Point Park University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Population 1,700,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 2,021 (3% 🌧️)
Days Without Precipitation 213 (11%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,249
Men / Women 35% / 65%
From State 52%
From Region 18%
Athletes 322 (14.9%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 62%
Black 16%
Hispanic 10%
International 5%
Mixed 4%
Asian 2%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Conservatory of Performing Arts 172 27% 75% 3% 10% 9% 1% $39,134 0 -0.70 4 96%
Acting 17 — 41% 76% 6% 12% 6% 0% $41,836 41 -0.16 6 95% — — — —
Dance 76 — 8% 72% 3% 13% 5% 3% $36,193 12 -0.92 3 98% — — — —
Directing and Theatrical Production 14 — 43% 86% 0% 0% 14% 0% $41,836 41 -0.16 6 95% — — — —
Film Production 24 — 58% 79% 4% 12% 4% 0% $40,601 7 -1.23 5 95% — — — —
Musical Theatre 12 — 58% 83% 0% 8% 8% 0% $41,836 29 -0.53 6 95% — — — —
Photography 5 — 0% 60% 0% 20% 20% 0% $40,601 7 -1.02 5 95% — — — —
Playwriting and Screenwriting 6 — 50% 67% 0% 17% 17% 0% $41,836 41 -0.16 6 95% — — — —
Theatre 18 — 22% 72% 6% 0% 22% 0% $41,836 41 -0.16 6 95% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Arts and Sciences 162 28% 65% 2% 20% 8% 2% $51,483 1 -1.31 20 93% 10.2%
Computer Science 11 — 91% 73% 18% 0% 9% 0% $77,456 4 -1.39 77 — — — — —
Information Technology — — — — — — — — $75,954 10 -1.09 76 — — — — —
Biology 6 — 17% 50% 0% 17% 17% 17% $58,954 16 -0.87 40 — — — — —
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science 12 — 8% 75% 0% 17% 0% 8% $57,833 17 -0.73 37 95% — — — —
Economics 4 — 25% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $69,664 8 -1.07 66 — — — — —
Creative Writing 6 — 17% 67% 0% 17% 17% 0% $44,563 12 -0.96 8 — — — — —
English 3 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $40,064 3 -1.51 4 95% — — — —
General Education 2 — 50% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $46,519 7 -1.03 11 — — — — —
History 4 — 50% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $46,697 9 -1.00 11 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 18 — 33% 33% 0% 50% 6% 6% $46,443 7 -1.04 11 — — — — —
Behavioral Sciences 4 — 0% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $46,488 5 -1.30 11 — — — — —
International/Global Studies — — — — — — — — $58,994 14 -0.72 40 — — — — —
Political Science — — — — — — — — $58,786 13 -0.99 40 — — — — —
Psychology 44 — 16% 75% 2% 11% 9% 2% $42,441 1 -1.92 6 92% — — — —
Public Administration 4 — 100% 75% 0% 25% 0% 0% $58,808 13 -0.99 40 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 22 +1 27% 50% 5% 32% 9% 0% $50,559 6 -1.29 18 94% 10.2% — — —
Forensic Science and Technology 14 — 0% 79% 0% 14% 7% 0% $51,629 9 -1.14 21 — — — — —
Intelligence 7 +1 57% 86% 0% 14% 0% 0% $69,041 30 -0.71 64 94% — — — —
Legal Studies 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,610 9 -1.14 21 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Business 106 48% 55% 2% 23% 5% 11% $60,195 10 -0.98 43 97% 8.3%
Accounting 7 +2 71% 86% 0% 14% 0% 0% $84,580 50 -0.16 84 100% — — — —
Business 36 — 36% 69% 0% 19% 6% 3% $51,321 1 -1.37 20 99% — — — —
Business Administration 44 — 57% 39% 5% 23% 5% 23% $61,821 12 -0.82 48 96% 8.3% — — —
Human Resources Management 9 — 44% 44% 0% 33% 0% 11% $67,388 22 -0.62 61 95% — — — —
Marketing 7 — 29% 57% 0% 29% 14% 0% $61,293 7 -1.27 46 — — — — —
Organizational Leadership 3 — 67% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $61,821 12 -1.02 48 96% 8.3% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Communication 61 26% 67% 3% 13% 10% 5% $50,988 1 -1.03 19 95% 10.6%
Advertising and Public Relations 12 — 17% 50% 0% 17% 17% 8% $54,045 1 -1.83 27 94% 10.6% — — —
Broadcast Journalism 5 — 40% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $45,515 1 -1.88 9 100% — — — —
Journalism 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,515 1 -1.88 9 100% — — — —
Mass Communication — — — — — — — — $51,762 15 -0.94 21 — — — — —
Public Relations 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,045 4 -1.61 27 94% 10.6% — — —
Radio and Television 6 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,254 36 -0.43 35 94% — — — —
Sports Communication 7 — 86% 57% 14% 29% 0% 0% $54,045 22 -0.73 27 94% 10.6% — — —
Animation 10 — 20% 50% 10% 20% 10% 10% $47,853 24 -0.53 13 — — — — —
Digital Media 8 — 0% 62% 0% 12% 12% 12% $57,254 64 +0.11 35 94% — — — —
Graphic Design 9 — 0% 78% 0% 11% 11% 0% $42,799 5 -1.34 6 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Education 14 29% 79% 0% 14% 7% 0% $48,797 1 -0.71 15 100%
Biology Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $50,199 15 -0.72 17 — — — — —
Elementary Education 7 — 29% 71% 0% 14% 14% 0% $47,604 21 -0.70 13 100% — — — —
English Secondary Education 2 — 50% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $50,034 24 -0.76 17 — — — — —
Learning Sciences 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,612 22 -0.64 16 — — — — —
Mathematics Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $50,192 15 -0.72 17 — — — — —
Social Studies Teacher Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,116 11 -0.90 17 — — — — —
Special Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,918 23 -0.75 19 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Engineering and Technology 15 87% 53% 0% 7% 0% 40% $83,374 80 -1.85 83
Civil Engineering 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $79,209 2 -1.87 79 — — — — —
Electrical Engineering 4 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% $87,201 1 -1.41 86 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 8 — 100% 62% 0% 0% 0% 38% $82,505 1 -2.10 83 — — — — —
Civil Engineering Technology 2 — 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $81,284 5 -1.70 81 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering Technology — — — — — — — — $75,709 10 -1.08 75 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $42,270
ROI Percentile 17th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 74%
4-Year Graduation Rate 52%
6-Year Graduation Rate 58%
Transfer-Out Rate 25%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Arts 37.5% 199 25% 73% 3% 11% 9% 2% $40,467 8 -0.69 5 96% —
Business & Economics 23.0% 122 44% 54% 2% 23% 6% 11% $59,901 4 -1.07 43 97% 8.8%
Social Sciences 14.0% 74 31% 77% 3% 11% 8% 1% $46,332 2 -1.59 11 93% 10.6%
Professional 8.7% 46 24% 65% 2% 24% 7% 0% $55,056 9 -1.17 29 94% 10.2%
Humanities 6.2% 33 30% 48% 0% 36% 9% 3% $45,557 5 -1.06 10 95% —
Education 2.6% 14 29% 79% 0% 14% 7% 0% $48,798 18 -0.71 15 100% —
Engineering 2.5% 13 100% 54% 0% 0% 0% 46% $83,696 1 -1.87 84 — —
Health Sciences 2.3% 12 8% 75% 0% 17% 0% 8% $57,833 2 -0.73 37 95% —
Computer Science 2.1% 11 91% 73% 18% 0% 9% 0% $77,456 5 -1.39 77 — —
Life & Natural Sciences 1.1% 6 17% 50% 0% 17% 17% 17% $58,954 15 -0.87 40 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Education — — — — 43 #81 — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — 4 #289 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — 47 #259 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 90 $553K $556K -$3K
Baseball 65 $1.0M $1.0M $15K
Soccer 53 $849K $840K $8K
Basketball 43 $623K $610K $12K
Golf 3 $63K $63K $230
Total 190 $3.1M $3.1M $34K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 110 $359K $361K -$1K
Soccer 35 $506K $482K $23K
Basketball 34 $542K $538K $4K
Softball 19 $231K $231K $0
Volleyball 19 $264K $264K $522
Golf 1 $17K $17K $0
Total 132 $1.9M $1.9M $26K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 200 $913K $918K -$4K
Soccer 88 $1.4M $1.3M $32K
Basketball 77 $1.2M $1.1M $17K
Baseball 65 $1.0M $1.0M $15K
Softball 19 $231K $231K $0
Volleyball 19 $264K $264K $522
Golf 4 $81K $81K $230
Total 322 $6.3M $6.2M $45K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 82%
Yield (non-ED) 10%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 82% 82% 82%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional