+20%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at Point Park University rose 20% between 2006 and 2009 ($17.8k → $21.3k).
Pennsylvania · Private nonprofit · Predominantly bachelor's
Point Park University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 2,320 undergraduate students. 90 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at Point Park University
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at Point Park University fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (1.8% → 0.0%).
+11%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at Point Park University rose 11% between 2021 and 2024 ($35.6k → $39.6k).
+16%
150%-time completion
150%-time completion at Point Park University rose 16% between 2006 and 2009 (45.4% → 52.8%).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. Pennsylvania
Each tile compares this institution to the Pennsylvania median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$45,856+24% · 6→10y
Pennsylvania median $49,859$36,906
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry59.6%+52% · '97→'09
Pennsylvania median 66.1%$20,957+260% · '97→'20
At program completion2,320+55% · '96→'09
latest IPEDS70.8%+9% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time97.9%+28% · '01→'24
latest cohort$38,160+204% · '00→'24
out-of-state $38,160SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
6.1%Median federal debt $20,957 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $45,856 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+52%
Point Park University · completion · 150% rose
34.8% → 52.8%
+79%
Point Park University · completion · 100% rose
28.8% → 51.6%
+55%
Point Park University · undergrad enrollment rose
2,136 → 3,305
+204%
Point Park University · in-state tuition rose
$12,996 → $39,570
+64%
Point Park University · out-of-state tuition rose
$12,996 → $21,334
+260%
Point Park University · median debt rose
$7,500 → $27,000
-100%
Point Park University · cohort default rate fell
10.0% → 0.0%
+31%
Point Park University · earnings_median_10yr rose
$34,900 → $45,856
+36%
Point Park University · earnings_median_8yr rose
$32,700 → $44,369
+24%
Point Park University · earnings_median_6yr rose
$29,700 → $36,906
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians.$99,362Business Administration, Management and Operations.$83,363Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other.$69,899Human Resources Management and Services.$69,407Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations.$68,260Accounting and Related Services.$66,830Journalism.$62,057Business Administration, Management and Operations.$60,499Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.$58,670Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other.$56,345Education, Other.$52,140Radio, Television, and Digital Communication.$51,753Criminal Justice and Corrections.$51,722Criminal Justice and Corrections.$48,800English Language and Literature, General.$46,934Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$46,703Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other.$45,090Journalism.$44,514Psychology, General.$41,813Film/Video and Photographic Arts.$39,856Dance.$29,025Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.$27,333
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
22 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
EDUCATION · CIP 13
ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 15
ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE · CIP 23
MILITARY TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 29
PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
Business Administration, Management and Operations.$83,363Business Administration, Management and Operations.$60,499Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other.$45,090Accounting and Related Services.$66,830Human Resources Management and Services.$69,407Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other.$56,345
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at Point Park University
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
$631,756
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 12
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $23,522
- HS-only baseline · PA
- $38,100
- Years to complete
- 6
- CIP family
- 52
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in Pennsylvania
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Point Park University graduates earn $X” — not “Point Park University makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Point Park University caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.