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Acceptance Rate 49.14%
Yield 16.83%
SAT Score 1,370
ACT Score 31
Applicants 53,072

Pitt Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2022-23, the acceptance rate is 49.14% at University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus. Total 53,072 students applied and 26,079 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,370 and the average ACT score is 31.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to Pitt.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$55
Graduate Application Fees$75
Admission Informationadmissions.pitt.edu/
Online Applicationpitt.mycollegeapplication.org/Login.aspx
Acceptance Rate49.14%
Average Test Scores1,370 SAT / 31 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2022-2023, the acceptance rate is 49.14%. A total of 53,072 students (22,670 men and 30,402 women) have applied to and 26,079 (10,295 men and 15,784 women) students admitted to University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus.
Among them, 1,587 male and 2,803 female students have enrolled into Pitt and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 16.83%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Pitt
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants53,07222,67030,40200
Admitted26,07910,29515,78400
Enrolled4,3901,5872,80300
Acceptance Rate 49.14% 45.41% 51.92% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 16.83% 15.42% 17.76% - -
[Chart] University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Pitt, 2,072 applicants (47% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 689 applicants (16%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,370 at Pitt. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,470 and 25th percentile score is 1,280.
The average ACT score is 31 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 33 and the 25th percentile score is 29.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Pitt. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Pitt with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Pitt
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total128013701470
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing640680720
Math640690750
ACT Composite293133
Math262832
English283235
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test, Personal statement or essay.
In addition, 5 item(s) are considered for admission - High School GPA, High School Rank, Recommendations, Admission Test Scores, Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc).
Application Requirements for Pitt
High School GPA✓
High School Rank✓
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✓
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✓
Work experience✗
Personal statement or essay✔
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at Pitt

The calendar system at University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus is Semester. University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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