University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus

University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus is a public college in Pittsburgh, PA. Its average net price is $29,362 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$16,477
$30,001 to $48,000$15,485
$48,001 to $75,000$19,080
$75,001 to $110,000$28,146
$110,001 and up$35,864
$22,736Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$43,432Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$29,362Average Net Price
$15,728Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$576Books and Supplies
$2,872Other Expenses
16.5%Students on Pell Grants
35.9%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

58.1%Acceptance Rate
640 to 720SAT Reading, Middle Half
640 to 740SAT Math, Middle Half
29 to 33ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$58,329
8 years after entry$67,917
10 years after entry$73,113
85.8%Graduation Rate
92.0%Retention Rate
$23,000Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Pittsburgh, PALocation
Large citySetting
20,370Undergraduate Enrollment
PublicControl

Programs and What They Pay

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MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$64,073 n=141$23,250 n=166
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$69,634 National median for this major n=9,921Not published
Anthropology$34,039 Small program - rough guide n=53$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=69
Applied Mathematics$61,853 Small program - rough guide n=44$22,250 Small program - rough guide n=47
Architecture$55,143 National median for this major n=3,112Not published
Area Studies$38,972 National median for this major n=3,356Not published
Astronomy and Astrophysics$41,014 National median for this major n=614Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$47,704 Small program - rough guide n=41$26,000 Small program - rough guide n=69
Biology$36,809 n=279$23,357 n=441
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology$62,548 National median for this major n=381Not published
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$65,950 Small program - rough guide n=63$26,995 Small program - rough guide n=82
Business Administration, Management and Operations$66,348 Small program - rough guide n=71$23,250 n=129
Business and Commerce$41,934 Small program - rough guide n=90$25,401 Small program - rough guide n=88
Chemical Engineering$81,156 n=148$26,750 n=117
Chemistry$47,559 Small program - rough guide n=66$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=69
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning$51,962 National median for this major n=706Not published
Civil Engineering$71,195 n=170$27,000 n=125
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians$68,112 National median for this major n=355Not published
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$33,198 National median for this major n=732Not published
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$40,105 National median for this major n=4,106$22,000 Small program - rough guide n=55
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$32,846 National median for this major n=5,303$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=51
Communications$42,754 Small program - rough guide n=46$23,250 Small program - rough guide n=55
Computer Engineering$78,502 n=107$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=93
Computer Science$49,432 Small program - rough guide n=57$23,250 Small program - rough guide n=69
Computer Science$80,464 n=257$23,937 n=264
Computer Software and Media Applications$48,533 National median for this major n=3,677$24,625 Small program - rough guide n=40
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$69,677 National median for this major n=10,572$23,125 n=158
Criminal Justice$39,194 Small program - rough guide n=97$25,902 n=167
Data Science$76,968 National median for this major n=322Not published
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions$69,638 National median for this major n=3,591Not published
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services$39,341 National median for this major n=2,106Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$36,286 National median for this major n=1,258Not published
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$34,501 National median for this major n=3,700$26,361 Small program - rough guide n=30
Economics$58,306 n=140$24,194 n=146
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$81,295 Small program - rough guide n=71$26,415 Small program - rough guide n=71
Engineering Science$72,248 National median for this major n=427Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$68,044 National median for this major n=1,601Not published
Ethnic and Gender Studies$38,739 National median for this major n=5,496$21,500 Small program - rough guide n=36
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$31,110 National median for this major n=12,988$23,000 Small program - rough guide n=53
Finance and Financial Management Services$68,739 n=199$21,469 n=246
Geography and Cartography$44,734 National median for this major n=3,998Not published
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$44,191 Small program - rough guide n=96$22,000 n=116
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$39,364 National median for this major n=755Not published
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other$44,416 National median for this major n=2,767Not published
Health and Medical Administrative Services$50,300 National median for this major n=20,298Not published
History$36,730 Small program - rough guide n=61$23,190 n=133
Hospitality Administration/Management$46,331 National median for this major n=9,793Not published
Human Resources Management and Services$55,804 National median for this major n=11,775$19,750 Small program - rough guide n=36
Industrial Engineering$79,739 Small program - rough guide n=58$24,343 Small program - rough guide n=66
Information Science/Studies$63,173 n=134$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=97
International Business$56,014 National median for this major n=5,265Not published
International Relations and National Security Studies$45,779 National median for this major n=7,065Not published
International/Globalization Studies$42,221 National median for this major n=4,870Not published
Journalism$41,953 National median for this major n=11,629Not published
Languages and Linguistics$33,703 National median for this major n=4,034Not published
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048$26,250 Small program - rough guide n=40
Literature$35,235 National median for this major n=380$21,500 Small program - rough guide n=49
Management Information Systems and Services$65,673 National median for this major n=9,101Not published
Marketing$58,512 n=241$23,500 n=231
Materials Engineering$75,940 National median for this major n=1,055Not published
Mathematics$47,745 Small program - rough guide n=30Not published
Mathematics and Statistics, Other$69,615 National median for this major n=379Not published
Mechanical Engineering$75,105 n=236$25,418 n=193
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians$70,230 National median for this major n=3,256Not published
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology$42,734 Small program - rough guide n=33$21,500 Small program - rough guide n=42
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$47,819 National median for this major n=24,237Not published
Museology/Museum Studies$30,075 National median for this major n=48Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Natural Sciences$40,202 Small program - rough guide n=67$24,286 n=147
Neurobiology and Neurosciences$33,132 n=121$23,250 n=146
Non-Professional Legal Studies$44,728 National median for this major n=2,888Not published
Nutrition Sciences$36,429 National median for this major n=2,421Not published
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration$58,869 National median for this major n=912$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=78
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052$21,878 Small program - rough guide n=51
Physical Sciences, General$49,783 National median for this major n=276Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Political Science and Government$36,267 n=118$23,250 n=215
Psychology$37,806 n=245$25,000 n=119
Public Administration$50,470 National median for this major n=2,829Not published
Public Health$42,733 National median for this major n=16,894Not published
Public Policy Analysis$53,031 National median for this major n=1,940Not published
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$37,545 National median for this major n=12,384Not published
Registered Nursing$78,478 n=359$26,000 n=354
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$43,925 Small program - rough guide n=82$25,000 n=153
Religion/Religious Studies$28,307 National median for this major n=4,315Not published
Research and Experimental Psychology$38,331 n=145$23,750 n=539
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$39,692 n=242$22,250 n=261
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$36,565 Small program - rough guide n=38$22,000 Small program - rough guide n=43
Security Science and Technology$46,655 National median for this major n=2,893Not published
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$41,787 National median for this major n=353Not published
Social Sciences$43,758 National median for this major n=5,239Not published
Social Sciences, Other$43,502 National median for this major n=1,547Not published
Social Work$41,160 National median for this major n=17,635$22,000 Small program - rough guide n=42
Sociology$42,680 Small program - rough guide n=36$22,500 Small program - rough guide n=58
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$37,216 National median for this major n=38,400$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=79
Statistics$68,688 National median for this major n=3,096Not published
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748$26,550 Small program - rough guide n=42
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$40,050 Small program - rough guide n=32Not published
Teaching$41,925 n=117$27,000 n=135
Urban Studies/Affairs$46,328 National median for this major n=907Not published
Visual and Performing Arts, General$30,671 National median for this major n=4,580Not published

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