The Center for Measuring University Performance has ranked Pitt 9th in the top tier of U.S. research universities nationwide according to its 2015 annual report.

In its 2020 rankings, U.S. News & World Report ranked Pitt tied for 18th among public universities in the United States and tied for 57th among all national universities.
Princeton Review placed Pitt among its "Best Value Public Colleges", while Kiplinger rated Pitt the best value in Pennsylvania and thirty-sixth best nationally for out-of-state students among public universities in their 2016 rankings.
The 2017 Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education college rankings of American universities ranked Pitt 75th overall, and the No.
1 public college in the Northeast.

In worldwide evaluations of universities, Newsweek ranked Pitt 37th in its "The Top 100 Global Universities."
Pitt ranked 43rd worldwide in the 2017 Center for World University Rankings.
Pitt is also ranked 90th worldwide (and 42nd in the U.S.) in the 2018 Academic Ranking of World Universities.
Pitt ranked 100th globally in the 2017/18 QS World University Rankings.
Pitt ranks 25th of all universities in the world for the impact and performance of its 2016 scientific public publications according to the Performance Ranking of Scientific Papers for World Universities produced by the Higher Education Evaluation and Accreditation Council of Taiwan (HEEACT).
Pitt ranks as the 42nd best higher education research institution worldwide according to SCImago Institutions Rankings' 2016 World Report.

In his 1985 book, Public Ivies: A Guide to America's Best Public Undergraduate Colleges and Universities, Richard Moll included the University of Pittsburgh as one of the Public Ivy "worthy runners-up."

In addition to its academic rankings, Pitt has also been recognized for its positive campus atmosphere, with The Princeton Review rating Pitt as having the 8th happiest student body and the 11th best quality of life in the nation in 2010.

Pitt's law school was ranked tied for 76th in the U.S. in 2020 by U.S. News & World Report.

The University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work's MSW program was ranked tied for 17th in the U.S. by U.S. News & World Report in 2020.
The Center for Measuring University Performance has ranked Pitt 9th in the top tier of U.S. research universities nationwide according to its 2015 annual report.
In its 2020 rankings, U.S. News & World Report ranked Pitt tied for 18th among public universities in the United States and tied for 57th among all national universities. Princeton Review placed Pitt among its "Best Value Public Colleges", while Kiplinger rated Pitt the best value in Pennsylvania and thirty-sixth best nationally for out-of-state students among public universities in their 2016 rankings. The 2017 Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education college rankings of American universities ranked Pitt 75th overall, and the No. 1 public college in the Northeast.
In worldwide evaluations of universities, Newsweek ranked Pitt 37th in its "The Top 100 Global Universities." Pitt ranked 43rd worldwide in the 2017 Center for World University Rankings. Pitt is also ranked 90th worldwide (and 42nd in the U.S.) in the 2018 Academic Ranking of World Universities. Pitt ranked 100th globally in the 2017/18 QS World University Rankings. Pitt ranks 25th of all universities in the world for the impact and performance of its 2016 scientific public publications according to the Performance Ranking of Scientific Papers for World Universities produced by the Higher Education Evaluation and Accreditation Council of Taiwan (HEEACT). Pitt ranks as the 42nd best higher education research institution worldwide according to SCImago Institutions Rankings' 2016 World Report.
In his 1985 book, Public Ivies: A Guide to America's Best Public Undergraduate Colleges and Universities, Richard Moll included the University of Pittsburgh as one of the Public Ivy "worthy runners-up."
In addition to its academic rankings, Pitt has also been recognized for its positive campus atmosphere, with The Princeton Review rating Pitt as having the 8th happiest student body and the 11th best quality of life in the nation in 2010.
Pitt's law school was ranked tied for 76th in the U.S. in 2020 by U.S. News & World Report.
The University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work's MSW program was ranked tied for 17th in the U.S. by U.S. News & World Report in 2020.
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