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#54 Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs
At schools whose highest degree is a doctorate
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#26 Biomedical
At schools whose highest degree is a doctorate
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#19 Industrial / Manufacturing
At schools whose highest degree is a doctorate
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#30 Best Colleges for Veterans
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#63 Most Innovative Schools
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#335 Top Performers on Social Mobility
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#18 Top Public Schools
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#31 Business Programs
University of Pittsburgh is ranked #57 in National Universities. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence. Read more about how we rank schools.
U.S. News Overall Score
Score
61
Outcomes (35%)
Outcomes rank
89
Graduation and retention rank
64
Average 6-year graduation rate (17.6%)
82%
Average first-year student retention rate (4.4%)
93%
Social Mobility Rank
335
6-year graduation rate of students who received a Pell Grant (2.5%)
76%
6-year graduation rate of students who did not receive a Pell Grant (2.5%)
84%
Predicted graduation rate (8%)
80%
Overperformance(+)/Underperformance(-)
3
Expert Opinion (20%)
Peer assessment score (out of 5)
3.6
Faculty Resources (20%)
Faculty resources rank
120
Faculty compensation rank (7%)
73
Percent of faculty who are full-time (1%)
91%
Full-time faculty with Ph.D or terminal degree (3%)
94%
Class Size Index (8%)
Classes with fewer than 20 students
44.5%
Classes with 50 or more students
18%
Student-faculty ratio (1%)
14:1
Student Excellence (10%)
Student excellence rank
59
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile (7.75%)
1270-1430
First-year students in top 10 percent of high school class (2.25%)
55%
Financial Resources (10%)
Financial resources rank
40
Alumni Giving (5%)
Alumni giving rank
173
Average alumni giving rate
7.4%
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Ranking Factors
- U.S. News Overall Score
- Outcomes (35%)
- Expert Opinion (20%)
- Faculty Resources (20%)
- Student Excellence (10%)
- Financial Resources (10%)
- Alumni Giving (5%)
