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Carnegie Mellon University

Carnegie Mellon University
5000 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3891

Official telephone: (412) 268-2000
Fax number: (412) 268-7838
Website: https://www.cmu.edu/
Screen last updated on: December 2024
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students is held prior to start of fall term.
Number and length of summer sessions: A summer session is offered for credit.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 97%
Student:Faculty ratio: 6:1
Total faculty: 834 men, 403 women
Full-time faculty: 759 men, 370 women
Part-time faculty: 75 men, 33 women

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: no

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, independent study, accelerated program, internships, distance learning
Combined 3-2 programs available:
Institution offers 3-2 degree programs.
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Study abroad opportunities:
Study-abroad program offered.
Army ROTC: offered off-campus ROTC branch unit at a cooperating host institution.
Navy ROTC: offered on-campus
Air Force ROTC: offered off-campus ROTC branch unit at a cooperating host institution.

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Actuarial Science
  • Apparel and Textile Manufacture
  • Applied and Professional Ethics
  • Applied Economics
  • Applied Engineering Technologies/Technicians
  • Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology
  • Architectural Sciences and Technology, Other
  • Architecture
  • Architecture and Related Services, Other
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Art/Art Studies, General
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management, General
  • Astrophysics
  • Audio Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Biometry/Biometrics
  • Biophysics
  • Biopsychology
  • Biostatistics
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Business/Managerial Economics
  • Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemical Physics
  • Chemistry, General
  • Chemistry, Other
  • Chinese Language and Literature
  • Cinematography and Film/Video Production
  • City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Cognitive Science, General
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computational Biology
  • Computational Mathematics
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, Other
  • Computer Graphics
  • Computer Programming, Other
  • Computer Science
  • Computer Software and Media Applications, Other
  • Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management, Other
  • Creative Writing
  • Design and Applied Arts, Other
  • Design and Visual Communications, General
  • Digital Arts
  • Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
  • Directing and Theatrical Production
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Other
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • Economics, General
  • Education, Other
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Engineering Design
  • Engineering Physics/Applied Physics
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations, Other
  • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
  • Environmental Design/Architecture
  • Environmental Science
  • Environmental Studies
  • Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy, General
  • Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Film/Cinema/Media Studies
  • Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other
  • Finance and Financial Management Services, Other
  • Finance, General
  • Financial Mathematics
  • Fine and Studio Arts Management
  • Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • French Language and Literature
  • General Studies
  • German Language and Literature
  • Health and Medical Administrative Services, Other
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Human Services, General
  • Industrial and Product Design
  • Information Technology
  • Information Technology Project Management
  • Intermedia/Multimedia
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce
  • International Economics
  • International Relations and Affairs
  • International/Globalization Studies
  • Japanese Language and Literature
  • Jazz/Jazz Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Linguistics
  • Logic
  • Management Information Systems and Services, Other
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Sciences, Other
  • Mathematical Statistics and Probability
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mathematics, Other
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering
  • Medieval and Renaissance Studies
  • Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Multicultural Education
  • Music Performance, General
  • Music Technology
  • Music Theory and Composition
  • Music, General
  • Music, Other
  • Musicology and Ethnomusicology
  • Nanotechnology
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Neurobiology and Neurosciences, Other
  • Neuroscience
  • Operations Management and Supervision
  • Operations Research
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physical Sciences, General
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Physics, Other
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Polymer Chemistry
  • Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Policy Analysis, General
  • Radio, Television, and Digital Communication, Other
  • Rhetoric and Composition
  • Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Russian Language and Literature
  • Russian Studies
  • Russian, Central European, East European and Eurasian Studies
  • Science, Technology and Society
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Statistics, General
  • Statistics, Other
  • Stringed Instruments
  • Systems Science and Theory
  • Theoretical and Mathematical Physics
  • Urban Studies/Affairs
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Voice and Opera
Diplomas

  • Actuarial Science
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer Software Engineering
  • Engineering Design
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
  • Information Technology
  • Music Performance, General
  • Music Technology
  • Music, Other
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
Doctorates

  • Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology
  • Architectural Sciences and Technology, Other
  • Architecture
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Biometry/Biometrics
  • Biophysics
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry, General
  • Chemistry, Other
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Civil Engineering, Other
  • Computational Biology
  • Computational Mathematics
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, Other
  • Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
  • Computer Science
  • Computer Software Engineering
  • Construction Engineering
  • Design and Visual Communications, General
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Engineering Mechanics
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • Engineering/Industrial Management
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
  • Financial Mathematics
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Human Services, General
  • Information Technology
  • Logic
  • Management Information Systems and Services, Other
  • Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other
  • Materials Science
  • Mathematical Statistics and Probability
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Neurobiology and Anatomy
  • Neurobiology and Neurosciences, Other
  • Neuroscience
  • Operations Management and Supervision
  • Operations Research
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Administration
  • Public Policy Analysis, General
  • Public Policy Analysis, Other
  • Rhetoric and Composition
  • Science, Technology and Society
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Statistics, General
  • Statistics, Other
  • Systems Science and Theory
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
Master's Degrees

  • Actuarial Science
  • Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology
  • Architectural Sciences and Technology, Other
  • Architecture
  • Art/Art Studies, General
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management, General
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biological/Biosystems Engineering
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Biometry/Biometrics
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry, General
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Civil Engineering, Other
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computational Biology
  • Computational Mathematics
  • Computational Science
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, Other
  • Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
  • Computer Graphics
  • Computer Science
  • Computer Software Engineering
  • Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
  • Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management, Other
  • Construction Engineering
  • Costume Design
  • Data Analytics, General
  • Design and Applied Arts, Other
  • Design and Visual Communications, General
  • Digital Arts
  • Directing and Theatrical Production
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Other
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Engineering Design
  • Engineering Mechanics
  • Engineering Science
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • Engineering/Industrial Management
  • Engineering-Related Fields, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
  • Financial Mathematics
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Game and Interactive Media Design
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Human Computer Interaction
  • Human Services, General
  • Human-Centered Technology Design
  • Information Technology
  • Information Technology Project Management
  • International Relations and Affairs
  • Journalism, Other
  • Language Interpretation and Translation
  • Logic
  • Management Information Systems, General
  • Management Science
  • Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other
  • Manufacturing Engineering
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Sciences, Other
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Music Pedagogy
  • Music Performance, General
  • Music Technology
  • Music Theory and Composition
  • Music, General
  • Music, Other
  • Neurobiology and Anatomy
  • Operations Management and Supervision
  • Operations Research
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Playwriting and Screenwriting
  • Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Administration
  • Public Policy Analysis, General
  • Rhetoric and Composition
  • Science, Technology and Society
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Statistics, General
  • Stringed Instruments
  • Sustainability Studies
  • Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology
  • Theatre/Theatre Arts Management
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Voice and Opera

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 2 or higher)
  • credit for international baccalaureate

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
  • False
 
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