Side-by-Side Comparison of University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus

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	University of Alabama at Birmingham	University of Arizona	University of Colorado Boulder	University of Delaware	George Washington University	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
Overview
Location	Birmingham, Alabama	Tucson, Arizona	Boulder, Colorado	Newark, Delaware	Washington, District of Columbia	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Campus setting	City: Midsize	City: Large	City: Midsize	Suburb: Large	City: Large	City: Large
College type	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Public	Public	Public	Public	Private (Non Profit)	Public
Calendar system	Semester	Semester	Semester	4-1-4	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	84.0%	84.0%	87.0%	91.0%	91.0%	93.0%
Common app member	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Religious affiliation
Admission
Acceptance rate	88.5%	87.3%	79.6%	72.3%	49.7%	66.7%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $40 Graduate: $50	Undergraduate: $50 Graduate: $85	Undergraduate: $50 Graduate: $60	Undergraduate: $75 Graduate: $75	Undergraduate: $80 Graduate: $80	Undergraduate: $55 Graduate: $75
SAT range	1173 - 1388	1120 - 1370	1170 - 1390	1155 - 1340	1310 - 1490	1250 - 1470
ACT range	23 - 30	21 - 29	25 - 31	26 - 31	30 - 34	28 - 33
Students submitting SAT score	7.0%	13.0%	32.0%	31.0%	29.0%	49.0%
Students submitting ACT score	65.0%	19.0%	16.0%	6.0%	18.0%	16.0%
Total number of applicants	11,906	48,065	54,756	34,111	27,236	34,656
Total number of admissions given out	10,541	41,946	43,576	24,679	13,539	23,109
Admitted students who chose to enroll	2,415	8,436	6,785	4,617	2,571	4,875
Yield rate	22.9%	20.1%	15.6%	18.7%	19.0%	21.1%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Required	Required	Required	Not required	Not required
Recommendation letters	Not required	Not required	Not required	Required	Required	Not required
High school transcript	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Not required	Not required	Required	Required	Required	Required
Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	In state: $27,630 Out of state: $39,462	In state: $30,136 Out of state: $54,658	In state: $29,725 Out of state: $55,543	In state: $31,562 Out of state: $53,422	$78,335	In state: $36,394 Out of state: $51,426
Average net price	$16,990	$17,242	$22,532	$19,122	$31,240	$22,996
Tuition	In state: $8,568 Out of state: $20,400	In state: $11,299 Out of state: $35,821	In state: $10,728 Out of state: $36,546	In state: $12,980 Out of state: $34,840	$59,780	In state: $19,092 Out of state: $34,124
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $7,767 Meal plan: $4,540	Room/dormitory: $8,400 Meal plan: $5,050	$15,220	Room/dormitory: $8,316 Meal plan: $5,426	Room/dormitory: $15,260 Meal plan: $3,240	Room/dormitory: $6,880 Meal plan: $4,940
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Guaranteed tuition plan Tuition payment plan	Guaranteed tuition plan Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan
Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	93.0% Average amount $10,940	92.0% Average amount $13,790	53.0% Average amount $9,214	86.0% Average amount $12,410	74.0% Average amount $31,678	74.0% Average amount $12,822
Students receiving federal student loan	46.0% Average amount $5,208	24.0% Average amount $4,845	27.0% Average amount $4,986	48.0% Average amount $5,217	30.0% Average amount $5,150	51.0% Average amount $5,334
Students taking out private loans	5.0% Average amount $14,247	3.0% Average amount $20,814	6.0% Average amount $24,094	8.0% Average amount $19,017	5.0% Average amount $25,366	12.0% Average amount $19,190
Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	13,547 Men 37.9% Women 62.1%	37,434 Men 44.3% Women 55.7%	30,886 Men 54.8% Women 45.2%	19,410 Men 41.9% Women 58.1%	11,502 Men 36.3% Women 63.7%	23,885 Men 43.5% Women 56.5%
Graduate students	8,742 Men 34.1% Women 65.9%	10,840 Men 44.5% Women 55.5%	8,114 Men 57.8% Women 42.2%	4,586 Men 46.6% Women 53.4%	14,955 Men 38.1% Women 61.9%	9,345 Men 40.5% Women 59.5%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Low	Moderate	Low	Low	Moderate	Low
Out-of-state students	16.8%	48.8%	48.8%	63.0%	98.7%	39.6%
International students	5.0%	6.5%	7.1%	10.3%	11.6%	8.4%
Campus local/setting	City: Midsize	City: Large	City: Midsize	Suburb: Large	City: Large	City: Large
Dormitory capacity	3,480	7,036	7,500	6,911	6,693	8,760
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No	No	No	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	Alabama Georgia Tennessee Louisiana Florida	Arizona California Washington Illinois Colorado	Colorado California Texas Illinois New York	Delaware New Jersey New York Pennsylvania Maryland	New York New Jersey Virginia California Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania New Jersey New York Maryland Virginia
Academics
Popular study areas	Health Professions Business Education Biological and Biomedical Sciences Engineering	Health Professions Business Engineering Education Biological and Biomedical Sciences	Business Engineering Communication and Journalism Visual & Performing Arts Legal Profession	Engineering Education Health Professions Liberal Arts Business	Health Professions Business Social Sciences Legal Profession Computer and Information Science	Health Professions Engineering Business Multidisciplinary Studies Public Administration and Social Service
Students to faculty ratio	19:1	17:1	18:1	15:1	12:1	14:1
Institutional accreditation	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges	Higher Learning Commission	Higher Learning Commission	Middle States Commission on Higher Education	Middle States Commission on Higher Education	Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Outcome
Graduation rate	62.4%	64.3%	74.0%	82.3%	83.7%	84.3%
Dropout rate	16.5%	14.3%	8.6%	15.7%	16.1%	3.0%
Transferred out	17.9%	19.6%	15.9%	N/A	N/A	12.0%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences (Graduate/Professional Certificates) Year 1: $158,993 Year 2: $169,894 Year 3: $175,573 Dentistry (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $100,128 Year 2: $111,769 Year 3: $139,245 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $117,171 Year 2: $130,034 Year 3: $128,873 Systems Science and Theory (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $67,948 Year 2: $122,038 Year 3: $123,089 Optometry (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $91,176 Year 2: $96,457 Year 3: $107,084 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $98,582 Year 2: $99,737 Year 3: $105,689 Health and Medical Administrative Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $89,298 Year 2: $89,564 Year 3: $99,770 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $91,552 Year 2: $95,215 Year 3: $98,530 Management Information Systems and Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $78,497 Year 2: $84,653 Year 3: $94,486 Engineering, General (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $85,743 Year 2: $88,820 Year 3: $90,200	Physics (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $88,673 Year 2: $123,527 Year 3: $127,192 Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $110,426 Year 2: $117,473 Year 3: $122,962 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $110,630 Year 2: $103,746 Year 3: $104,908 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $100,116 Year 2: $83,388 Year 3: $98,461 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $91,677 Year 2: $92,743 Year 3: $98,271 Chemistry (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $84,653 Year 3: $96,308 Computer and Information Sciences, General (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $89,806 Year 2: $75,518 Year 3: $89,884 Mining and Mineral Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $76,657 Year 2: $73,035 Year 3: $87,557 Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $72,627 Year 2: $79,199 Year 3: $86,387 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $77,284 Year 2: $74,953 Year 3: $83,742	Engineering, General (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $105,752 Year 2: $116,679 Year 3: $121,033 Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $97,071 Year 3: $118,373 Computer Science (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $93,907 Year 2: $94,408 Year 3: $108,458 Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $85,254 Year 2: $89,641 Year 3: $97,860 Mechanical Engineering (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $76,200 Year 2: $75,706 Year 3: $92,272 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $87,191 Year 2: $80,503 Year 3: $87,258 Computer Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $74,023 Year 2: $75,204 Year 3: $86,676 Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $69,804 Year 2: $75,921 Year 3: $85,563 Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $75,633 Year 2: $83,177 Year 3: $85,039 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $68,440 Year 2: $71,957 Year 3: $83,132	Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $70,538 Year 2: $70,176 Year 3: $88,641 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $93,960 Year 2: $86,424 Year 3: $84,710 Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $72,283 Year 2: $73,446 Year 3: $77,585 International Business (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $51,769 Year 2: $53,358 Year 3: $77,043 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $60,848 Year 2: $62,491 Year 3: $76,288 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $71,752 Year 2: $68,698 Year 3: $75,052 Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $64,605 Year 2: $62,632 Year 3: $74,317 Chemical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $70,693 Year 2: $66,401 Year 3: $73,424 Management Information Systems and Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $66,395 Year 2: $67,101 Year 3: $73,270 Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $59,257 Year 2: $60,552 Year 3: $73,189	Systems Engineering (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $160,692 Year 2: $146,893 Year 3: $153,607 Human Resources Management and Services (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $124,764 Year 2: $106,421 Year 3: $130,306 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $124,241 Year 2: $127,142 Year 3: $127,952 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $107,834 Year 2: $114,046 Year 3: $119,393 Systems Engineering (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $106,809 Year 2: $101,072 Year 3: $112,813 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $98,922 Year 2: $104,061 Year 3: $111,679 Public Health (Graduate/Professional Certificates) Year 1: $84,962 Year 2: $104,192 Year 3: $105,816 Engineering-Related Fields (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $104,747 Year 2: $96,405 Year 3: $105,562 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $95,274 Year 2: $101,254 Year 3: $103,350 Law (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $77,345 Year 2: $83,177 Year 3: $102,875	Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences (Post-Baccalaureate Certificates) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $220,906 Year 3: $231,651 Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $191,732 Year 2: $172,991 Year 3: $167,114 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $123,211 Year 2: $136,434 Year 3: $139,418 Dentistry (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $73,006 Year 2: $83,177 Year 3: $119,626 Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $91,548 Year 2: $108,012 Year 3: $119,626 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $97,381 Year 2: $99,174 Year 3: $104,969 Business Administration, Management and Operations (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $88,815 Year 2: $90,572 Year 3: $98,136 Information Science/Studies (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $77,499 Year 2: $81,333 Year 3: $92,231 Mechanical Engineering (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $86,120 Year 2: $81,702 Year 3: $89,317 Biomedical/Medical Engineering (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $79,727 Year 3: $79,626

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