Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA

Pittsburgh, USA

Overview

History, Affiliations & Rankings

Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) is a research-based private university in Pittsburgh city of Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1900 as Carnegie Technical Schools and went on to become the Carnegie Institute of Technology. It started granting 4-year undergraduate degrees. Later on, it got merged with the Mellon Institute of Industrial Research and became a research-based university known as Carnegie Mellon University. US News and World Report 2020 has ranked Carnegie Mellon as #81 for Global Universities Ranking 2020. QS Global World Ranking ranks CMU at #48 and Times Higher Education ranks it at 27th in its World University Rankings 2020. The institution is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE). Several colleges/departments at Carnegie Mellon University are accredited by recognized bodies and it has discipline-specific accreditations too. Its College of Engineering is accredited by ABET, School of Architecture is by NAAB, School of Music holds National Association of School Music (NASM) accreditation, the Tepper School of Business holds AACSB accreditation.   Infrastructure, Campus & Courses

The lush-green 140-acre campus is something to die for. It is very beautifully maintained. It has several libraries and all of them are up-to-date with recent publications of thousands of volumes. Being a private university, it has excellent facilities for all sports and recreation. This university even has a theatre. The CMU campus is just 3 miles away from the commercial hub of the city. Pittsburgh is home to various historical museums and botanical gardens including the Carnegie Museum of Art and Phipps Conservatory. Computer and Information Systems,  Statistics and Operational Research, Art and Design and Engineering and Technology are some of the subjects that CMU is ranked worldwide for.

Accomplishments & Alumni

The institution is home to 20 Nobel Laureates, 12 Turing Award recipients, six National Academy of Medicine members and many more. CMU has more than 100,000 alumni worldwide. The alumni list includes artists, inventors, founders, politicians, auteurs, etc. Some of the most famous alumni include María José de Pablo Fernández – American Actress, Steven Bochco – Emmy Award recipient, Charles Geschke – Chairman of Adobe Systems, Kushagra Bajaj – Vice-Chairman of Bajaj Group, Vinod Khosla – Co-founder of Sun Microsystems.   Student Diversity and Visiting Companies

Carnegie Mellon University has maintained a student-faculty ratio of 13:1. It has also been able to manage the gender distribution of its class to 50% male and 50% female students. With as high as 22% of its class coming from international students, this university has ranked in the top 4 choices of universities among students outside of the USA. The placements at CMU are top class. Some of the reputed names in the fields of IT, Consultancy, etc are major recruiters at the institute. IBM, Intel, Harris, Accenture, Microsoft, Nvidia, Bank of America, Oracle, etc hire students in volumes, at fanciful salaries.

Note: In wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the University recognizes the fact that all potential applicants may not be able to avail of standardized testing opportunities. Therefore, Carnegie Mellon University has decided to extend its test-optional policy through Fall 2022, which means that the SAT/ACT standardized testing requirement has been removed for all first-year applicants.

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Carnegie Mellon University Facts & Highlights

Type of University

Private, Coed

Average Annual Tuition Fee

Bachelors - $57,560 (2021-22)

Masters -  $46,000 (2021-22)

Admission Intakes

Spring & Fall

Average GPA Requirement

3.84

Average Exam Score Requirement

SAT - 1510; ACT - 34; IELTS - 7.5; TOEFL - 102; GRE - 319; GMAT - 688

Admission Requirements

Standardised test scores, LOR, SOP, Academic Transcripts, English language proficiency test scores

Admissions Deadlines

Early Decision 1 - Nov 1

Early Decision 1 - Jan 3

Regular Decision and Early Admission Deadline - Jan 3

Percentage of International Students

47%

Size of Campus (in acres)

140

Alumni Worldwide

109k+

Females to Males Ratio

43:57

Average Salary after 10 Years

$80,533 (Annual)

Carnegie Mellon University Rankings

Ranked By

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) - Universities Rankings

NA

NA

95

95

91

QS

53

51

48

46

47

Times Higher Education (THE)

28

28

27

24

24

U.S. News & World Report - Global Universities

NA

94

82

82

81

Carnegie Mellon University Subject Rankings

Business

Ranked By

2021

2020

2019

2018

QS - Global MBA

37

39

34

35

QS - Accounting & Finance

NA

51-100

51-100

51-100

Times Higher Education (THE)

26

29

24

15

U.S. News & World Report - Finance MBA

13

NA

NA

NA

U.S. News & World Report - Graduate Business School

19

17

17

17

U.S. News & World Report - MBA Business Analytics

2

NA

NA

NA

Financial Times Global MBA

NA

31

35

40

Computer Science

Ranked By

2021

2020

2019

2018

Times Higher Education (THE)

5

6

6

6

U.S. News & World Report - Computer Science

NA

NA

NA

1

Engineering

Ranked By

2021

2020

2019

2018

QS - Engineering and Technology

NA

17

19

31

Times Higher Education (THE)

18

16

17

12

U.S. News & World Report - Mechanical Engineering PG

9

10

10

NA

U.S. News & World Report - Biomedical Engineering PG

17

NA

NA

NA

U.S. News & World Report - Electrical Engineering PG

9

8

8

9

U.S. News & World Report - Civil Engineering PG

10

9

10

10

Campus Location

Carnegie Mellon University

5000 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA

https://admission.enrollment.cmu.edu/pages/contact-us | 412.268.2082 | admission@andrew.cmu.edu

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