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General arts and science (major chosen later): every university, ranked by pay

Biological and Physical Sciences at University of Pittsburgh

Bachelor's degree · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · 203 graduates in two years

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What do Pitt biological and physical sciences graduates earn?

Median yearly pay of graduates who had federal aid, from the College Scorecard. Hidden where too few graduates to publish.

One year after graduating
$40,202
Five years after graduating
$69,379
110 graduates counted
Typical federal debt at graduation
$24,094
Whole school, ten years after starting
$73,113
Everyone who started with federal aid

What does it take to get into Pitt?

Admission is to the university, not the program, at most US schools.

Acceptance rate
58%
SAT, middle half
1280 to 1460
Reading plus math, out of 1600
ACT, middle half
29 to 33
Composite, out of 36
Length
4 years

How much does Pitt cost?

Sticker price for a year, and what students actually paid after grants.

Tuition and fees, Pennsylvania residents
$22,736
Tuition and fees, out of state
$43,432
A full year, sticker price
$38,719
Living on campus
Average price after grants
$29,362
Students who got federal aid

The cost by family income, debt and who finishes are on Pitt's page.

Biological and Physical Sciences at other universities

The same program elsewhere, Pennsylvania first, then the best paid.

UniversityPay, five years outDebtAcceptance rate
The Pennsylvania State UniversityPennsylvania$78,287$23,60161%
University of Notre DameIndiana$90,461$19,15011%
Hunter CollegeNew York$74,504$15,00054%
University of GeorgiaGeorgia$68,837$14,43738%
Virginia Commonwealth UniversityVirginia$65,414$22,37593%
University of OregonOregon$65,031$21,97288%

Where these numbers come from

College Scorecard release 10152026, Most Recent Cohorts files, fetched 2026-10-20. Pay is the median for graduates who received federal aid, measured one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

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