Enrollment Trends at Pitt

The student population at University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus is 35,724 (25,900 undergraduate and 9,824 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 7,075 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Pitt is 72.50% which is increased by 6,992 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 83 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.38 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

1,465 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 212.37% since 2015.

Trends by Subject

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 31,684 where 35,724 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

72.50% of total students is undergraduate students and 27.50% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 6,992 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 83 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.38 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Pitt than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus since 2015.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-1628,64918,9089,2949,6149,7414,4075,334
2016-1728,664
15
19,123
215
9,231
-63
9,892
278
9,541
-200
4,236
-171
5,305
-29
2017-1828,642
-22
19,326
203
9,381
150
9,945
53
9,316
-225
4,101
-135
5,215
-90
2018-1928,673
31
19,330
4
9,221
-160
10,109
164
9,343
27
4,043
-58
5,300
85
2019-2032,686
4,013
23,385
4,055
10,747
1,526
12,638
2,529
9,301
-42
3,992
-51
5,309
9
2020-2132,277
-409
23,157
-228
10,414
-333
12,743
105
9,120
-181
3,768
-224
5,352
43
2021-2233,230
953
23,885
728
10,385
-29
13,500
757
9,345
225
3,785
17
5,560
208
2022-2333,767
537
24,420
535
10,356
-29
14,064
564
9,347
2
3,775
-10
5,572
12
2023-2434,525
758
25,171
751
10,633
277
14,538
474
9,354
7
3,760
-15
5,594
22
2024-2535,724
1,199
25,900
729
11,031
398
14,869
331
9,824
470
3,956
196
5,868
274
Average31,68422,26110,06912,1919,4233,9825,441
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 22,261 where 25,900 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-1618,90817,8878,7639,1241,021531490
2016-1719,12318,1638,7299,434960502458
2017-1819,32618,3908,8859,505936496440
2018-1919,33018,4218,7429,679909479430
2019-2023,38518,3928,4889,9044,9932,2592,734
2020-2123,15718,2988,3339,9654,8592,0812,778
2021-2223,88519,2518,45310,7984,6341,9322,702
2022-2324,42019,2918,14911,1425,1292,2072,922
2023-2425,17119,6188,23111,3875,5532,4023,151
2024-2525,90019,8458,31811,5276,0552,7133,342
Average22,26122,2618,50910,24722,2611,5601,945
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 9,423 where 9,824 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-169,7417,5773,4714,1062,1649361,228
2016-179,5417,4413,3634,0782,1008731,227
2017-189,3167,4073,3054,1021,9097961,113
2018-199,3437,4803,3104,1701,8637331,130
2019-209,3017,2823,2054,0772,0197871,232
2020-219,1207,0452,9994,0462,0757691,306
2021-229,3457,3073,0454,2622,0387401,298
2022-239,3477,3393,0224,3172,0087531,255
2023-249,3547,3833,0384,3451,9717221,249
2024-259,8247,5303,0144,5162,2949421,352
Average9,4239,4233,1774,2029,4238051,239
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 59.74%. The percentage was 67.24% 10 years ago and Pitt still has a high percentage of white students. 12.03% of enrolled students is Asian and 5.44% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 6.23% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 67.24% to 59.74%. Asian enrollment grew from 8.00% to 12.03%. Black student enrollment increased from 4.66% to 5.44%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 3.17% to 6.23%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6201 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5374 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-16192,2921,3369091019,264824
2016-17182,4471,4011,0011018,933903
2017-18202,4941,3971,0571518,772985
2018-19152,5811,3791,1411218,4501,049
2019-20202,9171,5621,473921,3561,208
2020-21213,1771,6021,6751220,9811,268
2021-22233,6591,7671,8931520,8301,345
2022-23223,8861,7742,0771420,6501,389
2023-24224,1421,9572,1151320,7991,480
2024-25224,2961,9422,2261421,3411,490
Average203,1891,6121,5571220,1381,194
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,465 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 4% of total students. The number of online students has increased 212.37% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus from 2015 to 2025.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-1628,6494691,55526,625
2016-1728,6641562,10526,403
2017-1828,6423421,33326,967
2018-1928,6733951,36626,912
2019-2032,68636590931,412
2020-2132,2774806,80124,996
2021-2233,2306425,64326,945
2022-2333,7678815,07027,816
2023-2434,5251,0205,81027,695
2024-2535,7241,4656,04428,215
Average31,6846223,66427,399

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