Point Park University

What are the graduation rates for students at Point Park University?

Point Park's reported six-year graduation rate is 59% for the measured cohort of first-time, full-time students seeking a bachelor's degree. Its four-year rate for that cohort is 52%. These figures describe what happened to groups of students, not the probability that a particular applicant will finish on either schedule.

Federal graduation-rate measures do not describe every student at the university: transfer students, for example, are not part of the standard first-time cohort. Point Park's reported first-year retention rate is 74%, indicating the share of the measured entering group that continued into the following year. Students comparing completion rates should use the same cohort definition and reporting period across institutions. For personal planning, the more immediate questions are whether required courses are available when needed, how transferred credits apply, and whether the proposed schedule is financially manageable.

What is the earning potential for graduates at Point Park University?

Federal College Scorecard figures provide a limited view of earnings after completing a Point Park program. The program figures reported here are median earnings measured about one year after completion for graduates in the applicable federal-aid data population who were working and not enrolled in further study. A median is the midpoint of reported earnings, not a starting salary offered to everyone in the major.

Examples include $46,621 for accounting, $38,965 for business administration, $27,935 for journalism, and $19,213 for dance. Differences can reflect occupation, location, hours worked, freelance activity, and decisions to pursue further education; they should not be read as a ranking of program quality. Small programs may also have limited reportable data. One-year earnings omit later career growth and do not account for an individual student's borrowing or total cost. Applicants can put the figures to better use alongside a program's curriculum, internship opportunities, likely occupations, and their own financial aid offer.