the University of Pittsburgh’s strategic vision focusing on cultivating student success, advancing scholarship and innovation, and fostering a welcoming and accountable community. It emphasizes key themes such as student success, innovation, community engagement, and trust building. These efforts aim to propel the university as a leader in higher education, reinforcing the slogan 'It's Possible at Pitt.'chancellor.pitt.edu
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