Pennsylvania Gunsmith School

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

    Pennsylvania Gunsmith School is a private for-profit college in Pittsburgh, PA, with 64 students. In the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition, the average net price after grants was $30,674 a year. The graduation rate (within 150% of normal time) is 95.7%, and median earnings ten years after entry are $51,750.

    Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition

    • Private for-profit
    • Large suburb

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    Pennsylvania Gunsmith School acceptance rate

    Pennsylvania Gunsmith School has an open admission policy: it accepts any student who applies, so it reports no acceptance rate to the U.S. Department of Education (CollegesRef 2026–27 edition). Individual programs can still set their own entry requirements.

    What we know

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    Admit rate
    Open admission
    accepts any student who applies
    Avg. net price
    $30,674
    per year, after aid

    Costs more than 89% of colleges

    National median $17,577

    Graduation rate
    95.7%
    within 150% of normal time

    Higher than 97% of colleges

    National median 54.6%

    Median earnings
    $51,750
    10 years after entry

    Higher than 62% of colleges

    National median $46,702

    Students
    64

    Smaller than 93% of colleges

    National median 921

    Pennsylvania Gunsmith SchoolMiddle half of collegesNational median

    What the numbers say about Pennsylvania Gunsmith School

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    Price against similar colleges
    The average net price of $30,674 a year is $12,577 above the median of $18,097 across 67 private for-profit colleges in Pennsylvania.
    Price by family income
    Families earning up to $30,000 paid $30,489 a year after grants, and families earning over $110,000 paid $35,321, a difference of $4,832: the lowest-income families paid 86% of the top bracket's price.

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    Cost & financial aid

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    Average net price

    $30,674

    What students paid per year on average after grants and scholarships. Your price depends on family income.

    Students receiving Pell Grants

    Pell Grant recipients
    50%
    Share of undergraduates who receive a federal Pell Grant, a common signal of how many students come from lower-income families.

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    Outcomes & student data

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    95.7%

    Graduation rate

    First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time

    93.8%

    First-year retention

    Students who return for a second year

    0%

    Transfer-out rate

    First-time, full-time students who transferred to another college

    Median earnings

    $51,750

    Former students who received federal aid

    Graduate earnings by major at Pennsylvania Gunsmith School

    Is it worth it?

    What Pennsylvania Gunsmith School graduates earn against what they borrow and what the degree costs after grants.

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    Earnings, debt and payback at Pennsylvania Gunsmith School and similar colleges
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    Median earningsFormer students, 10 years after startingSource: U.S. College Scorecard, latest data$51,750$33,458
    Typical federal debtGraduates who borrowedSource: U.S. College Scorecard, latest dataNot reported$9,833
    Years to pay back4 years of average net price ($30,674 a year), paid with 10% of median earningsSource: U.S. College Scorecard, latest data23.7 years21.4 years

    Similar colleges: the median of 54 private for-profit certificate schools in Pennsylvania with the same figures reported. Payback is illustrative: it ignores interest, taxes and living costs, and earnings vary by major. Check a loan payment against earnings.

    Transfer pathways

    0% of first-time, full-time students at Pennsylvania Gunsmith School transferred to another college.

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    Total students

    64

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    Pennsylvania Gunsmith SchoolPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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    Frequently asked questions

    What is the average net price at Pennsylvania Gunsmith School?

    The average net price at Pennsylvania Gunsmith School, what first-time, full-time students paid after grants and scholarships, was $30,674 a year in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition. Your own price depends on family income; the college's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.

    What is the graduation rate at Pennsylvania Gunsmith School?

    95.7% of first-time, full-time students at Pennsylvania Gunsmith School graduate within six years (150% of normal time), according to the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.

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    Last checked Nov 15, 2026

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