

Pitt faculty and alumni have won the Nobel Prize (in Peace and Medicine), the Pulitzer, the Academy Award, the MacArthur “Genius” Grant, the National Medal of Science, the Super Bowl, and more.
The eradication of polio throughout most of the world started with a breakthrough in the Pitt lab of Dr. Jonas Salk and his research team. When the vaccine’s success was announced on April 12, 1955, Salk was hailed as a miracle worker and American hero.
Michael Chabon, ‘84 began his first novel as a Pitt English major. Today, he’s one of the most celebrated writers of his generation, demonstrated by his immortalization on The Simpsons.
A Pitt researcher invented a sonic flashlight that provides real-time tomographic images from beneath skin surfaces, so doctors can pinpoint a vein or artery while making an injection or incision.
Pittsburgh and Pitt have a longstanding and powerful partnership. So Pitt students are in demand in every sector. You’ll find our students and alums working at UPMC, PNC, Westinghouse, Google, the Andy Warhol Museum and more.
One is your ticket to free public transportation and discounts at local merchants. The other is your source for discounted tickets to Pittsburgh’s ever-expanding arts scene.
Affectionate nickname for any Pittsburgh native and the signature word of the local dialect, “Pittsburghese.” We make our home in the Oakland neighborhood.
Our Pittsburgh Panthers play at Heinz Field and share a practice facility with the Steelers at the UPMC Sports Performance Complex, one of the leading sports medicine centers in the U.S.
The Peterson Events Center is home to our state-of-the-art Baierl Student Recreation Center, as well as our men’s and women’s basketball teams. It’s also a favorite venue for concerts and events—from Katy Perry and Cirque du Soleil to Carrie Underwood and Michael Bublé.
Pitt has something you don’t find at a lot of big public universities—a genuine sense of community. We feel responsible for each other, our neighborhood, and our city. That’s why so many people turn out for Pitt Make A Difference Day and sign up for our Student Volunteer Outreach programs.
To celebrate our Panthers for Homecoming 2012, we turned Bigelow Boulevard—the main campus thoroughfare—into a giant outdoor basketball court and invited everyone to join in.
Your interaction time with professors at Pitt is huge. And 59% of classes have fewer than 30 students. So you can’t hide. And you won’t want to.
That’s the percentage of freshmen who return for their sophomore year.
Pitt has been ranked as the top value in Pennsylvania eight consecutive times in The Kiplinger 100: Best Values in Public Colleges.