Leading the Way
The University of Pittsburgh is recognized for excellence in academic programs and research by many international ranking organizations. Here is a selection of our current program rankings.
61st
Shanghai Jiaotong ARWU (2013) ranks Pitt 61st in the world, 39th in the US, 20th among US public universities
37th
Times Higher Education (2012-13) ranks Pitt 76th in the world, 37th in the US, 18th among US public universities
32nd
QS (2013-14) ranks Pitt 106th in the world, 32nd in the US, and 11th among US public universities
Top tier
Center for Measuring University Performance (2011) ranks Pitt in their top tier of US public universities (with Berkeley, Illinois, Michigan, North Carolina, UCLA and Wisconsin)
31st
University of Western Australia (2010) examined research output of the world’s top universities and ranked Pitt 31st in the world
5th
Ranked 5th in the US in 2012 for funding from the US National Institutes of Health, third among public universities. And ranked 5th in the US in 2012 for total US federal science and engineering support
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Three of Pitt’s seven University Center for International Studies programs are designated as US Department of Education National Resource Centers:
- Global Studies
- Latin American Studies
- Russian and Eastern European Studies