Pennsylvania Gunsmith School
For-profit College in Pittsburgh, PA. Six-year graduation rate 88%. Median 10-year earnings $40,747.
Students who entered Pennsylvania Gunsmith School reach a median of $40,747 a decade later, a figure that trails the typical four-year outcome. The six-year graduation rate of 88% is well above average and the clearest sign this school holds onto its students.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Graduation rate 88% — well above the national average
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
A 88% six-year graduation rate is the strongest academic signal on this page. First-year retention of 94% shows the cohort holds together through the hardest year. The 15:1 student-faculty ratio is small enough that seminar-sized classes are the norm. This is a for-profit two-year institution. That is not disqualifying, but it does mean verifying accreditation, transferability of credits, and job-placement claims directly rather than trusting the category. At 89 undergraduates, expect a small, closely-held student body.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 89 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price averages $30,952 annually, so cost is the first thing to weigh here. The gap between the $0–30k and $110k+ bands is narrow ($30,097 versus $35,840), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. Only 38% of students receive grant aid, so most families are paying near the published price. Federal borrowing reaches 45% of students.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 22 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $30,097 |
| $30–48k | $28,721 |
| $48–75k | $35,840 |
| $75–110k | $33,516 |
| $110k+ | $35,840 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 40 of these 89 students, totalling $240,595 — an average of $6,015 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Allegheny County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)