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Point Park University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-1984

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Data last updated: August 29, 2026

98%Admit rate
$24,791Avg net price
1035–1240SAT middle 50%
60%Grad in 4 yrs
2,320Undergrads

Known for business

Point Park University is a private urban institution in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school is accessible to a wide range of students, with an average SAT of 1142.

A mid-sized campus of 2.3K undergraduates with a 12:1 student-faculty ratio. The urban location puts students at the center of city life.

60% of students graduate within four years, and graduates earn a median of $45,856 a decade after enrollment. Net price after aid averages $24,791.

Established
1960
Motto
Latin: Pro Arte, Pro Communitate, Pro Professione
Mascot
Black Diamond II the Bison
Type
Private university
98%
Acceptance
1142
SAT Avg
2,320
Undergrads
12:1
Student : Faculty
60%
Grad Rate (4yr)
$45,856
Earnings 10yr
$24,791
Avg Net Price

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History & Fun Facts

  • •By 1960, the business school had grown to nearly 880 students and moved to the university's current academic center, Academic Hall, on Wood Street in central Downtown Pittsburgh.
  • •Thirty-four years after forming the college, Dorothy Finkelhor retired in 1967.
  • •Blum also established a campus in Lugano, Switzerland.
  • •Matthew Simon became the college's next president in 1986, overseeing the acquisition of a new library, program growth and the school's largest endowment.

Source: Wikipedia

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