Admissions & selectivity
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Acceptance Rate & Admissions
What is the acceptance rate at University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus?
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus’s reported acceptance rate is 58.1%.
- Acceptance rate · Fall 2024
- 58.1%
Source: College Scorecard · Fall 2024 admissions. Acceptance rates can change from year to year; this figure does not predict the current or next admission cycle.
Source: University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Common Data Set 2025-26, C1 · first-time, first-year students.
How to interpret the acceptance rate
The University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus admitted 58.1% of applicants, a rate that sits well below the median of 78.1% for comparable institutions (same type and size). In its 2025-26 Common Data Set, the university reported 64,724 applicants, 38,477 admitted students, and 5,876 enrolled first-year students.
What SAT and ACT scores do enrolled University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus students report?
In its 2025-26 Common Data Set, the university reported that the middle half of enrolled first-year students who submitted ACT scores scored between 29 and 33. The median was 32.
8% of the entering class submitted ACT scores. Among enrolled first-year students with a reported class rank, 40% were in the highest tenth of their high-school class.
73% were in the highest quarter. These shares describe the students who reported a rank, not the full entering class.
Applicants can compare their own ACT scores with the university's 29 to 33 range. That interval covers the middle half of enrolled first-year students who submitted scores. It is not a cutoff for admission.
The ranges below describe enrolled students who submitted test scores at University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus. Use them as academic context, then check the university’s current testing policy for your application cycle.
8% of entering students submitted ACT scores
- 25th percentile
- 29
- Median
- 32
- 75th percentile
- 33
CDS 2025-26 · enrolled first-year score submitters. This range is not an admission cutoff.
Source: University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Common Data Set 2025-26, C9 · Enrolled first-time, first-year score submitters.
Who enrolls at University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus?
- Pell Grant recipients
- 14.0%
- Entering students outside the first-time, full-time group
- 16.5%
- First-year retention
- 92.0%
Retention source: College Scorecard; full-time first-year retention.
About these student measures
The entering-student group includes part-time entrants as well as other attendance patterns.
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus enrolls 20,370 undergraduates. An estimated 16.5% enter as transfers or part-time students, and 14.0% receive Pell Grants.
Those figures describe a campus where most students arrive directly from high school, while the transfer pathway brings in students who began their college path elsewhere. In its 2025-26 Common Data Set, the university reported 2,645 transfer applicants, 1,413 admitted transfer students, and 771 enrolled transfers.
Applicants who are Pell-eligible or planning to transfer should contact the financial aid and transfer admissions offices early to learn how credits and need-based aid align with their specific situations.
The University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus posts retention and completion rates that sit well above the medians for comparable institutions. First-year retention is 92.0%, against a peer median of 83.1%.
The six-year graduation rate for the first-time full-time cohort is 85.5%, while the peer median is 65.0%. Pell recipients in that cohort complete at 64.1%, 21.4 percentage points below the overall rate.
Enrolled students join an institution where most first-year students return and a strong majority graduate within six years.
Data & methodology
Sources and reporting periods: methodology.
Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.
Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.
Admission rates describe past applicants, not an individual’s chance of admission; confirm requirements and deadlines with the institution.
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