Pittsburg State University
Pittsburg State University admitted 89% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 17–24 on the ACT. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $14,291 a year. Within six years, 48% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 89%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- ACT middle 50%
- 17–24
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $22,736 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $14,291 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $12,043 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $8,599 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $19,943 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 48%
- Students who return for a second year
- 77%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $53,785 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $17,113
Students
- Undergraduates
- 4,210
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 36%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 14 to 1
- Campus setting
- Town
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
- 38%
- Business, management and marketing
- 14%
- Engineering technologies
- 9%
- Health professions
- 7%
- Education
- 6%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- University of Wisconsin-Platteville WI · 89% admitted
- Valparaiso University IN · 89% admitted
- Columbia College Chicago IL · 90% admitted
- Radford University VA · 90% admitted
- Tarleton State University TX · 90% admitted
- Texas State University TX · 89% admitted
More colleges in Kansas
- University of Kansas KS · 94% admitted
- Kansas State University KS · 82% admitted
- Wichita State University KS · 94% admitted
- Fort Hays State University KS · 90% admitted
- Benedictine College KS · 98% admitted
- Emporia State University KS · 98% admitted
- Baker University KS · 94% admitted
- Friends University KS · 55% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.