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University of Pittsburgh Common Data Set 2025-26

PATest policy: Test-optional: SAT or ACT not required, considered if submitted; no test-flexible alternatives listed (C8F: NA)Compare with other schoolsAP credit

Acceptance rate

59.4%

38,477 of 64,724

Early decision rate

No ED

SAT middle 50%

~1280–1450

ACT middle 50%

29–33

Who got into University of Pittsburgh: GPA and SAT of reported applicants

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GPA and SAT of 298 reported applicants, accepted vs. rejected.

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Admissions
AppliedC164,724
AdmittedC138,477
EnrolledC15,876
YieldC115.3%
Early decisionC21Not offered
Early actionC22Not offered
Waitlist
Offered a placeC26,245
Accepted a placeC23,198
Admitted from waitlistC284
Odds if you stay on the listC22.6%
Test scores and GPA
Submitted SATC940.3%
Submitted ACTC98.3%
SAT Reading & Writing (25th–75th)C9650–720
SAT Math (25th–75th)C9630–730
Average high school GPAC124.06
GPA of 4.0C1159%
GPA 3.75–3.99C1119%
GPA 3.50–3.74C1114%
GPA below 3.50C117%
Cost and financial aid
Tuition, in-stateG1$21,594
Tuition, out-of-stateG1$43,328
Required feesG1$2,152
Food and housingG1$15,430
Need fully met (first-years)H210.7%
Average % of need metH258.2%
Average need-based packageH2$20,104
Average need-based grantH2$19,110
What admissions looks at
  • Rigor of secondary school recordVery important
  • Class rankConsidered
  • Academic GPAVery important
  • Standardized test scoresConsidered
  • Application essayVery important
  • Recommendation(s)Considered
  • InterviewNot considered
  • Extracurricular activitiesConsidered
  • Talent/abilityImportant
  • Character/personal qualitiesImportant
  • First generationConsidered
  • Alumni/ae relationNot considered
  • Geographical residenceConsidered
  • State residencyConsidered
  • Religious affiliation/commitmentNot considered
  • Volunteer workImportant
  • Work experienceImportant
  • Level of applicant's interestImportant

From item C7.

Outcomes
UndergraduatesB121,388
First-year retentionB2292.5%
4-year graduation rateB—
6-year graduation rateB85.8%
Notes on this filing
  • Year assumed as 2025-26 from the Fall 2025 enrollment and 2026-27 cost sections.
  • Applied, admitted and enrolled totals are sums of male and female first-time first-year counts (C1); no total or unknown-gender figure was printed.
  • C2: waitlist rows mapped by position (offered 6,245; accepted place 3,198; admitted 84). Waitlist is not ranked.
  • C21 and C22: early decision and early action both marked No; application counts left null.
  • C8: SAT/ACT checkbox is 'Not required for admission, but considered if submitted'; C8F is NA, so no further clarification.
  • C9: SAT composite percentiles not printed; only the separate EBRW and Math percentiles are given, so sat_composite is null.
  • C11: GPA bands sum to 99% when added, though the filing shows 100%; likely rounding. pct_below_3_50 is the sum of the 3.25-3.49, 3.00-3.24, and lower bands (6+1+0+0+0+0=7).
  • B4-B11 / H: the filing prints only a six-year graduation rate (2019 cohort, 85.8%); the four-year rate is not printed, so grad_rate_4yr is null.
  • G1: Pitt has separate in-district/in-state and out-of-state tuition, so tuition is null and in-state/out-of-state are filled. In-district and in-state are both $21,594.
  • G1: room_and_board uses the food and housing figure ($15,430).
  • H2: aid figures use the first-time, full-time first-year column for 2024-25 final data.
  • H2: pct_with_need_awarded_aid is not printed as a percent, so it is null.
  • H2: pct_need_fully_met = 228 / 2,125 = 10.7% (line h / line d).
  • H2: avg_need_based_package uses line J (average financial aid package for line d recipients); the filing does not label it as need-based only.
  • B22: retention 92.5% matches 4,233 / 4,574 as printed.

Source: University of Pittsburgh Common Data Set 2025-26 . “—” means the college left the item blank.