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Pittsburg State University is a public institution located in Pittsburg, Kansas. The location of Pitt State is a good match for students who are interested in living in a college town while they pursue their degree.

123 Undergraduate Degrees
26 Graduate Degrees
$26,242 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
86% Acceptance Rate

Where Is Pittsburg State University?

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Contact details for Pitt State are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1701 S Broadway, Pittsburg, KS 66762
Phone: 620-231-7000
Website: www.pittstate.edu

How Do I Get Into Pitt State?

You can apply to Pitt State online at: https://www.pittstate.edu/apply.html

Admission Requirements for Pitt State

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 3
High School Transcript 3
College Prep Program 3
Recommendations 3
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Pitt State?

86% Acceptance Rate
54% Of Accepted Are Women
With an acceptance rate of 86%, Pitt State is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 46% of accepted students are men and 54% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 93%, and the acceptance rate for women is 81%.

Average Test Scores

Pitt State received ACT scores from 29% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 16 and 23. Math scores were between 17 and 0. Composite scores were between 18 and 24.

ACT English Scores for Pittsburg State University  ( 16 to 23 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Pittsburg State University  ( 18 to 24 )
1
36

Can I Afford Pittsburg State University?

$26,242 Net Price
51% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of Pitt State is $26,242. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Pitt State, approximately 51% of students took out student loans averaging $3,197 a year. That adds up to $12,788 over four years for those students.

Pittsburg State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

4,260 Full-Time Undergraduates
49% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 4,825 undergraduate students at Pitt State, with 4,260 being full-time and 565 being part-time.

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There are also 1,573 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,260 full-time undergraduates at Pitt State, 51% are male and 49% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Pittsburg State University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 37
Black or African American 150
Hispanic or Latino 305
White 3,383
International Students 52
Other Races/Ethnicities 333

Geographic Diversity

Kansas students aren't the only ones who study at Pittsburg State University. At this time, 14 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 43 countries are represented at Pitt State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, Saudi Arabia, and China.

Pittsburg State University Healthcare Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Registered Nursing 122 0 0 122
Nursing Practice 0 0 15 15
Nursing Science 0 11 0 11
Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology 1 0 0 1
TOTAL 123 11 15 149

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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