Point Park University
School info
3.1
Overall Quality
Reputation
3.4
Food
2.4
Clubs
3.1
Facilities
3.2
Internet
2.6
Location
4
Opportunities
3.5
Safety
3.2
Social
3.1
Happiness
3.5
Basic Information
Location
- Pittsburgh, PA
Institution Overview
- Public/Private: Private university
- Established: 1960; 64 years ago (1960)
- Founder: Dorothy Finkelhor, L. Herbert Finkelhor
Academic information
Degree Courses
- Point Park University offers around 87 bachelor's programs
- 21 master's programs
- and 4 doctoral programs
Key Area
- Criminal Justice and Intelligence Studies
- Biological Sciences and Environmental Studies
- Psychology and Humanistic Psychology
- Community Engagement and Social Justice
- Mental Health and Meditative Practices
Student and Staff Numbers
- Students: 3,288
- Undergraduates: 2,575
- Postgraduates: 870
Notable Alumni
- John Magaro
- Melina Kanakaredes
- Dennis Miller
- Alicia Kozakiewicz
- Fred McLeod
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Good reviews
Overall 5
Apply online to Point Park University and if God be willing you will be accepted. It's an opportunity for you to change the world.
Overall 4.7
I am my best self at Point Park. If you can jam to some show tunes, you'll fit right in. If you want a big ol' sorority/fraternity/football game school.... This really ain't it, chief. I love the atmosphere of being right downtown. I love the inspiring individuals that surround me. ALSO everyone hates on the dining hall so hard, but I love it :///
Overall 4.6
Great university with many future opportunities! Very friendly campus!
Overall 4.6
Perfectly good university. Tons of real-world opportunity for students and hardly a thing to complain about besides some occasional bugs. Nothing needs changed.
Overall 4.5
Good everything except needs more places to eat
Overall 4.5
Really enjoy it here. Great vibe, great school. Much better than my last University. People are nice.
Overall 4.3
Point Park has amazing staff and a great location. Although is it a private school do not rule it out because of cost. Private schools give a lot more aid than you think!
Overall 4.3
Good school, growing quickly with new developments and buildings. CMI, Playhouse and plans for more changes in the near future.
Overall 4.2
I am a broadcast journalism student, and I wouldn't want to be anywhere else. The experience and opportunities I have gotten through Point Park are invaluable and the location has its perks as well. As all schools, there are things to improve on, but overall, I love it here.
Overall 4.1
Point Park is a fantastic school by any means, especially if you're a dance or theater major (or if you're interested in the arts). While there is definitely room for improvement, the location is to die for, and opportunities await you every step of the way. Also, their ability to provide internships that lead to careers is well worth any issues.
Bad reviews
Overall 1
This is highschool all over again. Consider undergrad as 13th grade and your masters as 14th. Professors for the most part have huge attitude problems, and are completely disorganized, and there is no accountability in the university to make them do their jobs. Students regularly get assaulted on campus, nothing done. No parking, horrible culture
Overall 1.1
Please don't waste your time with this school. It is a lot of money to learn nothing. The professors do not want to be bothered with questions, they are unknowledgeable in their fields, and arrogant. The worst college.
Overall 1.4
Disappointing
Overall 1.6
Entered the online program to major in business with a concentration in Entrepreneurship. After I was a bit along in the program, they tell me they dont offer the Entrepreneurship classes because they dont fill up. Every class is saturated with social issues, to the point of misery.
Overall 1.6
Point Park advertises a place of total inclusion for everyone and offers a safe and friendly place for people to be themselves. In doing this they have created a paradox. Instead of everyone being welcome here in open arms, only the absolute strangest members of society fit in here. Normal people are ostracized. Not a good fit without pink hair.
Overall 1.6
This school is in it for the money not for the students. I'm a conservatory student this year and if I had the chance to go back and choose another school I would. The food isn't good. They deny you classes that you need, and make everything 100 times harder than it needs to be.
Overall 1.7
The school is overpriced and they rely on mostly adjunct professors who lack knowledge in their field, the classes were redundant and most require you to spend $200+ of your own money on equipment. Downtown is extremely boring and full of homeless who will harass you right on campus. The buildings are run down and for 50k this school isnt worth it.
Overall 1.7
This is one of the worst schools in the area ranking just above the Art Institute. Buyer beware! The teachers are outdated and full of themselves . Its in a shady part of town where we get notices frequently about crime warnings. Definitely transferring to somewhere else.
Overall 1.7
Im just very annoyed with where my money is going and how its being spent. This school doesnt take good care of their students.
Overall 1.8
Point Park is absolutely awful if you are anything but a performance/arts major. The science departments don't have any funding or decent resources. The food is awful and there is next to no social opportunities.