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University of Pittsburgh Historical Acceptance Rate

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Historical Acceptance Rates

The University of Pittsburgh's acceptance rate for the application year 2024 is 49.7%, with 58,416 applicants and 29,034 accepted. This marks a slight increase from 48.5% in 2023, when there were 53,072 applicants and 26,079 acceptances. Historically, there was a dramatic spike in acceptance in 2022, reaching 93.6% with just 5,071 applicants, indicating variability in acceptance patterns over the years. Comparatively, the 2021 acceptance rate was 55.4% with 29,175 applicants and 16,165 accepted, highlighting a trend of decreasing acceptance rates in the most recent years.

YearTotal ApplicantsTotal AdmitsRD Acceptance RateEA Acceptance RateOverall Acceptance Rate
202458,41629,034--49.7%
202353,07226,079--48.5%
20225,0714,741--93.6%
202129,17516,165--55.4%
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