Editing Pittsburgh (section)

===Colleges and universities===
{{See also|List of colleges and universities in Pittsburgh}}
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Pittsburgh is home to many colleges, universities and research facilities, the most well-known of which are [[Carnegie Mellon University]], the [[University of Pittsburgh]], and [[Duquesne University]]. Also in the city are [[Carlow University]], [[Chatham University]], [[Point Park University]], the [[Community College of Allegheny County]], [[Pittsburgh Theological Seminary]], [[Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary]], and the [[Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science]].

The campuses of Carlow, Carnegie Mellon, and the University of Pittsburgh are near each other in the [[Oakland (Pittsburgh)|Oakland]] neighborhood that is the city's traditional cultural center. Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) is a private research university founded by [[Andrew Carnegie]] and [[Andrew Mellon]].<ref name="usnews_college_rankings">{{cite magazine |url=http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities/page+3 |title=National Universities: Top Schools |year=2013 |magazine=[[U.S. News & World Report]]|access-date=January 2, 2014}}</ref> CMU contains the [[Mellon College of Science]], [[Carnegie Mellon School of Computer Science|School of Computer Science]], [[Carnegie Mellon College of Engineering|College of Engineering]], [[Tepper School of Business|School of Business]], [[Heinz College]], [[Carnegie Mellon College of Fine Arts|College of Fine Arts]], writing, [[Social and Decision Sciences]], information systems, statistics, and psychology programs.

The University of Pittsburgh, established in 1787 and popularly referred to as "Pitt", is a [[Commonwealth System of Higher Education|state-related]] school with one of the nation's largest research programs.<ref name="edu" /> Pitt is known for the [[Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences]], [[University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public and International Affairs]], [[University of Pittsburgh School of Information Sciences]], [[Swanson School of Engineering]], [[University of Pittsburgh College of Business Administration]], [[University of Pittsburgh School of Law]], [[University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine]], [[University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work]], and other biomedical and health-related sciences.<ref name="usnews_college_rankings" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://mac10.umc.pitt.edu/u/FMPro?-db=ustory.fp5&-format=d.html&-lay=a&-sortfield=issueid%3a%3aissuedate&-sortorder=descend&keywords=U.S.%20News&-max=50&-recid=39345&-find=| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090111115606/http://mac10.umc.pitt.edu/u/FMPro?-db=ustory.fp5&-format=d.html&-lay=a&-sortfield=issueid%3A%3Aissuedate&-sortorder=descend&keywords=U.S.%20News&-max=50&-recid=39345&-find=| url-status = dead| archive-date = January 11, 2009 |title=University Times |last=Hart |first=Peter |date=August 30, 2007| access-date = May 23, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.philosophicalgourmet.com/ |title=Welcome to the 2006–2008 Philosophical Gourmet Report |last=Leiter |first=Brian |date=November 10, 2006| access-date=April 29, 2008}}</ref><ref name="pitt-fall-07">{{cite web |url=http://www.pittmag.pitt.edu/fall2007/feature1.html |title=The Company We Keep |last=Gill |first=Cindy |date=Fall 2007 |work=Pitt |publisher=University of Pittsburgh | access-date= April 29, 2008 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080114214829/http://www.pittmag.pitt.edu/fall2007/feature1.html | archive-date= January 14, 2008 | url-status= dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Hart |first=Peter |title=U.S. News ranks Pitt grad schools |newspaper=University Times |date=April 5, 2007 |url=http://mac10.umc.pitt.edu/u/FMPro?-db=ustory.fp5&-format=d.html&-lay=a&-sortfield=issueid%3a%3aissuedate&-sortorder=descend&keywords=School%20of%20Public%20Health%20ranked&-max=50&-recid=39152&-find= | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090111162510/http://mac10.umc.pitt.edu/u/FMPro?-db=ustory.fp5&-format=d.html&-lay=a&-sortfield=issueid%3A%3Aissuedate&-sortorder=descend&keywords=School%20of%20Public%20Health%20ranked&-max=50&-recid=39152&-find= | url-status = dead | archive-date = January 11, 2009 | access-date = March 24, 2008}}</ref>

[[Carlow University]] is a small private Catholic university that while coeducational, has traditionally educated women. [[Chatham University]], a liberal arts college that was founded as a woman's college but became fully coeducational in 2015,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2015/08/24/Chatham-University-prepares-for-its-first-co-ed-undergrad-class/stories/201508170172|title=Chatham University prepares for its first coed undergraduate class|website=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette}}</ref> is in the Shadyside neighborhood, but also maintains a {{convert|388|acre|adj=on}} Eden Hall Farm campus in the [[North Hills, Pennsylvania|North Hills]]. [[Duquesne University]], a private Catholic university in the [[Bluff (Pittsburgh)|Bluff]] neighborhood and is noted for its song and dance troupe, the [[Duquesne University Tamburitzans]], as well as programs in law, business, and pharmacy. [[Point Park University]] was founded in 1961 and is well known for its Conservatory of Performing Arts and its [[Pittsburgh Playhouse]].