History of the University of Pittsburgh

Hugh Henry Brackenridge founded the forerunner of the University of Pittsburgh in 1787.

The University of Pittsburgh, commonly referred to as Pitt, is an independent, state-related, doctoral/research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. For most of its history, Pitt was a private institution until it became part of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education in 1966.[1]

  1. ^ Alberts, Robert C. (1987). Pitt: The Story of the University of Pittsburgh, 1787–1987. University of Pittsburgh Press. Book 1, p. 1. ISBN 0-8229-1150-7.