What’s so great about a fellowship in Pittsburgh?
You can afford to live in this town. Think: quaint urban apartments in turn-of-the-century row houses — or modern high rises. You could lay your tired head down at night in an affordable neighborhood that is a 10- to 20-minute walk from Pitt’s medical campus.
It’s beautiful. Pittsburgh’s “Point” sits at the vortex of the Allegheny, Monongahela, and Ohio Rivers. Take one of our two Inclines up to nearby Mt. Washington to see the city’s majestic gold bridges that suture Pittsburgh’s North and South Shores to the Downtown Golden Triangle.
Name a hobby or interest. We’ve got it. Biking and hiking trails abound. PNC Park, home of the Pittsburgh Pirates, offers you the most beautiful city view of any baseball park in America. Rent a personal kayak for a few hours to paddle on the Allegheny. Or if it’s a more creative adventure you seek, visit our Cultural District. Its world-class theaters and productions, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, art exhibitions, and restaurants will not disappoint. And last but not least, the Carnegie Museum’s dinosaur collection is one of the largest and finest in the world. You and your kids will love it. Tell them Dippy sent you.
Hollywood loves us. Call us “Hollywood on the Mon” (for Monongahela). Tom Hanks was spotted multiple times in Oakland last while the film You Are My Friend, starring Hanks as Mr. Rogers, was being produced. We have a big film industry — The Dark Knight Rises (2012), Flashdance (1983), and the Night of the Living Dead (1968), to name just a few.
Pittsburgh At A Glance
- City population: 302,407
- Pittsburgh metro area population: 2.36 million
- Largest non-governmental employer: UPMC
- Percentage of people 25 years and older with bachelor’s degree or higher: 40.7%
Pittsburgh Claims to Fame
- Once called the “Comeback City” by Forbes, Pittsburgh is globally renowned for transforming itself from a steel town to a burgeoning Med-Ed economy.
- Mr. Rogers really did live here. His real neighborhood was Oakland, home of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
- Jonas Salk developed the polio vaccine in 1954 at the University of Pittsburgh
- We are the City of Bridges — more than 440 of them, in fact, surpassing Venice, Italy, and the rest of the world, for that matter.
Recent Press and Accolades
- These Are the Top 10 Most Liveable Cities in America
- Best of Pittsburgh City Guide 2018
- Pittsburgh Named Best U.S. City for Millenials by ApartmentList.com
- Pittsburgh Gets a Tech Makeover
- Built on Steel, Pittsburgh Now Thrives on Culture
