University of Pittsburgh-Bradford

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for University of Pittsburgh-Bradford

University of Pittsburgh-Bradford operates as a public institution located in Bradford, Pennsylvania (town: remote), with a total reported enrollment of 995 students of which 2,249 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. University of Pittsburgh-Bradford is categorized as “22” 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 88.5%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,125 and an ACT midpoint of 24. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $15,350, with published in-state tuition of $14,770 and a Pell grant recipient share of 47.1%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $24,250, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 45.6%, and the first-year retention rate is 65.6%. Graduates earn a median of $66,125 ten years after enrolling, compared with $54,240 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 1051500.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 73.1% 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.