Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Large city
Overview
Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Point Park University is a private nonprofit four-year institution. Its campus is in a large city. It enrolled 3,448 students in fall 2024, including 2,337 undergraduates and 1,111 graduate students.
Point Park University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 75 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Educational Leadership and Administration, Business Administration and Management, and Dance. It awarded 987 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 14 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
74% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 12 to 1.
Key figures
3,448
Students enrolled
74%
First-year retention
987
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
75
Programs and majors
12:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 75
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
74%
First-year retention, part-time students
0%
Student-to-faculty ratio
12:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
530
Master's degrees
279
Doctoral degrees (research)
50
Professional doctorates
8
Postbaccalaureate certificates
11
Post-master's certificates
109
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
3,448
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,337
Graduate students, fall 2024
1,111
Full-time, fall 2024
68%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
4,459
Undergraduates, 2024-25
2,827
Graduate students, 2024-25
1,632
Full-time, 2024-25
56%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
66%
Men
34%
White
64%
Hispanic or Latino
7%
Black or African American
15%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
3%
Race or ethnicity unknown
6%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
14
Programs with a fully online option
19
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
44%
Students taking some online courses
38%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Mountain East Conference
President
Dr. Chris Brussalis
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization