Get to Know RMU
A private university in suburban Pittsburgh, Robert Morris University prepares students for great careers and great lives.
With more than 80 undergraduate and graduate degree programs, plus a variety of professional certificates and customizable programs for corporate and organizational partners, RMU builds on nearly a century of educational excellence.
“You can't manufacture momentum. Institutions either have it or they don't, and RMU has it.”
-- RMU President Chris Howard
Newsroom
Jeffrey James served his country in the Secret Service for 22 years.
Former student project now shelters a retired Marine in West Virginia.
Three-year, $10 million study is funded by the U.S. Office of Naval Research.
Hearn is an innovative higher education leader with 30 years’ experience.
Heritage
Robert Morris University traces its history to 1921, when it opened its doors as the Pittsburgh School of Accountancy. In 1935 the school took the name of Robert Morris, the Founding Father and Pennsylvanian known as the “Financier of the American Revolution.”