School Profile

It's a great time to be a part of Pitt's School of Education. Founded nearly 100 years ago, we've evolved into an institution that produces researchers, educators, and administrators of extraordinarily high quality with a unique ability to spot trends in national data and then propose solutions to emerging problems.

Over the past five years, we've strengthened our efforts and impact in four key areas:

• Improving education for students in urban schools
• Exploring how public policy influences classroom practice
• Understanding the factors that enable classroom success
• Developing obesity prevention and intervention programs

We offer programs in four academic departments:

• Administrative and Policy Studies
• Health and Physical Activity
• Instruction and Learning
• Psychology in Education

By The Numbers

The School of Education draws our strength from a diverse student population, top-notch faculty and researchers, with solid ties to the rest of the University of Pittsburgh, the community, the nation and the world.

Faculty: 132 (20 part-time)

• Tenured: 48
• Tenure stream: 16
• Non-tenured: 48
• Part-time: 20
• Full-time faculty with doctorates: 98 percent
• Funded research: $15.5 million (2004-05)
  • Number of full-time faculty engaged in funded research: 51

Students: 1,442 total (48 percent full-time)

• Undergraduate: 149
• Graduate: 1,293
  • Average undergraduate GPA: 3.30
  • Graduate Record Exam (GRE) scores
    • Average verbal: 498
    • Average quantitative: 522
    • Average analytical: 511
    • Percent submitting GRE: 81 percent (verbal), 81 percent (quantitative), 32 percent (analytical)
  • Doctoral: 343
  • Master's: 550
  • Graduate Student Appointments: 181 total
    • Fellowships: 59
    • Teaching Assistants: 73
    • Research Assistants: 49
  • International Students: 3.0 percent
    • Countries Represented:
      • Argentina
      • Taiwan
      • Japan
      • China
      • Columbia
      • Kenya

Applications

• Post-Baccalaureate, Non-Degree Programs: 316
  • Accepted: 79.7 percent
• Master's Programs: 741
  • Accepted: 78.5 percent
• Ph.D/Ed.D programs: 240
  • Accepted: 61.3 percent

Degrees Awarded (2006)

• Bachelor's: 52
• Master's: 317
• Doctorate: 50

2006-07 Tuition

Graduates

• Pennsylvania Residents:
  $13,972 (full-time)
  $568 per credit hour (part-time)
• Out-of-State Residents:
  $25,762 (full-time)
  $1,056 per credit hour (part-time)

Undergraduates

• Pennsylvania Residents:
  $11,368 (full-time)
  $473 per credit hour (part-time)
• Out-of-State Residents:
  $20,686 (full-time)
  $861 per credit hour (part-time)

Professional Development

Certification and Licensing

• Number of students taking licensing or certification tests: 280
• First-time test takers who passed: 265 (94.6 percent)

Retention and Placement

• Graduates licensed to teach, 2005: 268
  • Accepted positions, fall 2005: 243 (91 percent)
• Graduates licensed to teach, 2003: 292
  • Accepted positions, 2003: 277 (94.8 percent)
  • Still employed, 2004: 277 (100 percent)

(Sources: School of Education student data, University of Pittsburgh Office of Institutional Research, U.S. News & World Report)