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University of Pittsburgh-Bradford

Bradford, Pennsylvania · Remote town

88.5%
Admit rate
$15,350
Avg net price
48%
Graduation rate
$66,125
Median earnings

University of Pittsburgh-Bradford is a public bachelor's-granting institution in Bradford, Pennsylvania (remote town setting), enrolling 995 undergraduates.

PublicSmall · 995 undergradsRemote townAccessible · 89% admitNCAA Division III without footballCold wintersSnowy

Will you get in?

See where your numbers land against University of Pittsburgh-Bradford's admitted students.

Admit rate
88.5%
SAT (mid 50%)
1010–1200
Avg GPA (est.)
3.22

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A guide, not a prediction. It compares your numbers with the middle 50% of admitted students and University of Pittsburgh-Bradford's overall admit rate — it can't see essays, recommendations, activities, or your intended major, which all move real decisions.

About Bradford, Pennsylvania

Bradford is a city in McKean County, Pennsylvania, United States. The Bradford & Foster Brook Railway was built in 1876 as one of, if not the first, monorails in America, when Bradford was a booming oil town. World-famous Kendall racing oils were produced in Bradford. Bradford is the home of Zippo (est. 1932), a manufacturer of collectible pocket lighters, and Case (est. in Bradford in 1905), which is owned by Zippo and makes hunting, fishing, folding pocketknives, and collectibles. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Remote town
Highest degree offered
Bachelor's
Nearest big city
66 miles to Buffalo, NY
To Great Lakes shore
50 miles
Nearest airport
10 miles to Bradford (BFD)

How University of Pittsburgh-Bradford compares

Selectivity88.5%

More selective than 27% · #68 most selective of 111 in Pennsylvania

SAT average1125

Higher than 39%

Graduation rate48%

Higher than 35% · #87 of 116 in Pennsylvania

First-year retention66%

Higher than 21%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$66,125

Higher than 79% · #26 of 116 in Pennsylvania

Average net price$15,350

Cheaper than 71% · #7 cheapest of 112 in Pennsylvania

Median debt at graduation$24,250

Lower than 43%

Student–faculty ratio12 : 1

Lower than 59%

Undergraduate enrollment995

Larger than 37%

Percentiles compare University of Pittsburgh-Bradford with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Pennsylvania.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

995undergrads
  • Women52753%
  • Men46847%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White68%
  • Black10.0%
  • Hispanic8.3%
  • Asian3.2%
  • Other or multiracial11%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
995
Student–faculty ratio
12 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
47%
First-generation students
21%
Students over 25
4%
Median family income
$81,308
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$81,792
Endowment
$568,151

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 310 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Pennsylvania60%
  • Other U.S. states34%
  • International5.8%

A regional draw: about 59% of first-years come from Pennsylvania, the rest from elsewhere.

6% came from outside the U.S. Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Admissions

Admission rate
88.5%
Test scores
Considered but not required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
1010–1200
SAT average
1125
SAT reading
510–620
SAT math
500–580
ACT composite
20–28
Average GPA (estimated)
3.22

Cost

In-state tuition
$14,770
Out-of-state tuition
$26,644
Room & board
$11,696
Books & supplies
$738
Total cost of attendance
$30,478
Average net price
$15,350

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
48%
Graduated on time (4 years)
40%
First-year retention
66%
Transferred to another college
36%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$54,240
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$66,125
Median debt at graduation
$24,250
Students with federal loans
62%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
72%

About 8% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
40%
Low-income (Pell)
58%
First-generation
60%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
1,085
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
100%+
Housing charge (year)
$6,684
Meal plan (year)
$4,164
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NCAA Division III without football
Varsity athletes
228 (146 men · 82 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (10)

Soccer55
Baseball36
Basketball27
Lacrosse25
Softball20
Volleyball19
Swimming17
Wrestling14
Golf8
Bowling7

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.7 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
2
Property offenses (2022–2024)
0

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (1,009 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

0.7reported offenses a year
0.7 violent a year0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Rape
0.3
Fondling
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$9,138
$30–48k
$8,265
$48–75k
$17,407
$75–110k
$18,875
$110k+
$23,352

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$74,043

$17,407/year × about 4.3 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

94%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$10,639
average award, among those who get one

A meaningful share of freshmen — 94% — get grant money from University of Pittsburgh-Bradford itself, averaging $10,639, which softens the sticker price.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 296 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$66,125
Typical debt at graduation
$24,250
Debt vs. one year's pay
37%
Out-earn a HS grad
70%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.7 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$61,504
Men
$71,759

Men out-earn women by $10,255 (17%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
79°F
Winter low
13°F
Annual rain
49.6″
Annual snow
75.2″

Average temperature

HighLow
0°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.55.0JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Bradford 4SW Rsch 5, PA US station (3.8 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.