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University of Pittsburgh

University of Pittsburgh
4200 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15260


Fax number: (412) 648-8815
Website: https://www.pitt.edu
Screen last updated on: February 2024
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students is held prior to start of fall term.
Number and length of summer sessions: A summer session is offered for credit.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 93%
Student:Faculty ratio: 13:1
Total faculty: 1272 men, 1167 women
Full-time faculty: 976 men, 938 women
Part-time faculty: 296 men, 229 women
Graduation rate: 84% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, internships, distance learning, external degree program, online courses
Cooperative programs are offered: yes
Combined 3-2 programs available:
Institution offers 3-2 degree programs.
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Study abroad opportunities:
Study-abroad program offered.
Army ROTC: offered on-campus
Navy ROTC: offered off-campus ROTC branch unit at a cooperating host institution.
Air Force ROTC: offered on-campus

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Computational Biology
  • Dental Hygiene/Hygienist
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • African-American/Black Studies
  • Anthropology, General
  • Applied Mathematics, General
  • Architectural Sciences and Technology, Other
  • Architecture
  • Area Studies, Other
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Astronomy
  • Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
  • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
  • Bioinformatics
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biological and Physical Sciences
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Business/Commerce, General
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry, General
  • Chinese Language and Literature
  • City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computational Biology
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer Engineering, General
  • Computer Science
  • Computer Software and Media Applications, Other
  • Corrections
  • Creative Writing
  • Dental Hygiene/Hygienist
  • Dietetics/Dietitian
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Ecology
  • Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • Economics, General
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Psychology
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Engineering Physics/Applied Physics
  • Engineering Science
  • Engineering, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • English Literature (British and Commonwealth)
  • Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
  • Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Film/Cinema/Media Studies
  • Finance, General
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • French Language and Literature
  • Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • German Language and Literature
  • German Studies
  • Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator
  • Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • History and Philosophy of Science and Technology
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Human Resources Management and Services, Other
  • Human Services, General
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Information Science/Studies
  • Information Technology Project Management
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce
  • Italian Language and Literature
  • Japanese Language and Literature
  • Legal Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Linguistics
  • Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
  • Management Information Systems and Services, Other
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Mass Communication/Media Studies
  • Materials Engineering
  • Mathematical Biology
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mathematics, Other
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Microbiology, General
  • Molecular Biology
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Music, General
  • Neuroscience
  • Nutrition Sciences
  • Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Physical Sciences, General
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Polish Language and Literature
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Administration
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Rehabilitation Science
  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • Research and Experimental Psychology, Other
  • Rhetoric and Composition
  • Russian Language and Literature
  • Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Social Sciences, General
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Work
  • Sociology, General
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Statistics, General
  • Urban Studies/Affairs
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Women's Studies
  • Writing, General
Certificates

  • Accounting
  • African Studies
  • Arabic Language and Literature
  • Area Studies, Other
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Asian Studies/Civilization
  • Assistive/Augmentative Technology and Rehabilitation Engineering
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Children's and Adolescent Literature
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Creative Writing
  • Dental Hygiene/Hygienist
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
  • European Studies/Civilization
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Geography
  • German Language and Literature
  • Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Homeland Security
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Human Services, General
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce
  • International Public Health/International Health
  • Jewish/Judaic Studies
  • Kinesiotherapy/Kinesiotherapist
  • Latin American Studies
  • Linguistics
  • Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
  • Management Science
  • Mass Communication/Media Studies
  • Medieval and Renaissance Studies
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Nanotechnology
  • Nuclear Engineering
  • Organizational Behavior Studies
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing
  • Public Administration
  • Rehabilitation Science
  • Rhetoric and Composition
  • Russian Studies
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Sustainability Studies
  • Systems Engineering
  • Western European Studies
  • Women's Studies
Diplomas

  • African Studies
  • Area Studies, Other
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Asian Studies/Civilization
  • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
  • Bioinformatics
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Civil Engineering, Other
  • Clinical/Medical Social Work
  • Community Health and Preventive Medicine
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
  • Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis
  • Dental Clinical Sciences, General
  • Dental Public Health and Education
  • Developmental and Child Psychology
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals with Vision Impairments Including Blindness
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Endodontics/Endodontology
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • Engineering/Industrial Management
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Environmental Health
  • European Studies/Civilization
  • Film/Cinema/Media Studies
  • Gerontology
  • Health Law
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management
  • Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
  • Human Services, General
  • Human/Medical Genetics
  • Industrial Safety Technology/Technician
  • Informatics
  • Information Science/Studies
  • International Law and Legal Studies
  • Latin American Studies
  • Legal Professions and Studies, Other
  • Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other
  • Legal Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Management Information Systems, General
  • Management Science
  • Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing
  • Medical Science/Scientist
  • Medieval and Renaissance Studies
  • Metallurgical Engineering
  • Mining and Mineral Engineering
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Nuclear Engineering
  • Nursing Science
  • Orthodontics/Orthodontology
  • Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing
  • Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Health Education and Promotion
  • Public Health, Other
  • Reading Teacher Education
  • Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Other
  • Rehabilitation Science
  • Russian Studies
  • Russian, Central European, East European and Eurasian Studies
  • Social Work
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Systems Engineering
  • Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
  • Urban Education and Leadership
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Western European Studies
  • Women's Studies
Doctorates

  • Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General
  • Anthropology, General
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
  • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
  • Bioinformatics
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, Other
  • Biostatistics
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry, General
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Clinical Nurse Specialist
  • Computational Biology
  • Computational Science
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer Engineering, General
  • Computer Science
  • Dentistry
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • Economics, General
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Educational Psychology
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Environmental Health
  • Epidemiology
  • European Studies/Civilization
  • Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology
  • Film/Cinema/Media Studies
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • French Language and Literature
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • Health Services Administration
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • History and Philosophy of Science and Technology
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Human Services, General
  • Human/Medical Genetics
  • Immunology
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Information Science/Studies
  • Law
  • Legal Studies
  • Library and Information Science
  • Library Science, Other
  • Linguistics
  • Materials Engineering
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology
  • Medical Science/Scientist
  • Medicine
  • Metallurgical Engineering
  • Microbiology and Immunology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Molecular Biophysics
  • Molecular Genetics
  • Molecular Pharmacology
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Music, General
  • Neurobiology and Anatomy
  • Neuroscience
  • Nurse Anesthetist
  • Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery
  • Occupational Therapy/Therapist
  • Oral Biology and Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
  • Pathology/Experimental Pathology
  • Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Pharmacy
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physical Therapy/Therapist
  • Physics, General
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other
  • Public Health, Other
  • Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Other
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Rehabilitation Science
  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • Research and Experimental Psychology, Other
  • Rhetoric and Composition
  • Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Work
  • Sociology, General
  • Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
  • Statistics, General
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
Master's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Anthropology, General
  • Applied Mathematics, General
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
  • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
  • Bioethics/Medical Ethics
  • Bioinformatics
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, Other
  • Biomedical Sciences, General
  • Biostatistics
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry, General
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Computational Biology
  • Computational Science
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer Engineering, General
  • Computer Science
  • Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
  • Dental Clinical Sciences, General
  • Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services, Other
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • East Asian Studies
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • Economics, General
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Educational Psychology
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Endodontics/Endodontology
  • Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Law
  • Engineering, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Environmental Health
  • Epidemiology
  • Film/Cinema/Media Studies
  • Finance, General
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • French Language and Literature
  • Genetic Counseling/Counselor
  • Geographic Information Science and Cartography
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • Health Services Administration
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management
  • Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • History and Philosophy of Science and Technology
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Human Services, General
  • Human/Medical Genetics
  • Immunology
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Informatics
  • Information Science/Studies
  • Information Technology Project Management
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce
  • International Law and Legal Studies
  • International Relations and Affairs
  • Italian Language and Literature
  • Legal Professions and Studies, Other
  • Legal Studies
  • Library and Information Science
  • Library Science, Other
  • Linguistics
  • Management Science
  • Marketing Research
  • Materials Engineering
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology
  • Medical Science/Scientist
  • Metallurgical Engineering
  • Microbiology and Immunology
  • Molecular Biophysics
  • Molecular Genetics
  • Molecular Pharmacology
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Music, General
  • National Security Policy Studies
  • Neurobiology and Anatomy
  • Neuroscience
  • Nuclear Engineering
  • Nurse Anesthetist
  • Occupational Therapy/Therapist
  • Oral Biology and Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
  • Orthodontics/Orthodontology
  • Orthotist/Prosthetist
  • Pathology/Experimental Pathology
  • Petroleum Engineering
  • Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Pharmacy Administration and Pharmacy Policy and Regulatory Affairs
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physician Assistant
  • Physics, General
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Administration
  • Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other
  • Public Health, Other
  • Public Policy Analysis, General
  • Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Other
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other
  • Rehabilitation Science
  • Rhetoric and Composition
  • Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Work
  • Sociology, General
  • Statistics, General
  • Systems Engineering
  • Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 2 or higher)
  • credit for CLEP general
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • credit for international baccalaureate

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
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