Pittsburg State University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Pittsburg State University is a public master's university in Pittsburg, KS (town setting), with 4,426 undergraduates (52% women). It admitted 88% of 2,856 applicants — lower half for selectivity among Division II schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 18–24 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $35,686 a year for out-of-state students and $24,002 in-state; aided first-year students paid $19,357 on average after grants (lower half for affordability in its division). 54% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, engineering technologies, health professions & nursing. The campus reported 0.58 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — upper half for safety among Division II schools.
Against Division II schools
Percentile among 299 Division II institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Pittsburg State University ranks
2 top-ten finishes among Division II schools, across 63 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 54%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $8,156 in-state · $19,500 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 8 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Pittsburg State University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Pittsburg State University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 40 | — | 2 | $838k | $20,944 | — | |
| Baseball | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 48 | — | 1 | $680k | $14,174 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 14 | — | 1 | $1M | $73,464 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 13 | — | 1 | $854k | $65,663 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
| Football | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 134 | — | 1 | $3.3M | $24,852 | — | |
| Men's Golf | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 11 | — | 1 | $235k | $21,321 | — | |
| Women's Golf | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Softball | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 20 | — | 1 | $554k | $27,721 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 168 | — | 5 | $836k | $4,976 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 139 | — | 1 | $836k | $6,014 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 18 | — | 1 | $495k | $27,496 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.