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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State
U. Pittsburgh

Academics

Academics

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

Faculty

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

Spending and endowment

Instruction spending per student
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State

$15,632 (public, GASB accounting)

U. Pittsburgh

$21,712 (private nonprofit, FASB accounting)

Endowment per student
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State

$49,592 (public, GASB accounting)

U. Pittsburgh

$180,903 (private nonprofit, FASB accounting)

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

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
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State7,688
U. Pittsburgh5,451
Most popular majors
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State

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

U. Pittsburgh

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