Robert Morris University (RMU) is a private, coeducational university located in a suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. The school was founded in 1921. It enrolls more than 4,000 undergraduates and more than 1,000 graduate students and offers more than 60 bachelor's degree programs and more than 20 master's and doctoral programs. Most students are from the Pittsburgh area, while 17 percent of freshmen in 2014 are from outside Pennsylvania. Robert Morris University is named after Robert Morris, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and financier of the American Revolution. It is not affiliated with Robert Morris University-Illinois.
Robert Morris University originated in 1921 as the Pittsburgh School of Accountancy, founded by Andrew Blass. It was based in various downtown buildings during its early decades, including the William Penn Hotel. In 1962 the school purchased Pine Hill Manor and Farm in Moon Township, Pennsylvania, formerly the home of Oliver Kaufmann, vice president of Kaufmann's department store in Pittsburgh, his wife, Freda, and their children. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania then granted the school permission to award associate degrees, and the school became Robert Morris Junior College. The first new buildings, Franklin Center and three residence halls, were erected in 1963. The school became Robert Morris College in 1969, and for decades operated two separate campuses. In 2002, it attained university status. In 2010, the university sold its Downtown Center at 600 Fifth Avenue to Duquesne University.
Established: 1921
Type: Private, nonsectarian
Endowment: $33 million
Academic Staff: 196 full-time faculty
Undergraduates: 4,144
Postgraduates: 1,037
Location: Moon Township, Pennsylvania
Athletics: 16 NCAA Div. I teams
Colors: Blue, Red, and White
Nickname: Colonials
Mascot: RoMo
Website: www.rmu.edu
Robert Morris University originated in 1921 as the Pittsburgh School of Accountancy, founded by Andrew Blass. It was based in various downtown buildings during its early decades, including the William Penn Hotel. In 1962 the school purchased Pine Hill Manor and Farm in Moon Township, Pennsylvania, formerly the home of Oliver Kaufmann, vice president of Kaufmann's department store in Pittsburgh, his wife, Freda, and their children. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania then granted the school permission to award associate degrees, and the school became Robert Morris Junior College. The first new buildings, Franklin Center and three residence halls, were erected in 1963. The school became Robert Morris College in 1969, and for decades operated two separate campuses. In 2002, it attained university status. In 2010, the university sold its Downtown Center at 600 Fifth Avenue to Duquesne University.
Established: 1921
Type: Private, nonsectarian
Endowment: $33 million
Academic Staff: 196 full-time faculty
Undergraduates: 4,144
Postgraduates: 1,037
Location: Moon Township, Pennsylvania
Athletics: 16 NCAA Div. I teams
Colors: Blue, Red, and White
Nickname: Colonials
Mascot: RoMo
Website: www.rmu.edu
