Pittsburg State University
Pittsburg, KS · Public · Town (distant) · PSU · Pitt State
Public institution in Pittsburg, KS · 4,162 undergraduates · 88% acceptance rate · $50,579 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 18%In-state tuition & fees
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $18,889981st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $8,008365th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $19,692837th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $22,426526th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $18,969538th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $50,5791,036th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $43,793957th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 57.6%850th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 77.8%782nd highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 88.2%1,167th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1090704th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 21701st highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 4,162564th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 15.0:11,301st smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 32.3%1,076th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 337 mi (DAL)
On 2 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 43 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, OtherEngineering Technology | bachelors | $73,737 | — |
| Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | $63,005 | $60,452 |
| Construction ManagementBusiness | bachelors | $59,288 | $66,941 |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | $58,866 | $51,273 |
| Electrical Engineering Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | $57,318 | $61,218 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $54,978 | $54,586 |
| Computer Systems AnalysisComputer Science | bachelors | $43,798 | $45,383 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $42,235 | $38,721 |
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | $41,789 | $43,798 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $40,548 | $40,728 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBusiness | bachelors | $39,639 | $36,668 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducation | bachelors | $35,861 | $35,975 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1903source
- Athletic nickname: "Gorillas"source
- Carnie Smith Stadium seats about 8,343source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIsource
- Mascot: Gus the Gorillasource
- Motto: ""By doing, learn." / On seal: "Research, Instruction, Service""source
- Campus size: about 600 acressource
- Formerly known as "Auxiliary Manual Training Normal School" (1903–1923)source
- Formerly known as "Kansas State Teachers College of Pittsburg" (1923–1959)source
- Formerly known as "Kansas State College of Pittsburg" (1959–1977)source
- Athletic conference: The MIAAsource
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A Space-grant]]}} institutionsource
- Plays for the "Miner's Helmet and Axe{{Cite web|url=https://mssulions.com/news/2019/11/13/football-heads-to-pitt-state-for-miners-bowl.aspx|title=Football Heads To Pitt State For Miners Bowl|date=November 13, 2019 |publisher=Missouri Southern State University Athletics|access-date=November 22, 2019}}" (since 1968)source
- Football rivalry: Northwest Missouri State−Pittsburg State (since 1932)source
- Fight song: ""On To Victory""source
- Notable alum: Gary Buseysource
- Notable alum: Harry Reemssource
Athletics — 8 sports
NCAA Division II with football · NCAA Division II
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $3,121,732 (M $1,921,300 · W $1,200,432)
- Football: 2011
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Pittsburg State University’s 4,162 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In KS
- Washburn UniversityTopeka, KS · 4,093 undergrads
- Emporia State UniversityEmporia, KS · 2,328 undergrads
- Benedictine CollegeAtchison, KS · 2,236 undergrads
- Baker UniversityBaldwin City, KS · 1,080 undergrads
- Southwestern CollegeWinfield, KS · 1,026 undergrads
- Friends UniversityWichita, KS · 1,015 undergrads
Elsewhere
- University of Michigan-FlintFlint, MI · 4,157 undergrads
- Providence CollegeProvidence, RI · 4,170 undergrads
- University of Wisconsin-River FallsRiver Falls, WI · 4,152 undergrads
- Odessa CollegeOdessa, TX · 4,176 undergrads
- Emerson CollegeBoston, MA · 4,145 undergrads
- Shippensburg University of PennsylvaniaShippensburg, PA · 4,179 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitepittstate.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 155681)
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- Compare with Washburn UniversitySide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Pittsburg State University vs Washburn UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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