University of Pittsburgh

While Pittsburgh Uni is not known to offer full scholarships to international students, it does offer scholarships that can go as high as USD 10,000 (INR 8.75 L) per year for a duration of up to eight full-time terms.

To continue receiving financial aid, students are required to meet the satisfactory academic requirements and specific eligibility criteria of the financial award. 

Source: University of Pittsburgh Official Website

According to the University of Pittsburgh's official website, International students seeking admission to the university must be part of the top 10% of their class in high school or have attained an unweighted GPA of 3.8 if they're an undergraduate student and a minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale for graduate students.

Note: The requirements mentioned above are only the general GPA requirements that are subject to vary for admission to different courses. 

No, the University of Pittsburgh is not part of the Ivy League universities in USA. Despite that it still forms part of the top 50 universities in USA, per the latest Shiksha Popularity Ranking. 

Uni Pittsburgh is known for its world-class research, vibrant student life, diverse courses, high placement rates, and boasting students from over 100 countries among other things and can be deemed an viable alternative to the Ivy League in USA. 

Yes, there are plenty of Indian food options available to international students near the University of Pittsburgh campus. Among the most popular ones is Choolaah Indian BBQ. 

Located at 6114 Centre Ave, the place is known for its traditional tandoor cooking techniques, with its Chicken Tikka Masala and White Rice, the standout cuisine.  The place also provides special discounts to Uni Pittsburgh students. 

Apart from Choolaah, students can explore the following places:

For Fall 2024, the university had a total of 29,927 students enrolled at the university, of which 20,418 accounted for the undergraduate student body and 9,509 for the graduates. The admission trends along with the trend for Pitt acceptance rate over the last few years is given below.

The Piit acceptance rate is 58%, meaning that out of every 100 students who apply to the University of Pittsburgh admissions, the university is likely to accept around 58 of them, making the admission criteria of the university somewhat moderate as more than half of the students are likely to be accepted. Thus, it can be said that while its not super difficult to secure a seat at Uni of Pitt, it is somewhat competitive.

As per the ranking body US News and World Reports, the Computer Science programme ranked #86 at Drexel University and #70 at the University of Pittsburgh. This shows that the University of Pittsburgh is better for students who want to pursue Computer Science. However, both Drexel University and the University of Pittsburgh are reputed universities and offer a range of programs with high rankings. In terms of affordability, the Compute Science Program at Drexel is cheaper than the University of Pittsburgh.

The University of Maryland and the University of Pittsburgh are popular universities to study MS in Telecommunications in USA. Students can complete the master's degree at an affordable cost at both the universities. The table below includes the comparision between these two universities based on tuition fees and ranking:

The above table shows that, both the universities looks good in terms of their tuiton fees for MS in Telecommunications. Therefore, it's your choice where you wish to study the course in the USA.

International students can expect to get their offer letter within 4-5 weeks, once they have applied at the university. The University of Pittsburgh receives thousands of applications, reviews them on various criteria such as academic performance, standardized test scores, English language proficiency scores, and prior experience. The whole process is time-consuming and may require a few weeks to a month to properly review the applications and provide an offer letter.