<p>Pitt’s philosophy department has generally regarded as one of the top deparments in the country for the last 30 years or so and their history and philosophy of science is universally regarded as number 1.</p>
<p>Philosophical Gourmet Report has Pitt at number 4 overall in philosophy right now. BU is #48.</p>
<p>The William Pitt Debating Union at Pitt is very well regarded. It has qualified for the National Debate Tournament 41 times and was the 1981 national champion. BU’s debating team has participated in the national debating tournament only four times total, the last year being 1975. Sorry, I don’t know much about the Model UNs.</p>
<p>Which setting did you like better? Pitt probably has more school pride due to it fielding major football and basketball teams if you like that aspect of it. Public transportation is free in Pittsburgh if you are a Pitt student, and many of the museums are also free (some of the major ones are adjacent to campus).</p>