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Student apartments in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh punches above its weight on international students because of CMU and Pitt. Squirrel Hill and Oakland are the clear student housing centers.
Top neighborhoods for international students
Squirrel Hill
Squirrel Hill is the largest student neighborhood for CMU + Pitt — walkable, diverse, with international grocery and restaurants.
$800 – $2,200 /mo
Oakland (Pittsburgh)
Oakland in Pittsburgh is the immediate campus neighborhood for both CMU and Pitt. Dense apartment options for international undergrads and grads.
$850 – $2,400 /mo
Shadyside
Shadyside is the upscale neighborhood north of CMU — Walnut Street, Ellsworth Ave, popular with PhD students and young professionals.
$900 – $2,600 /mo
Universities in Pittsburgh
CMU
Pittsburgh
CMU in Oakland, Pittsburgh. Highest international grad percentage of any major US private university — SCS, MISM, and Tepper especially.
Pitt
Pittsburgh
Pitt's main campus in Oakland, Pittsburgh. Strong international grad presence in engineering, public health, and the medical school.