Facts & Figures
School of Architecture
#11 Ranked Nationwide
Accredited B.Arch Programs
DesignIntelligence 2019–20
Top 10
in 9 of 12 Focus Areas
DesignIntelligence 2019–20
#9 Ranked Nationwide
Most Hired from Architecture Schools (20–49 graduates)
DesignIntelligence 2019–20
School of Art
#7 Ranked
MFA Program in the Country
U.S. News and World Report 2020
#1 Ranked
Program in Time-Based and New Media
U.S. News and World Report 2020
Alumni Artwork Found in
Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York)
Museum of Contemporary Art (Los Angeles)
Centre George Pompidou (Paris)
Tate Modern (London)
and many, many others.
Faculty includes pioneers in new media (James Duesing, Suzie Silver, Golan Levin), leading practitioners of contextual practice (John Carson, Jon Rubin) and accomplished artists in more traditional media (Imin Yeh, Devan Shimoyama). Other alumni have gone on to highly successful creative careers at top technology and media companies including Pixar, Google, Apple, Microsoft and Activision.
School of Design
Top 5 School
For Over a Decade
U.S. News and World Report
#1 Ranked
Graduates Ability to Secure Design Jobs
LinkedIn 2016
100% Job Offers
For Design Masters Prior to Graduation
in Spring 2015
School of Drama
Oldest Drama School
In U.S. University Setting
Founded in 1914
122 Emmy Awards
Won by CFA Alumni
1st Exclusive Tonys Partner
In higher education
category since 2015
58 Tony Awards
Won by CFA Alumni
School of Music
Top 10 Music School Nationwide
Fiske Guide to Colleges and Universities
250 Annual Performance Events
Performed by Students and Faculty
22+ Members
Of Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
As Distinguished Faculty Members
Alumni sit in orchestras around the world including the New York Philharmonic, Boston Symphony, Chicago Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Seattle Symphony, Houston Symphony Orchestra, Cincinnati Symphony, Colorado Symphony Orchestra, l’Orchestre Philharmonique de Liège, Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires), Prague Philharmonia, Orchestre Symphonique de Quebec, Malmö Symphony Orchestra, Kyoto Symphony, Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, Guiyang Symphony Orchestra (China).