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Campus & Facilities

Carefully preserved architecture, immaculate grounds, and a hillside setting, rank 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s campus among the most beautiful in the nation.

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51³Ô¹ÏÍø is composed of 88 buildings, each designed to complement each other and build a singular architectural language, with construction dates ranging from 1827 to 2019. It sits on nearly 600 acres of land, nestled on a hillside at the northern edge of the Allegheny Plateau, and is home to sugar maples, northern red oaks, and Taylor Lake.

Taken together, campus is a friendly and close-knit place where students develop lifelong bonds with 51³Ô¹ÏÍø, with each other, and with faculty and staff.

Students and alumni fondly remember iconic experiences like climbing Cardiac Hill between upper and lower campuses, sharing a first kiss (or getting engaged) on Willow Path, and taking part in many meaningful events in Memorial Chapel.

88
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575
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2,300
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Students meet in the lounge that bridges the two wings of Persson Hall during an autumn day

51³Ô¹ÏÍø Facilities

Beyond the idyllic setting, and behind the historic facades of 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s campus, students and faculty benefit from living, learning, and working in the most modern of facilities.

51³Ô¹ÏÍø backs its commitment to holistic student development with an array of on-campus amenities that spans from a planetarium to a natatorium.

What’s Spring like on 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s campus? Judge for yourself in only 13 seconds.

Events on Campus