School of Informatics, Humanities and Social Sciences (Postgrad)

• Thriving City

80%of students complete an academic internship. Pittsburgh is more than the sum of its parts. It’s a vibrant nightlife and cultural scene, world-class restaurants, breathtaking scenery, thrilling pro sports teams — combined with a web of corporate connections to launch your career.

• Personal Attention

85%of students say professors made it exciting to learn. Professors who know you by name and care about your future. Small class sizes, not cavernous lecture halls. Faculty who put teaching first. Put them together and you have a proven key to success in college.

• Flexible Learning Options

Promote yourself at your convenience. Rated top 10% of U.S. News & World Report Best Online bachelor’s degree programs. Professional certificates, and customizable programs for executive education.

• Keeping College Within Reach

90%of RMU students receive financial aid. The cost of a college degree shouldn’t stop you from achieving your goals. To make sure it doesn’t, RMU offers scholarships, grants, and work study programs. It’s our commitment to affordable high-quality education that earned RMU a “Best Value Schools” ranking from U.S. News & World Report. And it’s why we’re one of the most affordable private universities in Pennsylvania today.

• Ranked top 50 Best Value Schools U.S. News & World Report, 2022
• Named a Best Regional College in the Northeastern region Princeton Review, 2022
• RMU is consistently ranked a Military Friendly® School by G.I. Jobs magazine and is a Gold ranking in 2022 Military Friendly® Schools.
• U.S. News World Report recently named RMU its inaugural Best Colleges for Veterans rankings and has ranked the university in three separate categories for Best Online Programs for Veterans.
• RMU has been named a Top School by Military Advanced Education in its 2018 MAE Guide to Colleges & Universities.
• Military Times Best for Vets list of best colleges and universities.
• RMU adheres to the Principles of Excellence and the 8 Keys to Veterans Success.
• RMU has been given the 2022-23 Military Spouse Friendly Schools award for its efforts in creating sustainable and meaningful education paths for spouses of military personnel.
• RMU has been named a PNGAS Guard-Friendly School.

• Housing $6,968
• Dining $5,710
• Other $4,311

Traditional Style Housing:

The RMU residential community offers 8 traditional-style residence halls. These halls are Ross, Hamilton, Adams, Gallatin, Madison, Monroe, Hancock, and Marshall Hall. Each building has options for private, double, and triple style rooms. All rooms are furnished with a twin XL bed, desk, desk chair, dresser, and closet space for each student.

The rooms open up to a hallway that leads to the rest of the floor. The floor includes shared community bathroom(s), laundry rooms, and a lounge. In most cases, halls are co-ed but genders are divided by floor. By clicking on each image below you can learn more about our traditional-style residence hall experience.