Carnegie Mellon University

"CMU" redirects here. For other uses, see CMU (disambiguation).

Carnegie Mellon University
Former names
Carnegie Technical Schools (1900–1912)
Carnegie Institute of Technology (1912–1967)
Mellon Institute of Industrial Research (1913–1967)
Motto"My heart is in the work" - Andrew Carnegie
TypePrivate research university
EstablishedNovember 15, 1900; 123 years ago (November 15, 1900)[1]
Founders
AccreditationMSCHE
Academic affiliations
Endowment$3.0 billion (2022)[2]
PresidentFarnam Jahanian
ProvostJames Garrett
Academic staff
1,483[3]
Students16,335 (2023) [4]
Undergraduates7,604 (2023) [4]
Postgraduates8,542 (2023) [4]
Location
Pittsburgh
,
Pennsylvania
,
United States

40°26′33″N 79°56′36″W / 40.44250°N 79.94333°W / 40.44250; -79.94333
CampusLarge city[6], 157.2 acres (63.6 ha)[5]
Other campuses
NewspaperThe Tartan
ColorsRed, black, steel gray, and iron gray[7][8]
       
NicknameTartans
Sporting affiliations
MascotScotty the Scottish Terrier[10]
Websitecmu.edu Edit this at Wikidata

Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. The institution was established in 1900 by Andrew Carnegie as the Carnegie Technical Schools. In 1912, it became the Carnegie Institute of Technology and began granting four-year degrees. In 1967, it became Carnegie Mellon University through its merger with the Mellon Institute of Industrial Research, founded in 1913 by Andrew Mellon and Richard B. Mellon and formerly a part of the University of Pittsburgh.[11]

The university consists of seven colleges, including the College of Engineering, the School of Computer Science, and the Tepper School of Business.[12] The university has its main campus located 5 miles (8 km) from downtown Pittsburgh. It also has over a dozen degree-granting locations in six continents, including campuses in Qatar, Silicon Valley, and Kigali, Rwanda (Carnegie Mellon University Africa) and partnerships with universities nationally and globally.[13] Carnegie Mellon enrolls 15,818 students across its multiple campuses from 117 countries and employs more than 1,400 faculty members.[14]

Carnegie Mellon is known for its advances in research and new fields of study, home to many firsts in computer science (including the first machine learning, robotics, and computational biology departments), pioneering the field of management science,[15] and the first drama program in the United States. Carnegie Mellon is a member of the Association of American Universities and is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very High Research Activity".[16]

Carnegie Mellon competes in NCAA Division III athletics as a founding member of the University Athletic Association. Carnegie Mellon fields eight men's teams and nine women's teams as the Tartans.[17] The university's faculty and alumni include 21 Nobel Prize laureates and 13 Turing Award winners and have received 142 Emmy Awards, 64 Tony Awards, and 13 Academy Awards.[18]

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