600 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15282
General Information
Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1878
Religious Affilation: Roman Catholic
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 5,650
Geographical Setting: Urban
Endowment: $123,276,000
Admissions
Application Fee: $50
Application Deadline: July 1
Selectivity: Selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $22,665
Room/Board: $8,296
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance, other
Remedial Services Offered: reading, math, writing, study skills, other
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, religious
Careers
Career Services Offered: on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, interest inventory, interview training, other
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: 65%
Within 1 Year of Graduation: 80%
Within 2 Years of Graduation: 90%
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: Deloitte Consulting, Deloitte and Touche; Ernst and Young, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Alcoa, Bayer, PNC Financial Services Group, American Eagle Outfitters, CVS, Rite Aid, FedEx, Enterprise, KPMG, National City Corporation, Dollar Bank, Marsh Inc., Walgreens
Library
Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 690,904
Number of current serial subscriptions: 1,101
Number of microforms: 331,806
Number of audiovisuals: 30,651
Number of ebooks: 1
Other library facilities: Maureen P. Sullivan Curriculum Center, Simon Silverman Phenomenology Center, Cardinal John Wright Collection, Herman Hailperin Collection, Judge Michael Musmanno Collection
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Family Institute; Pharmaceutical Information Center; Center for Pharmacy Practice; Tamburitzan Cultural Center; Electronic Studio; Digital Keyboards/Computers and 24-track recording facility in the School of Music; Campus in Rome, Italy; Supercomputing Facility; Center for Biotechnology; Confocal microscope; Single crystal x-ray diffractometer; lectures available via Internet; On-line real-time Investment Center; Center for Pharmacy Care; Phenomenology Center; Center for Pharmaceutical Technology; Pharmacy Manufacturing Lab; Center for Computational Sciences; Beard Center for Leadership in Ethics; Human Cadaver Laboratory; EMG and Biomechanical Analysis Equipment; Metabolic and Work/Energy Cost Assessment Equipment; Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic
Technology
Is a computer course required? – Yes
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 800
Available internet access? – Yes
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
Number of available wired connections available in…
The Library (not including computer labs): 0
Classrooms: 0
Labs: 0
Other areas: 0
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 500
Recommended operating system: Microsoft
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 100%
Are students permitted to have webpages? – Yes
Is there online registration? – Yes
Safety
Campus Safety Services Offered: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 55%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 16%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 20%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 60%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 55%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – Yes
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – Yes
Available types of campus housing: coed dorms (74%), sorority housing (6%), fraternity housing (4%), apartments for married students (0%), apartment for single students (15%), special housing for disabled students (1%)
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 7%
Doubles: 74%
Triples or Suites: 1%
Apartments: 18%
Other: N/A
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 6
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 67%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 50 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Pittsburgh (15)
Nearest train station: Pittsburgh (1)
Nearest bus station: Pittsburgh (1)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – No
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 28%
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 5%
Average undergraduate wage: 1,200
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Offered on campus
Navy ROTC Offered at cooperating institution (Carnegie Mellon University)
Air Force ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (University of Pittsburgh)
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – Yes
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited
Campus
Most popular events: Orientation; Carnival; International Students Week; Christmas Ball; Parents Weekend; Greek Week; Valentine Ball; Multi-Cultural Unity Ball; Commuter Day; Spotlight Musical Theater Shows; Program Council Major Concert; Nightspot Late Night Programs