What GPA do I need for Pittsburgh University?
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According to the University of Pittsburgh's official website, International students seeking admission to the university must be part of the top 10% of their class in high school or have attained an unweighted GPA of 3.8 if they're an undergraduate student and a minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale for graduate students.
Note: The requirements mentioned above are only the general GPA requirements that are subject to vary for admission to different courses.
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While Pittsburgh Uni is not known to offer full scholarships to international students, it does offer scholarships that can go as high as USD 10,000 (INR 8.75 L) per year for a duration of up to eight full-time terms.
To continue receiving financial aid, students are required to meet the satisfactory academic requirements and specific eligibility criteria of the financial award.
Source: University of Pittsburgh Official Website
No, the University of Pittsburgh is not part of the Ivy League universities in USA. Despite that it still forms part of the top 50 universities in USA, per the latest Shiksha Popularity Ranking.
Uni Pittsburgh is known for its world-class research, vibrant student life, diverse courses, high placement rates, and boasting students from over 100 countries among other things and can be deemed an viable alternative to the Ivy League in USA.
For Fall 2024, the university had a total of 29,927 students enrolled at the university, of which 20,418 accounted for the undergraduate student body and 9,509 for the graduates. The admission trends along with the trend for Pitt acceptance rate over the last few years is given below.
Academic Year | 2024-25 | 2023-24 | 2022-23 | 2021-22 | 2020-21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Application Received | 60,898 | 58,416 | 53,072 | 34,656 | 32,649 |
Admitted Students | 35,372 | 29,034 | 26,079 | 23,109 | 20,791 |
Acceptance Rate | 58% | 49.7% | 49.1% | 66.6% | 63.6% |
As per the ranking body US News and World Reports, the Computer Science programme ranked #86 at Drexel University and #70 at the University of Pittsburgh. This shows that the University of Pittsburgh is better for students who want to pursue Computer Science. In terms of affordability, the Compute Science Program at Drexel is cheaper than the University of Pittsburgh.
Particulars | Drexel University | University of Pittsburgh |
|---|---|---|
National Rankings | #86 | #70 |
Tuition Cost | INR 32L | INR 38L |
The University of Maryland and the University of Pittsburgh are popular universities to study MS in Telecommunications in USA. Students can complete the master's degree at an affordable cost at both the universities. The table below includes the comparision between these two universities based on tuition fees and ranking:
| Universities | First Year Fees | Ranking (MS in USA) |
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| University of Pittsburgh MS in Telecommunications | INR 40 L | #50 |
| University of Maryland MS in Telecommunications | INR 24 L | #25 |
The above table shows that, both the universities looks good in terms of their tuiton fees for MS in Telecommunications. Therefore, it's your choice where you wish to study the course in the USA.
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