Chancellor’s Spotlight
The Plan for Pitt

Since our university’s founding in 1787, Pitt has emerged as a global leader in academics, research and scholarship. Learn more about the Plan for Pitt »
PITT’S IMPACT IN PENNSYLVANIA
in economic impact
in research impact
jobs
in charitable impact

Through academics, research and outreach programs—as well as the volunteerism of its students, faculty and staff—Pitt provides health and wellness services, technology support, arts programs, business assistance, sustainability collaborations and much more.

Groundbreakers come to the University of Pittsburgh to find answers and ask bold new questions. A research powerhouse by any measure, Pitt is consistently among the top U.S. institutions for National Institutes of Health funding.

The University looks to its schools of the health sciences to propel scientific discovery and clinical innovation and to educate and prepare future researchers, physicians, and health care providers and administrators for 21st century careers.