About 70,920 students study on campus here. The largest is University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus, the most selective Carnegie Mellon University (admits 12%), and 17% of Pittsburgh’s residents are enrolled in college. 16 more colleges are within 30 miles.
Each dot is a college: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting. Pittsburgh’s are named; gray dots are colleges nearby.
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus86% graduate$66k earnings$24k typical debt
Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc89% graduate$54k earnings$19k typical debt
Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, students on federal aid. A college that’s part of a larger system reports earnings for the whole system.
Every college
All 10 colleges in Pittsburgh
Tap a college for who gets in, what families pay, majors and outcomes.
University or collegeCommunity collegeBigger dot = more students
Byzantine Catholic Seminary of Saints Cyril and MethodiusUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 10 on campusOpenadmitted—net price—graduate—earnings
Also in Pittsburgh: UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing, UPMC Mercy School of Nursing, Vet Tech Institute, Western Pennsylvania Hospital School of Nursing, Triangle Tech Inc-Pittsburgh, Barber School of Pittsburgh, Fountain of Youth Academy of Cosmetology (career schools, online-only programs or campuses too small for their own page).
Within reach
More colleges near Pittsburgh
Colleges within 30 miles of the center of Pittsburgh, beyond its own.
Straight-line distance. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus. Dashed rows are too small, or report too little to the Department of Education, for a page of their own.
Town & gown
What it’s like to live in Pittsburgh
How much the college shapes the town, and the pages a student or a new neighbor needs.
17 of every 100 Pittsburgh residents are in college (PA: 6).
Federal figures: your own price depends on your aid package. Every college has a net price calculator on its website. “—” = not reported for that income.
Majors
What students study in Pittsburgh
Share of degrees by field, across Pittsburgh’s colleges, then the biggest programs and what their graduates earn.
Health professions 16%Business 11%Engineering 8%Interdisciplinary 6%Psychology 5%Biology 5%Everything else 49%
Biggest programs
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCommunity College of Allegheny County · 484 graduates a year · associate
$43k4 yrs out
Research and Experimental PsychologyUniversity of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus · 448 graduates a year
—not reported
Biology, GeneralUniversity of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus · 308 graduates a year
$63k4 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingUniversity of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus · 308 graduates a year
$83k4 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingCommunity College of Allegheny County · 308 graduates a year · associate
$79k4 yrs out
Computer ScienceCarnegie Mellon University · 270 graduates a year
$268k4 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingDuquesne University · 259 graduates a year
$85k4 yrs out
Computer ScienceUniversity of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus · 195 graduates a year
$109k4 yrs out
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Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023). “On campus” counts fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Net price is the average a year after grants for families on federal aid; earnings are the median 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid. Distances are straight-line from the center of Pittsburgh. Town figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
