Applications for admission to the Department of Health Policy and Management are processed through the Office of Student Affairs at Pitt Public Health. You must apply for the MPH, JD/MPH, MS, and PhD programs through SOPHAS, the centralized application service for graduate schools of public health. Please note, SOPHAS submits applications to Pitt Public Health only after all required materials are received. Applicants who have submitted applications may track their status online. In addition, all applicants are required to submit both the general statement and objectives requested in the application and may submit an optional writing sample. Interviews are typically required as part of the application review process.

QPA of 3.3 of higher (master's degree not required)
undergraduate or graduate calculus with a 3.0 or higher
GRE scores in at least the 60th percentile or higher in all categories
A minimum TOEFL score of 80 on the Internet test is required for all foreign students. The minimum acceptable score on the IELTS is Band 6.5, and applicants must take the academic writing and reading modules of the test. The minimum grade point average for admission to any graduate study at the University of Pittsburgh is 3.0