Dashboard 2026
Plan for Pitt 2028
We will cultivate student success
90%
Over the past five years, the number of first-year applications to the Pittsburgh campus has increased by nearly 90%.
Over the past five years, the number of first-year applications to the Pittsburgh campus has increased by nearly 90%.
Record Four- and Six-Year Grad Rates for the Pittsburgh campus
Top
5%
grad rate of all public colleges and universities (fall 2018 cohort)
More than
4 out of 10 students graduate debt free. Pitt maintains the lowest average student debt among our state-related peers.
4 out of 10 students graduate debt free. Pitt maintains the lowest average student debt among our state-related peers.
96%of undergraduate alumni from our Pittsburgh campus—more than 10 percentage points above the national benchmark—have a job or graduate school placement within six months of their degree.
Pitt announced the 2026 launch of the University’s first online undergraduate degree: the online Bachelor of Science in Health Informatics program, which will become one of the first fully online accredited undergraduate programs in the nation with a dedicated focus on artificial intelligence in health care.
We will propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
Research dollars
In NIH funding, Pitt ranks No. 7. Nationally, Pitt ranks No. 12 in expenditures from federal sources.
Pitt is among the top 20 most innovative universities nationwide. The National Academy of Inventors ranked Pitt No. 17 (tie) for U.S. universities granted utility patents in 2025.
We Will Be Welcoming and Engaged
Welcomed the
largest class in history
Recognized among America’s Best-in-State Employers 2025
Recognized with the Leading Disability Employer Seal by the National Organization on Disability
Awarded Carnegie Classification for Community Engagement (2026)
According to the Pitt Workplace Survey, nearly 90% of employees say that they “understand how [their] job contributes to this institution’s mission.”
We will promote accountability and trust
20 graduate and professional programs ranked No. 20 or higher in the most recent U.S. News & World Report graduate school rankings
Ranked in the top 3% of the best global universities in 2025 by U.S. News & World Report
$6.6 billion in operational impact
$5.4 billion of Pitt alumni impact in Pennsylvania
*Fiscal Year 2023
$5.4 billion of Pitt alumni impact in Pennsylvania
*Fiscal Year 2023
#1 Public Undergraduate Nursing Program (tie) 2025 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges
It's possible at Pitt
Life Sciences Century
Pitt, in partnership with Carnegie Mellon University, the Global Federation of Competitiveness Councils, and the Council on Competitiveness, convened innovators, entrepreneurs and leaders in health care, artificial intelligence, and technology from around the world for the 2025 Global Innovation Summit. Through showcases, demonstrations and panel discussions, the Summit emphasized Pittsburgh’s favorable position to advance academic and economic outcomes, foster innovation, and lead in longevity research.
Assistive Technologies
Pitt is forging the way on next-generation technology to improve the quality of life for wheelchair users by creating a robotic assisted mobility and manipulation platform. Rory Cooper, founding director of the Human Engineering Research Laboratories, is leading the project with an award of up to $41.5 million in federal funding from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H).