- The Inkwell
- Pennsylvania
- Point Park University
Pittsburgh, PACity: largeZIP 15222Founded 1960
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1960
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/professional university
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1968
- Website
- www.pointpark.edu
PennsylvaniaPrivate nonprofit
Point Park University
Point Park University is a private nonprofit university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with 2,331 undergraduates. It admits 97% of applicants, graduates 54% within six years and costs $26,028 a year after aid.
54%graduate
Admission rate97%
Retention74%
4-year graduation48%
Pell Grant share43%
Federal loans73%
$26,028net price / year
97%admission rate
—average SAT
54%graduate in 6 years
$52,251median earnings, 10 yrs
$27,000median debt
#1,156 of 1,704 for earnings#1,290 of 1,739 for lowest net price#874 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,416 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $55,211tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $41,000
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $41,000
- Average net price
- $26,028national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$23,601
$30,001–48,000$21,615
$48,001–75,000$22,152
$75,001–110,000$25,127
$110,001+$30,340
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 97%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college97%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college74%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college54%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college43%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 54%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 48%
- First-year retention
- 74%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 58%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $43,355
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $52,251middle 50%: $33,156–$77,165
- Median debt at graduation
- $27,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$77,165
Median, Point Park University$52,251
Lower quarter$33,156
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 2,331
- Part-time
- 7.3%
- Women / men
- 65% / 35%
- Average age at entry
- 23.2
- First-generation students
- 29%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 43%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 31%
- Average faculty salary
- $9,211 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $11,481
- Endowment, end of year
- $64,289,492
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White63%
Hispanic9.4%
Black16%
Asian1.5%
Two or more races4.4%
U.S. nonresident4.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown1.5%
20 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Visual & performing arts34%
Business & management20%
Psychology8.3%
Communication & journalism7.9%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting6.8%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies4.2%
Education2.6%
Engineering2.5%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 215442. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7208107.