Pitt a Top Producer of Fulbright Student Winners, Placing 12th Among U.S. Public Research Universities
PITTSBURGH—The University of Pittsburgh is a top producer of Fulbright U.S. Student Program grant winners among research universities, placing 12th among U.S. public research universities and 27th among all U.S. universities, public and private. Of Pitt’s 34 applicants, 12 Pitt students—11 undergraduates and one graduate student—won Fulbrights, the most in Pitt’s history of competing for the award. The only research institution in Pennsylvania to receive more than nine Fulbright awards, Pitt also was among the top three U.S. public research institutions in the percentage of winners, with 35 percent of applicants receiving awards. Receiving 12 student awards, Pitt was tied with Georgetown, Ohio State, Maryland, and Minnesota.