Private nonprofit · Community college

UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · Large city

0%
Transfer rate
$29,374
Avg net price
75%
Grad / completion
$68,801
Median earnings

UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing is a private nonprofit certificate-granting institution in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (large city setting), enrolling 715 undergraduates.

Private nonprofitSmall · 715 undergradsLarge cityAccessible · 78% admitCold winters

About Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh is a city in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, and its county seat. The Seneca people called the confluence of the rivers Diondega or Jaödeogë’. Shannopin's Town was an 18th-century Lenape (Delaware) town located roughly from where Penn Avenue is today, below the mouth of Two Mile Run, from 30th Street to 39th Street. Pittsburgh boasts a rich arts and culture scene, with a history dating back to 19th-century industrialists who commissioned and donated public works including Heinz Hall for the Performing Arts and the Benedum Center, home to the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and Pittsburgh Opera. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large city
Highest degree offered
Certificate
To Great Lakes shore
110 miles
Nearest airport
16 miles to Pittsburgh (PIT) · major hub

How UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing compares

Selectivity78.0%

More selective than 58% · #18 most selective of 40 in Pennsylvania

Graduation rate75%

Higher than 70% · #57 of 151 in Pennsylvania

First-year retention37%

Higher than 4%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$68,801

Higher than 98% · #9 of 137 in Pennsylvania

Average net price$29,374

Cheaper than 9% · #142 cheapest of 152 in Pennsylvania

Median debt at graduation$19,666

Lower than 7%

Student–faculty ratio8 : 1

Lower than 89%

Undergraduate enrollment715

Larger than 68%

Percentiles compare UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Pennsylvania.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

715undergrads
  • Women60885%
  • Men10715%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White55%
  • Black20%
  • Hispanic4.1%
  • Asian4.1%
  • Other or multiracial17%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
715
Student–faculty ratio
8 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
35%
First-generation students
35%
Students over 25
73%
Median family income
$37,098

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

Cost

In-state tuition
$16,190
Room & board
Books & supplies
$2,727
Total cost of attendance
$33,489
Average net price
$29,374

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

Admissions

Admission rate
78.0%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Outcomes

Graduated
75%
First-year retention
37%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$66,816
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$68,801
Median debt at graduation
$19,666
Students with federal loans
64%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
58%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
75%
Low-income (Pell)
54%
First-generation
54%

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
No
Application fee
Free

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%.

Campus safety

Safety grade
C
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
2.3 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
4
Property offenses (2022–2024)
1

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (715 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.

1.7reported offenses a year
1.3 violent a year0.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Aggravated assault
1.3
Burglary
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
$22,860
$30–48k
$29,479
$48–75k
$75–110k
$29,549
$110k+
$32,411

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.

Is it worth it?

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

Median earnings (10 years)
$68,801
Typical debt at graduation
$19,666
Debt vs. one year's pay
29%
Out-earn a HS grad
82%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.9 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Strong value

Graduates here tend to earn well relative to what they borrow — typical debt pays back fast, and most out-earn a high-school graduate.

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
$67,155
Men
$74,906

Men out-earn women by $7,751 (12%) 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
84°F
Winter low
22°F
Annual rain
40.6″
Annual snow
25″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.44.7JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Braddock Lock 2, PA US station (6.1 mi from campus).

What UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing graduates study — and earn

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.