Point Park University

Pittsburgh, PA

http://www.pointpark.edu/

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Values of Point Park University

* Promoting academic excellence
* Focusing on student needs
* Fostering a community of mutual respect and diversity
* Encouraging innovation
* Ensuring integrity and ethics in our actions
* Responding to our stakeholders
* Facilitating civic engagement

Mission of Point Park University

Point Park University educates students in a diverse environment and prepares graduates to apply knowledge to achieve their goals, advance their professions and serve their communities.

Vision of Point Park University

Point Park University will be one of the most dynamic private, urban universities in America

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Point Park University

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Point Park University is a liberal arts university located in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Formerly known as Point Park College, the school name was revised in 2004 to reflect the number of graduate programs being offered.

Overview

Point Park was founded in 1960 and recorded 3,546 students in the 2006-07 academic year, including several hundred graduate students. The two largest master's degree programs are the M.B.A. program in the School of Business, and the M.A. in journalism and mass communication in that department.
The university is on the semester system and has three schools: Arts & Sciences, Business, and The Conservatory Of Performing Arts.
The university is known primarily for its Conservatory of Performing Arts, which attracts students from around the United States. Its undergraduate dance program has been rated the best and among the best in the United States. Student and professional performances are held at the Pittsburgh Playhouse of Point Park University, which has three separate performance spaces and is located in the Oakland neighborhood.
The university is home to the Innocence Institute, which was founded by its director William R. "Bill" Moushey Jr. to investigate and challenge possible wrongful criminal convictions so that they might be overturned in the interest of justice. As of mid-2007, it was one of only two journalism-oriented innocence institutes in the United States (the other is at Northwestern University); all of the others are affiliated with law schools. All articles produced by the Innocence Institute have been offered for publication to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette daily newspaper, Point Park's former partner in the Institute. Moushey was the Finalist for the 1997 Pulitzer Prize in National Reporting.
The university's department of journalism and mass communication (J&MC) offers the most extensive curricula (more than two dozen courses) in photojournalism and photography of any department or school of journalism/mass communication in the United States.
The department of J&MC is currently home to the quarterly Journalism & Mass Communication Educator, one of the two major, international, scholarly journals published by the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. Its editor is Dane S. Claussen, who also is director of the department's M.A. program.
The department of J&MC, in conjunction with the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review daily newspaper, runs the Point Park News Service. Undergraduate and graduate journalism students write articles that are offered to, and sometimes published in, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review or its afternoon paper, the TribPM. The department is one of only a few journalism programs in the United States, along with University of Maryland, University of Missouri, Columbia University, and Northwestern University, with a journalism student-staffed news service.
The university's independent weekly student newspaper is The Globe.
The university's student-produced television newsmagazine is "Wood Street Connection."
The university's student radio station is WPPJ.
The university's student literary magazine is The Cavalcade.
The university's journalism course-produced news magazine is The Pioneer.
On February 1, 2007, The university launched "U-View", Point Park's closed circuit news and entertainment TV station.

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Location:
Mid-Atlantic: Setting:
Large City Setting: Type:
Private: Size:
Medium (2,000 to 5,000 Undergrad)

Students & Campus Life

Undergraduate Enrollment:
2,827: On Campus Housing:
Available: Full Time Students:
97%: Athletic Programs:
Available

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Expenses

Average Tuition:
$ 16,740: Students Receiving Aid:
98%

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Admissions

Application Fee:
$ 40: Selectivity:
Selective

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Students

General

Full-Time vs. Part-Time

Full-Time 97%

Part-Time 3%

Men vs. Women

Women 66%

Men 34%

Race/Ethnicity

Caucasian 72%

African-American 16%

Other 11%

Hispanic 1%

Asian 0%

Geography

In State vs. Out-of-State

In-State 72%

Out-of-State 28%

Top States for Incoming Freshman

Pennsylvania 72%

Ohio 6%

New York 3%

Virginia 2%

New Jersey 1%

Percent of Students International:	1%

Percent of Students International:

Housing

On-Campus Housing Available:	Yes
Percent of Students Living On-Campus:	25%
Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus:	No

Athletics

Member of:	NAA, NAIA
Sports Include:	Basketball (American Mideast Conference) Baseball (American Mideast Conference) Track (American Mideast Conference)


Tuition & Fees (undergraduate)	Expenses
Published Tuition and Fees:	$ 16,740
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads:	$ 16,280
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads:	$ 460
Financial Aid	Avg. Amount Received	% of Students Receiving Aid
Federal Grants:	$ 3,639	30%
State and Local Grants:	$ 2,790	37%
Institutional Grants:	$ 4,344	95%
Student Loans:	$ 3,819	82%
Any Aid:		98%

Selectivity (Undergraduate Only)

Acceptance Rate:	76% (Selective)
Test Scores
SAT Scores:
% of Students Submitting SAT Scores:	89%
Bottom 25th Percentile:	Verbal: 470, Math: 450
Top 75th Percentile:	Verbal: 580, Math: 550
ACT Scores:
% of Students Submitting ACT Scores:	20%
Bottom 25th Percentile:	Composite: 20, Verbal: 20, Math: 17
Top 75th Percentile:	Composite: 25, Verbal: 26, Math: 24

Application Requirements (Undergraduate Only)

Application Fee:	$ 40.00
Formal Demonstration of Competencies:	Not Required
High School Diploma or Equivalent:	Recommended
High School GPA:	Required
High School Rank:	Recommended
High School Record:	Required
Recommendations:	Recommended
TOEFL:	Required
Test Scores:	Required