The greater Pittsburgh area is home to several colleges and universities listed in order of size, below:
Ranked in order of size:
| Rank | Institution | Location | Degree(s) granted | Students | % out of state | Founded | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BA, BS, BASW, BSE, BSN, BPhil, MA, MS, MLIS, MBA, JD, MD, PharmD, EdD, PhD | 29,178 | 43% | 1787 | |||
| 2 | Pittsburgh | Assoc. | 18,913 | 2% | 1966 | ||
| 3 | Pittsburgh | BA, BS, BFA, BSA, BCSA, MA, MS, MET, MHCI, MBA, PhD | 14,799 | 82% | 1900 | ||
| 4 | BA, BS, MBA, PhD | 11,325 | 7% | 1875 | |||
| 5 | Pittsburgh | BA, BS, MA, MS, MBA, JD, PhD | 10,364 | 25% | 1878 | ||
| 6 | BA, BS, MA, MS, PhD | 8,608 | 10% | 1852 | |||
| 7 | BA, BS, BFA, BSBA, BSEd, BSN, BM, MA, MS, MSW, MEd, MMT, MPH, MBA, PhD, EdD, DPT, DOT | 8,559 | 11% | 1889 | |||
| 8 | Youngwood | Assoc. | 7,202 | 1970 | |||
| 9 | BA, BFA, BS, BSBA, BSN, MBA, MEd, MS, MSN, NP, PhD[1] | 5,181 | 16% | 1921 | |||
| 10 | Pittsburgh | PhD, MBA | 3,827 | 21% | 1960 | ||
| 11 | Butler Township | Assoc. | 3,813 | 1% | 1965 | ||
| 12 | Franciscan University | BA, BS, MBA | 2,731 | 1946 | |||
| 13 | Center Township | Assoc. | 2,576 | 5% | 1966 | ||
| 14 | Steubenville, Ohio | Assoc. | 2,532 | 1966 | |||
| 15 | West Liberty, West Virginia | BA MA | 2,530 | 1837 | |||
| 16 | Greensburg | BA MA | 2,500 | 1885 | |||
| 17 | Grove City | BA, BS | 2,373 | 53% | 1876 | ||
| 18 | Pittsburgh | BA MA | 2,300 | 1869 | |||
| 19 | Oakdale | BA, BS | 2,000 | 1946 | |||
| 20 | St. Vincent College | Latrobe | BA | 1,929 | 1846 | ||
| 21 | Pittsburgh | BA MA | 1,897 | 1929 | |||
| 22 | BA | 1,879 | 1848 | ||||
| 23 | BA | 1,325 | 12% | 1963 | |||
| 24 | BA | 1,707 | 1963 | ||||
| 25 | BA | 1,519 | 1781 | ||||
| 26 | BA M.Ed. | 1,550 | 1852 | ||||
| 27 | Waynesburg University | Waynesburg | BA MA MS MBA PhD | 1,322 | 1849 | ||
| 28 | PSU Fayette | Lemont Furnace | BA | 1,119 | 1965 | ||
| 29 | Bethany College | Bethany, West Virginia | BA | 1,030 | 1840 | ||
| 30 | PSU Beaver | Center Township | BA | 759 | 8% | 1965 | |
| 31 | PSU Allegheny | McKeesport | BA | 635 | 9% | 1934 | |
| 32 | PSU New Kensington | New Kensington | BA | 715 | 2% | 1958 | |
| 33 | UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing | Pittsburgh | RN | 488 | 1884 | ||
| 34 | Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics | West Mifflin | Assoc. | 285 | 1929 | ||
| 35 | Trinity School for Ministry | Ambridge | BA | 150 | 1975 | ||
| 36 | IUP (Northpointe) | Freeport | BA | 2004 | |||
| 37 | Waynesburg University (Southpointe) | Canonsburg | BA | 2001 | |||
| 38 | LECOM at Seton Hill | Greensburg | DO | 1992 | |||
| 39 | Pittsburgh Theological Seminary | Pittsburgh | M.Div, M.T.S., D.Min | 1794 | |||
| 40 | West Penn Hospital School of Nursing | Pittsburgh | RN | 1892 | |||
| 41 | Reformed Presbyterian Seminary | Pittsburgh | M.Div, M.T.S., D.Min | 1810 | |||
| 42 | Byzantine Catholic Seminary | Pittsburgh | BA | 1950 | |||
| 43 | Bidwell Training Center | Pittsburgh | Assoc., Diplomas | approx. 200 | 1968 | ||
| 44 | Art Institute of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | BA, BS, Assoc., Diplomas | CLOSED | 1921 [2] |
| College/university | Students | Founded | |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Phoenix Pittsburgh | 113 | ||
| Vet Tech Institute | 316 | ||
| ITT Technical Institute Pittsburgh | 350 | ||
| 265 | |||
| Triangle Tech: Greensburg | 165 | ||
| 101 | |||
| 209 | |||
| 328 | |||
| Penn Commercial Business and Technical School-Wash | 285 | ||
| Duff's Business Institute | |||
| Newport Business Institute Lower Burrell | |||
| Laurel Business Institute Uniontown | 185 | ||
| Kaplan Career Institute Pittsburgh | 719 | ||
| Erie Business Center South-New Castle | 65 | ||
| Everest Institute Pittsburgh | 636 | ||
| 149 | |||
| Douglas Education Center Monessen | 250 | ||
| 91 | |||
| Career Training Academy New Kensington | 56 | ||
| Career Training Academy: Monroeville | 28 | ||
| Career Training Academy: Pittsburgh | 31 | ||
| 441 | |||