University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, PA

According to its website, 'The University's mission is to - provide high-quality undergraduate programs in the arts and sciences and professional fields, with emphasis upon those of special benefit to the citizens of Pennsylvania; - offer superior graduate programs in the arts and sciences and the professions that respond to the needs of Pennsylvania, as well as to the broader needs of the nation and the world; - engage in research, artistic, and scholarly activities that advance learning through the extension of the frontiers of knowledge and creative endeavor; - cooperate with industrial and governmental institutions to transfer knowledge in science, technology, and health care; - offer continuing education programs adapted to the personal enrichment, professional upgrading, and career advancement interests and needs of adult Pennsylvanians; and - make available to local communities and public agencies the expertise of the University in ways that are consistent with the primary teaching and research functions and contribute to social, intellectual, and economic development in the Commonwealth, the nation, and the world. [Source]

Website: http://www.pitt.edu/

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23,885
Undergraduate
Enrollment

69%
4-Year
Graduation Rate

$20,362
In-State Tuition & Fees
(annually)

$35,394
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees
(annually)

14:1
Student to Faculty Ratio

2.9%
Student Loan Default Rate

General Education Requirements

Composition

YES

Literature

Foreign Language

U.S. Government/History

Economics

Mathematics

Science

YES

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Curriculum last evaluated: 7/18/2022

2021-22 enrollment and tuition data, and four-year graduation rates for first-time, full-time freshmen who enrolled in Fall 2012, are derived from the National Center for Education Statistics’ College Navigator.