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Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Pittsburg, KS
Population 50,000
Website http://www.pittstate.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,900 (84%)
Days Without Precipitation 265 (83%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 4,036
Men / Women 49% / 51%
From State 63%
From Region 30%
Athletes 15.6%

Racial/Ethnic

White 77%
Hispanic 8%
Mixed 7%
Black 4%
Native American 2%
International 2%
Asian 1%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 51.0% 51.0% 2012 Men: 50.9% 50.9% 2013 Men: 50.4% 50.4% 2014 Men: 53.0% 53.0% 2015 Men: 49.9% 49.9% 2016 Men: 50.1% 50.1% 2017 Men: 50.6% 50.6% 2018 Men: 51.1% 51.1% 2019 Men: 49.9% 49.9% 2020 Men: 48.9% 48.9% 2021 Men: 48.9% 48.9% 2022 Men: 49.0% 49.0% 2023 Men: 50.2% 50.2% 2024 Men: 45.3% 45.3%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 1.7% 1.7% 2012 Native: 1.4% 1.4% 2013 Native: 1.7% 1.7% 2014 Native: 2.1% 2.1% 2015 Native: 2.2% 2.2% 2016 Native: 2.5% 2.5% 2017 Native: 1.2% 1.2% 2018 Native: 1.4% 1.4% 2019 Native: 2.0% 2.0% 2020 Native: 1.9% 1.9% 2021 Native: 1.6% 1.6% 2022 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2023 Native: 1.8% 1.8% 2024 Native: 1.8% 1.8% 2011 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2012 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2013 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2014 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2015 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2016 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2017 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2018 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2019 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2020 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2021 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2022 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2023 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2024 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2011 Black: 1.8% 1.8% 2012 Black: 3.2% 3.2% 2013 Black: 2.7% 2.7% 2014 Black: 3.2% 3.2% 2015 Black: 4.4% 4.4% 2016 Black: 3.3% 3.3% 2017 Black: 5.0% 5.0% 2018 Black: 6.2% 6.2% 2019 Black: 4.6% 4.6% 2020 Black: 4.6% 4.6% 2021 Black: 4.2% 4.2% 2022 Black: 4.4% 4.4% 2023 Black: 4.7% 4.7% 2024 Black: 4.4% 4.4% 2011 Hispanic: 1.7% 1.7% 2012 Hispanic: 2.0% 2.0% 2013 Hispanic: 2.7% 2.7% 2014 Hispanic: 2.8% 2.8% 2015 Hispanic: 3.0% 3.0% 2016 Hispanic: 4.5% 4.5% 2017 Hispanic: 4.8% 4.8% 2018 Hispanic: 5.1% 5.1% 2019 Hispanic: 5.4% 5.4% 2020 Hispanic: 4.1% 4.1% 2021 Hispanic: 6.4% 6.4% 2022 Hispanic: 6.0% 6.0% 2023 Hispanic: 6.4% 6.4% 2024 Hispanic: 5.3% 5.3% 2011 White: 91.6% 91.6% 2012 White: 90.5% 90.5% 2013 White: 89.7% 89.7% 2014 White: 87.3% 87.3% 2015 White: 82.0% 82.0% 2016 White: 80.5% 80.5% 2017 White: 79.1% 79.1% 2018 White: 80.7% 80.7% 2019 White: 80.7% 80.7% 2020 White: 81.0% 81.0% 2021 White: 77.8% 77.8% 2022 White: 80.8% 80.8% 2023 White: 78.4% 78.4% 2024 White: 79.6% 79.6% 2011 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2012 International: 0.2% 0.2% 2013 International: 1.3% 1.3% 2014 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2015 International: 0.5% 0.5% 2016 International: 6.0% 6.0% 2017 International: 5.0% 5.0% 2018 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2019 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2020 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2021 International: 1.5% 1.5% 2022 International: 0.6% 0.6% 2023 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2024 International: 0.3% 0.3%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 1.3% 1.3% 2021 Native: 1.6% 1.6% 2022 Native: 1.5% 1.5% 2023 Native: 1.7% 1.7% 2024 Native: 1.6% 1.6% 2025 Native: 1.9% 1.9% 2020 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2021 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2022 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2023 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2024 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2025 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2020 Black: 3.5% 3.5% 2021 Black: 3.6% 3.6% 2022 Black: 3.7% 3.7% 2023 Black: 3.9% 3.9% 2024 Black: 3.3% 3.3% 2025 Black: 3.5% 3.5% 2020 Hispanic: 6.6% 6.6% 2021 Hispanic: 7.3% 7.3% 2022 Hispanic: 7.1% 7.1% 2023 Hispanic: 7.6% 7.6% 2024 Hispanic: 7.4% 7.4% 2025 Hispanic: 8.0% 8.0% 2020 White: 79.7% 79.7% 2021 White: 79.1% 79.1% 2022 White: 79.2% 79.2% 2023 White: 77.6% 77.6% 2024 White: 78.4% 78.4% 2025 White: 77.0% 77.0% 2020 International: 1.7% 1.7% 2021 International: 1.4% 1.4% 2022 International: 1.4% 1.4% 2023 International: 1.7% 1.7% 2024 International: 1.6% 1.6% 2025 International: 1.7% 1.7%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Pittsburg State University 995 49% / 51% 3% $69,993 81 97%
Computer Science 11 — 55% / 45% 64% $81,826 90 —
Computer Systems Analysis 9 — 100% / 0% 22% $70,833 82 96%
Chemistry 8 — 25% / 75% 25% $66,563 77 —
Mathematics 5 — 20% / 80% 0% $65,550 76 —
Physics — — — — $68,786 80 —
Polymer Chemistry 3 — 100% / 0% 0% $66,265 77 —
Biology 34 — 44% / 56% 3% $70,923 82 91%
Clinical Laboratory Science — — — — $87,964 94 —
Exercise Science 24 — 54% / 46% 0% $51,890 48 100%
Nursing 117 — 12% / 88% 2% $85,834 93 96%
Occupational Safety and Health 11 — 91% / 9% 0% $115,114 99 95%
Accounting 33 — 64% / 36% 6% $73,430 84 96%
Business Administration 41 — 46% / 54% 2% — — —
Business Administration 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $61,736 70 95%
Economics 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $67,481 78 —
Engineering Management 19 — 16% / 84% 0% $74,422 85 —
Finance 28 — 89% / 11% 0% $72,715 84 97%
International Business 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $73,597 85 —
Marketing 32 — 50% / 50% 0% $66,347 77 98%
Recreation Management 37 — 51% / 49% 3% $58,732 64 100%
Communication 32 — 47% / 53% 0% $57,287 61 98%
English 12 — 0% / 100% 0% $54,682 55 100%
Family and Consumer Sciences 18 — 0% / 100% 6% $50,403 43 87%
Foreign Languages 6 — 50% / 50% 0% $53,104 51 —
Geography 16 — 56% / 44% 0% $59,735 66 —
History 20 — 50% / 50% 0% $52,136 48 —
Interdisciplinary Studies 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $52,393 49 —
Political Science — — — — $61,571 70 —
Psychology 55 — 20% / 80% 2% $49,262 40 94%
Social Work 22 — 5% / 95% 5% $48,284 37 95%
Sociology — — — — $52,020 48 —
Biology Teacher Education — — — — $56,541 60 100%
Chemistry Teacher Education — — — — $56,541 60 —
Early Childhood Education 5 — 0% / 100% 0% $49,780 41 100%
Elementary Education 51 — 6% / 94% 4% $49,780 41 100%
English Education — — — — $56,541 60 100%
Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher Education — — — — $56,541 60 100%
General Education 47 — 62% / 38% 2% $54,498 55 88%
History Teacher Education — — — — $56,541 60 100%
Mathematics Teacher Education — — — — $56,541 60 100%
Physical Education 11 — 55% / 45% 0% $56,541 60 100%
Teacher Education, Subject Areas — — — — $56,541 60 —
Technology Teacher Education 22 — 86% / 14% 0% $56,541 60 100%
Art 8 — 0% / 100% 0% $39,900 15 —
Interior Design 7 — 0% / 100% 0% $57,479 62 —
Music Education — — — — $56,541 60 100%
Music Performance 10 — 80% / 20% 0% $42,468 20 —
Printing Management 28 — 39% / 61% 4% $49,451 41 100%
Automotive Technology 31 — 100% / 0% 6% $88,960 94 96%
Construction Engineering Technology 16 — 94% / 6% 6% $93,453 96 —
Construction Management 76 — 91% / 9% 0% $103,339 98 100%
Criminal Justice 17 — 47% / 53% 0% $55,358 57 —
Electrical Engineering Technology 10 — 90% / 10% 0% $96,541 97 —
Engineering Technology 5 — 100% / 0% 0% $124,839 100 100%
Industrial Technology 9 — 100% / 0% 0% $93,772 96 100%
Manufacturing Engineering Technology 8 — 100% / 0% 0% $93,772 96 100%
Mechanical Engineering Technology 12 — 83% / 17% 0% $88,960 94 96%
Plastics Technology 22 — 86% / 14% 0% $93,772 96 100%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $8,884
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $20,228
Est. In-State Cost $11,492
Est. Out-of-State Cost $26,167
ROI Percentile 81th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 77%
4-Year Graduation Rate 36%
6-Year Graduation Rate 57%
Transfer-Out Rate 26%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 50.3% 50.3% 2012 Graduated: 52.0% 52.0% 2013 Graduated: 50.2% 50.2% 2014 Graduated: 50.1% 50.1% 2015 Graduated: 47.8% 47.8% 2016 Graduated: 48.7% 48.7% 2017 Graduated: 47.2% 47.2% 2018 Graduated: 53.0% 53.0% 2019 Graduated: 52.0% 52.0% 2020 Graduated: 52.6% 52.6% 2021 Graduated: 52.3% 52.3% 2022 Graduated: 55.5% 55.5% 2023 Graduated: 57.6% 57.6% 2024 Graduated: 56.6% 56.6%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 49.9% 49.9% 2012 Men: 49.9% 49.9% 2013 Men: 49.1% 49.1% 2014 Men: 48.6% 48.6% 2015 Men: 43.9% 43.9% 2016 Men: 43.6% 43.6% 2017 Men: 42.7% 42.7% 2018 Men: 49.4% 49.4% 2019 Men: 49.6% 49.6% 2020 Men: 48.3% 48.3% 2021 Men: 50.4% 50.4% 2022 Men: 51.1% 51.1% 2023 Men: 56.9% 56.9% 2024 Men: 51.9% 51.9% 2011 Women: 50.6% 50.6% 2012 Women: 54.3% 54.3% 2013 Women: 51.3% 51.3% 2014 Women: 51.6% 51.6% 2015 Women: 52.3% 52.3% 2016 Women: 54.1% 54.1% 2017 Women: 52.0% 52.0% 2018 Women: 56.7% 56.7% 2019 Women: 54.6% 54.6% 2020 Women: 57.5% 57.5% 2021 Women: 54.3% 54.3% 2022 Women: 60.0% 60.0% 2023 Women: 58.3% 58.3% 2024 Women: 61.5% 61.5%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Black Hispanic White
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Black: 27.8% 27.8% 2012 Black: 40.0% 40.0% 2013 Black: 25.9% 25.9% 2014 Black: 31.2% 31.2% 2015 Black: 38.6% 38.6% 2016 Black: 31.4% 31.4% 2017 Black: 40.4% 40.4% 2018 Black: 29.4% 29.4% 2019 Black: 30.8% 30.8% 2020 Black: 37.5% 37.5% 2021 Black: 29.5% 29.5% 2022 Black: 27.3% 27.3% 2023 Black: 43.5% 43.5% 2024 Black: 42.9% 42.9% 2011 Hispanic: 35.3% 35.3% 2012 Hispanic: 68.4% 68.4% 2013 Hispanic: 63.0% 63.0% 2014 Hispanic: 53.6% 53.6% 2015 Hispanic: 60.0% 60.0% 2016 Hispanic: 47.9% 47.9% 2017 Hispanic: 40.0% 40.0% 2018 Hispanic: 35.7% 35.7% 2019 Hispanic: 45.9% 45.9% 2020 Hispanic: 53.5% 53.5% 2021 Hispanic: 40.3% 40.3% 2022 Hispanic: 40.0% 40.0% 2023 Hispanic: 52.4% 52.4% 2024 Hispanic: 36.0% 36.0% 2011 White: 50.6% 50.6% 2012 White: 52.8% 52.8% 2013 White: 50.7% 50.7% 2014 White: 51.4% 51.4% 2015 White: 48.8% 48.8% 2016 White: 51.0% 51.0% 2017 White: 51.2% 51.2% 2018 White: 56.9% 56.9% 2019 White: 54.7% 54.7% 2020 White: 54.4% 54.4% 2021 White: 57.3% 57.3% 2022 White: 58.6% 58.6% 2023 White: 60.6% 60.6% 2024 White: 60.9% 60.9%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Professional 20.7% 206 89% / 11% 1% $93,991 96 99%
Business & Economics 19.6% 195 54% / 46% 2% $68,268 79 98%
Humanities & Social Sciences 18.4% 183 27% / 73% 2% $52,405 49 95%
Health Sciences 15.3% 152 24% / 76% 1% $82,593 91 96%
Education 13.7% 136 42% / 58% 2% $53,051 51 96%
Arts 5.3% 53 36% / 64% 2% $47,752 35 100%
Life & Natural Sciences 3.4% 34 44% / 56% 3% $70,923 82 91%
Computer Science 2.0% 20 75% / 25% 45% $76,879 87 96%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.6% 16 38% / 62% 12% $66,191 77 —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $2.3M #239 41% $0.3M — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.1M #502 100% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0.1M #261 100% $0 — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.0M #604 100% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0 #456 — $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0 #525 — $0 — — — —
Education $0 #457 — $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0 #441 — $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0 #540 — $0 — — — —
Total $2.6M #467 47% $0.3M — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 94%
Yield (Unbound) 31%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 94% 94% 94%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 76.8% 76.8% 2012 Acceptance: 79.3% 79.3% 2013 Acceptance: 79.0% 79.0% 2014 Acceptance: 79.2% 79.2% 2015 Acceptance: 81.3% 81.3% 2016 Acceptance: 87.3% 87.3% 2017 Acceptance: 87.2% 87.2% 2018 Acceptance: 89.6% 89.6% 2019 Acceptance: 95.6% 95.6% 2020 Acceptance: 90.7% 90.7% 2021 Acceptance: 93.6% 93.6% 2022 Acceptance: 86.2% 86.2% 2023 Acceptance: 88.2% 88.2% 2024 Acceptance: 89.4% 89.4% 2011 Yield: 52.3% 52.3% 2012 Yield: 49.7% 49.7% 2013 Yield: 47.1% 47.1% 2014 Yield: 47.0% 47.0% 2015 Yield: 48.3% 48.3% 2016 Yield: 46.3% 46.3% 2017 Yield: 45.9% 45.9% 2018 Yield: 44.4% 44.4% 2019 Yield: 50.5% 50.5% 2020 Yield: 44.2% 44.2% 2021 Yield: 39.1% 39.1% 2022 Yield: 37.2% 37.2% 2023 Yield: 34.8% 34.8% 2024 Yield: 31.9% 31.9%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 1,250 2,500 3,750 5,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 2,889 2,889 2012 Applicants: 2,771 2,771 2013 Applicants: 3,073 3,073 2014 Applicants: 2,758 2,758 2015 Applicants: 2,697 2,697 2016 Applicants: 2,503 2,503 2017 Applicants: 2,486 2,486 2018 Applicants: 2,418 2,418 2019 Applicants: 1,822 1,822 2020 Applicants: 2,007 2,007 2021 Applicants: 2,216 2,216 2022 Applicants: 2,642 2,642 2023 Applicants: 2,856 2,856 2024 Applicants: 3,138 3,138 2011 Admitted: 2,220 2,220 2012 Admitted: 2,197 2,197 2013 Admitted: 2,427 2,427 2014 Admitted: 2,184 2,184 2015 Admitted: 2,194 2,194 2016 Admitted: 2,186 2,186 2017 Admitted: 2,168 2,168 2018 Admitted: 2,166 2,166 2019 Admitted: 1,741 1,741 2020 Admitted: 1,820 1,820 2021 Admitted: 2,075 2,075 2022 Admitted: 2,277 2,277 2023 Admitted: 2,518 2,518 2024 Admitted: 2,806 2,806 2011 Enrolled: 1,161 1,161 2012 Enrolled: 1,091 1,091 2013 Enrolled: 1,144 1,144 2014 Enrolled: 1,027 1,027 2015 Enrolled: 1,059 1,059 2016 Enrolled: 1,012 1,012 2017 Enrolled: 995 995 2018 Enrolled: 962 962 2019 Enrolled: 880 880 2020 Enrolled: 805 805 2021 Enrolled: 812 812 2022 Enrolled: 847 847 2023 Enrolled: 877 877 2024 Enrolled: 895 895

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional

SAT Composite

25th 75th
900 1000 1100 1200 1300 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2019 25th: 916 916 2019 75th: 1185 1185

SAT Math

25th 75th
400 450 500 550 600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2019 25th: 438 438 2019 75th: 585 585

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
450 500 550 600 650 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2019 25th: 478 478 2019 75th: 600 600

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 98.0% 98.0% 2012 Submitted: 98.0% 98.0% 2013 Submitted: 97.0% 97.0% 2014 Submitted: 95.0% 95.0% 2016 Submitted: 65.0% 65.0% 2017 Submitted: 94.0% 94.0% 2018 Submitted: 94.0% 94.0% 2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2021 Submitted: 88.0% 88.0% 2022 Submitted: 29.0% 29.0% 2023 Submitted: 17.0% 17.0% 2024 Submitted: 3.0% 3.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.