Introduction
The University has established specific, measurable admissions goals and strategies to recruit students who are best able to take advantage of the academic programs and faculty expertise of each campus. The carefully planned approach the University has taken to recruitment (discussed below and in the working group report) has led to improvements in the freshman profile that have outpaced those of the University’s peers and to strong enrollments on each of the campuses during a time when a number of public and private institutions in Western Pennsylvania experienced declines.
Chancellor
Mark A. Nordenberg
"Everyone in the University of Pittsburgh community has been committed to the goal of continually improving Pitt's position relative to the country's very strongest research universities...."
Provost
Patricia E. Beeson
“Today, particularly in the face of widespread financial constraints, creating the capacity to measure effectiveness and efficiency is not an option, but a basic responsibility...."