Pittsburg State University Teaching Programs

Pittsburg State University is a public institution situated in Pittsburg, Kansas. Pittsburg is a great place for students who enjoy small town life.

Where Is Pittsburg State University?

Contact details for Pitt State are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1701 S Broadway, Pittsburg, KS 66762
Phone:	620-231-7000
Website:	www.pittstate.edu

How Do I Get Into Pitt State?

You can apply to Pitt State online at: admission.pittstate.edu/apply.html

Admission Requirements for Pitt State

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	3
College Prep Program	3
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Pitt State?

Since Pitt State has an acceptance rate of 86%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 46% of accepted students are men and 54% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 93%, and the acceptance rate for women is 81%.

Average Test Scores

Pitt State received ACT scores from 29% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 16 and 23. Math scores were between 17 and 0. Composite scores were between 18 and 24.

Can I Afford Pittsburg State University?

The overall average net price of Pitt State is $26,242. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Pitt State, approximately 51% of students took out student loans averaging $7,038 a year. That adds up to $28,152 over four years for those students.

Pittsburg State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 4,560 undergraduate students at Pitt State, with 4,045 being full-time and 515 being part-time.

There are also 1,457 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,045 full-time undergraduates at Pitt State, 51% are male and 49% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Pittsburg State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	66
Black or African American	212
Hispanic or Latino	192
White	3,258
International Students	75
Other Races/Ethnicities	242

Geographic Diversity

Kansas students aren't the only ones who study at Pittsburg State University. At this time, 14 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 43 countries are represented at Pitt State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, Saudi Arabia, and China.

Online Learning at Pittsburg State University

There are 3 bachelor’s degree and 21 master’s degree programs available online at Pitt State. In 2022-2023, 4,322 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Pitt State has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 4th most popular in Kansas for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Pitt State majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Elementary Education	10%

Pittsburg State University Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
Elementary Education	64	1	129	194
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	10	43	53
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	11	0	31	42
Educational/Instructional Technology	0	4	37	41
General Special Education	0	2	37	39
Technology Education	9	5	15	29
Superintendency & Educational System Administration	0	18	0	18
Music Education	11	0	0	11
History Education	10	0	0	10
Mathematics Education	10	0	0	10
Family & Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education	8	0	0	8
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	0	0	5	5
Biology Education	5	0	0	5
Other Education	0	0	3	3
English & Language Arts Education	3	0	0	3
Chemistry Education	1	0	0	1
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	1	0	0	1
Physics Education	0	0	0	0
Psychology Teacher Education	0	0	0	0
Spanish Education	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	133	40	300	473

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.