Academics
Majors and faculty
The most popular major is Research and Experimental Psychology, Other (10% of graduates). 13 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 50% of colleges. 81% of faculty are full-time. Spends $21,712 a year on instruction per student.
Most popular majors
5,451 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates
The top 5 programs account for 30% of graduates; 102 programs in 24 fields awarded at least one.
- Research and Experimental Psychology, Other 42.279910.0% 545
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General 26.01016.1% 330Graduates in this field earn $62,744 4 years out
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.38015.0% 274Graduates in this field earn $83,313 4 years out
- Computer Science 11.07014.7% 256Graduates in this field earn $108,680 4 years out
- Neuroscience 26.15013.8% 208Graduates in this field earn $65,239 4 years out
Fastest-growing field: Computer science, 3.6% → 9.9% of graduates since 2014–15 (538 graduates in 2024–25).
Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)
Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.
Top-earning majors here
By earnings 4 years after completion
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration$121,958 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report
4 years after completion$121,958National median: $116,539Above typical4 years out, Pell: $115,403 · Non-Pell: $113,041(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $25,394 · 182 graduates, two most recent years combined
Computer Engineering$110,417 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $78,075
4 years after completion$110,417National median: $109,015About typical4 years out, Pell: Too few graduates to report · Non-Pell: $89,443(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $26,489 · 175 graduates, two most recent years combined
Computer Science$108,680 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $77,599
4 years after completion$108,680National median: $107,009About typical4 years out, Pell: $85,094 · Non-Pell: $86,729(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $25,750 · 398 graduates, two most recent years combined
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$102,572 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $76,853
4 years after completion$102,572National median: $100,647About typical4 years out, Pell: $79,456 · Non-Pell: $89,024(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $25,250 · 103 graduates, two most recent years combined
Industrial Engineering$98,654 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $76,707
4 years after completion$98,654National median: $98,442About typical4 years out, Pell: $80,783 · Non-Pell: $91,008(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $24,375 · 142 graduates, two most recent years combined
Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.
The college also reports 14 to 1 in its Common Data Set (27,205 students, 1,967 faculty).
Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.
Class sizes
36%
of classes have fewer than 20 students; 18% have 50 or more
| Students | sections | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2–9 | 249 | 9% |
| 10–19 | 802 | 28% |
| 20–29 | 776 | 27% |
| 30–39 | 386 | 13% |
| 40–49 | 167 | 6% |
| 50–99 | 349 | 12% |
| 100+ | 169 | 6% |
This counts class sections, not students: a lecture of 300 is one section, so a student is more likely to sit in a large class than the share of sections suggests. Labs and discussion sections are counted separately and left out here.
Programs & curriculum
- Accelerated program
- Cross-registration
- Distance learning
- Double major
- Dual enrollment
- English as a Second Language
- Honors program
- Independent study
- Internships
- Student-designed major
- Teacher certification
- Weekend college
- Study abroad
- Undergraduate research
Requires coursework in arts, English composition, a foreign language, history, humanities, intensive writing, math, philosophy, a natural science, and social science.
$110,119
9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.
Spending and endowment
Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other private nonprofit colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable.
Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)