General Information

• The University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) consists of five campuses -- the Pittsburgh Campus and four regional campuses in western Pennsylvania at Johnstown, Greensburg, Titusville, and Bradford.


• In addition to institutional accreditation by the Middle States Association, Pitt holds numerous specialized accreditations among its various schools and programs in, but not limited to, such areas as business, education, engineering, law, nursing, pharmacy, psychology, and medicine.

Student Information

• In Fall Term, 1998, Pitt enrolled 32,293 students, including 25,873 students at the Pittsburgh Campus and 6,420 students at the regional campuses.


• Of the students enrolled at the University in Fall Term, 1998, 78 percent were full-time, 72 percent were undergraduates, 12 percent were minorities, 53 percent were female, 82 percent were from Pennsylvania, and five percent were non-resident aliens (international students).


• Pitt students originate from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and four U.S. territories, as well as from 112 foreign countries. The top five countries of origin are: China, India, Japan, the Republic of Korea, and Taiwan.

Degree and Certificate Programs

• The University includes the Pittsburgh Campus, and its 16 schools, and four regional campuses and offers, in addition to numerous certificate and various other programs, 373 distinct degree programs: 13 associate, 174 baccalaureate, 111 master's, 70 doctoral, and five first professional programs.


• Pitt conferred 6,775 degrees in FY 1999. At the Pittsburgh Campus, there were 2,894 baccalaureate, 2,016 master's, 360 doctoral, and 544 first professional degrees conferred. At the regional campuses, there were 71 associate and 890 baccalaureate degrees conferred.

Faculty and Staff Information

• Employed at the University in Fall Term, 1998 were 3,846 faculty. Of the 3,197 full-time faculty, 15 percent were minorities, 32 percent were female, and 87 percent had the doctorate or first professional degree as their highest earned degree.


• In Fall Term, 1998, 25 percent of the full-time faculty were professors, 28 percent were associate professors, and 33 percent were assistant professors.


• There were 5,331 staff employed at the University in Fall Term, 1998. Of the 5,009 full-time staff, 14 percent were minorities and 60 percent were female.

Financial Information

• Pitt's FY 1999 expenses for instruction, research, public service, and various other expense categories totaled $848.3 million.

Research Information

• Research activities are conducted at Pitt in its various schools and in approximately 200 centers, institutes, laboratories, and clinics.


• Pitt is a member of the Association of American Universities (AAU) and joins in performing a large part of basic research in the U.S. and Canada.

Library Collections and Services

• In FY 1999, the University's 30 libraries and collections totaled nearly four million volumes, nearly four million pieces of microforms, and more than 26,000 subscriptions.  The University Library System web site can be accessed at http://www.library.pitt.edu.

Computing and Network Services

• Computing and Network Services provides computing, information, and telecommunications services to meet the information technology needs of all students, faculty, and staff.  The Computing and Network Services web site can be accessed at http://www.technology.pitt.edu.


• There are six public computing labs at the Pittsburgh Campus. More than 700 personal computers are equipped with the most recent versions of several hundred software packages.


• Computing and Network Services maintains the University's World Wide Web service that showcases the University to the international community via the Internet. Pitt's web site can be accessed at http://www.pitt.edu.

Institutional Advancement

• In FY 1999, Institutional Advancement programs raised $65.4 million in contributions from private sources.


• More than 187,000 Pitt alumni reside throughout all 50 states, U.S. territories, and in 119 foreign countries.


• The Institutional Advancement web site can be accessed at http://www.pitt.edu/~alumni.