Not to defend the Pitt guy but I’m a jersey guy that went to Rutgers and has lived it Pittsburgh for 8 years so I have some perspective.
Pitt is a very well off school. Its endowment is gigantic when compared to Rutgers with big donors and there is construction all over the place all the time and some big 20 year plan as well. It also practically shares a campus with Carnegie Mellon since Pitt basically birthed that school. That’s also a super healthy global school.
It actually feels very Rutgers there bc it’s an urban campus like college avenue is. What makes Pitt unique is that it’s kinda of the only game in town out here. Pittsburgh is like the Galápagos Islands where there are no good options of anything in a 60 mile radius of the place.
Thank you for comments based upon your experiences with Pitt, UPMC and Carnegie Mellon.
Most people are not aware of the scope and depth of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) and their relationship with the University of Pittsburgh from a coordinated research perspective.
UPMC is a $23 Billion World Renowned Health Care provider and Insurer based in Pittsburgh.
UPMC operates 40 academic, community and specialty hospitals, 800 doctor offices and outpatient sites and employs 4900 physicians.
UPMC Global Programs span four continents with focused efforts in China, Italy, Ireland and Kazakhstan.
UPMC is closely affliliated with the University of Pittsburgh which is ranked in the Top 10 recipients of the National Institute of Health (NIH) Research Funding since 1998.
UPMC is currently building a new 17 story $1.5 billion speciality hospital on campus which should be completed in 2027.
Even though you are from NJ we would like to claim you as a Yinzer (LOL).
HAIL TO PITT!!!!