University of Pittsburgh

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About

University of Pittsburgh is a state research university providing undergraduate, graduate, and other educational services.

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Details

Last Funding Type
Grant
Last Funding Money Raised
$3M
Industries
Education,Higher Education,Universities
Founded date
Feb 28, 1787
Number Of Employee
10001 - max
Operating Status
Active

The University of Pittsburgh is a state-related research university, founded as the Pittsburgh Academy in 1787. Pitt is a member of the Association of American Universities (AAU), which comprises 62 preeminent doctorate-granting research institutions in North America.

The University of Pittsburgh is No. 24 among all universities worldwide, No. 18 among all U.S. universities, No. 9 among U.S. public universities, and No. 1 among public universities in Pennsylvania in the overall Performance Rankings of Scientific Papers for World Universities 2012 released by National Taiwan University. Each university's scientific-paper performance was based on its research productivity, impact, and excellence.

Pitt students have won many prestigious national and international scholarships, including four Rhodes Scholarships between 2006 and 2012. Only 14 U.S. universities and colleges claimed at least four Rhodes winners during that period. Pitt was one of only two public institutions to do so.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
3
$24.20M
University of Pittsburgh has raised a total of $24.20M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Jan 24, 2023 from a Grant round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
Jan 24, 2023 Grant $11.20M 1 National Institutes of Health Detail
Aug 7, 2020 Grant $3M 1 Parallel Detail
Sep 18, 2013 Grant $10M 1 Detail

Investors

Number of Lead Investors
Number of Investors
2
3
University of Pittsburgh is funded by 3 investors. National Institutes of Health and Parallel are the most recent investors.
Investor Name Lead Investor Funding Round
National Institutes of Health Yes Grant
Parallel Yes Grant
National Science Foundation Grant