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University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus

Pittsburgh, PA · Public · Large city · Carnegie R1/R2 · UPPC

Public institution in Pittsburgh, PA · 20,189 undergraduates · 50% acceptance rate · $66,125 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
$30,0741,722nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$21,5241,163rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$39,8901,600th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$36,7071,132nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$24,2501,156th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$66,125351st highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$54,240374th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
84.3%149th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
92.4%184th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
49.7%261st most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1371118th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
3176th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
20,189116th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
13.0:1979th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
13.8%1,964th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 168 mi (IAD)

On 2 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$55
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 100 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Materials EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$72,796—
Industrial EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$71,217$69,835
Chemical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$70,221$68,422
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$69,483$68,918
Electrical Engineering Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technologybachelors$69,338$69,221
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$69,258$66,728
Computer Sciencebachelors$67,190$67,202
Biomedical/Medical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$65,871$63,600
Computer EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$65,387$65,131
Civil EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$63,600$62,856
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$60,857$60,207
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technologybachelors$58,303$54,585

Campus facts

Athletics — 11 sports

NCAA Division I-FBS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $20,112,640 (M $11,887,217 · W $8,225,423)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus’s 20,189 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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