Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences

"Dietrich School" redirects here. For the college at Carnegie Mellon University, see Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences.
Kenneth P. Dietrich
School of Arts and Sciences
TypeCollege of Arts and Sciences
Established1787 (1787)
Parent institution
University of Pittsburgh
DeanKathleen M. Blee
Academic staff
1,012
Undergraduates10,328
Postgraduates1,511
Websitewww.as.pitt.edu

The Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences (Dietrich School or School of Arts and Sciences) is one of the 17 schools and colleges of University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. A direct descendant of the 1787-chartered Pittsburgh Academy, and the oldest part of the university,[1]: 501  the school serves as "the liberal arts core" of the university;[2] some 30 departments and programs provide instruction in natural sciences, humanities, and social sciences to all students at the Pittsburgh campus in Oakland. The school is the largest graduate school in the Pittsburgh area.

  1. ^ Starrett, Agnes Lynch (1937). Through one hundred and fifty years: the University of Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press. hdl:2027/uc1.$b297208. OCLC 63800683. Retrieved April 1, 2020 – via Documenting Pitt.
  2. ^ "About Us". Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences. University of Pittsburgh. April 1, 2020. Retrieved April 1, 2020.