University of Pittsburgh

Acceptance rate

What Pitt's 58% is made of

The published rate averages groups with very different odds. These are the splits Pitt reports itself.

Part of Real Acceptance Rates, our series decomposing published rates from each school's own Common Data Set.

Testing

Test-Optional for 2026-27

Policy

Pitt states it 'has extended the test-optional program through Fall 2028,' explicitly covering first-year, transfer, international, and homeschooled applicants for fall 2025-2028 entry (i.e., the current 2026-27/fall 2027 cycle is covered). No future required-testing date announced.

Source (high confidence)All 100 schools

SAT middle 50%

1280–1460sum of section 25th–75th percentiles

ACT middle 50%

29–33

Average HS GPA

4.06 (weighted)CDS 2025-2026 (Fall 2025 entering, Pittsburgh campus) · Source

Applying

Deadlines, essays and AI policy

Early deadlines

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Regular decision

Rolling (no fixed application deadline)Source

Full cycle calendar: Application Deadlines.

At a glance

Size and cost

Undergraduate enrollment

20,370

Tuition (out-of-state)

$41,430

Category

Public

Admissions site

www.pitt.edu

Sources

• Pitt test policy (2026-27)
• Pitt deadlines
• Pitt GPA (CDS 2025-2026 (Fall 2025 entering, Pittsburgh campus))
• Acceptance rate, test-score percentiles, enrollment and tuition: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, pulled 2026-09-14.

Test policy and deadlines last verified 2026-08-17.