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Point Park University

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $22,436 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $52,643.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $45,856 ten years after entering, the 31st percentile among private nonprofit 4-years.

  3. 59% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Enrollment, 2023
4,042

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $52,643 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $22,064 and $29,813 a year depending on income at Point Park University.

Statement of cost · Point Park University

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$52,643
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$22,436
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$25,942
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$39,570

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: $22,436; $30–48k: $22,064; $48–75k: $22,362; $75–110k: $27,325; over $110k: $29,813. Shaded band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years, from $17,360 to $28,210; dotted line at the median, $22,313.
  • Shaded: the middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes), $17,360 to $28,210. Dotted line: the median, $22,313.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$22,436
$30k–$48k$22,064
$48k–$75k$22,362
$75k–$110k$27,325
Over $110k$29,813

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 $45,856; the median graduate who borrowed owes $27,000.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$36,906
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$44,369
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
31st percentile among private nonprofit 4-years
$45,856
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
89th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years
$27,000
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$20,957

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 private nonprofit 4-years at 10 years: $43,845 to $62,830.

6 yrs after entry: $36,906; 8 yrs after entry: $44,369; 10 yrs after entry: $45,856. Median graduate debt: $27,000. Shaded band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years at 10 years, from $43,845 to $62,830; dotted line at the median, $52,889.
  • Shaded: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years, 10 years out ($43,845 to $62,830); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $27,000.

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$36,906
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$44,369
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$45,856
Median graduate debt$27,000

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 Point Park University
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Educational Administration and SupervisionGraduate/Professional Certificate81not reportednot reported
DanceBachelor's Degree71$29,025$27,000
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree59$83,363not reported
Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's Degree54$27,333$27,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's Degree53not reportednot reported
Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's Degree49$39,856$27,000
Educational Administration and SupervisionDoctoral Degree45not reportednot reported
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree40$60,499$30,899
Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's Degree35not reportednot reported
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, OtherBachelor's Degree35$45,090$27,000
Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationBachelor's Degree24$51,753$27,000
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree22$51,722$29,037
Show all 24 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Curriculum and InstructionMaster's Degree21not reportednot reported
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree20$41,813not reported
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree19$46,703not reported
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's Degree18$58,670$28,850
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesMaster's Degree17not reportednot reported
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's Degree16not reportednot reported
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's Degree15not reportednot reported
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's Degree14not reportednot reported
Intelligence, Command Control and Information OperationsMaster's Degree2$68,260not reported
Educational Administration and SupervisionUndergraduate Certificate or Diplomanot reportednot reported$32,447
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree13$66,830not reported
Special Education and TeachingMaster's Degree1not reportednot reported

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

Point Park University: 2,331 undergraduates; 39% of students receive Pell grants; 97% of applicants are admitted.

Admission rate

97%

92nd percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Undergraduates

2,331

79th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Pell share

39%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

61st percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Completion

59%

finish within 150% of normal time

52nd percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

First-generation

29%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$50,701

61st percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Students by family income

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

  • Under $30k23%
  • $30k–$48k14%
  • $48k–$75k17%
  • $75k–$110k20%
  • Over $110k26%
Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k23%
$30k–$48k14%
$48k–$75k17%
$75k–$110k20%
Over $110k26%

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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.