University of Pittsburgh

University of Pittsburgh degrees include over 100 UG and 70+ PG programs, along with some minors, certificates and pre-professional programs. University of Pittsburgh is committed to offer quality education through its 16 campus schools and colleges.

University of Pittsburgh is one of the top ranked universities for higher education in the world. As per Shiksha Popularity Rankings, the university holds the position of #184 in world. Top ranking bodies all over the world ranks Pittsburgh University that are listed below-

• University of Pittsburgh is a public research university based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
• According to Shiksha Popularity Rankings, the university holds the position of #184 in World and #44 in USA.
• MSCHE accredits the Pittsburgh University.

Yes, University of Pittsburgh is among the top choice of international students to pursue higher education in the USA. The University of Pittsburgh is home to over 3,200 international students from over 122 nation worldwide. Pittsburgh University scholarships and placement rate attracts international students the most.

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

• For Pittsbrugh University admissions, international students must be part of the top 10% of their class in high school.
• Students have attained an unweighted GPA of 3.8 if they're an UG student and a minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale for PG students.

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

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. In terms of affordability, the Compute Science Program at Drexel is cheaper than the University of Pittsburgh.