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University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

The University of Pittsburgh is home to over 25,000 undergraduate students. It’s fun and easy to engage with peers and faculty with a student-to-faculty ratio of 13:1.

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25,900
Degree-Seeking Undergraduates
Enrolled female students
58%
 
Enrolled male students
42%
 
Gender Ratio
Full-time students
77%
 
Part-time students
23%
 
Full-time to Part-time Ratio
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Retention rate
Full-time faculty
89%
 
Adjuncts
11%
 
Faculty Ratio
13:1
Student/teacher ratio
$20,154
In-state tuition cost
$40,060
Out-of-state tuition cost
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4-year graduation rate
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6-year graduation rate
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Acceptance rate
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ENROLLMENT BY ETHNICITY
Non-U.S. Citizen: 9%
Hispanic/Latinx: 6%
Black or African American, non-Hispanic: 5%
White, non-Hispanic: 60%
Native/Indigenous American or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic: 0%
Asian, non-Hispanic: 12%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic: 12%
Two or more races, non-Hispanic: 4%
Race and/or ethnicity unknown: 3%

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Admission

TEST SCORES
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FRESHMAN PROFILE
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing
25th Percentile: 640 | 75th Percentile: 720
SAT Math
25th Percentile: 640 | 75th Percentile: 740
ACT Composite
25th Percentile: 29 | 75th Percentile: 33
ACT Math
25th Percentile: 26 | 75th Percentile: 32
ACT English
25th Percentile: 27 | 75th Percentile: 35

Tuition & Cost

Tuition (in-state): $20,154
Tuition (out-of-state): $40,060
Fees: $1,370
Room: $7,950
Board: $5,670

Contact University of Pittsburgh

Contact Admissions

www.pitt.edu/admissions

Campus Location

4200 Fifth Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15260

(412) 624-4141

Find Pitt Online

www.pitt.edu

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