<p>Can I get some info on the other campuses?</p>
<p>Yes…</p>
<p>I’m mostly after just general info, I guess, like which one is most popular, largest, which one is most urban, which one has the best academics (specifically, science), etc…</p>
<p>all4game, I’m on the Main Camous, so I can’t specifically speak about the other ones, but here’s the website that lists them all, including links to each campuses website:
[Pitt</a> Campuses | University of Pittsburgh](<a href=“http://www.pitt.edu/campuses.html]Pitt”>http://www.pitt.edu/campuses.html)</p>
<p>I can tell you that the Main Campus is obviously the biggest and most urban. It also has the most resources and majors offered. It seems like Johnstown might be the second most popular one because I always meet transfer students from there (not sure why, I just always do).</p>
<p>In terms of science, I would also guess that the Main Campus is #1 in that spot as well, simply because of all the different opportunities that the branch campuses may not have. There are a lot of UPMC buildings around (meaning more research opportunities, especially if you’re thinking of pre-med) and our engineering school ranks high in different categories (which can be found on this page: [Swanson</a> School of Engineering: University of Pittsburgh](<a href=“http://www.engr.pitt.edu/about/quickFacts3.html]Swanson”>http://www.engr.pitt.edu/about/quickFacts3.html))</p>
<p>Hope this helps a little!</p>
<p>The only urban campus is the main one. It is primary seat of all the undergrad and graduate & professional programs. It has the best sciences.</p>
<p>The regional campuses are not separate universities, although they operate as such but they are administratively handled as separate colleges within the university. All campuses fall under the singular umbrella accreditation of the University. Diplomas from the regional and main campus are identical. They all say “University of Pittsburgh”. This is distinct, for example, from separate universities in the University of California or Texas systems,</p>
<p>Pitt’s main campus in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh is very urban, and is the third most dense location in Pennsylvania after downtown Philly and Pittsburgh. It is the heart of the education and cultural district in Pittsburgh, with the city’s major museums abutting the university, as well as two other universities, Carnegie-Mellon and Carlow literally adjacent and overlapping Pitt’s campus. The university’s large medical center is also right on campus. The campus is compact as far as acreage (132), and built vertically, most notably demonstrated by its national historic landmark sky-scrapping Cathedral of Learning, its three tower dormitories, and the chemistry and engineering towers. The layout is bisected by two major roads, on of which is the neighborhood’s major commercial street. The campus does have several large lawn/quad like areas, making it distinct from other, more concrete urban campuses like NYU, and contains a mixture of gothic, classical, and modern architecture. It also abuts a large urban, wooded park, containing a conservancy,outdoor athletic facilities, lawns and wooded trails. It has about 18,000 undergrads and 10,000 graduate/professional students. </p>
<p>All the regional campuses are smallish (student-wise) suburban/rural. The first three are all four-year campuses and operate and feel like their own colleges, but within the Pitt system.</p>
<p>UPJ (Pitt-Johnstown) is the largest, oldest, and most robust of the regional campuses and similar to a four-year liberal arts setting. It is under 2 hrs from Pittsburgh, and although it is next Johnstown which is a small sized city, it has a large 650 acre, heavily wooded campus. It is very scenic if you like that sort of setting, and reminds many of a camp site in the woods. It is ranked by US News and the Princeton Review in the northeast region. It has about 3,000 students, many of which spend all four year there although some programs require moving to the main campus in Pittsburgh after 2 years. It sponsors Division II sports.</p>
<p>UPG (Pitt-Greensburg) is the closest to Pittsburgh, about 35 miles from the main campus. It has a 200+ acre campus close to the town of Greensburg, but is located on a former estate next to a nature trail and creek. A defining feature could be its its academic villages, set up with the residential college model. It offers a lot of programs that are co-sponsored by schools on the main campus. It is about half the size of UPJ student-wise, and also is a place where many students spend all four years depending on the program. It sponsors Div III sports</p>
<p>UPB (Pitt-Bradford) is very rural, and the farthest away from Pittsburgh as it sits along the NY state border in northwestern Pennsylvania. It is also the smallest of the four year regional campuses student-wise, although just a tad smaller than UPG. It has all apartment-style student housing and it sits in what you might call the middle of no where, but has a ~320 acre, scenic campus that is close to many outdoor activities. It has some programs not available elsewhere, like forensic science, and is well regarded as it is also ranked by US News and the Princeton Review in the northeast category. Like the other two regionals, depending on the major, many students spend all four years there. It sponsors Div III sports.</p>
<p>UPT (Pitt-Titusville) is the only two-year campus and is by the far the smallest in both land (10 acres) and in students (~550). It offers some associate degrees and certificate programs as well as some bachelors in collaboration with UPB. As primarily a two-year campus, most students transfer to finish their degrees. It is essentially Pitt’s junior college.</p>
<p>Thanks, that was very helpful. :)</p>