University of Pittsburgh acceptance rate and admissions statistics
University of Pittsburgh admitted 38,477 of 64,724 first-year applicants in its 2025-26 Common Data Set, an official acceptance rate of 59.4%. Every number below comes from the college’s own Common Data Set, each year linked to its document; a figure the college leaves blank says “Not published”, and the notes at the foot of the page say where a total is the sum of rows the college printed.
What did admitted applicants have? How to get into University of Pittsburgh counts the grades, scores and activities they posted.
University of Pittsburgh acceptance rate by year
| CDS year | Applied | Admitted | Acceptance rate | Enrolled | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 64,724 | 38,477 | 59.4% | 5,876 | 15.3% |
| 2024-25 | 60,898 | 35,372 | 58.1% | 4,596 | 13.0% |
| 2023-24 | 58,416 | 29,034 | 49.7% | 4,549 | 15.7% |
Acceptance rate is admitted divided by applied; yield is enrolled divided by admitted. Both are computed by Aristo Scholars from the two counts printed beside them.
Early decision at University of Pittsburgh
Early decision counts: Not published. University of Pittsburgh’s Common Data Set prints no early decision applicant or admit counts (section C21) for any year shown.
University of Pittsburgh waitlist
University of Pittsburgh SAT and ACT scores
| CDS year | Composite SAT 25th to 75th | EBRW 25th to 75th | Math 25th to 75th | ACT 25th to 75th | Submitted an SAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Not published | 650 to 720 | 630 to 730 | 29 to 33 | 40.3% |
| 2024-25 | Not published | 640 to 720 | 640 to 740 | 29 to 33 | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | Not published | 640 to 720 | 630 to 730 | 29 to 33 | 40.0% |
What University of Pittsburgh says matters in admission
In section C7 each college rates its own admission factors as Very Important, Important, Considered or Not Considered. These are the factors University of Pittsburgh rated in the top two tiers.
- 2025-26
- Very important: Rigor of secondary school record, Academic GPA, Application essay
- Important: Talent/ability, Character/personal qualities, Volunteer work, Work experience, Level of applicant's interest
- 2024-25
- Very important: Rigor of secondary school record, Academic GPA, Application essay
- Important: Talent/ability, Character/personal qualities, Volunteer work, Work experience, Level of applicant's interest
- 2023-24
- Very important: Rigor of secondary school record, Academic GPA, Application essay
- Important: Talent/ability, Character/personal qualities, Volunteer work, Work experience, Level of applicant's interest
University of Pittsburgh testing policy for students applying in 2026-27
Test optional: SAT/ACT scores are not required for students entering in fall 2025, 2026, 2027 and 2028 (test-optional program extended through Fall 2028).
From University of Pittsburgh’s admissions site, read 2026-11-05. Policies change; the college’s page is the authority.
How these numbers were read
Figures are for the Pittsburgh campus. In every year shown, Pitt's C9 prints EBRW and Math ranges but no composite SAT range, so the SAT table gives the two section ranges and the composite reads Not published. The 2025-26 and 2023-24 C1 print no total row, so those totals are the sums of the men and women rows. Pitt has no early decision plan.
University of Pittsburgh acceptance rate questions
- What is the University of Pittsburgh acceptance rate?
- University of Pittsburgh's Common Data Set for 2025-26 reports 64,724 first-year applicants and 38,477 admitted, an acceptance rate of 59.4%. It was 58.1% in 2024-25 and 49.7% in 2023-24.
- What SAT scores do University of Pittsburgh students have?
- In 2025-26, the middle half of enrolled first-year students who submitted the SAT scored 650 to 720 on Evidence-Based Reading and Writing and 630 to 730 on Math, and ACT submitters scored 29 to 33. The Common Data Set prints no composite SAT range for that year. 40.3% of enrolled students submitted an SAT score.
- How many students get off the University of Pittsburgh waitlist?
- In 2025-26, University of Pittsburgh offered 6,245 applicants a place on the waitlist; 3,198 accepted one, and 84 were admitted from it.
- Does University of Pittsburgh require the SAT or ACT for students applying in 2026-27?
- Test optional: SAT/ACT scores are not required for students entering in fall 2025, 2026, 2027 and 2028 (test-optional program extended through Fall 2028).
Applying to University of Pittsburgh?
An acceptance rate describes the whole pool, not one student. A Specialist can read your student’s file against what University of Pittsburgh says it weighs.
Source: University of Pittsburgh Common Data Set, sections C1, C2, C7, C9 and C21, each year linked above, read 2026-11-05. Aristo Scholars is not affiliated with University of Pittsburgh. All official acceptance rates