The University of Pittsburgh is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh (PA), a public comprehensive university founded in 1787, is one of the oldest universities in the United States. The University of Pittsburgh has 16 colleges, and its school of traditional Chinese medicine is the most famous. In addition, the University of Pittsburgh has the highest teaching building in the United States, the Cathedral of learning, which has become a symbol of Pittsburgh. In the 2014 USNEWS ranking of American comprehensive universities, it is the same as Yang Brigham University, Clemson University, Syracuse University, the University of Maryland at Park and Worcester Institute of technology ranked 62nd.
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