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U. Pittsburgh
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State

Academics

Academics

How these colleges teach, spend per student, and what their graduates major in.

Faculty

Students per faculty member
U. Pittsburgh13 to 1
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State17 to 1
Full-time faculty share
U. Pittsburgh81%
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State99%
Average faculty salary
U. Pittsburgh$110,119
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State$126,699

Spending and endowment

Instruction spending per student
U. Pittsburgh

$21,712 (private nonprofit, FASB accounting)

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State

$15,632 (public, GASB accounting)

Endowment per student
U. Pittsburgh

$180,903 (private nonprofit, FASB accounting)

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State

$49,592 (public, GASB accounting)

Tuition share of core revenue
U. Pittsburgh21%
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State34%

Shown as figures, not bars: public and private nonprofit colleges report finances on different accounting forms, so dollar amounts aren't directly comparable across them.

Degrees awarded

Bachelor's degrees awarded
U. Pittsburgh5,451
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State7,688
Most popular majors
U. Pittsburgh

Research and Experimental Psychology, Other 10% · Biology/Biological Sciences, General 6% · Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 5%

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State

Management Science 8% · Computer and Information Sciences, General 7% · Finance, General 5%

Your major

Pick a field of study to see which of these colleges award bachelor's degrees in it, how many, and what graduates earn .

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent releaseAbout the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

All academics numbers in the table

Sources:IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent releaseAbout the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why