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Vision

Point Park University will become one of the most dynamic, private, urban universities in America with an intense focus on student success through distinctive, innovative and experiential learning.

Point Park Pledge

  1. Respect. You will be treated with respect and treat others with respect.
  2. Rigor. You will be expected to graduate. You will be challenged academically and have a support system of compassionate facultysuccess coaches and community to help you thrive.
  3. Relevance. You will be career-ready when you graduate and receive lifetime support from the Professional Career-Readiness Center for continued success.

About Point Park

At Point Park, Pittsburgh's only Downtown university, you'll engage in a more active, more real, more professional education. You'll have professors who teach from their own real-world experience when you pursue a degree from among more than 100 undergraduate, master's and doctoral programs that we offer.

You'll have access to successful, working professionals within your field. You'll have internship and job opportunities with leading companies and organizations. And you'll have the limitless cultural and entertainment opportunities that only a world-class city can offer.

Our Downtown Pittsburgh neighborhood offers pristine parks, riverfront trails and hundreds of shops and restaurants. It's home to Fortune 500 companies, government agencies and nonprofit organizations.

It's a place where more than 140,000 people come to work each day and where more than 7,000 people (including 1,000 Point Park students) live. It's a dynamic city center that makes a dynamic college experience possible.