History of robert morris university

Private university in Moon Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.

This article is about the university in Pennsylvania. For the former university in Illinois, see Robert Morris University Illinois.

Robert Morris University (RMU) is a private university in Moon Township, Pennsylvania, United States.

It was founded in 1921 and is named after Robert Morris, known as the "financier of the American Revolution". It enrolls nearly 5,000 students and offers 60 bachelor's degree programs^[3] and 35 master's and doctoral programs.^[4]

History

Robert Morris University originated in 1921 as the Pittsburgh School of Accountancy, founded by Andrew Blass using a curriculum similar to what he had overseen as dean of the Pace Institute in Washington, D.C.^[5] His successor, C.W.

Salmond, oversaw an expansion in 1935 that added business and secretarial studies, and the school was renamed the Robert Morris School of Business in honor of the Foun