What institution was created in 1787?
University of Pittsburgh
What was its original name?
Pittsburgh Academy
it was then changed to what?
Western University of Pennsylvania
what year did that happen?
1819
was its location always the same?
no
what catastrophe happened  to it more than once?
fires
what is its nickname?
Pitt
where did it finally move to?
Oakland neighborhood of the city
is it still there?
yes
what year did it take its current name?
1908
has it always been a public uni?
no
what year did that change?
1966
when it became a part of what system?
Commonwealth System of Higher Education.
how big is the campus?
17 schools and college
what is the location of those schools?
urban Pittsburgh campus
how many people are enrolled there?
28,766
what is its most notable central building?
the Cathedral of Learning
how tall is that?
42-story