Pitt’s Research Moves Mountains

With more than $1 billion in annual research and development expenditures, Pitt joins an elite national cohort of research peers. These landmark expenditures create $1.9 billion in economic impact for Pennsylvania, supporting and sustaining over 9,200 jobs. In the last five years, Pitt’s Pennsylvania startups have attracted $694.9 million in capital to the commonwealth, resulting in an estimated $1.1 billion in economic impact and supporting 2,271 jobs.

Pitt uses its formidable research capacity to make Pennsylvania — and the world — a better place. A powerful case in point? The University’s work combating opioid addiction. Academic units across Pitt collaborate to address opioid use on college campuses; deploy data analytics to inform policy in Pennsylvania’s rural regions; partner with local pharmacists to reduce opioid addiction; liaise with district attorneys to prevent drug overdose deaths; and leverage quality improvement tools to support community health while reducing the public cost of addiction.

Pitt is home to a vast research enterprise. While the University’s advances in health sciences are deservedly recognized around the world, a lot more research is happening at Pitt. Some of our work is well known. Some of our scholars and researchers are prominent in individual fields and some are creating new fields. Researchers at Pitt help to expand both the possibilities of our region’s innovative and resilient economy and the limits of wonder—often at the same time. Learn more about our work in the Office of Research's annual report.