“A career-focused private Pittsburgh-area university where hands-on learning, small classes, and strong professional networks prepare students for day-one impact.”
Robert Morris University is a private, nonprofit university in Moon Township, Pennsylvania — a suburb of Pittsburgh just minutes from Pittsburgh International Airport. Founded in 1921 as the Pittsburgh School of Accountancy and renamed for one of the financiers of the American Revolution, RMU has evolved into a mid-sized university of roughly 4,200 students that prides itself on professionally focused, applied learning. Programs are deliberately built around practice: students analyze live cases in a Bloomberg-equipped trading room, run simulated patient scenarios in RISE nursing labs, and build real networks through co-ops, internships, and the university's Student Engagement Transcript that documents experiential learning alongside the academic record. The 230-acre wooded campus hosts four academic schools — the Rockwell School of Business, the School of Nursing, Education and Human Studies, the School of Communications and Information Systems, and the School of Engineering, Mathematics and Science — offering more than 60 undergraduate majors and 35 graduate degrees. RMU is known in the Pittsburgh market for business, nursing, cybersecurity, data analytics, engineering, and sport management; Division I athletics (the Colonials compete in the Horizon League, with nationally competitive men's and women's ice hockey) anchor a lively campus culture that blends traditional residential life, 160-plus clubs, and Greek organizations. For international students, RMU offers a welcoming small-university feel with dedicated international admissions counselors, automatic consideration for merit scholarships at admission, and quick access to Pittsburgh's growing tech, healthcare, and financial-services economy. The university's suburban setting plus free shuttle to downtown Pittsburgh give students the best of both worlds: quiet study space and a full-on U.S. city only 20 minutes away.
Visa, OPT, H-1B alumni outcomes, and acceptance rates by country — sourced from FOIA, USCIS H-1B Hub, and DHS SEVIS.
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Tuition & Fees (All Students)
$35,770 – $36,831
/yr
Beyond the sticker price — every named scholarship, the financial aid policy, need-aware notes, and a personalized net-cost estimate.
How life on campus actually feels — clubs, sports, traditions, housing realities, and how the school integrates with its city.
AACSB-accredited business school with departments in Accounting & Taxation, Finance, Management, and Marketing; home to RMU's Bloomberg-equipped Financial Trading Lab.
Houses the RISE simulation center for nursing and a strong pipeline into Pittsburgh's UPMC and Allegheny Health Network hospital systems.
Integrates communications, media, and technology; notable for cybersecurity, data analytics, and information systems programs.
ABET-accredited engineering programs, applied mathematics and the Chemical/Biological sciences, with emphasis on industry partnerships in the Pittsburgh region.
4 years
Four-year BSN with early clinical placement, RISE simulation labs, and extensive partnerships with UPMC and Allegheny Health Network — consistently among RMU's best-known pipelines into high-paying Pittsburgh hospital jobs.
4 years
NSA-designated Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense program with heavy lab work, red-team exercises, and proximity to the federal cyber hub at nearby Carnegie Mellon CERT and Pittsburgh defense contractors.
4 years
AACSB-accredited accounting track with a 4+1 pathway to a Master of Science in Taxation or MS in Accounting, preparing students for the CPA exam and Big-Four recruiting in Pittsburgh.
Where alumni go after graduation — top industries, grad-school continuation, and the qualitative outcomes story.
Sticker price (annual, out-of-state): $35,970
Net-cost estimate is US-resident-only — international applicants are typically excluded from need-based aid at most schools and should treat the sticker price as the planning baseline.
