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University Of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus

University Of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus

The University of Pittsburgh, also known as Pitt, is a non-sectarian, coeducational, independent, state-related, public research university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. It was founded in 1787. U.S. News & World Report (2006 edition) ranked it in the top 20 public universities. The university is organized into the following academic divisions:

  • College of Business Administration
  • College of General Studies
  • Graduate School of Public & International Affairs (GSPIA)
  • Graduate School of Public Health
  • Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business
  • School of Arts and Sciences
  • School of Dental Medicine
  • School of Education
  • School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
  • School of Information Sciences
  • School of Law
  • School of Medicine
  • School of Nursing
  • School of Pharmacy
  • School of Social Work
  • University Honors College

Pitt's sports teams are nicknamed the Pitt Panthers. They participate in the NCAA Division I (Division I-A for football) and in the Big East Conference.

Overview of University Of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus

University Of Pittsburgh is in a large city, in Pittsburgh, PA. The school is classified as a public college. Students at University Of Pittsburgh earn degrees up to the Doctoral degree.

Areas of Study

There are more programs of study at the school than you'll find at most colleges of similar size. The most common major fields study at University Of Pittsburgh include liberal arts.

University Of Pittsburgh Selectivity

The school does not admit all applicants. The middle range of verbal SAT scores in 2007 was 560 to 660 for students at University Of Pittsburgh. While math SAT scores among applicants varied, those accepted commonly had scores between 570 and 660.

Faculty

One indicator of school quality is the number of students per professor, and here the school does well in comparison to most schools. Some professors at University Of Pittsburgh are awarded tenure, allowing the school to retain good faculty members. Faculty salaries at the school are higher than most.

Student Body

University Of Pittsburgh, in 2007, had 27,020 students (24,194 full-time equivalent).

Student Life

Most students at the school attend full-time. Athletic teams at University Of Pittsburgh belong to the Big East Conference for major sports.

The school reports its educational mission is:
"The University of Pittsburgh, founded in 1787, is one of the oldest institutions of higher education in the United States. As one of the nation's distinguished comprehensive universities, the resources of the University constitute an invaluable asset for the intellectual, economic, and social enrichment of Pennsylvania, while the international prestige of the University enhances the image of Pennsylvania throughout the world. The University's mission is to: Provide high-quality undergraduate programs in the arts and sciences and professional fields, with emphasis upon those of special benefit to the citizens of Pennsylvania. Offer superior graduate programs in the arts and sciences and the professions that respond to the needs of Pennsylvania, as well as to the broader needs of the nation and the world. Engage in research, artistic, and scholarly activities that advance learning through the extension of the frontiers of knowledge and creative endeavor. Cooperate with industrial and governmental institutions to transfer knowledge in science, technology, and health care. Offer continuing education programs adapted to the personal enrichment, professional upgrading, and career advancement interests and needs of adult Pennsylvanians. Make available to local communities and public agencies the expertise of the University in ways that are consistent with the primary teaching and research functions and contribute to social, intellectual, and economic development in the Commonwealth, the nation, and the world. The trustees, faculty, staff, students, and administration of the University are dedicated to accomplishing this mission, to which they pledge their individual and collective efforts, determined that the University shall continue to be counted among the prominent institutions of higher education throughout the world."

More complete details are provided below.

Contacting University Of Pittsburgh

University Of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus
4200 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
General Phone: (412) 624-4141
http://www.pitt.edu

University Of Pittsburgh Programs and Degrees (2007)

General CategoryDegreesMost Common Majors [see all]
Liberal Arts2,045library science, speech and rhetoric, political science, creative writing, history, interdisciplinary studies, anthropology, economics, ...
Business And Management933business management, accounting, marketing, finance, business, international business, organizational behavior, MIS
Education And Teaching676education, educational administration, physical education teaching, reading teaching, ESL instruction
Medicine544medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, public health courses, neuroscience, medical scientist, health professions, gerontology, ...
Science515biology, chemistry, biological and physical sciences, physics, epidemiology, geological and earth sciences, biostatistics, bacteriology, ...
Therapy And Counseling462psychology, educational psychology, physical therapy, clinical social work, medical ethids
Engineering431mechanical engineering, civil engineering, electrical engineering, biomedical engineering, chemical engineering, materials engineering, engineering physics, various engineering courses, ...
Family And Social Work390social work, public administration, public policy analysis, social service professions
Nursing And Emergency Medicine306registered nursing, various nursing, nurse anesthetist, adult health nursing, nursing administration
Nutrition And Exercise Therapy257rehabilitation, occupational therapy, kinesiotherapy, dietitian, dietetics and clinical nutrition
Law256law
Computer Science And Engineering216information science, computer science, computer engineering, computer networking, computer support
Medical Support And Technology161audiology and speech pathology, dental hygienist, clinical and medical lab science
Mathematics78mathematics, statistics, applied mathematics, mathematics and statistics
Security And Law Enforcement72corrections
Fine Arts70art history and criticism, fine arts
Photography And Commercial Art65film studies
Medical Administration48medical records admin, health care administration, public health education, environmental health, occupational health
Media45mass communication
Religion And Philosophy26philosophy, religion, Jewish studies
Drama And Performing Arts20drama
Music19music

Number of programs and degrees for University Of Pittsburgh in 2007:

Degree LevelTotal
Awarded
Number of
Programs
Bachelor's degree3,63074
Master's degree2,04564
Award of less than 1 academic year63834
First-professional degree5864
Doctor's degree41054
Postbaccalaureate certificate24217
Post-master's certificate5311
Award of at least 2 but less than 4 academic years311

University Of Pittsburgh Student Body

In 2007, University Of Pittsburgh had a total enrollment of 27,020 students (24,194 full-time equivalent).

Students in the Freshman Class:

GroupPercent
Men47%
Women53%
Full-Time100%
Part-Time0%

Students By Class:

GroupPercent
Undergraduate66%
Graduate29%
First Professional6%

Racial Diversity:
RacePercent
White75%
Black7%
Hispanic1%
Asian4%
American Indian0%
Unknown7%
(Foreign Students)6%

Students by Age:

AgePercent
Under 180%
18-1921%
20-2125%
22-2421%
25-2917%
30-347%
35-393%
40-494%
50-642%
65+0%

Incoming (Freshman) Students by Place of Residence:
(From available data sampling)

ResidencePercent
Pennsylvania74%
New York5%
New Jersey3%
State unknown3%
Maryland3%
Ohio3%
Illinois1%
Connecticut1%
Massachusetts1%
Florida1%
Texas1%

University Of Pittsburgh Graduation, Retention, and Transfers

Retention Rates (2007):

GroupReturning From
Previous Year
Full-Time90 %
Part-Time67 %

University Of Pittsburgh Room and Board (2007)

University Of Pittsburgh offers campus housing for 6,800 of its 24,194 (full-time) students.

(Please refer to our profile of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for details about the area surrounding the campus. Also see our list of other Pennsylvania Colleges).

The school does not offer students a meal plan.

University Of Pittsburgh Admissions and Selectivity (2007)

Acceptances:

GroupApplicantsAcceptedPercent
Accepted
EnrolledPercent of
Accepted Enrolled
Total18,19510,16056%3,42034%
Men8,5524,81456%1,60733%
Women9,6435,34655%1,81334%

Standardized Test Scores:

Test25th Percentile75th Percetile
SAT Verbal560660
SAT Math570660
ACT Composite2429

Application Requirements:

ItemRequirement
GPArecommended
Class Rankrecommended
High School Recordrequired
College Prep Programrequired
Recommendationsrecommended
Formal Demonstration of Competencerecommended
Standardized Tests (SAT and/or ACT)required
Percent of Applicants Submitting SAT97%
Percent of Applicants Submitting ACT23%
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)required
Other Standardized Testsnot required

University Of Pittsburgh Expenses and Financial Aid (2007)

Expenses and Financial Aid:

ExpenseAmount
In-state tuition and fees$ 12,876
Out-of-state tuition and fees$ 22,386
Room and board$ 8,300
Room charge$ 4,950
Board (meal plan) charge$ 3,350
Books and supplies$ 1,000
Other expenses$ 2,760

Financial Aid:
University Of Pittsburgh participates in Federal Title IV financial aid programs. (The school's OPE ID is 337900)

University Of Pittsburgh Faculty

University Of Pittsburgh has a tenure system for faculty.

Tenure Status of Faculty (2007):

Full-Time Faculty LevelMenWomen
Tenured806250
Non-tenured, but on tenure track301212
Non-tenured and not on tenure track1,277936

Salaries for full-time faculty:

Full-Time Faculty (2007):

Full-Time Faculty LevelContract LengthNumber MenAvg Salary MenNumber WomenAvg Salary Women
Professorcalendar year78$150,74834$132,473
Associate professorcalendar year75$102,52351$92,465
Assistant professorcalendar year118$83,085156$76,355
Instructorcalendar year19$64,88740$51,412
Lecturercalendar year25$67,06112$49,534
No academic rankcalendar year37$55,64069$56,070
All faculty totalcalendar year352$97,215362$76,384

*: salaries are not displayed where there are fewer than 3 professors in the category.

Full-Time Faculty (2007):

Full-Time Faculty LevelContract LengthNumber MenAvg Salary MenNumber WomenAvg Salary Women
Professoracademic year265$120,60168$104,832
Associate professoracademic year188$80,39782$77,729
Assistant professoracademic year131$71,277115$64,985
Instructoracademic year12$29,09536$36,376
Lectureracademic year37$41,40365$37,502
No academic rankacademic year5$58,28523$44,573
All faculty totalacademic year638$91,824389$66,190

*: salaries are not displayed where there are fewer than 3 professors in the category.

University Of Pittsburgh Athletics

Athletic Conferences:

SportConference
FootballBig East Conference
BasketballBig East Conference
BaseballBig East Conference
TrackBig East Conference

Students on Athletic Scholarships (2007):

SportMenWomenTotal
Total203134337
Football88088
Track213152
Baseball25025
Basketball131225
All Other Sports5691147

University Of Pittsburgh Degree Programs (2007)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT
Accounting
Business Administration and Management, General
Business/Commerce, General
Finance, General
International Business/Trade/Commerce
Management Information Systems, General
Marketing/Marketing Management, General
Organizational Behavior Studies

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
Computer Engineering, General
Computer Science
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
Information Science/Studies

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General

EDUCATION AND TEACHING
Education, General
Educational Leadership and Administration, General
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
Reading Teacher Education
Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor

ENGINEERING
Biomedical/Medical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering, General
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
Engineering Physics
Engineering, General
Engineering, Other
Materials Engineering
Mechanical Engineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK
Public Administration
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other
Public Policy Analysis
Social Work

FINE ARTS
Art History, Criticism and Conservation
Fine/Studio Arts, General

LAW
Law (LLB, JD)

LIBERAL ARTS
African Studies
African-American/Black Studies
Anthropology
Area Studies, Other
Asian Studies/Civilization
Central/Middle and Eastern European Studies
Chinese Language and Literature
Creative Writing
East Asian Studies
Economics, General
English Composition
English Language and Literature, General
English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
English Literature (British and Commonwealth)
European Studies/Civilization
French Language and Literature
Geography
German Language and Literature
Historic Preservation and Conservation
History and Philosophy of Science and Technology
History, General
Humanities/Humanistic Studies
International Relations and Affairs
Italian Language and Literature
Japanese Language and Literature
Latin American Studies
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
Library Science/Librarianship
Linguistics
Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
Political Science and Government, General
Russian Language and Literature
Russian Studies
Social Sciences, General
Social Sciences, Other
Sociology
Spanish Language and Literature
Speech and Rhetorical Studies
Urban Studies/Affairs
Western European Studies
Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS
Applied Mathematics
Mathematics and Statistics, Other
Mathematics, General
Statistics, General

MEDIA
Mass Communication/Media Studies

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION
Environmental Health
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator
Health/Health Care Administration/Management
Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene
Public Health Education and Promotion

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions, Other
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist

MEDICINE
Dental Clinical Sciences, General (MS, PhD)
Dentistry (DDS, DMD)
Gerontology
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
Medical Scientist (MS, PhD)
Medicine (MD)
Neuroscience
Orthodontics/Orthodontology (Cert, MS, PhD)
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design (MS, PhD)
Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada])
Public Health, Other

MUSIC
Music, General

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing
Nurse Anesthetist
Nursing Administration (MSN, MS, PhD)
Nursing, Other
Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services, Other
Dietetics/Dietitian (RD)
Kinesiotherapy/Kinesiotherapist
Occupational Therapy/Therapist
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART
Film/Cinema Studies

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY
Jewish/Judaic Studies
Philosophy
Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE
Biochemistry
Bioinformatics
Biological and Physical Sciences
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Biostatistics
Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology
Chemistry, General
Ecology
Epidemiology
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other
Geology/Earth Science, General
Immunology
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology
Microbiology, General
Molecular Biology
Molecular Pharmacology
Neurobiology and Neurophysiology
Optics/Optical Sciences
Physical Sciences
Physics, General

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
Corrections

THERAPY AND COUNSELING
Bioethics/Medical Ethics
Clinical/Medical Social Work
Educational Psychology
Physical Therapy/Therapist
Psychology, General

University Of Pittsburgh Highlights

(Details are provided further down on this page.)

What Sets University Of Pittsburgh Apart:

CategoryTrophy 
Number of degree programs
(vs. all colleges)
Top 1%University Of Pittsburgh Number of degree programs
Number of students
(vs. all colleges)
Top 1%University Of Pittsburgh Number of students
Salaries of full-time faculty
(vs. all colleges)
Top 9%University Of Pittsburgh Salaries of full-time faculty
% of degrees in medicine
(vs. colleges of similar size)
Top 10%University Of Pittsburgh % of degrees in medicine
Student SAT scores
(vs. all colleges)
Top 11%University Of Pittsburgh Student SAT scores
% of degrees in liberal arts
(vs. colleges with similar degree levels)
Top 13%University Of Pittsburgh % of degrees in liberal arts
Faculty/student ratio (full-time)
(vs. all colleges)
Top 14%University Of Pittsburgh Faculty/student ratio (full-time)
Explanation of the Highlights categories

Notable:
Accepts some high school credits
Grants credits for AP courses
Offers distance learning
Offers weekend classes
Career counseling
Career services
Student employment services
On-campus day care
Remedial classes for students
Option to study abroad
Offers part-time study
On-campus library
Offers campus housing
Tenure system for quality teaching
Has ROTC (army, navy, air force)
Offers athletic scholarships
NCAA athletic conference member

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