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Overview
Robert Morris University is a private university in Moon Township, a Pittsburgh suburb near the airport, with roots as a business school that still shape its identity even as it has broadened into a full university. Career preparation is the clear organizing theme across its programs, more so than a traditional liberal arts atmosphere.
Academics
Business remains Robert Morris's strongest and most historically rooted program, with engineering, nursing, and communications also well established. Co-ops and internships with Pittsburgh-area employers are built into many degree paths rather than left optional, and the university was an early and well-known adopter of varsity esports, a program it treats with the same seriousness as its traditional athletics.
Campus & student life
The suburban Moon Township campus sits close to Pittsburgh International Airport and a reasonable drive from downtown Pittsburgh, giving students city access without an urban campus setting. Athletics compete at the Division I level, and the esports program has its own dedicated arena and a real campus following, an unusual feature for a school this size.
Getting in
Review is practical and career-focused rather than heavily essay-driven, with GPA, coursework, and intended major carrying real weight, particularly for the more structured professional programs like nursing and engineering.
After graduation
Business, engineering, and nursing graduates place reliably with Pittsburgh-region employers, helped directly by the co-op and internship requirements built into those programs, and the university's career-services orientation is a consistent thread through student outcomes.
Worth knowing
The esports program is a genuine point of distinction — Robert Morris was among the first universities to offer varsity esports scholarships, and the program continues to draw serious institutional investment and student interest.
Admissions
Deadlines (2026–27 cycle)
Applying
rmu.edu ↗High school coursework
RequiredNo fixed subject-by-subject high school unit requirement for general admission; a well-rounded college-preparatory course load is expected, with a preferred minimum unweighted GPA of 3.0 (certain majors -- Nursing, Engineering, Actuarial Science, Computer Science, Statistics & Data Science, Biology/Pre-Med -- require specific math/science course grades of B or better)
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