University of Pittsburgh – Pittsburgh Campus

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The University of Pittsburgh, commonly referred to as Pitt, is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is a state, research university and was originally founded as the Pittsburgh Academy in 1787, and renamed as the University of Pittsburgh in 1908. Pitt is one of the few universities and colleges established in the United States during the 18th century.

The University has 17 undergraduate and graduate schools and colleges and is home to over 28,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students. Pitt receives research funding from the National Institute of Health and is the fifth largest recipient of federally sponsored, university, research funding in the U.S.

General Information

Admission Office
4227 Fifth Avenue, 1st Floor, Alumni Hall
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
(412) 624-7488
Fax: (412) 648-8815
[email protected]
Contact: Betsy Porter
Director, Office of Admissions and Financial Aid		 Main Address
4200 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
(412) 624-4141

www.pitt.edu

Size
Total undergrads: 17,427
First-time degree-seeking freshmen: 3,524
Degree-seeking undergrads: 17,054
Graduate enrollment: 8,288

Setting
Urban setting
Large city (250,000 – 499,999)
Residential campus

Degrees offered:

Bachelor’s
Master’s
Doctoral
First Professional

Admissions Information

Application Fee

College has an application fee: Yes

Regular application fee: $45

Online application fee: $45		 Enrollment Rates

Percent applicants admitted: 55%

Percent students who return sophomore year: 91%

Tuition & Fees

Estimated Expenses for Academic Year 2008-’09 2009-’10 2010-’11 2011-’12 % change 2010-’12
Tuition and fees $12,876 $13,642 $14,154 $14,936 +5.52%
Books and Supplies $1,000 $1,030 $1,050 $1,076 +2.48%
Living Arrangement – On Campus
Room and Board $8,300 $8,600 $8,900 $9,230 +3.71%
Other $2,760 $2,840 $2,896 $2,970 +2.56%
Living Arrangement – Off Campus
Room and Board $8,300 $8,600 $8,900 $9,230 +3.71%
Other $2,760 $2,840 $2,896 $2,970 +2.56%
Total Expenses 2008-’09 2009-’10 2010-’11 2011-’12 % change 2010-’12
In-state On Campus $24,936 $26,112 $27,000 $28,212 +4.49%
In-state Off Campus $24,936 $26,112 $27,000 $28,212 +4.49%
In-state with Family $13,876 $14,672 $15,204 $16,012 +5.31%
Average Graduate Student Tuition & Fees
Tuition for In-state Students $17,304
In-state Student Fees $740
Tuition for Out-of-state Students $29,554
Out-of-state Fees $740

Financial Aid

Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students
Type of Aid Students Percent Amount Average Per Student
All students financial aid 2,536 71%
Grant or scholarship aid 1,658 47% $17,050,402 $10,284
• Federal grants 492 14% $2,267,839 $4,609
• Pell grants 491 14% $1,587,229 $3,233
• Other federal grants 450 13% $680,610 $1,512
State/local government grant or scholarships 688 19% $2,279,457 $3,313
Institutional grants or scholarships 1,073 30% $12,503,106 $11,652
Student loan aid 2,026 57% $17,212,934 $8,496
• Federal student loans 2,016 57% $12,335,529 $6,119
Other student loans 432 12% $4,877,405 $11,290

All Degrees and Programs

55
Program Completions for Most Recent Year BA/BS MA/MS Doctor AA/AS CERT
Total of All Education Programs 4549 2234 942 – 1244
Area, Gender, Cultural, Ethnic, and Group Studies 18 3 – – 301
African Studies – – – – 25
African-American/Black Studies 15 – – – –
Area Studies, Other 3 – – – 61
Asian Studies/Civilization – – – – 67
East Asian Studies – 3 – – –
European Studies/Civilization – – – – 5
Latin American Studies – – – – 54
Russian Studies – – – – 18
Russian, Central European, East European and Eurasian Studies – – – – 2
Western European Studies – – – – 41
Women’s Studies – – – – 28
Biology and Biomedical Sciences 326 73 95 – 2
Biochemistry – – 6 – –
 – – 15
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other – – 10 – –
Public Policy Analysis – 30 – – –
Social Work 37 227 5 – –
Legal and Law Studies – 9 221 – 68
Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Law – – – – 5
Health Law – – – – 13
International Law and Legal Studies – – 12 – –
Law – – 209 – –
Legal Professions and Studies, Other – 9 – – 50
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities 26 – – – –
Humanities/Humanistic Studies 13 – – – –
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies 13 – – – –
Library Science – 250 1 – 1
Library and Information Science – 250 1 – 1
Mathematics and Statistics 59 17 6 – –
Applied Mathematics 5 – – – –
Mathematics 37 11 4 – –
Mathematics, Other 9 – – – –
Statistics 8 6 2 – –
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies 40 – – – 169
Biological and Physical Sciences 35 – – – –
Gerontology – – – – 6
Historic Preservation and Conservation – – – – 10
Medieval and Renaissance Studies – – – – 27
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 5 – – – 126
Physical Sciences 133 17 32 – –
Chemistry 65 7 19 – –
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other 44 – – – –
Geology and Earth Science 7 1 2 – –
Physical Sciences 5 – – – –
Physics 12 9 11 – –
Psychology 431 53 9 – –
Educational Psychology 67 41 5 – –
Psychology 364 12 4 – –
Social Sciences 651 113 25 – 8
Anthropology 96 2 6 – –
Economics 134 4 10 – –
Geography – 1 – – 8
International Relations and Affairs – 99 – – –
Political Science and Government 234 5 7 – –
Social Sciences 31 – – – –
Social Sciences, Other 25 – – – –
Sociology 104 2 2 – –
Urban Studies/Affairs 27 – – – –
Visual and Performing Arts 159 9 11 – 8
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 73 4 7 – –
Drama and Dramatics/Theater Arts 16 3 2 – –
Film/Cinema/Video Studies 36 – – – 8
Fine/Studio Arts 21 – – – –
Music 13 2 2 – –
Above data represent first majors only.
(-) Indicates that program is not offered at this award level.

Undergraduate Majors

Speech-Language Pathology/Audiology B

History

History – General B
History of Science/Technology B

Liberal Arts & Sciences

Humanities B
Liberal Arts & Sciences B

Mathematics

Applied Mathematics B
Mathematics – General B
Statistics B

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Biological/Physical Sciences B
Neuroscience B

Philosophy & Religion

Philosophy B
Religion/Religious Studies B

Physical Sciences

Chemistry B
Geology B
Physical Sciences – General B
Physics B

Psychology

Educational Psychology B
Educational Psychology B
Psychology – General B

Public Administration & Services

Public Administration B,C
Social Work B,C

Security & Protective Services

Corrections B

Social Sciences

Anthropology B
Economics B
Geography C
Political Science/Government B
Social Sciences – General B
Sociology B
Urban Studies B

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, & Gender Studies

African-American Studies B

Arts, Visual & Performing

Art History/Criticism/Conservation B
Drama/Theater Arts B
Film Studies B,C
Fine/Studio Arts B
Music – General B

Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Biology B
Ecology B
Microbiology B
Molecular Biology B

Business, Management, & Marketing

Accounting B
Business Administration/Management B
Finance/Banking B
Marketing Management B

Communications & Journalism

Mass Communications/Media Studies B,C

Computer & Information Sciences

Computer Science B
Information Sciences/Systems B

Education

Physical Education B

Engineering

Biomedical Engineering B
Chemical Engineering B
Civil Engineering B
Computer Engineering – General B
Electrical/Communications Engineering B
Engineering Physics B
Industrial Engineering B
Materials Engineering B
Mechanical Engineering B

English Language & Literature

Creative Writing B,C
English Literature (British) B
Speech/Rhetorical Studies B,C

Foreign Language & Literature

Chinese B
Classics B
French B
German B
Italian B
Japanese B
Linguistics B
Polish B
Russian B
Slavic B
Spanish B

Health Professions & Clinical Sciences

Dental Hygiene B,C
Medical Dietetics B
Medical Records Administration B
Nursing (RN) B
Occupational Therapy/Therapist B
Orthotics/Prosthetics B
Bioinformatics

 – 5 3 – 1
Biology and Biological Sciences, General 181 – 5 – –
Biometry/Biometrics – – 2 – –
Biostatistics – 11 10 – –
Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology – – 5 – –
Ecology 10 – – – –
Epidemiology – 29 13 – –
Human/Medical Genetics – 5 8 – 1
Immunology – – 11 – –
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology – 16 4 – –
Microbiology 21 – – – –
Molecular Biology 16 – – – –
Molecular Biophysics – 2 1 – –
Molecular Pharmacology – – 7 – –
Neurobiology and Anatomy – 1 4 – –
Neuroscience 98 4 8 – –
Pathology/Experimental Pathology – – 8 – –
Business, Administration, Management, Marketing, etc. 639 375 7 – 77
Accounting 136 4 – – 15
Business Administration and Management – 360 7 – –
Business/Commerce 84 – – – –
Finance 202 – – – –
International Business/Trade/Commerce – – – – 45
Management Information Systems – 11 – – –
Marketing/Marketing Management 217 – – – –
Organizational Behavior Studies – – – – 17
Communication and Journalism Programs 43 – – – 67
Mass Communication/Media Studies 43 – – – 67
Computing and Information Sciences 93 89 16 – 4
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other 1 3 4 – 3
Computer Science 45 10 4 – –
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications – 29 – – –
Information Science/Studies 47 47 8 – 1
Education 46 308 30 – 163
Education – 238 11 – 110
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Vision Impairments, Including Blindness – – – – 5
Educational Leadership and Administration – 50 11 – 25
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 46 20 8 – –
Reading Teacher Education – – – – 19
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor – – – – 4
Engineering 396 133 52 – 49
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 38 11 21 – –
Chemical Engineering 50 2 5 – –
Civil Engineering 75 17 1 – –
Computer Engineering 40 1 – – –
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 50 30 11 – –
Engineering – – – – 4
Engineering, Other – – – – 3
Industrial Engineering 54 36 2 – –
Materials Engineering 8 8 3 – –
Mechanical Engineering 81 28 9 – –
Mining and Mineral Engineering – – – – 2
Nuclear Engineering – – – – 40
English Language, Composition and Literature/Letters 525 22 10 – 92
Creative Writing 182 – – – 26
English Language and Literature – 19 9 – –
English Language and Literature/Letters, Other – – – – 55
English Literature (British and Commonwealth) 102 – – – –
Rhetoric and Composition 241 3 1 – 2
Writing – – – – 9
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 174 26 13 – 31
Chinese Language and Literature 17 – – – –
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 17 1 – – –
French Language and Literature 26 6 2 – –
German Language and Literature 9 3 1 – 5
Italian Language and Literature 15 1 – – –
Japanese Language and Literature 16 – – – –
Linguistics 27 9 – – 26
Russian Language and Literature 1 – – – –
Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 2 3 1 – –
Spanish Language and Literature 44 3 9 – –
Health Services and Allied Health Sciences 421 420 394 – 189
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-language Pathology/Pathologist 54 51 7 – –
Bioethics/Medical Ethics – 1 – – –
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions, Other – – – – 5
Clinical/Medical Social Work – – – – 11
Community Health and Preventive Medicine – – – – 2
Dental Clinical Sciences – 1 – – 8
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 21 – – – 31
Dentistry – – 85 – –
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services, Other – 15 – – –
Dietetics/Dietitian 22 – – – –
Endodontics/Endodontology – – – – 3
Environmental Health – 4 1 – 6
Genetic Counseling/Counselor – 9 – – –
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator 34 – – – –
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other 16 – – – 14
Health/Health Care Administration/Management – 27 – – –
Kinesiotherapy/Kinesiotherapist – – – – 44
Medical Scientist – 21 – – 26
Medicine – – 131 – –
Nurse Anesthetist – 36 – – –
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide – 59 5 – –
Nursing Science – – – – 3
Occupational Therapy/Therapist – 36 – – –
Orthodontics/Orthodontology – 1 – – 4
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design – – 1 – –
Pharmacy – – 107 – –
Pharmacy Administration and Pharmacy Policy and Regulatory Affairs – 2 – – –
Physical Therapy/Therapist – – 46 – –
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing – – – – 1
Public Health Education and Promotion – – – – 16
Public Health, Other – 61 5 – 4
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 163 – – – –
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other 111 96 4 – 11
Speech-language Pathology/Pathologist – – 2 – –
History 260 5 5 – –
History and Philosophy Of Science and Technology 21 1 2 – –
History 239 4 3 – –
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services 60 – – – –
Corrections 60 – – – –
Human Services 49 312 15 – 15
Public Administration 12
Degree levels for each major are designated by the following letters:

    A = Associate degree
    B = Bachelor’s degree
    C = Certificate or diploma

*We do not guarantee the accuracy of information on this page. All information is subject to change. You should confirm all information with a college admissions officer.

Originally posted June 24th, 2014