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Carnegie Mellon University

Carnegie Mellon University
5000 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA, 15213

P: 412-268-2082
F: 412-268-7838
http://www.cmu.edu/

Fast Facts

Carnegie Mellon is a global research university recognized for its world-class arts and technology programs, collaboration across disciplines, and innovative leadership in education. Students experience a distinctive education that gives them tools to pioneer solutions through an approach that values both teamwork and leadership. Music, engineering, analysis, languages, chemistry and robotics weave in and out of the lives and minds of Carnegie Mellon students on a daily basis, creating a foundation of knowledge that will reveal itself in exciting and unexpected ways throughout their lives.

Carnegie Mellon is a four-year, private research university founded in 1900.

Mission
Carnegie Mellon strives to

Create and disseminate knowledge and art through research and artistic expression, teaching and learning; and to transfer intellectual products to society.
Serve students by teaching problem solving, leadership and teamwork skills, and the values of a commitment to quality, ethical behavior, society and respect for one another.
Pursue the advantages provided by a diverse and relatively small university community, open to the exchange of ideas, where discovery, creativity, and personal and professional development can flourish.

Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Downtown Pittsburgh is only five miles from campus.

Student Profile
5,623 students (62% male, 38% female). 50 states and 93 countries represented. 36% minority; (1% American Indian; 24% Asian; 6% African American; 52% Caucasian; 5% Latino), 12% international.

94% first-year student retention rate and 86% average graduation rate.

Faculty Profile
822 full-time undergraduate professors. 10:1 student-faculty ratio. Average class size of 25.

Athletics
NCAA Division III, University Athletic Association Conference, 19 varsity sports (10 men’s: basketball, cheerleading, cross-country, football, golf, soccer, swimming, tennis and track and field (indoor and outdoor); 9 women’s: basketball, cheerleading, cross-country, soccer, swimming, tennis, track and field (indoor and outdoor) and volleyball). 23 club sports and 27 intramural sports.

Cost and Aid
2006-2007 $45,201 comprehensive ($34,180 tuition). In 2006, 100% of incoming first-year students with demonstrated need received some financial aid. Average Award Package is $21,613.

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