University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown
Johnstown, Pennsylvania · Public · 1,808 undergraduates · upj.pitt.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
95%
of 3,436 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
985 to 1220
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$36,710Est.Estimate
$49,300 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown
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
95% 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
$49,300
a year in 2027-28, from a $49,300 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1100
Send your score
About 55% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1010, 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: First-Year Students: Application Process | University of Pittsburgh Johnstown · Checked October 17, 2026
Who gets in
95%
of applicants were admitted: 3,247 of 3,436 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. 43% of them sent SAT scores and 3.2% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 985 to 1220
Reading and Writing 510 to 640
Math 510 to 620
ACT composite 23 to 28
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16004%
- 1200 to 139934%
- 1000 to 119942%
- 800 to 99918%
- 600 to 7991%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.53
- 4.034%
- 3.75 to 3.9911%
- 3.50 to 3.7416%
- 3.25 to 3.4912%
- 3.00 to 3.249%
- 2.50 to 2.9913%
- Below 2.506%
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
$36,710
a year, in state
$49,300
a year, out of state (tuition $26,930)
- Tuition (in state)$14,340
- Fees$1,530
- Food and housing$14,690
- Books and supplies$760
- Transportation and other$5,390
University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown published $35,672 in state for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
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$9,542
- $30,001 to $48,000$6,910
- $48,001 to $75,000$11,590
- $75,001 to $110,000$17,270
- Over $110,000$23,177
Financial aid
70%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$15,644
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
17%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $4,890 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: April 1
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
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
32 of 36
Earn credit with a score of 3
3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 4 | ||
| 3-D Art and Design | 4 | 3 | SA 0130 |
| Art History | 3 | 3 | Fine Arts (No Equivalent) |
| Biology | 4 | 4 | BIOL 0110, 0111 |
| Biology | 5 | 8 | BIOL 0110, 0120, 0111, 0121 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | MATH 0221 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 8 | MATH 0221, 0231 |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 4 | 4 | MATH 0221 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 4 | CHEM 0111 and CHEM 0113 |
| Chemistry | 5 | 8 | CHEM 0111, 0112, 0113 and 0114 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 10 | CHIN 0001 and CHIN 0002 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | PS 0302 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 3 | CS 0015 |
| Computer Science Principles | 4 | 3 | COMPUTER SCIENCE (No Equivalent) |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 6 | ENGCMP 0005, ENGLISH LITERATURE (No Equivalent) |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 6 | ENGCMP 0005, ENGLISH LITERATURE (No Equivalent) |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 3 | GEOL 0086 |
| European History | 4 | 3 | HISTORY 0120 or 0130 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | FR 0103 |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 6 | FR 0103 and FR 0104 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | GER 1490 |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 5 | GER 1490 |
| Human Geography | 4 | 3 | GEOGRAPHY (No Equivalent) |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | ITAL 0004 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 5 | 6 | ITAL 0004 and either ITAL 0005 or ITAL 0061 subject to faculty interview |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | JPNSE 1901 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 5 | 5 | JPNSE 1901 |
| Latin | 4 | 3 | Latin 0220 |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 3 | ECON 0115 |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 3 | ECON 0105 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 3 | MUSIC 0100 |
| Physics 1 | 4 | ||
| Physics 2 | 4 | ||
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | ||
| Physics C: Mechanics | 5 | 4 | PHYS 0150 |
| Psychology | 4 | 3 | PSY 0200 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | SPAN 0103 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 6 | SPAN 0103 and SPAN 0104 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 3 | SPANISH (No Equivalent) |
| Statistics | 4 | 3 | STAT 1020 |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | PS 0206 |
| United States History | 4 | 3 | HISTORY 0610 or 0620 |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 3 | HISTORY (No Equivalent) |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
55%
Come back for a second year
75%
Typical earnings
$73,113
a year, 10 years after starting here
- University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown$57,269
- All colleges$54,104
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 31 majors here have earnings data.
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