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The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford is a safe, friendly institution for students who want to earn a world-renowned degree in a personalized environment.

We offer 41 majors and more than 50 minors, concentrations and pre-professional programs in areas ranging from business management and nursing to broadcast communications and hospitality management. We can also offer you real-world experiences through internships, undergraduate research and study-abroad opportunities.

History   Founded in 1963; Became a four-year baccalaureate institution 1979
Student Enrollment   1,657
Employees    
  Full-time faculty 78
  Part-time faculty 59
  Full-time staff 139
  Part-time staff 47
  Other employees 308
  Total employees  601
Student/Teacher Ratio   18:1
Typical Class Size   18 students
# of Majors Leading to Baccalaureate Degree   36 (B.A., B.S., B.S.N)
15 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 Science in Social Work, both provided on campus by the graduate schools 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 8,800
Tuition (2008-09)   $11,012 / year (in-state, full-time)   $710/year (fees)
    $20,572 / year (out-of-state, full-time)  $710/year (fees)
    $9,080/ year room & board ($4,540 double room/$2,940 260 block meal plan)
    91% of all students receive some form of financial aid
    (There are additional tuition costs for the academic program in nursing.)
Physical Plant   317 acres nestled along the Tunungwant Creek
Academic Buildings Blaisdell Hall, the fine arts/communication arts building
  Fisher Hall, the science and engineering building
  Hanley Library
  Sport & Fitness Center, the athletics department and sport and exercise science building
  Swarts Hall, the humanities, nursing and social sciences building
  Ceramics Studio
  Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) House 
   
   
Other Facilities Frame-Westerberg Commons, the student center
  Kessel Athletic Complex (baseball, softball and soccer fields and tennis and basketball courts)
  Apartment-style and townhouse-style residence halls
  Maintenance Building
  Campus Police and Laundry Building
  The Hangar Building, which houses Financial Aid, Registrar, Enrollment Services and Student Accounts, and Business Affairs.
  The Control Tower building, which houses the offices of Human Resources and Payroll
  Seneca Building, which houses Outreach Services, the Business Resource Center, the Center for Rural Health Practice and a component of the entrepreneurship program.
  Maintenance Storage Building (Formerly Microbac Property)
  Richard E. McDowell Community Trail, 1.4 mile walking trail
Library Holdings   97,963 titles, wiith 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 24 hour)
    Student/computer ratio 12:1
    One 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)
Intercollegiate Athletics   Charter member of the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference with 15 teams competing in NCAA Division III and ECAC.
    12 AMCC Championships in seven years
    7 NCAA tournament appearances