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Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Pittsburgh, PA
Population 1,700,000
Website https://www.pitt.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 2,021 (3% 🌧️)
Days Without Precipitation 213 (11%)

Honors College

Name David C. Frederick Honors College
Students 3,605 (18%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 20,102
Men / Women 42% / 58%
From State 64%
From Region 18%
Athletes 3.3%

Racial/Ethnic

White 61%
Asian 15%
Hispanic 7%
Black 5%
Mixed 5%
International 5%
Native American 0%

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: 49.6% 49.6% 2012 Men: 48.9% 48.9% 2013 Men: 48.5% 48.5% 2014 Men: 46.8% 46.8% 2015 Men: 48.3% 48.3% 2016 Men: 44.9% 44.9% 2017 Men: 47.4% 47.4% 2018 Men: 44.5% 44.5% 2019 Men: 43.4% 43.4% 2020 Men: 42.5% 42.5% 2021 Men: 40.5% 40.5% 2022 Men: 36.2% 36.2% 2023 Men: 40.7% 40.7% 2024 Men: 41.4% 41.4%

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: 0.2% 0.2% 2012 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2013 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2014 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2015 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2016 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2017 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2018 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2019 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2020 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2021 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2022 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2023 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2011 Asian: 4.7% 4.7% 2012 Asian: 5.3% 5.3% 2013 Asian: 5.5% 5.5% 2014 Asian: 6.0% 6.0% 2015 Asian: 5.4% 5.4% 2016 Asian: 6.4% 6.4% 2017 Asian: 8.1% 8.1% 2018 Asian: 8.2% 8.2% 2019 Asian: 11.2% 11.2% 2020 Asian: 10.9% 10.9% 2021 Asian: 10.2% 10.2% 2022 Asian: 11.8% 11.8% 2023 Asian: 10.7% 10.7% 2024 Asian: 12.7% 12.7% 2011 Black: 9.5% 9.5% 2012 Black: 9.9% 9.9% 2013 Black: 9.2% 9.2% 2014 Black: 8.4% 8.4% 2015 Black: 7.0% 7.0% 2016 Black: 6.4% 6.4% 2017 Black: 5.3% 5.3% 2018 Black: 5.0% 5.0% 2019 Black: 5.3% 5.3% 2020 Black: 4.7% 4.7% 2021 Black: 4.5% 4.5% 2022 Black: 5.9% 5.9% 2023 Black: 5.1% 5.1% 2024 Black: 4.8% 4.8% 2011 Hispanic: 0.8% 0.8% 2012 Hispanic: 1.4% 1.4% 2013 Hispanic: 1.1% 1.1% 2014 Hispanic: 1.3% 1.3% 2015 Hispanic: 1.9% 1.9% 2016 Hispanic: 2.3% 2.3% 2017 Hispanic: 2.3% 2.3% 2018 Hispanic: 2.7% 2.7% 2019 Hispanic: 2.9% 2.9% 2020 Hispanic: 3.3% 3.3% 2021 Hispanic: 3.6% 3.6% 2022 Hispanic: 3.9% 3.9% 2023 Hispanic: 4.4% 4.4% 2024 Hispanic: 5.7% 5.7% 2011 White: 82.2% 82.2% 2012 White: 80.3% 80.3% 2013 White: 79.2% 79.2% 2014 White: 77.8% 77.8% 2015 White: 79.5% 79.5% 2016 White: 78.6% 78.6% 2017 White: 77.3% 77.3% 2018 White: 77.8% 77.8% 2019 White: 73.3% 73.3% 2020 White: 73.7% 73.7% 2021 White: 72.3% 72.3% 2022 White: 68.6% 68.6% 2023 White: 70.2% 70.2% 2024 White: 67.2% 67.2% 2011 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2012 International: 0.5% 0.5% 2013 International: 1.2% 1.2% 2014 International: 1.8% 1.8% 2015 International: 1.7% 1.7% 2016 International: 1.8% 1.8% 2017 International: 3.0% 3.0% 2018 International: 2.3% 2.3% 2019 International: 2.9% 2.9% 2020 International: 2.7% 2.7% 2021 International: 4.0% 4.0% 2022 International: 3.9% 3.9% 2023 International: 4.2% 4.2% 2024 International: 4.6% 4.6%

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% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2021 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2022 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2023 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2025 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2020 Asian: 11.3% 11.3% 2021 Asian: 12.1% 12.1% 2022 Asian: 13.5% 13.5% 2023 Asian: 14.2% 14.2% 2024 Asian: 15.0% 15.0% 2025 Asian: 15.1% 15.1% 2020 Black: 5.1% 5.1% 2021 Black: 5.3% 5.3% 2022 Black: 5.4% 5.4% 2023 Black: 5.4% 5.4% 2024 Black: 5.4% 5.4% 2025 Black: 5.3% 5.3% 2020 Hispanic: 5.0% 5.0% 2021 Hispanic: 5.7% 5.7% 2022 Hispanic: 6.5% 6.5% 2023 Hispanic: 6.8% 6.8% 2024 Hispanic: 6.8% 6.8% 2025 Hispanic: 6.9% 6.9% 2020 White: 68.0% 68.0% 2021 White: 66.4% 66.4% 2022 White: 64.0% 64.0% 2023 White: 62.4% 62.4% 2024 White: 61.1% 61.1% 2025 White: 61.1% 61.1% 2020 International: 5.0% 5.0% 2021 International: 4.7% 4.7% 2022 International: 4.6% 4.6% 2023 International: 5.0% 5.0% 2024 International: 5.1% 5.1% 2025 International: 4.7% 4.7%

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
College of Business Administration 519 57% / 43% 6% $85,551 88 97%
Accounting 131 — 63% / 37% 3% $86,482 89 98%
Business Analytics 9 +1 33% / 67% 22% — — —
Finance 176 +100 73% / 27% 6% $92,069 92 97%
General Business 4 +1 25% / 75% 0% $60,808 53 97%
Human Resources Management and Services 30 +2 43% / 57% 7% $64,787 63 84%
International Business 4 +9 50% / 50% 25% $94,971 94 97%
Logistics 20 +86 40% / 60% 5% $103,038 97 94%
Marketing 145 +50 39% / 61% 7% $79,106 83 98%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of General Studies 114 35% / 65% 4% $61,853 56 96%
Public Administration 6 — 0% / 100% 0% $84,032 87 96%
Corrections 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $60,621 53 96%
Criminal Justice 105 +30 36% / 64% 4% $60,621 53 96%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences 2,910 35% / 65% 4% $60,158 52 96%
Data Science 22 +18 59% / 41% 5% $85,879 89 —
Applied Mathematics 24 — 54% / 46% 17% $90,487 91 98%
Astronomy — — — — $73,703 78 —
Chemistry 63 — 44% / 56% 3% $71,955 75 98%
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences 27 +3 33% / 67% 0% $59,816 51 96%
Geosciences 65 +2 29% / 71% 0% $59,816 51 96%
Mathematical Biology 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $90,487 91 98%
Mathematics 22 +1 73% / 27% 9% $69,556 72 91%
Mathematics and Statistics 10 — 50% / 50% 10% $86,995 89 —
Physical Sciences 9 +1 44% / 56% 0% $73,837 78 —
Physics 16 — 88% / 12% 6% $74,483 79 —
Statistics 17 +2 59% / 41% 18% $86,461 89 —
Theoretical and Mathematical Physics 3 — 67% / 33% 33% — — —
Biochemistry 20 — 50% / 50% 0% $62,710 58 94%
Biological and Physical Sciences 165 — 25% / 75% 1% $64,783 63 96%
Biology 330 +1 37% / 63% 2% $62,464 57 95%
Computational Biology 50 — 30% / 70% 6% $64,243 62 —
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 22 — 36% / 64% 0% $80,380 84 96%
Microbiology 41 — 37% / 63% 0% $50,244 23 96%
Molecular Biology 45 — 44% / 56% 9% $62,710 58 94%
Neuroscience 208 +4 32% / 68% 3% $64,809 63 91%
Nutrition Sciences 24 — 8% / 92% 8% $62,037 56 —
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 61 — 46% / 54% 0% $44,647 11 100%
Economics 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $73,730 78 96%
Economics 173 +13 69% / 31% 13% $73,730 78 96%
African-American Studies 5 +1 40% / 60% 0% $50,446 23 96%
Anthropology 49 +8 27% / 73% 2% $50,369 23 98%
Arabic 1 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Area Studies — — — — $51,249 26 —
Chinese 8 +1 38% / 62% 0% $68,864 71 78%
Classical Languages 16 — 44% / 56% 0% $55,896 39 —
Creative Writing 49 +2 24% / 76% 2% $54,330 35 98%
Educational Psychology 70 — 11% / 89% 4% $53,410 32 97%
English Literature (British and Commonwealth) 33 +3 24% / 76% 0% $51,673 27 93%
French 5 +2 0% / 100% 0% $51,398 26 100%
General Social Sciences 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $43,207 9 92%
German 9 +1 56% / 44% 0% $56,842 42 —
History 78 +19 55% / 45% 0% $50,054 22 92%
History and Philosophy of Science and Technology 12 +2 33% / 67% 8% $50,054 22 92%
Interdisciplinary Studies 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $68,450 70 96%
Italian 3 +1 0% / 100% 0% $51,398 26 100%
Japanese 3 +1 67% / 33% 0% $68,864 71 78%
Linguistics 25 +7 20% / 80% 4% $48,908 19 100%
Mass Communication/Media Studies 66 — 29% / 71% 0% $57,811 45 100%
Museology/Museum Studies 6 +9 0% / 100% 0% $59,000 48 —
Philosophy 39 +17 67% / 33% 21% $51,529 26 100%
Political Science 98 +69 52% / 48% 0% $61,544 55 94%
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing 12 +8 8% / 92% 0% $54,330 35 98%
Psychology 545 +56 18% / 82% 5% $56,909 42 —
Religion/Religious Studies 5 +2 20% / 80% 0% $53,544 32 —
Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $43,207 9 —
Rhetoric and Composition 116 +9 48% / 52% 3% $54,330 35 98%
Russian 3 +2 33% / 67% 0% $57,322 44 —
Social Sciences 14 +7 57% / 43% 0% $49,505 21 94%
Social Sciences 5 — 0% / 100% 0% $43,207 9 92%
Sociology 30 +17 43% / 57% 7% $48,919 19 94%
Spanish 6 +5 0% / 100% 0% $51,398 26 100%
Women's Studies 11 +15 9% / 91% 0% $50,446 23 96%
Architecture 44 — 48% / 52% 2% $63,188 59 —
Art History 24 +4 25% / 75% 4% $58,839 48 92%
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning 6 +1 17% / 83% 17% $64,154 61 —
Film Studies 38 +2 47% / 53% 3% $36,207 4 96%
Fine/Studio Arts 18 +4 22% / 78% 0% $58,839 48 92%
Music 7 — 43% / 57% 0% $48,244 18 —
Theatre 14 +5 21% / 79% 7% $50,576 24 100%
Urban Studies/Affairs 12 +12 33% / 67% 8% $50,404 23 100%
Legal Studies 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $58,444 47 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Computing and Information 538 68% / 32% 7% $90,084 91 96%
Computer Science 256 +3 78% / 22% 7% $105,434 97 96%
Digital Narrative and Interactive Design 66 +10 55% / 45% 6% $79,386 84 —
Informatics 33 — 30% / 70% 6% $65,074 63 98%
Information Science/Studies 45 +5 69% / 31% 4% $89,600 91 96%
Information Technology Project Management 138 +26 63% / 37% 6% $72,864 77 95%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Education 58 40% / 60% 5% $47,418 16 95%
Humanities/Humanistic Studies 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $47,418 16 95%
General Education 32 +1 47% / 53% 9% $47,418 16 95%
Teacher Education 25 — 32% / 68% 0% — — —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences 241 22% / 78% 1% $73,998 78 98%
Communication Sciences and Disorders 53 — 4% / 96% 0% $71,677 75 96%
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 10 — 0% / 100% 0% $65,353 64 100%
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences 18 — 11% / 89% 0% $60,776 53 97%
Rehabilitation Science 160 — 30% / 70% 2% $76,796 81 99%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Nursing 309 12% / 88% 0% $77,981 82 97%
Nursing 274 — 12% / 88% 0% $79,378 84 97%
Public Health 35 — 14% / 86% 0% $67,050 67 97%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Pharmacy 73 22% / 78% 3% $135,568 100 99%
Pharmaceutical Sciences 73 — 22% / 78% 3% $135,568 100 99%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Social Work 46 9% / 91% 2% $47,322 16 88%
Social Work 46 — 9% / 91% 2% $47,322 16 88%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Swanson School of Engineering 594 72% / 36% 2% $97,318 95 98%
Biomedical Engineering 97 — 49% / 51% 3% $104,293 97 96%
Chemical Engineering 64 — 58% / 42% 2% $94,230 94 93%
Civil Engineering 65 — 72% / 28% 0% $89,724 91 97%
Computer Engineering 76 — 76% / 24% 3% $104,532 97 98%
Electrical Engineering 46 — 83% / 17% 4% $97,703 95 96%
Engineering Science 9 — 67% / 33% 0% $100,392 96 —
Environmental Engineering 22 — 45% / 55% 5% $79,491 84 —
Industrial Engineering 48 — 73% / 81% 0% $103,482 97 100%
Materials Engineering 12 +1 83% / 58% 0% $86,734 89 —
Mechanical Engineering 155 +1 91% / 21% 0% $95,025 94 100%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $23,035
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $44,076
Est. In-State Cost $29,798
Est. Out-of-State Cost $57,017
ROI Percentile 76th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 92%
4-Year Graduation Rate 72%
6-Year Graduation Rate 86%
Transfer-Out Rate 11%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 78.7% 78.7% 2012 Graduated: 79.0% 79.0% 2013 Graduated: 80.4% 80.4% 2014 Graduated: 81.9% 81.9% 2015 Graduated: 81.7% 81.7% 2016 Graduated: 81.4% 81.4% 2017 Graduated: 82.5% 82.5% 2018 Graduated: 82.5% 82.5% 2019 Graduated: 82.9% 82.9% 2020 Graduated: 83.5% 83.5% 2021 Graduated: 84.3% 84.3% 2022 Graduated: 83.7% 83.7% 2023 Graduated: 84.3% 84.3% 2024 Graduated: 85.5% 85.5%

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% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 76.8% 76.8% 2012 Men: 76.9% 76.9% 2013 Men: 76.8% 76.8% 2014 Men: 79.0% 79.0% 2015 Men: 78.3% 78.3% 2016 Men: 78.1% 78.1% 2017 Men: 80.0% 80.0% 2018 Men: 79.4% 79.4% 2019 Men: 79.5% 79.5% 2020 Men: 81.1% 81.1% 2021 Men: 80.6% 80.6% 2022 Men: 80.2% 80.2% 2023 Men: 81.7% 81.7% 2024 Men: 82.9% 82.9% 2011 Women: 80.3% 80.3% 2012 Women: 80.8% 80.8% 2013 Women: 83.6% 83.6% 2014 Women: 84.5% 84.5% 2015 Women: 84.8% 84.8% 2016 Women: 84.6% 84.6% 2017 Women: 84.9% 84.9% 2018 Women: 85.5% 85.5% 2019 Women: 85.9% 85.9% 2020 Women: 85.6% 85.6% 2021 Women: 87.7% 87.7% 2022 Women: 86.6% 86.6% 2023 Women: 86.7% 86.7% 2024 Women: 87.5% 87.5%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

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 Asian: 80.9% 80.9% 2012 Asian: 77.9% 77.9% 2013 Asian: 81.6% 81.6% 2014 Asian: 85.8% 85.8% 2015 Asian: 83.0% 83.0% 2016 Asian: 86.4% 86.4% 2017 Asian: 83.3% 83.3% 2018 Asian: 79.5% 79.5% 2019 Asian: 86.1% 86.1% 2020 Asian: 86.7% 86.7% 2021 Asian: 85.8% 85.8% 2022 Asian: 88.6% 88.6% 2023 Asian: 86.7% 86.7% 2024 Asian: 91.0% 91.0% 2011 Black: 63.1% 63.1% 2012 Black: 65.8% 65.8% 2013 Black: 68.2% 68.2% 2014 Black: 72.4% 72.4% 2015 Black: 73.8% 73.8% 2016 Black: 68.8% 68.8% 2017 Black: 65.2% 65.2% 2018 Black: 77.3% 77.3% 2019 Black: 78.0% 78.0% 2020 Black: 65.0% 65.0% 2021 Black: 74.9% 74.9% 2022 Black: 78.6% 78.6% 2023 Black: 74.6% 74.6% 2024 Black: 74.9% 74.9% 2011 Hispanic: 77.8% 77.8% 2012 Hispanic: 72.3% 72.3% 2013 Hispanic: 77.8% 77.8% 2014 Hispanic: 86.7% 86.7% 2015 Hispanic: 82.1% 82.1% 2016 Hispanic: 69.8% 69.8% 2017 Hispanic: 82.1% 82.1% 2018 Hispanic: 75.8% 75.8% 2019 Hispanic: 75.7% 75.7% 2020 Hispanic: 76.2% 76.2% 2021 Hispanic: 78.1% 78.1% 2022 Hispanic: 72.3% 72.3% 2023 Hispanic: 76.0% 76.0% 2024 Hispanic: 80.8% 80.8% 2011 White: 80.3% 80.3% 2012 White: 80.9% 80.9% 2013 White: 81.9% 81.9% 2014 White: 82.8% 82.8% 2015 White: 82.6% 82.6% 2016 White: 82.4% 82.4% 2017 White: 83.5% 83.5% 2018 White: 83.5% 83.5% 2019 White: 83.5% 83.5% 2020 White: 85.2% 85.2% 2021 White: 85.2% 85.2% 2022 White: 84.4% 84.4% 2023 White: 85.9% 85.9% 2024 White: 86.2% 86.2% 2011 International: 100.0% 100.0% 2012 International: 82.4% 82.4% 2013 International: 72.5% 72.5% 2014 International: 71.4% 71.4% 2015 International: 71.7% 71.7% 2016 International: 79.1% 79.1% 2017 International: 85.7% 85.7% 2018 International: 78.6% 78.6% 2019 International: 75.9% 75.9% 2020 International: 76.0% 76.0% 2021 International: 83.1% 83.1% 2022 International: 76.6% 76.6% 2023 International: 79.3% 79.3% 2024 International: 78.2% 78.2%

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
Humanities & Social Sciences 25.5% 1,379 28% / 72% 3% $55,091 37 96%
Life & Natural Sciences 16.3% 881 34% / 66% 3% $63,450 60 94%
Business & Economics 12.8% 693 60% / 40% 8% $82,544 86 97%
Health Sciences 12.7% 684 19% / 81% 1% $79,751 84 98%
Engineering 11.0% 594 72% / 36% 2% $97,318 95 98%
Computer Science 10.4% 560 67% / 33% 6% $89,919 91 96%
Physical Sciences & Math 4.8% 257 47% / 53% 5% $70,963 74 96%
Arts 3.0% 163 37% / 63% 4% $53,147 31 96%
Professional 2.0% 110 36% / 64% 4% $60,581 53 96%
Education 1.1% 57 40% / 60% 5% $47,418 16 95%
Agriculture & Food Science 0.4% 24 8% / 92% 8% $62,037 56 —

Research R1

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Health Sciences $912M #7 64% $27.0M 46 #42 345 517
Life & Natural Sciences $393M #7 65% $9.9M 88 #24 684 185
Engineering $83.9M #59 66% $1.8M 77 #52 538 64
Physical Sciences & Math $56.8M #62 68% $0.5M 57 #54 443 39
Humanities & Social Sciences $20.0M #106 67% $0 92 #49 218 17
Computer Science $11.3M #79 67% $0.2M 19 #52 152 4
Education $4.6M #106 36% $0.0M 8 #353 — —
Business & Economics $1.2M #196 27% $0.1M 16 #78 62 —
Agriculture & Food Science $0.5M #184 44% $0 — — — —
Total $1,484M #18 65% $39.6M 403 #55 2,442 826

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 Yes
Acceptance Rate 59%
Yield (Unbound) 13%
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 59% 59% 59%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 57.8% 57.8% 2012 Acceptance: 57.9% 57.9% 2013 Acceptance: 56.1% 56.1% 2014 Acceptance: 53.1% 53.1% 2015 Acceptance: 53.9% 53.9% 2016 Acceptance: 55.4% 55.4% 2017 Acceptance: 59.7% 59.7% 2018 Acceptance: 59.3% 59.3% 2019 Acceptance: 56.7% 56.7% 2020 Acceptance: 63.9% 63.9% 2021 Acceptance: 66.7% 66.7% 2022 Acceptance: 49.1% 49.1% 2023 Acceptance: 49.7% 49.7% 2024 Acceptance: 58.1% 58.1% 2011 Yield: 28.7% 28.7% 2012 Yield: 27.8% 27.8% 2013 Yield: 26.3% 26.3% 2014 Yield: 23.6% 23.6% 2015 Yield: 24.3% 24.3% 2016 Yield: 24.5% 24.5% 2017 Yield: 24.3% 24.3% 2018 Yield: 23.3% 23.3% 2019 Yield: 22.1% 22.1% 2020 Yield: 20.3% 20.3% 2021 Yield: 21.1% 21.1% 2022 Yield: 16.8% 16.8% 2023 Yield: 15.7% 15.7% 2024 Yield: 13.0% 13.0%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 25,000 50,000 75,000 100,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 22,616 22,616 2012 Applicants: 23,409 23,409 2013 Applicants: 24,871 24,871 2014 Applicants: 30,629 30,629 2015 Applicants: 30,626 30,626 2016 Applicants: 29,175 29,175 2017 Applicants: 27,679 27,679 2018 Applicants: 29,857 29,857 2019 Applicants: 32,091 32,091 2020 Applicants: 32,549 32,549 2021 Applicants: 34,656 34,656 2022 Applicants: 53,072 53,072 2023 Applicants: 58,416 58,416 2024 Applicants: 60,898 60,898 2011 Admitted: 13,066 13,066 2012 Admitted: 13,544 13,544 2013 Admitted: 13,959 13,959 2014 Admitted: 16,271 16,271 2015 Admitted: 16,503 16,503 2016 Admitted: 16,165 16,165 2017 Admitted: 16,528 16,528 2018 Admitted: 17,696 17,696 2019 Admitted: 18,180 18,180 2020 Admitted: 20,791 20,791 2021 Admitted: 23,109 23,109 2022 Admitted: 26,079 26,079 2023 Admitted: 29,034 29,034 2024 Admitted: 35,372 35,372 2011 Enrolled: 3,750 3,750 2012 Enrolled: 3,768 3,768 2013 Enrolled: 3,678 3,678 2014 Enrolled: 3,847 3,847 2015 Enrolled: 4,014 4,014 2016 Enrolled: 3,954 3,954 2017 Enrolled: 4,019 4,019 2018 Enrolled: 4,125 4,125 2019 Enrolled: 4,026 4,026 2020 Enrolled: 4,230 4,230 2021 Enrolled: 4,875 4,875 2022 Enrolled: 4,390 4,390 2023 Enrolled: 4,549 4,549 2024 Enrolled: 4,596 4,596

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

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 50%
SAT Range 1280 – 1460
SAT Math Range 640 – 740
SAT RW Range 640 – 720

SAT Composite

25th 75th
1100 1200 1300 1400 1500 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 1170 1170 2012 25th: 1170 1170 2013 25th: 1170 1170 2014 25th: 1180 1180 2015 25th: 1180 1180 2016 25th: 1190 1190 2017 25th: 1240 1240 2018 25th: 1270 1270 2019 25th: 1260 1260 2020 25th: 1243 1243 2021 25th: 1250 1250 2022 25th: 1280 1280 2023 25th: 1270 1270 2024 25th: 1280 1280 2011 75th: 1370 1370 2012 75th: 1380 1380 2013 75th: 1340 1340 2014 75th: 1360 1360 2015 75th: 1350 1350 2016 75th: 1380 1380 2017 75th: 1418 1418 2018 75th: 1430 1430 2019 75th: 1440 1440 2020 75th: 1420 1420 2021 75th: 1470 1470 2022 75th: 1470 1470 2023 75th: 1450 1450 2024 75th: 1460 1460

SAT Math

25th 75th
600 650 700 750 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 600 600 2012 25th: 600 600 2013 25th: 600 600 2014 25th: 600 600 2015 25th: 600 600 2016 25th: 600 600 2017 25th: 620 620 2018 25th: 640 640 2019 25th: 630 630 2020 25th: 620 620 2021 25th: 620 620 2022 25th: 640 640 2023 25th: 630 630 2024 25th: 640 640 2011 75th: 690 690 2012 75th: 690 690 2013 75th: 680 680 2014 75th: 690 690 2015 75th: 690 690 2016 75th: 700 700 2017 75th: 718 718 2018 75th: 730 730 2019 75th: 740 740 2020 75th: 720 720 2021 75th: 750 750 2022 75th: 750 750 2023 75th: 730 730 2024 75th: 740 740

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
550 600 650 700 750 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 570 570 2012 25th: 570 570 2013 25th: 570 570 2014 25th: 580 580 2015 25th: 580 580 2016 25th: 590 590 2017 25th: 620 620 2018 25th: 630 630 2019 25th: 630 630 2020 25th: 623 623 2021 25th: 630 630 2022 25th: 640 640 2023 25th: 640 640 2024 25th: 640 640 2011 75th: 680 680 2012 75th: 690 690 2013 75th: 660 660 2014 75th: 670 670 2015 75th: 660 660 2016 75th: 680 680 2017 75th: 700 700 2018 75th: 700 700 2019 75th: 700 700 2020 75th: 700 700 2021 75th: 720 720 2022 75th: 720 720 2023 75th: 720 720 2024 75th: 720 720

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: 100.0% 100.0% 2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2020 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2021 Submitted: 65.0% 65.0% 2022 Submitted: 63.0% 63.0% 2023 Submitted: 53.0% 53.0% 2024 Submitted: 50.0% 50.0%

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.

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