201 Wood Street
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222

Point Park University is a four-year private liberal arts institution offering undergraduate and graduate academic programs. Point Park University, founded in 1960, has three schools including the Arts & Science School, the business School and the Conservatory of Performing Arts. Some undergraduate programs include early childhood education, photojournalism, cinema and digital arts and many more. Point Park also offers numerous graduate programs available in areas ranging from journalism and communication to theater arts.

Point Park University is located in the cultural hub of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Among the many state-of-the-art facilities on this urban campus is the Point Park Library, which features a variety of journals, electronic resources and more accessible to students. Also on campus is the Pittsburgh Playhouse, a performing arts center home to three theatres as well as a professional theatre company and student theatre companies.

Students can take advantage of a diverse range both on and off campus activities at Point Park University. Intercollegiate sports for both men and women are offered such as basketball, baseball, soccer, cross country and more. Also accessible to students are clubs and organizations such as the Dance Club, the Shakespeare Club, the Experimental Theatre project and more. Also at Point Park University is the unique Innocence Institute, which helps to investigate cases of wrongful conviction.

Not only are their numerous on campus activities, but a plethora of off campus recreational, cultural, and historical attractions. Pittsburgh is nationally recognized as one of America's most livable cities. The city offers an urban environment with access to many parks and the rural areas of Western Pennsylvania. Students can take advantage of numerous historical attractions and museums such as the Carnegie Museum of Art and Natural History, the Andy Warhol Museum and more. There are also several galleries, quaint shops and many ethnic restaurants within close proximity for students to enjoy.

Quick Facts:

The Point park University student body is diverse with students representing more than 30 states and 45 countries.

Point Park offers numerous forms of financial aid to students including scholarships, grants, work-study and more. About 93% of Point Park students are awarded some type of financial aid.

Students can take advantage of small classes sizes and expert faculty at Point Park with a student to faculty ratio of 12 to one.

Point Park University offers numerous study abroad options in a diverse range of countries including France and England.

U.S. News & World Report's, "America's Best Colleges of 2008," ranks Point Park University's Masters programs in the fourth tier among Universities in the North.

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