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When we visited, I'm pretty sure they pronounced it "Al - leh - gain - knee" with the emphasis on "Al". But it's been six months since we visited and I live in Texas, so I may be off.
Pretty close. The phonetics are correct, but the accent is on the third syllable. Allegheny is an excellent school that would probably be on many more people's lists if it were closer to a major metro area.