Point Park University
Pittsburgh, PA · Private · Large city · PPU
Private institution in Pittsburgh, PA · 2,320 undergraduates · 98% acceptance rate · $45,856 median earnings 10 years after entry.
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
- $24,7911,458th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $38,1601,583rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $38,1601,542nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $50,1331,475th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $27,0001,593rd lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $45,8561,308th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $36,9061,421st highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 59.6%792nd highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 70.8%1,196th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 97.9%1,490th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1142552nd highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 22604th highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 2,320853rd largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 12.0:1782nd smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 37.1%828th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 170 mi (IAD)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- Free
- Personal essay
- Required
- Writing supplement
- Yes
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical Engineering Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | $67,995 | $69,338 |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, OtherHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $46,087 | $35,600 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $44,928 | $42,682 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $41,349 | $44,942 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $41,119 | $38,878 |
| Funeral Service and Mortuary ScienceCulinary & Personal Services | bachelors | $40,512 | $35,060 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $35,594 | $36,488 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationCommunications | bachelors | $34,420 | $40,017 |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, OtherBusiness | bachelors | $33,032 | $31,474 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $31,852 | $29,685 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationCommunications | bachelors | $31,673 | — |
| JournalismCommunications | bachelors | $26,933 | $25,658 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1960source
- School colors: #007C57 and #E3D479source
- Athletic nickname: "Pioneers"source
- Mascot: Black Diamond II the Bisonsource
- Formerly known as "Point Park Junior College" (1960–1966)source
- Formerly known as "Point Park College" (1966–2004)source
- Athletic conference: MECsource
- Notable alum: Joe Flahertysource
- Notable alum: Melina Kanakaredessource
- Notable alum: Tom Savinisource
- Notable alum: Dennis Millersource
Athletics — 7 sports
NCAA Division II without football · NCAA Division II
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $3,021,120 (M $1,841,160 · W $1,179,960)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Point Park University’s 2,320 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In PA
- Messiah UniversityMechanicsburg, PA · 2,318 undergrads
- Holy Family UniversityPhiladelphia, PA · 2,298 undergrads
- Grove City CollegeGrove City, PA · 2,221 undergrads
- Mercyhurst UniversityErie, PA · 2,217 undergrads
- Gettysburg CollegeGettysburg, PA · 2,209 undergrads
- Gannon UniversityErie, PA · 2,467 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Furman UniversityGreenville, SC · 2,322 undergrads
- Wellesley CollegeWellesley, MA · 2,318 undergrads
- Emporia State UniversityEmporia, KS · 2,328 undergrads
- Concordia University-WisconsinMequon, WI · 2,310 undergrads
- Indiana University-KokomoKokomo, IN · 2,308 undergrads
- Clark UniversityWorcester, MA · 2,336 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitepointpark.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 215442)
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