The Story
Point Park University is a private university in the heart of Downtown Pittsburgh, founded in 1960. The university enrolls approximately 3,500 students across undergraduate and graduate programs in the arts, sciences, business, communication, and education.
What Makes It Pittsburgh
Point Park's Conservatory of Performing Arts is nationally recognized, producing graduates who have gone on to careers on Broadway, in film, and in dance companies around the world.
Point Park's urban campus model is distinctive among Pittsburgh's universities. Rather than occupying a traditional campus, the university is woven into the fabric of Downtown.