Top 50 UNIVERSITIES in the World – No.34

 

34. Carnegie Mellon University (CMU)

Location: Carnegie Mellon University, 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213

History

Carnegie Mellon University is a global research university with more than 11,000 students, 84,000 alumni, and 4,000 faculty and staff. Recognised for its world-class arts and technology programmes, collaboration across disciplines and innovative leadership in education, Carnegie Mellon is consistently a top-ranked university.

The university began as a small technical school and evolved into what it is today under the guidance of exceptional leadership teams.

Its world-renowned faculty members are practicing professionals who bring extensive knowledge and experience into the classroom. With a student-faculty ratio of 10:1, faculty members are extremely accessible and take a genuine interest in their students' work.

Courses offered

Carnegie Mellon University is helping to shape the world through education, research and outreach.

The campus atmosphere offers opportunities to engage in groundbreaking research. And it's not just graduate students. Undergrads often work alongside professors who are leaders in their fields, with a student-faculty ratio of 10:1.

While students typically enrol in one of the university's seven schools/ colleges, they still have the opportunity to study beyond one discipline.

Carnegie Mellon is widely recognised for its unique interdisciplinary environment, encouraging work across departmental lines. As a result, its graduates enter the world with the ability to solve complex problems.

Admission procedure/cycle (month/date)

For undergraduate admissions, Carnegie Mellon uses the Common Application exclusively. Along with the Common Application, the Carnegie Mellon Common Application Supplement is also required. The Office of Admission's "Applying to Carnegie Mellon" instruction book containing information regarding deadlines, financial aid, majors, etc. can be found in downloadable PDF format at the official website.

There is no single office that handles all graduate admissions at Carnegie Mellon. Requirements, application processes and deadlines vary from department to department. Therefore, it is recommended that students seek information early in their consideration of an academic programme directly from the department and programme of their interest. General information regarding all graduate degrees offered through Carnegie Mellon can be found in the Guide to Graduate Degrees and Programs.

Tentative cost of courses

A detailed, up-to-date break-up of cost estimates for undergraduate as well as graduate courses can be found at the university's website.

Scholarships offered

Carnegie Mellon University is happy to make available to its qualifying admitted undergraduate students both institutional grants and scholarship opportunities in order to help lower the cost of a Carnegie Mellon education. The benefit of grants and scholarships to the admitted student is that neither amount has to be paid back -- they are free money. Grant dollars are those institutional resources that the university awards to a student when they demonstrate a financial need via the financial aid process. Scholarships are awards that you do not have to repay. The Carnegie Scholarship is awarded to students when they enter as first-year students and is renewed annually if the student meets the cumulative 2.0 QPA requirement. The Carnegie Scholarships are awarded to artistically and academically talented middle income students who qualify for little to no need-based financial aid. Please be aware that External Transfer applicants are not eligible for scholarship consideration.

In the case of graduate courses, for information on departmental scholarships, grants, stipends, assistantships, fellowships, federal work-study and community service, contact the academic department you plan to attend to find out what is available. The department will also be able to discuss the requirements of these programmes.

Presence in India

Carnegie Mellon's partnership with SSN School of Advanced Software Engineering (SASE) in Chennai includes Carnegie Mellon's MSIT-SE programme taught by SSN faculty in India and Carnegie Mellon faculty via distance learning, plus two semesters of residency at Carnegie Mellon's Pittsburgh campus.