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COLLEGE STATS
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Admission's Office Location
First Floor, Alumni Hall
4227 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15260-6601
Phone 412-624-PITT
Financial Aid 412-624-7488
Web site www.pitt.edu
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Students
Undergrad:
Full-time: 7,352 men / 18,015 women
Part-time:1,053 men / 1,378 women
Graduate:
Full-time: 2,968 men / 3,089 women
Part-time: 1,173 men/ 1,678 women
Faculty
Full Time: 2,941
PhDs: 98%
Student/Faculty 17 to 1
Application Deadline Rolling admissions
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RESIDENCE LIFE
The University of Pittsburgh Housing Services and Residence Life staff
help over 5,000 resident students each academic year. Living plans
include single rooms, doubles, triples, quadruples, and suites, along
with special interest floors. Residence hall accommodations on the
Pittsburgh campus are guaranteed for three years from the time of
offered admission to Fall Term freshman applicants who are admitted
and pay their tuition deposits by May 1.
ACTIVITIES
There are more than 225 student activity groups at the University
of Pittsburgh, from creative to religious, academic to pre-professional,
and athletic to intellectual. If you don't find the activity you desire,
find nine other interested students, and you can start your own organization.
SPORTS
Most of the University of Pittsburgh's athletic teams compete in the
Big East Conference. Pittsburgh fields 19 men's and women's varsity
teams. Men's sports include: baseball, basketball, cross country,
football, soccer, swimming and diving, track and field (indoor and
outdoor) and wrestling. Women's sports include: basketball, cross
country, gymnastics, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis,
track and field (indoor and outdoor) and volleyball.
Intramural sports are also popular. Last season, approximately 9,400
students participated in 2,750 contests--football, soccer, basketball,
volleyball, and other sports. Additionally, non-traditional options
are also available through clubs for rowing, ice hockey, martial arts,
lacrosse, equestrian, ski and snow boarding, cycling, field hockey,
volleyball, and rugby, to name a few. Moreover, students can work
out on their own at seven recreational facilities located in convenient
locations throughout campus, and at the Trees Hall gymnasium, the
Charles L. Cost Sports Center, and the new Petersen Events Center.
PROGRAMS OF STUDY
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101 undergraduate degree programs |
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20 certificate programs |
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10 undergraduate schools and colleges: College
of Arts and Sciences; College of Business Administration; College
of General Studies; School of Education; School of Engineering;
School of Nursing; School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences;
School of Information Sciences; School of Pharmacy; School of
Social Work. |
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University Honors College |
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Engineering Co-op Program |
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Study Abroad |
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Semester at Sea — world's only floating campus |
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14 graduate and professional schools |
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Four regional campus locations throughout Western
Pennsylvania |
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VISIT INFORMATION
Below are descriptions of your campus visit options. Information
on larger, on-campus programs follows. We prefer that you contact
the Office of Admissions and Financial Aid directly to arrange your
on-campus activities.
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Group Information Sessions |
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Available M-F |
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10 AM and 2 PM |
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Selected Saturdays at 10 AM in OAFA, Alumni Hall,
2nd floor. |
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Please call ahead or make a request on the Internet:
www.pitt.edu/~oafa. |
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Presentation about the University of Pittsburgh,
academic programs, admissions criteria, the admissions process,
financial aid, and a question and answer period. |
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Allow 60 minutes.
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Student Forum |
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Available M-F |
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2 PM in OAFA, Alumni Hall, 2nd floor. |
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An informal student presentation about campus
life with time for questions and answers. |
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Please call ahead or make a request on the Internet.
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Upon arrival, stop at the first floor reception
desk to check in. |
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Allow 60 minutes.
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Personal Appointment |
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An individual meeting with an admissions and financial
aid counselor: beneficial for discussing personal questions,
extenuating circumstances, etc. |
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Available M-F, 9 AM-4 PM |
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In OAFA, Alumni Hall. |
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Call ahead or make a request on the Internet.
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Allow 30-60 minutes.
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Student-Guided Campus Tours |
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A walking tour conducted by a Pitt Pathfinder
tour guide (currently enrolled undergraduate). |
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No need to call ahead. |
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Leave from the Alumni Hall, 4227 Fifth Avenue,
first floor lobby, every hour on the hour between 10 AM and
3 PM, M-F (except University holidays) and selected Saturdays
after the 10 AM Information Session. |
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Get a student's view of campus life. |
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Allow 60-90 minutes. |
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Note: We strongly recommend wearing comfortable
shoes. |
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DIRECTIONS TO CAMPUS
Inbound
From NORTH
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I-79 South to Pittsburgh. |
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I-279 exit to Pittsburgh, then Exit 8A (I-579
South/Veteran's Bridge). |
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Follow I-579 to Oakland/Monroeville Exit. |
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Off the ramp, follow Forbes Avenue/Oakland signs
for 1.5 mi. |
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Take Forbes Ave. Exit. Follow Forbes to campus
and Cathedral of Learning. |
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Just past the Cathedral, turn left
on South Bellefield. Get into left lane. Turn left on Fifth
Avenue and get into right lane. |
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Alumni Hall is two blocks down on your right between
Tennyson and Lytton Avenues. |
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From SOUTH or AIRPORT (SW)
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I-279 North toward Pittsburgh and through the
Fort Pitt Tunnels. |
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On Fort Pitt Bridge, get into far right lane. |
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Take I-376 East (following Monroeville signs)
to Forbes Avenue/Oakland Exit 3B. |
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Forbes Avenue leads directly to campus and the
Cathedral of Learning. |
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Just past the Cathedral, turn left on South Bellefield.
Get into left lane. Turn left on Fifth Avenue and get into right
lane. |
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Alumni Hall is two blocks down on your right between
Tennyson and Lytton Avenues. |
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From EAST
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Take Exit 57 off PA Turnpike (I-76) to I-376 West.
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Then take Exit 3B (Oakland) onto Bates Street.
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Follow Bates to its end, make a left onto Bouquet
Street, then a right at first light onto Forbes Avenue. |
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Forbes leads directly to the campus
and Cathedral of Learning. |
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Just past the Cathedral, turn left on South Bellefield.
Get into left lane. Turn left on Fifth Avenue and get into right
lane. |
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Alumni Hall is two blocks down on your right between
Tennyson and Lytton Avenues. |
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From WEST
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Take Exit 57 off PA Turnpike to I-376 West, and
follow directions above (from EAST) into Oakland. |
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Outbound
Points West & the Pittsburgh International
Airport
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Turn right onto Fifth Avenue. |
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Proceed on Fifth Avenue in the lane second closest
to the bus lane (at your far left) to Craft Street, passing
Carlow College on your right. |
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Turn left onto Craft-getting into the right lane-and
follow it for one block to Forbes Avenue. |
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Turn right onto Forbes. Continue straight until
you reach a stop sign. |
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Turn right onto the Boulevard of the Allies, get
into the right-hand lane, and follow signs for I-376 West/Fort
Pitt Bridge/Downtown. |
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This lane will bring you down to a merge point
with I-376 West. |
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On I-376, get in the second lane from the left,
the lane for I-279 South/Airport. |
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Follow the signs for I-279 South onto the Fort
Pitt Bridge and through the Fort Pitt Tunnel. You will follow
I-279 South for several miles. |
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I-279 will turn into Route 60 North. Continue
to follow Route 60 North and the signs to the Airport. You will
come to a fork where Route 60 North will lead you directly to
the Pittsburgh International Airport Exit. Approximate distance
and time to Airport: 15 miles/40 minutes. |
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Points East & the Pennsylvania Turnpike
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Turn right onto Fifth Avenue. |
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Proceed on Fifth in the lane closest to the bus
lane to Craft Avenue, about 8 blocks. You'll pass Carlow College
on the right. |
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Turn left onto Craft Avenue and get into the left
lane. Go straight through the first traffic light, crossing
over Forbes Avenue. |
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At the next traffic light, turn left onto the
Boulevard of the Allies and stay to the right. |
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Turn right at the second traffic light onto Bates
Street and follow the signs for I-376 East/Monroeville. |
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Exit onto I-376 East and follow the signs for
the PA turnpike. Approximate distance and time to PA turnpike:
8 miles/20 minutes. |
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Points North
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Turn right onto Bigelow Boulevard and right at
the first traffic light onto Fifth Avenue. Move left to the
lane second closest to the bus lane and proceed for about 8
blocks to Craft Avenue, passing Carlow College on the right.
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Turn left onto Craft Avenue at the light, get
in the right lane quickly and proceed for one block to Forbes
Avenue. |
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Turn right onto Forbes Avenue, then continue straight
until you reach a stop sign. |
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Make a right-hand turn onto the Boulevard of the
Allies, get in the right-hand lane and follow the signs for
I-376 West. As you follow this lane, it will bring you down
to a merge point with I-376 West. |
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Once on I-376 West, stay in the right-hand lane.
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Follow this lane and exit at I-279 North/Fort
Duquesne Bridge. |
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From I-279 North, you can access Route 28, Route
19, and I-79. |
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Points South
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Turn right onto Fifth Avenue. |
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Proceed on Fifth in the lane second closest to
the bus lane to Craft Avenue for about 8 blocks, passing Carlow
College on your right just before Craft. |
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At Craft Avenue traffic light turn left and get
into the right lane for one block to Forbes Avenue. |
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Turn right onto Forbes Avenue and continue straight
until you reach a stop sign. |
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Turn right onto the Boulevard of the Allies and
get into the right-hand lane following signs for I-376 West.
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As you follow this lane, it will bring you down
to a merge point with I-376 West. |
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On I-376, get into the second lane from the left.
This will be the lane for I-279 South/Airport. Follow this sign
and remain in this lane. |
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Continue on I-279 South, on to the Fort Pitt Bridge
and through the Fort Pitt tunnel. |
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Follow I-279 South for several miles. I-79 South
will exit on your right. |
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For door-to-door directions try mapquest.com.
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