by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Pittsburg State University was awarded 210 badges in the 2023 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is industrial production technology.
Pitt State is ranked #847 out of 2,241 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2023 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Pitt State held the #980 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Pitt State is also ranked #8 out of 46 schools in Kansas.
With an acceptance rate of 91%, Pitt State has a fairly liberal admissions policy. However, don't just assume you'll get in! Put together a good application and make sure you include all requested documents and materials.
Learn more about Pittsburg State University admissions.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Pittsburg State University, this ratio is 16 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Pittsburg State University is 68%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 74% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Pittsburg State University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 26% for first-time, full-time students at Pitt State, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Pittsburg State University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 4,825 undergraduates at Pitt State with 4,260 being full-time and 565 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $11,469 | $10,742 | $14,800 | $17,269 | $17,477 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Pitt State, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Pitt State, approximately 57% of students took out student loans averaging $7,373 a year. That adds up to $29,492 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Pitt State is 6.4%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
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See which majors at Pittsburg State University make the most money.
Get more details about the location of Pittsburg State University.
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/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/pittstate |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/pittstate |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 140 | $56,234 |
| Construction Management | 91 | $57,047 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 60 | $35,144 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 56 | $31,900 |
| General Psychology | 54 | $31,503 |
| Mechanical Engineering Technology | 51 | $60,470 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 51 | $33,898 |
| General Business/Commerce | 50 | $41,194 |
| Industrial Production Technology | 50 | $59,333 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 48 | $27,907 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2019-2020, 3,477 students took at least one online class at Pittsburg State University. This is an increase from the 3,121 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 | 3,477 | 1,161 |
| 2018-2019 | 3,121 | 1,020 |
| 2017-2018 | 2,664 | 742 |
| 2016-2017 | 2,432 | 694 |
| 2015-2016 | 2,400 | 641 |
Learn more about online learning at Pittsburg State University.
Footnotes
*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.
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