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 - 13:1

Typical Class Size - 17 students

# of Majors Leading to Baccalaureate Degree - 

• 37 (B.A., B.S., B.S.N)

• 19 Pre-professional programs

# of Majors Leading to Associate Degree - 5 (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 (2022 - 2023)

• $13,660 / year in-state, full-time $960/year fees
• $15,838/year in-state, full-time Mechanical or Energy Engineering Tech. $960/year fees
• $17,502 / year for in-state full-time nursing students $960/year fees
• $25,534 / year out-of-state, full-time $960/year fees
• $30,200/ year out-of-state, full-time Mechanical or Energy Engineering Tech. $960/year fees
• $32,562 / year for out-of-state full-time nursing students $960/year fees
• $10,332 / year room & board ($6,246 double room/$4,086/260 block meal plan)

Financial Aid - 96.8% of all students receive some form of financial aid, including scholarships, loans, grants and work study.
in 2022-23 school year, the average financial aid award was roughly $19,972 for in-state students and about $29,763 for out-of-state students.

Physical Plant - 491 acres nestled along the Tunungwant Creek

Intercollegiate Athletics - Charter member of the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference with 12 teams competing in NCAA Division III and ECAC:

• Men's Teams:

  • Baseball

  • Basketball

  • Golf

  • Soccer

  • Swimming

  • Wrestling

• Women's Teams:

  • Basketball

  • Bowling

  • Soccer

  • Softball

  • Swimming

  • Volleyball

• Club Sports

  • Ice Hockey

  • eSports

  • Cheerleading

Academic Buildings - 

• Blaisdell Hall: the fine arts/communication arts building

• Fisher Hall: the science and engineering building

• Hanley Library: which houses the Office of Office of Admissions, 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 town house-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:

• Five general purpose computer labs (one open 24 hours)

• Student/computer ratio 12:1

• A Macintosh computer arts lab

• Several departmental labs

• Wireless networking in all residence halls and academic/administrative buildings

• 30 multimedia classrooms

• ResNet Internet connections in each residence hall bedroom

• All academic classrooms/labs equipped as electronic classrooms

• Significant number of classrooms equipped to capture/record lectures

• Two distance education classrooms

• One virtual computer lab (in pilot)