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
Colonials will compete in women's lacrosse in MAC beginning in 2020-21.
Robert Morris University President Chris Howard announced Monday the formation of the President’s Anti-Racism Task Force at RMU.
Assistant past four years with Colonials promoted to take over program.
RMU announced in a press conference Monday at the UPMC Events Center that the Department of Athletics will join the Horizon League as the Horizon League Board of Directors approved the university's application for membership.
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.”