Carnegie Mellon University

5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh

#58 QS Global World Ranking
PrivateStatus
Very HighResearch Output
15,338Total Students
1,592Faculty
6,880Int'l Students

About

Carnegie Mellon University is a global research university that challenges its students to deliver work that matters in top-ranked programs from engineering, computer science, robotics and business to public policy, fine arts, science and the humanities.

The university’s award-winning faculty is renowned for working closely with students to create solutions for real-world problems through a multidisciplinary, collaborative approach. New methods in learning support an education that is both deep and inspiring.

Since its founding in 1900, Carnegie Mellon has been the birthplace of innovation. Its groundbreaking research yields new discoveries, and Its creativity shapes the fine arts from Broadway to Hollywood.

Carnegie Mellon is widely recognized for its unique standing at the nexus of technology and society, where it produces, harnesses and leverages technological advances to improve the human condition.

Carnegie Mellon graduates are highly sought after for their talent and problem-solving skills. Alumni have earned top honors in fields across the spectrum, from Nobel Prizes to Academy Awards.

The university comprises seven schools and colleges: — the College of Engineering, the College of Fine Arts, the Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences, the Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy, the Mellon College of Science, the School of Computer Science and the Tepper School of Business. Its robust intercollege degree programs give students the freedom to individualize their educational experience by promoting integration and balance in the sciences, engineering, humanities and the arts.

Carnegie Mellon’s main campus is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with more than a dozen degree-granting programs around the world, including satellite campuses in Africa, Australia, Silicon Valley and Qatar.

Today, more than 100,000 alumni live and work around the globe, embodying founder Andrew Carnegie’s famous words, "My heart is in the work."

About

Carnegie Mellon is widely recognized for its unique standing at the nexus of technology and society, where it produces, harnesses and leverages technological advances to improve the human condition.

Carnegie Mellon graduates are highly sought after for their talent and problem-solving skills. Alumni have earned top honors in fields across the spectrum, from Nobel Prizes to Academy Awards.

Today, more than 100,000 alumni live and work around the globe, embodying founder Andrew Carnegie’s famous words, "My heart is in the work."

QS World University Ranking

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2012
#49
2014
#57
2015
#=65
2016
#=62
2017
#58
2018
#=47
2019
#46
2020
#48
2021
#51
2022
#=53
2023
#52
2024
#52
2025
#58

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Student & Staff

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Data

Total students

15,338

PG students

55%

UG students

45%

International students

6,880

PG students

81%

UG students

19%

Total faculty staff

1,592

Int'l staff

255

Domestic staff

1337

Total students

15,338

PG students

55%

UG students

45%

International students

6,880

PG students

81%

UG students

19%

Total faculty staff

1,592

Domestic staff

1337

Int'l staff

255

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