List of colleges and universities in Pittsburgh
The greater Pittsburgh area is home to several colleges and universities listed in order of size, below:
Non-profit colleges and universities
Ranked in order of size:| Rank | Institution | Location | Degree granted | Students | % out of state | Founded |
| 1 | University of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | BA, BS, BASW, BSE, BSN, BPhil, MA, MS, MBA, JD, MD, PharmD, EdD, PhD | 28,391 | 25% | 1787 |
| 2 | Community College of Allegheny County | Pittsburgh | Assoc. | 18,913 | 2% | 1966 |
| 3 | Carnegie Mellon University | Pittsburgh | BA, BS, BFA, BSA, BCSA, MA, MS, MET, MHCI, MBA, PhD | 14,799 | 82% | 1900 |
| 4 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania | Indiana | BA, BS, MBA, PhD | 11,325 | 7% | 1875 |
| 5 | Duquesne University | Pittsburgh | BA, BS, MA, MS, MBA, JD, PhD | 10,364 | 25% | 1878 |
| 6 | California University of Pennsylvania | California | BA, BS, MA, MS, PhD | 8,608 | 10% | 1852 |
| 7 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | Slippery Rock | BA, BS, MA, MS, PhD | 8,559 | 11% | 1889 |
| 8 | Westmoreland Community College | Youngwood | Assoc. | 7,202 | 1970 | |
| 9 | Robert Morris University | Moon Township | PhD, MBA | 5,181 | 16% | 1921 |
| 10 | Point Park University | Pittsburgh | PhD, MBA | 3,827 | 21% | 1960 |
| 11 | Butler Community College | Butler Township | Assoc. | 3,813 | 1% | 1965 |
| 12 | Franciscan University | Steubenville, Ohio | BA, BS, MBA | 2,731 | 1946 | |
| 13 | Beaver Community College | Center Township | Assoc. | 2,576 | 5% | 1966 |
| 14 | Eastern Gateway Community College | Steubenville, Ohio | Assoc. | 2,532 | 1966 | |
| 15 | West Liberty University | West Liberty, West Virginia | BA MA | 2,530 | 1837 | |
| 16 | Seton Hill University | Greensburg | BA MA | 2,500 | 1885 | |
| 17 | Grove City College | Grove City | BA, BS | 2,373 | 53% | 1876 |
| 18 | Chatham University | Pittsburgh | BA MA | 2,300 | 1869 | |
| 19 | Pittsburgh Technical College | Oakdale | BA, BS | 2,000 | 1946 | |
| 20 | St. Vincent College | Latrobe | BA | 1,929 | 1846 | |
| 21 | Carlow University | Pittsburgh | BA MA | 1,897 | 1929 | |
| 22 | Geneva College | Beaver Falls | BA | 1,879 | 1848 | |
| 23 | University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg | Hempfield | BA | 1,826 | 1963 | |
| 24 | La Roche University | McCandless | BA | 1,707 | 1963 | |
| 25 | Washington & Jefferson College | Washington | BA | 1,519 | 1781 | |
| 26 | Westminster College | New Wilmington | BA M.Ed. | 1,550 | 1852 | |
| 27 | PSU Fayette | Lemont Furnace | BA | 1,119 | 1965 | |
| 28 | Bethany College | Bethany, West Virginia | BA | 1,030 | 1840 | |
| 29 | PSU Beaver | Center Township | BA | 759 | 8% | 1965 |
| 30 | PSU Allegheny | McKeesport | BA | 635 | 9% | 1934 |
| 31 | PSU New Kensington | New Kensington | BA | 715 | 2% | 1958 |
| 32 | UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing | Pittsburgh | RN | 488 | 1884 | |
| 33 | Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics | West Mifflin | Assoc. | 285 | 1929 | |
| 34 | Trinity School for Ministry | Ambridge | BA | 150 | 1975 | |
| 35 | IUP | Freeport | BA | 2004 | ||
| 36 | Waynesburg University | Canonsburg | BA | 2001 | ||
| 37 | LECOM at Seton Hill | Greensburg | DO | 1992 | ||
| 38 | Pittsburgh Theological Seminary | Pittsburgh | M.Div, M.T.S., D.Min | 1794 | ||
| 39 | West Penn Hospital School of Nursing | Pittsburgh | RN | 1892 | ||
| 40 | Reformed Presbyterian Seminary | Pittsburgh | M.Div, M.T.S., D.Min | 1810 | ||
| 41 | Byzantine Catholic Seminary | Pittsburgh | BA | 1950 | ||
| 42 | Bidwell Training Center | Pittsburgh | Assoc., Diplomas | approx. 200 | 1968 | |
| 43 | Art Institute of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | BA, BS, Assoc., Diplomas | CLOSED | 1921 |
For-profit colleges and universities
Four-year
Public
- University of Pittsburgh
- Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
- California University of Pennsylvania
- University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg
- Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus
- Penn State University Beaver
- Penn State University New Kensington
- Penn State University Greater Allegheny
- Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Private
- Carnegie Mellon University
- Duquesne University
- Robert Morris University
- Point Park University
- Grove City College
- Art Institute of Pittsburgh
- Carlow University
- Chatham University
- Seton Hill University
- St. Vincent College
- Geneva College
- Washington and Jefferson College
- Westminster College
- La Roche College
- West Penn-Allegheny Medical & Nursing School
- Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Waynesburg University
Two-year
Public
- Community College of Allegheny County
- Westmoreland County Community College
- Community College of Beaver County
- Butler County Community College
Private
- Pittsburgh Technical College
- Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics
- Duff's Business Institute
- Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science
- Manchester Craftsmen's Guild
- Bradford School
- Triangle Tech
Theological seminaries
- Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
- Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary
- Trinity School for Ministry
- Byzantine Catholic Seminary of SS. Cyril and Methodius
Art and culinary schools
- Art Institute of Pittsburgh
- Pittsburgh Filmmakers' School of Film, Photography, and Digital Media
- American Academy of Culinary Arts