Private For-Profit · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Gunsmith School

Pennsylvania Gunsmith School is a private for-profit institution in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. as a private for-profit, published Scorecard outcomes are Title-IV-recipient medians — program mix and repayment risk deserve a closer look than a single headline number.

82.6%
150%-time completion
$31,452
Avg net price / yr
$40,747
10-yr median earnings

The verdict

Pennsylvania Gunsmith School posts above-median former-student earnings.

According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.

Top 50%
former-student earnings, US
82.6%
150%-time completion
+11%
earnings, 6→10 yrs
Suburb: Large
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Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.

How to read this Pennsylvania Gunsmith School profile

Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class, and locale, not an editorial shortlist.

Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.

Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.

College Value Score

D
College Value Score
49/100
Pennsylvania Gunsmith School

A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.

Earnings D
$40,747
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$31,452
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate A
82.6%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt N/A
N/A
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment N/A
N/A
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Pennsylvania Gunsmith School vs. the national benchmark
EarningsNet PriceCompletionDebtRepaymentRetention

Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.

10-yr median earnings

$40,747

Federal aid recipients only

Avg net price

$31,452

After grants and scholarships

150%-time completion

82.6%

Full-time, first-time cohort

150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 82.6%

Less-than-four-year-institution cohort

College ROI Quadrant - Pennsylvania Gunsmith School vs peers

Pennsylvania Gunsmith School positioned by earnings vs cost Two-by-two quadrant chart: x-axis median earnings 10 years after enrollment, y-axis average net price after financial aid. Each dot is a college, colored by completion within 150% of normal time (garnet ≥65%, amber 45-64%, red <45%). Net price increases upward, earnings increase rightward, so: bottom-right = best value (low cost, high earnings); top-right = premium (high cost, high earnings); bottom-left = community college tier (low cost, modest earnings); top-left = cost challenge (high cost, low earnings). Currently plotting 8 colleges. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard joined to Carnegie Classification. Pennsylvania Gunsmith School positioned by earnings vs cost COST CHALLENGE PREMIUM COMMUNITY BEST VALUE $19K $84K Median Earnings 10 Years After Enrollment ($) $14K $33K Avg Net Price ($) Pennsylvania Gunsmith School (you are here): $41K earn · $31K net · 83% grad You are here - Pennsylvania Gunsm… West Virginia Junior College-United Career Institute: $32K earn · $19K net · 83% grad West Virginia Juni… Empire Beauty School-Shamokin Dam: $25K earn · $18K net · 68% grad Empire Beauty Scho… The Beauty Institute: $24K earn · $16K net · 64% grad The Beauty Instit… Altoona Beauty School Inc: $24K earn · $25K net · 84% grad Altoona Beauty Sch… Venus Beauty Academy: $23K earn · $16K net · 84% grad Venus Beauty Academy Heritage Valley Health System School of Nursing: $80K earn · $24K net · 56% grad Rosedale Technical College: $48K earn · $20K net · 80% grad Grad rate (4yr) ≥65% 45-64% <45%
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard + Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education

Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.

How Pennsylvania Gunsmith School ranks nationally

Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.

Pennsylvania Gunsmith School: former-student earnings vs. every US college

10-year median earnings, College Scorecard

$40,747 Top 50% higher than 50% of 5,103 US colleges

$0–$20,000: 169 US colleges (3%). Below this entry. $20,000–$40,000: 2,245 US colleges (44%). Below this entry. $40,000–$60,000: 1,897 US colleges (37%). This entry sits in this band. $60,000–$80,000: 606 US colleges (12%). Above this entry. $80,000–$100,000: 134 US colleges (3%). Above this entry. $100,000–$120,000: 39 US colleges (1%). Above this entry. $120,000–$140,000: 11 US colleges (0%). Above this entry. $140,000–$160,000: 2 US colleges (0%). Above this entry. This college $0 $160,000 every US college, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

Metric Pennsylvania Gunsmith School National rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $40,747 #2559 of 5103 50th
Average net price $31,452 #4585 of 5020 9th (lower is better)
150%-time completion 82.6% #584 of 4858 88th
Undergraduate enrollment 64 #4742 of 5462 13th

National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.

Quick Facts

64
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
82.6%
150%-time completion
$40,747
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention

How Pennsylvania Gunsmith School ranks in Pennsylvania

State rank among 270 reporting Pennsylvania colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.

Metric Pennsylvania Gunsmith School State rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $40,747 #184 of 270 32nd
Average net price $31,452 #240 of 264 9th (lower is better)
150%-time completion 82.6% #39 of 259 85th
Undergraduate enrollment 64 #235 of 282 17th

Highest former-student earnings in Pennsylvania

#School10-yr earningsNet price
1Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine$138,767-
2Carnegie Mellon University$114,862$31,944
3University of Pennsylvania$111,371$28,699
4Lehigh University$105,584$36,931
5Villanova University$100,423$43,756
6Bucknell University$93,807$40,766
7Lafayette College$91,410$34,433
8Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia$86,881$29,689
9Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster$86,881$42,478
10Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing$86,138-
11Drexel University$84,648$38,509
12Swarthmore College$80,257$23,149
184Pennsylvania Gunsmith SchoolThis school$40,747$31,452

Costs & Financial Aid

Net price by family income at Pennsylvania Gunsmith School

Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket

net price / yr

What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Pennsylvania Gunsmith School - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard As of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

Tuition & Net Price

Average Net Price $31,452
33.7%
Pell Grant Rate
44.9%
Federal Loan Rate

What students pay at Pennsylvania Gunsmith School rose +49.5% since 2013

Average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort went from $20,103 in 2013 to $30,056 in 2023, a rise of $9,953 in nominal dollars. Across the 4,315 colleges measured over the same 2013–2023 span, the median change was +14.6%.

Average net price, 2013–2023

11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.

2013: $20,1032014: $22,1022015: $23,0812016: $22,2942017: $23,5722018: $24,5032019: $26,4612020: $27,4872021: $28,4562022: $28,1582023: $30,056
2013 · $20,1032023 · $30,056

Over the same years, enrollment went -9.3% (75 → 68 students).

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.

Student Demographics

Race & ethnicity

Student body at a glance

Outcomes

$36,635
Median Earnings (6yr)

Outcomes & debt snapshot

Measure Cohort / horizon Value
Completion within 150% of normal time First-time, full-time 82.6%
Median earnings 6 years after entry $36,635
Median earnings 10 years after entry $40,747

Programs & Earnings

Program Credential Completers Median Earnings Median Debt
Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Certificate 30 $46,730 $12,000

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the admissions statistics for Pennsylvania Gunsmith School?
Pennsylvania Gunsmith School is a private for-profit institution in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Undergraduate enrollment is 64 students.
How much do Pennsylvania Gunsmith School former students earn?
Federally aided former students at Pennsylvania Gunsmith School who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $40,747 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $36,635.
How much does Pennsylvania Gunsmith School cost?
The average net price at Pennsylvania Gunsmith School is $31,452..
What is the graduation rate at Pennsylvania Gunsmith School?
Pennsylvania Gunsmith School has a 82.6% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.

Sources & methodology

Private for-profit profiles foreground Scorecard debt, repayment, and program-level earnings where reported. Marketing claims from the school are not inputs to this page.

Every figure is the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrieval. For-profit program mixes can shift year to year — treat institution medians as a starting map, then check Field-of-Study rows below. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Where to go next from Pennsylvania Gunsmith School

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