University of Pittsburgh-Bradford
Bradford, Pennsylvania · Public · 995 undergraduates · upb.pitt.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
89%
of 4,896 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1010 to 1200
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$34,950Est.Estimate
$47,540 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at University of Pittsburgh-Bradford
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
89% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$47,540
a year in 2027-28, from a $47,540 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1110
Send your score
About 59% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 970, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
Source: Admissions Requirements | University of Pittsburgh at Bradford · Checked October 17, 2026
Who gets in
89%
of applicants were admitted: 4,366 of 4,896 for fall 2025.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 39% of them sent SAT scores and 3% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1010 to 1200
Reading and Writing 510 to 620
Math 470 to 600
ACT composite 21 to 26
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16002%
- 1200 to 139926%
- 1000 to 119946%
- 800 to 99924%
- 600 to 7992%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.35
- 4.016%
- 3.75 to 3.9914%
- 3.50 to 3.7418%
- 3.25 to 3.4913%
- 3.00 to 3.2413%
- 2.50 to 2.9915%
- Below 2.5010%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$34,950
a year, in state
$47,540
a year, out of state (tuition $26,930)
- Tuition (in state)$14,340
- Fees$1,370
- Food and housing$13,090
- Books and supplies$760
- Transportation and other$5,390
University of Pittsburgh-Bradford published $33,954 in state for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$6,395
- $30,001 to $48,000$6,974
- $48,001 to $75,000$11,119
- $75,001 to $110,000$15,373
- Over $110,000$23,741
Financial aid
70%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$18,657
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
15%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $8,568 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: Mar/01
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
30 of 30
Earn credit with a score of 3
30 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $1,430Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art History | 3 | 3 | ART 0000 |
| Biology | 3 | 4 | BIOL 0101 |
| Biology | 4 | 8 | BIOL 0101, 0102 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | MATH 0140 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 8 | MATH 0140 and MATH 0150 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 4 | CHEM 0101 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 8 | CHEM 0101, 0102 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 4 | CS 0101 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 3 | CIST elective |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | ART 0101 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENG 0101 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENG 0101 or ENG 0000 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 3 | ES 0110 |
| European History | 3 | 6 | HIST 0103 and HIST 0104 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | FR 0201, 0202 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | GER 0201 and GER 0202 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | GEOG 0101 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 0103 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 0102 |
| Music Aural Subscore | 3 | 3 | MUS 0102 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 3 | MUS 0101 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 0101 |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 0102 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 8 | PHYS 0201, 0202 or 0203, 0204 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 8 | PHYS0201, 0202, or 0203, 0204 |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | 4 | MATH 0132 - PRECALCULUS |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSY 0101 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | SPAN 0201, 0202 |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | MATH 0133 or PSY 0201 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | PS 0102 |
| United States History | 3 | 6 | HIST 0106, 0107 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 6 | HIST 0000 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
38%
Come back for a second year
66%
Typical earnings
$73,113
a year, 10 years after starting here
- University of Pittsburgh-Bradford$57,269
- All colleges$54,104
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 21 majors here have earnings data.
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