This year sees Pittsburgh, the second-largest city in the US state of Pennsylvania (after Philadelphia), enter the QS Best Student Cities ranking for the first time, in a very respectable 46th place. Pittsburgh compensates for the high tuition fees seen at universities across the US by offering a strong quality of living, diverse student population, and a chance to study at a world-renowned university. Two universities in Pittsburgh are featured within the QS World University Rankings 2014/15, led by the well-known Carnegie Mellon University in 65th place.
Located to the west of the state, just east of the Ohio border, Pittsburgh was formed upon the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers which merge to form the Ohio River. The city’s large-scale waterways are not only points of beauty for the city, but also a point of pride – one of Pittsburgh’s nicknames is “the City of Bridges” as there are a total of 446 bridges within the city’s borders.
Other nicknames awarded to Pittsburgh include “the Steel City”, thanks to its thriving steel industry and “the City of Champions”, due to a long history of sporting victories. As recently as 2013, Pittsburgh was voted one of the nation’s top cities for baseball, but other sports such as football (American), ice hockey and basketball are also competitively played, giving the city a brilliant celebratory atmosphere on match days. It’s not all about sports, however; Pittsburgh also boasts modern architecture, quirky neighborhoods, trendy bars and fine museums.
QS ranked universities*
Carnegie Mellon University ; University of Pittsburgh
More about Pittsburgh
| Number of universities ranked by QS* | 2 |
| Top ranked institution | Carnegie Mellon University (65th in the world) |
| Population | 2,360,000 |
| Students (% of total population) | 1.6% (based on ranked institutions) |
| International students | 23.0% (of students at ranked institutions) |
| Average tuition fees | US$37,000 |
| Global Liveability Ranking | 30th (out of 140) |
| Mercer Cost of Living rank | 162nd (out of 214) |
| Cost of a Big Mac | US$4.80 |
| Cost of an iPad | US$536.43 |
| Numbeo safety rank | --- |
| Numbeo pollution rank | --- |
| Transparency International score | 19th (out of 177) |
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