University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Business Programs

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a public institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Rankings

Pitt is ranked #141 out of 1,477 schools in the nation for overall quality on our 2023 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation. Out of the 87 colleges in Pennsylvania, it is ranked at #10.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Pitt has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#112	Best Business Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#139	Best Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Pitt.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#24	Best International Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#40	Best Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#46	Most Popular Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#51	Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#54	Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#58	Most Popular Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#60	Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#63	Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#96	Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#112	Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Pitt has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#7	Best Management Information Systems Graduate Degree Schools	College Factual
#26	Best Marketing Schools	College Factual
#54	Best Accounting Schools	College Factual
#60	Best Business Administration & Management Schools	College Factual
#74	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual
#261	Best Schools	Course Advisor

Where Is University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus?

Contact details for Pitt are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	4200 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15260
Phone:	412-624-4141
Website:	www.pitt.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/upitt
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/PittTweet

How Do I Get Into Pitt?

You can apply to Pitt online at: pitt.mycollegeapplication.org/Login.aspx

Admission Requirements for Pitt

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	recommended
High School Rank	considered but not required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	considered but not required
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Pitt?

With an acceptance rate of 64%, Pitt does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 44% of accepted students are men and 56% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 62%, and the acceptance rate for women is 65%.

Average Test Scores

About 81% of students accepted to Pitt submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 623 and 700. Math scores were between 620 and 720.

Pitt received ACT scores from 33% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 26 and 34. Math scores were between 26 and 31. Composite scores were between 28 and 32.

Can I Afford University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus?

The overall average net price of Pitt is $39,967. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Pitt, approximately 51% of students took out student loans averaging $10,248 a year. That adds up to $40,992 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Pitt is 2.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 23,157 undergraduate students at Pitt, with 18,298 being full-time and 4,859 being part-time.

There are also 9,120 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 18,298 full-time undergraduates at Pitt, 46% are male and 54% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	2,240
Black or African American	961
Hispanic or Latino	1,056
White	12,170
International Students	829
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,042

Geographic Diversity

Pennsylvania students aren't the only ones who study at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. At this time, 43 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 107 countries are represented at Pitt. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

In 2019-2020, 7,281 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Pitt has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of Pitt

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus was 39.7%. This is the #661 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Pitt regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Pitt ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Pitt.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	#55
Human Resource Management	#101

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	0	218	0	0	0	218
Finance	0	211	0	4	0	215
Management Science	96	0	4	83	0	183
General Business Administration and Management	0	0	0	157	4	161
Accounting	3	127	0	28	0	158
Supply Chain Management	14	143	0	0	0	157
International Business/Trade/Commerce	28	8	0	0	0	36
Interior Design Management	32	0	0	0	0	32
Other Human Resources Management and Services	0	29	0	0	0	29
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	0	0	28	0	0	28
Organizational Behavior Studies	25	0	0	0	0	25
Entrepreneurship	18	0	0	0	0	18
General Economics	0	18	0	0	0	18
General Business/Commerce	0	13	0	0	0	13
Marketing Research	0	0	0	6	0	6
General Management Information Systems	0	0	3	0	0	3
Other Management Information Systems and Services	0	2	0	0	0	2
TOTAL	216	769	35	278	4	1,302

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Crazypaco under License

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