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University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $14,709 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $38,105.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $66,125 ten years after entering, the 87th percentile among public 4-years.

  3. 86% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Founded
1787
Enrollment, 2023
35,659
Website
pitt.edu
Campus of University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus

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The University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) is a state-related research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. The university is composed of seventeen undergraduate and graduate schools and colleges at its urban Pittsburgh campus, home to the university's central administration and over 31,000 undergraduate and graduate students. The 132-acre Pittsburgh campus includes various historic buildings that are part of the Schenley Farms Historic District, most notably its 42-story Gothic revival centerpiece, the Cathedral of Learning. Pitt is a member of the Association of American Universities and is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity".

From the Wikipedia article “University of Pittsburgh”, revision 1363889180, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $38,105 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $14,709 and $36,008 a year depending on income at University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus.

Statement of cost · University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$38,105
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$14,709
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$30,434
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$21,926

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $14,709; $30–48k: $18,371; $48–75k: $23,192; $75–110k: $31,567; over $110k: $36,008. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years, from $8,778 to $16,425; dotted line at the median, $12,780.
  • Shaded: the middle half of public 4-years (all incomes), $8,778 to $16,425. Dotted line: the median, $12,780.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$14,709
$30k–$48k$18,371
$48k–$75k$23,192
$75k–$110k$31,567
Over $110k$36,008

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $66,125; the median graduate who borrowed owes $24,250.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$54,240
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$61,823
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
87th percentile among public 4-years
$66,125
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
85th percentile among public 4-years
$24,250
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$20,500

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of public 4-years at 10 years: $42,655 to $60,720.

6 yrs after entry: $54,240; 8 yrs after entry: $61,823; 10 yrs after entry: $66,125. Median graduate debt: $24,250. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years at 10 years, from $42,655 to $60,720; dotted line at the median, $50,178.
  • Shaded: middle half of public 4-years, 10 years out ($42,655 to $60,720); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $24,250.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$54,240
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$61,823
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$66,125
Median graduate debt$24,250

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Research and Experimental PsychologyBachelor's Degree448not reportednot reported
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree308$61,794$25,000
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree308$77,904$27,000
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma275$67,854$25,308
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree234not reportednot reported
Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree195$104,624$26,977
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree182$91,242$24,000
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesBachelor's Degree170$53,776$26,000
Neurobiology and NeurosciencesBachelor's Degree169$64,114$23,000
Social WorkMaster's Degree167not reportednot reported
MarketingBachelor's Degree167$78,395$25,606
EconomicsBachelor's Degree158$73,651$25,782
Show all 29 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree146$93,999$27,000
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsBachelor's Degree144$75,370$25,474
MedicineFirst Professional Degree136$155,606not reported
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsFirst Professional Degree120$76,647not reported
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationFirst Professional Degree116$141,411not reported
Social WorkGraduate/Professional Certificate115not reportednot reported
Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementBachelor's Degree113not reported$24,936
LawFirst Professional Degree108$96,860not reported
Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical StudiesMaster's Degree32$206,891not reported
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral SciencesPost-baccalaureate Certificatenot reported$299,086not reported
DentistryFirst Professional Degree85$189,847not reported
Biomedical/Medical EngineeringDoctoral Degree20not reportednot reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingFirst Professional Degree64$153,203not reported
Business Administration, Management and OperationsFirst Professional Degreenot reported$134,342not reported
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringMaster's Degree22not reportednot reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's Degree55$117,186not reported
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationBachelor's Degree89$133,050$25,500

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus: 20,370 undergraduates; 14% of students receive Pell grants; 58% of applicants are admitted.

Admission rate

58%

15th percentile among public 4-years

Undergraduates

20,370

88th percentile among public 4-years

Pell share

14%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

5th percentile among public 4-years

Completion

86%

finish within 150% of normal time

97th percentile among public 4-years

First-generation

21%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$81,308

96th percentile among public 4-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k15%
  • $30k–$48k10%
  • $48k–$75k16%
  • $75k–$110knot reported
  • Over $110knot reported
Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k15%
$30k–$48k10%
$48k–$75k16%
$75k–$110knot reported
Over $110knot reported

Who Wikipedia remembers

Wikidata records 4,693 people who studied at University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus, most often in science & academia (57%). That is the archive's memory, not a census.

What the recorded alumni are remembered for

Share of recorded people by field, in a fixed order so schools compare.

Fields of the people the archive recorded for this school, in a fixed order: science & academia 57% (2,435 people); medicine 2.1% (89 people); law 2.3% (100 people); politics & gov 4.6% (199 people); business 1.8% (78 people); engineering & tech 2.3% (100 people); writing & journalism 5.3% (228 people); film & stage 1.2% (52 people); music 1.0% (43 people); visual arts 1.0% (43 people); sports 20% (864 people); religion 0.5% (22 people); military 0.9% (38 people). These are shares of people recorded in Wikidata, the archive's memory, not a census of alumni.
Table of the same numbers
Fields of the people the archive recorded for this school (the archive's memory, not a census)
FieldPeople recordedShare
science & academia2,43556.8%
medicine892.1%
law1002.3%
politics & gov1994.6%
business781.8%
engineering & tech1002.3%
writing & journalism2285.3%
film & stage521.2%
music431.0%
visual arts431.0%
sports86420.1%
religion220.5%
military380.9%

Source: Wikidata, via the archive's memory (not a census).

most recorded occupationsresearcher (1,757) · basketball player (553) · university teacher (353) · American football player (238) · politician (170) · writer (132) · lawyer (94) · academic (83)

Women among recorded alumni, by birth decade

Counts reflect who the archive records, not a census.

Share of women among recorded alumni, from 11% for the 1860s to 30% for the 2000s. Decades with fewer than 5 recorded people are not drawn, and 9 decades are marked not reported for women. The line breaks at every decade not drawn.

Counts only people the archive records with a gender. Hollow marks are decades with no women reported or fewer than 5 recorded, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Recorded alumni by birth decade
BornWomenMenShare women
1770snot reported1not reported
1780snot reported2not reported
1790snot reported1not reported
1800snot reported8not reported
1810snot reported6not reported
1820snot reported3not reported
1830snot reported1not reported
1840snot reported7not reported
1850snot reported8not reported
1860s1811%
1870s2918%
1880s32810%
1890s64013%
1900s158116%
1910s169315%
1920s228620%
1930s2314314%
1940s5517524%
1950s5317423%
1960s3113019%
1970s368330%
1980s238621%
1990s318626%
2000s225230%

Source: Wikidata, via the archive's memory (not a census).

Wikipedia attention, by month

Wikipedia attention

monthly views

Monthly Wikipedia article views from 2015-07 to 2026-06; peak 31,853 in 2019-10.
Table of the same numbers
Wikipedia article views by month
MonthViews
2026-0610,994
2026-0513,852
2026-0413,905
2026-0314,229
2026-0212,937
2026-0119,491
2025-1217,060
2025-1123,367
2025-1019,526
2025-0918,918
2025-0817,211
2025-0714,747
2025-0615,145
2025-0515,559
2025-0418,027
2025-0324,360
2025-0217,047
2025-0120,102
2024-1221,935
2024-1122,656
2024-1024,248
2024-0923,474
2024-0820,105
2024-0720,922
2024-0614,947
2024-0517,745
2024-0420,122
2024-0324,157
2024-0220,085
2024-0127,141
2023-1223,322
2023-1123,760
2023-1023,453
2023-0925,982
2023-0825,063
2023-0721,269
2023-0618,728
2023-0521,152
2023-0424,603
2023-0327,410
2023-0220,870
2023-0128,760
2022-1222,443
2022-1122,738
2022-1024,399
2022-0930,462
2022-0823,681
2022-0719,037
2022-0617,359
2022-0520,149
2022-0423,403
2022-0320,869
2022-0219,214
2022-0121,960
2021-1228,427
2021-1121,886
2021-1024,784
2021-0922,900
2021-0822,257
2021-0721,478
2021-0614,476
2021-0518,188
2021-0423,287
2021-0320,982
2021-0218,045
2021-0121,625
2020-1222,190
2020-1123,442
2020-1021,960
2020-0918,756
2020-0818,812
2020-0715,171
2020-0616,391
2020-0523,822
2020-0431,294
2020-0323,501
2020-0224,822
2020-0126,668
2019-1228,961
2019-1129,393
2019-1031,853
2019-0930,453
2019-0826,127
2019-0720,268
2019-0618,258
2019-0520,747
2019-0425,877
2019-0325,460
2019-0220,872
2019-0127,693
2018-1230,295
2018-1130,053
2018-1031,340
2018-0930,673
2018-0825,844
2018-0721,179
2018-0618,926
2018-0523,480
2018-0426,433
2018-0329,236
2018-0222,413
2018-0123,842
2017-1222,343
2017-1131,339
2017-1025,440
2017-0926,788
2017-0823,563
2017-0720,894
2017-0618,563
2017-0521,369
2017-0425,594
2017-0326,079
2017-0222,419
2017-0124,225
2016-1224,138
2016-1125,847
2016-1026,040
2016-0931,668
2016-0821,804
2016-0718,364
2016-0620,916
2016-0520,993
2016-0422,636
2016-0325,500
2016-0221,722
2016-0122,996
2015-1222,748
2015-1125,597
2015-1027,461
2015-0923,435
2015-0820,660
2015-0719,627

Source: Wikimedia pageviews.

Nobel laureates who studied here

  • Philip Showalter Hench Medicine 1950
  • Paul Lauterbur Medicine 2003
  • Wangari Muta Maathai Peace 2004
  • Wangari Muta Maathai Peace

The portrait wall

Ordered by Wikipedia footprint (language editions).

Show all 15 portraits

Similar schools

These are the nearest neighbors in the same sector. The list is not an ordering.

Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.
  • Wikidata is not an alumni census: a person appears only when volunteer editors record them. Counts measure the archive's memory - access x achievement x documentation - never placement rates or institutional quality.
  • Images are from Wikimedia Commons under free licenses. Render the credit line (artist + license) with every image.

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