	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus 2016 University Academic Rankings
The University of Pittsburgh (commonly referred to as Pitt) is a state-related research university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In 1787 after the American Revolutionary War, it was founded on the edge of the American frontier as the Pittsburgh Academy. It developed and was renamed as Western University of Pennsylvania by a change to its charter in 1819. After surviving two devastating fires and various relocations within the area, the school moved to its current location in the Oakland neighborhood of the city; it was renamed as the University of Pittsburgh in 1908. For most of its history, Pitt was a private institution, until 1966 when it became part of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education. The university is composed of 17 undergraduate and graduate schools and colleges located at its urban Pittsburgh campus, home to the university's central administration and 28,766 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students. The university also includes four undergraduate schools located at campuses within Western Pennsylvania: Bradford, Greensburg, Johnstown, and Titusville. The 132-acre Pittsburgh campus has multiple contributing historic buildings of the Schenley Farms Historic District, most notably its 42-story Gothic revival centerpiece, the Cathedral of Learning. The campus is situated adjacent to the flagship medical facilities of its closely affiliated University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), as well as the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, Schenley Park, and Carnegie Mellon University. The university has an annual operating budget of approximately $2 billion, which includes nearly $900 million in research and development expenditures. A member of the Association of American Universities, Pitt is the sixth-largest recipient of federally sponsored research funding among U.S. universities in 2013, and it is a major recipient of research funding from the National Institutes of Health. It is the second-largest non-government employer in the Pittsburgh region behind UPMC. Pitt is ranked among the top public universities in the United States in both domestic and international rankings, and has been listed as a "best value" in higher education by several publications. Pitt students have access to various arts programs throughout the campus and city, and can participate in approximately 350 student organizations. Pitt's varsity athletic teams, collectively known as the Pittsburgh Panthers, compete in Division I of the NCAA, primarily as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. History \| Founding Founded by Hugh Henry Brackenridge as Pittsburgh Academy in 1787, the University of Pittsburgh is one of the few universities and colleges established in the 18th century in the United States. It is the oldest continuously chartered institution of learning in the U.S. west of the Allegheny Mountains. The school began as a preparatory school, presumably in a log cabin, possibly as early as 1770 in Western Pennsylvania, then a frontier. Brackenridge obtained a charter for the school from the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on February 28, 1787, just ten weeks before the opening of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. A brick building was erected in 1790 on the south side of Third Street and Cherry Alley for the Pittsburgh Academy. The small two-story brick building, with a gable facing the alley, contained three rooms: one below and two above. The Western University Within a short period, more advanced education in the area was needed, so in 1819 the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania amended the school's 1787 charter to confer university status. The school took the name the Western University of Pennsylvania, or WUP, and was intended to be the western sister institution to ... [more on wikipedia]

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article "University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0

University of Pittsburgh Details

University of Pittsburgh Details
detail	value
state	Pennsylvania
conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
public	Public
scores	1865/1243/28
level	Good
rank	[50
overall ROI rank	[75
size	medium
undergrads	18757
grads	9860
price	43360
drop	20
stem	28
research	863
scores valid	True

Common Questions...

What are the academic rankings for University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus?

1. number 50 for Academics.

2. number 75 for ROI (Return on Investment).

What universities are similar to University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus?

1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

2. University of Connecticut

3. University of California-Santa Barbara

4. The University of Texas at Dallas

5. University of Washington-Seattle Campus

6. University of Kansas

7. Boston University

National Academic Rankings

(summary of all ranking placements)

University of Pittsburgh National Academic Rankings

University of Pittsburgh National Academic Rankings
category	rank	scores	difficulty	smartest	brainpower	faculty	research	salary ROI	overall ROI
Top250	50	120	120	57	56	81	15	130	75
All	55	81	84	57	56	65	15	65	62
All Nonivy	47	75	80	49	48	62	13	61	51
Div1	32	43	45	38	38	50	12	72	48
Div1 Nonivy	24	35	37	30	30	42	8	70	39
Div1 Public	15	15	18	19	21	33	3	66	34
Public	15	26	33	22	22	43	4	59	31
Power5	22	23	24	26	27	36	8	54	38
Stem Low	38	65	74	40	39	53	16	73	56
Atlantic Coast Conference	7	9	10	8	8	9	3	10	8
New England Region	28	62	60	27	25	36	8	37	27
State of Pennsylvania	3	12	11	4	4	5	2	14	7
Top Ten Top250	50	120	120	57	56	81	15	130	75
Top Ten Atlantic Coast Conference	8	8	9	8	7	9	3	8	9
Top Ten State of Pennsylvania	3	7	7	4	4	5	2	6	3

Peer Universities / Similar Universities

(mathematically similar student body, size, academics, stem, salary... etc)

University of Pittsburgh Peer Universities, Similar Universities to University of Pittsburgh

University of Pittsburgh Peer Universities, Similar Universities to University of Pittsburgh
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
98.49	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Virginia	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Good	75	40
93.20	University of Connecticut	Connecticut	Big East Conference	Public	Good	87	139
92.85	University of California-Santa Barbara	California	Big West Conference	Public	Good	63	122
91.75	The University of Texas at Dallas	Texas	American Southwest Conference	Public	Good	70	55
90.74	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	Washington	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Good	55	66
86.46	University of Kansas	Kansas	Big Twelve Conference	Public	AboveAverage	172	130
86.40	Boston University	Massachusetts	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	45	116
86.29	University at Buffalo	New York	Mid American Conference	Public	AboveAverage	124	190
85.88	Mississippi State University	Mississippi	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	197	130
85.86	University of Virginia	Virginia	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Excellent	32	27
85.77	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	Tennessee	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	116	188
85.63	University of Kentucky	Kentucky	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	159	130
85.60	George Mason University	Virginia	Atlantic 10 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	156	143
85.30	Colorado State University-Fort Collins	Colorado	Mountain West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	143	139
85.28	Virginia Commonwealth University	Virginia	Atlantic 10 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	178	207
85.23	University of Utah	Utah	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	142	86
85.15	University of Cincinnati	Ohio	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	202	106
85.11	University of California-Irvine	California	Big West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	108	162
84.93	Baylor University	Texas	Big Twelve Conference	Private	Good	134	128
84.73	Montana State University	Montana	Big Sky Conference	Public	AboveAverage	217	168
84.71	University of Colorado Boulder	Colorado	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	79	59
84.60	Brigham Young University-Provo	Utah	Other / West Coast Conference	Private	Good	72	27
84.22	University of California-Los Angeles	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Excellent	29	84
84.15	University of Alabama at Birmingham	Alabama	Conference USA	Public	AboveAverage	153	148
84.14	Purdue University	Indiana	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	57	20
84.07	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Wisconsin	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	33	25
83.16	The University of Texas at Austin	Texas	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Good	38	51
82.79	Ohio State University	Ohio	Big Ten Conference	Public	Good	40	43
79.59	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	Nebraska	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	119	98
79.47	Clemson University	South Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	AboveAverage	98	51
79.40	Auburn University	Alabama	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	139	79
79.28	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	Oklahoma	Big Twelve Conference	Public	AboveAverage	137	54
78.95	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	Massachusetts	Mid - American Conference / At...	Public	AboveAverage	88	144
78.93	University of Iowa	Iowa	Big Ten Conference	Public	Good	68	79
78.22	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	Louisiana	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	148	88
78.10	SUNY at Binghamton	New York	America East	Public	Excellent	65	125
77.95	University of Massachusetts-Lowell	Massachusetts	America East	Public	AboveAverage	247	275
77.94	University of North Carolina Wilmington	North Carolina	Colonial Athletic Association	Public	AboveAverage	221	228
77.74	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	Michigan	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	17	16
77.31	University of Miami	Florida	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	44	93
77.14	University of Florida	Florida	Southeastern Conference	Public	Good	43	38
77.13	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Illinois	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	24	17
76.95	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	New Jersey	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	56	115
76.46	Arizona State University-Tempe	Arizona	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	101	82
76.42	Pennsylvania State University	Pennsylvania	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	53	84
75.99	Texas A & M University-College Station	Texas	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	71	22
75.73	The College of New Jersey	New Jersey	New Jersey Athletic Conference	Public	Good	164	193
75.71	University of Central Florida	Florida	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	103	141
75.56	University of Rochester	New York	University Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	39	93
74.57	University of Tulsa	Oklahoma	American Athletic Conference	Private	Good	139	75

Academic Peer Universities / Similar Academics

(mathematically similar academics)

University of Pittsburgh Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to University of Pittsburgh

University of Pittsburgh Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to University of Pittsburgh
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
96.65	The University of Texas at Austin	Texas	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Good	38	51
95.80	Ohio State University	Ohio	Big Ten Conference	Public	Good	40	43
95.01	University of Florida	Florida	Southeastern Conference	Public	Good	43	38
94.21	Boston University	Massachusetts	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	45	116
93.61	University of California-Santa Barbara	California	Big West Conference	Public	Good	63	122
93.28	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	Washington	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Good	55	66
92.06	George Washington University	Washington DC	Atlantic 10 Conference	Private	Excellent	51	135
91.35	University of Maryland-College Park	Maryland	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	34	60
91.32	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	New Jersey	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	56	115
91.15	Pennsylvania State University	Pennsylvania	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	53	84
90.95	University Athletic Association (Low)	-	University Athletic Association	-Conf-	Excellent	-	32
90.15	University of California-Davis	California	Big Sky Conference / Big West ...	Public	AboveAverage	58	142
90.10	University of Miami	Florida	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	44	93
89.55	Purdue University	Indiana	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	57	20
88.70	Brandeis University	Massachusetts	University Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	46	116
88.63	Boston College	Massachusetts	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	47	75
88.06	College of William and Mary	Virginia	Colonial Athletic Association	Public	Excellent	54	60
86.33	Georgetown University	Washington DC	Patriot League / Big East Conf...	Private	Elite	42	88
86.00	Swarthmore College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Elite	67	48
85.83	Ivy League (Low)	-	Ivy League	-Conf-	Elite	-	21
83.89	Pomona College	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Elite	52	125
83.86	Bowdoin College	Maine	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	64	162
83.17	Franklin W Olin College of Engineering	Massachusetts	No Conference Affiliation	Private	Elite	48	53
82.65	Williams College	Massachusetts	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	58	161
81.50	Harvey Mudd College	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Elite	49	19

University Benchmarks

Ranking the Top 100 Academic Universities

Notes:

Ranking Fields

The 2016 University Academic Rankings

University Filter

Options

Power 5 Conferences

Other Conferences

University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus

2016 University Academic Rankings

History | Founding

The Western University

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article "University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0