Pittsburg State University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg State University operates as a public institution located in Pittsburg, Kansas (town: distant), with a total reported enrollment of 4,210 students of which 4,937 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Pittsburg State University is categorized as “18” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 89.4%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,050 and an ACT midpoint of 21. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $15,784, with published in-state tuition of $8,400 and a Pell grant recipient share of 30.5%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $18,969, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 57.1%, and the first-year retention rate is 77.2%. Graduates earn a median of $50,579 ten years after enrolling, compared with $43,793 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 310000.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 70.0% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.