Fast Facts

History - Founded in 1963; Became a four-year baccalaureate institution 1979

Mascot and school colors - Panther and blue and gold

Student Enrollment - 1,100

Employees - 

Total employees: 436

• Full-time faculty: 76
• Part-time faculty: 32
• Full-time staff: 103
• Part-time staff: 11
• Other employees: 214

Student/Teacher Ratio - 12:1

Typical Class Size - 17 students

# of Majors Leading to Baccalaureate Degree - 

• 38 (B.A., B.S., B.S.N)
• 19 Pre-professional programs

# of Majors Leading to Associate Degree - 4 (A.S., A.A)

# of Graduate Programs - 4 (Master of Science in Nursing and a Master of Social Work, is offered on campus by the graduate school at Pitt-Oakland. Master of Education and a Master of Science for Clinical Nurse Leader, both offered online from Pitt-Oakland.)

# of Alumni - More than 12,000

Tuition and fees (2023 - 2024)

Financial Aid - 95.1% of all students receive some form of financial aid, including scholarships, loans, grants and work-study.
In the 2024-25 school year, the average financial aid award for in-state students was roughly $22,994 and for out-of-state students about $30,158.

Physical Plant - 491 acres nestled along the Tunungwant Creek

Intercollegiate Athletics - Charter member of the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference with 13 teams competing in NCAA Division III and ECAC:

• Men's Teams:
  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Golf
  • Lacrosse
  • Soccer
  • Swimming
  • Wrestling
• Women's Teams:
  • Basketball
  • Bowling
  • Soccer
  • Softball
  • Swimming
  • Volleyball
• Club Sports
  • Ice Hockey
  • eSports
  • Cheerleading
  • Men's Lacrosse

Academic Buildings - 

• Blaisdell Hall: the fine arts/communication arts building
• Duke Building: our new engineering and information technology center
• Fisher Hall: our science building
• Hanley Library: which houses the Office of Admissions, the Academic Advising Center, the Academic Coaching & Tutoring Center, and the TRiO Student Support Services program
• Richard E. and Ruth McDowell Sport & Fitness Center: the athletics department and athletic training building
• Swarts Hall: nursing and social sciences building
• Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) House
• Other Facilities -
• Frame-Westerberg Commons: The student center
• Kessel Athletic Complex: Baseball, Softball, Soccer Fields and Tennis Courts
• Apartment-style and townhouse-style residence halls
• Maintenance Building
• Campus Police and Laundry Building
• Hangar Building: houses Financial Aid, Registrar, Enrollment Services and Student Accounts, and Business Affairs.
• Control Tower Building: houses the offices of Human Resources and Payroll.
• Marilyn Horne Hall: houses the Center for Rural Health Practice and The Marilyn Horne Museum and Exhibit Center
• Maintenance Storage Building
• Harriett B. Wick Chapel
• Richard E. McDowell Community Trail:  A 1.4-mile walking trail
• Library Holdings:
• 97,963 titles, with access to more than 5 million through Pitt libraries
• 3,782 audio-visual materials
• 245 print periodicals, with access to more than 40,000 through Pitt libraries
• 1,055 microform items
• More than 50,000 e-journals
• More than 300,000 e-books
• More than 400 searchable electronic databases
• Computer Facilities:
• Six general-purpose computer labs (one open 24 hours)
• Student/computer ratio 5.5:1
• A Macintosh computer arts lab
• Several departmental labs
• Wireless networking in all residence halls and academic/administrative buildings
• ResNet Internet connections in each residence hall bedroom
• All classrooms have an instructor PC station and multimedia AV equipment
• All classrooms can capture/record lectures and host Zoom/Teams meetings