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 | name                   = Carnegie Mellon University
 | image                  = Carnegie Mellon University seal.svg
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 | motto                  = "My heart is in the work" – Andrew Carnegie
 | established            = {{start date and age|1900|11|15}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cmu.edu/ira/factbook/pdf/facts2016/history-and-organization.pdf|title=CMU Facts|access-date=June 3, 2023|archive-date=July 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230714122436/https://www.cmu.edu/ira/factbook/pdf/facts2016/history-and-organization.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
 | founders               = {{hlist|[[Andrew Carnegie]]|[[Andrew Mellon]]|[[Richard B. Mellon]]}}
 | type                   = [[Private university|Private]] [[research university]]
 | accreditation          = [[Middle States Commission on Higher Education|MSCHE]]
 | academic_affiliations  = {{hlist|[[Association of American Universities|AAU]]|[[Association of Independent Technological Universities|AITU]]|[[National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities|NAICU]]|[[Oak Ridge Associated Universities|ORAU]]|[[Universities Research Association|URA]]|[[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program|Space-grant]]}}
 | president              = [[Farnam Jahanian]]
 | provost                = James Garrett
 | dean                   = 
 | city                   = [[Pittsburgh]], Pennsylvania
 | country                = United States
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 | former_names           = Carnegie Technical Schools (1900–1912)<br />Carnegie Institute of Technology (1912–1967)<br />[[Mellon Institute of Industrial Research]] (1913–1967)
 | students               = 16,335 (2023)<ref name=IRA>{{cite web |url=https://www.cmu.edu/ira/Enrollment/index.html |publisher=Carnegie Mellon University Institutional Research and Analysis |access-date=January 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104215517/https://www.cmu.edu/ira/Enrollment/index.html |archive-date=January 4, 2022 |url-status=live|title=Enrollment – Institutional Research and Analysis – Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Planning - Carnegie Mellon University }}</ref>
 | undergrad              = 7,604 (2023)<ref name=IRA/>
 | postgrad               = 8,542 (2023)<ref name=IRA/>
 | faculty                = 1,483<ref>{{cite web |title=CMU Fact Sheet |publisher=Carnegie Mellon University |url=https://www.cmu.edu/assets/pdfs/cmu-fact-sheet.pdf |date=January 2022 |access-date= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230122153509/https://www.cmu.edu/assets/pdfs/cmu-fact-sheet.pdf |archive-date=January 22, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>
 | endowment              = $4.0 billion (2024)<ref name=NACUBO>{{cite web |url=https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/nacubo1-nacubo-prd-dc8b/media/Nacubo/Documents/EndowmentFiles/2024-NCSE-Endowment-Market-Values-for-US-and-Canadian-Institutions-FINAL-Feb-12-2025.xlsx |title=U.S. and Canadian 2024 NCSE Participating Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2024 Endowment Market Value, Change in Market Value from FY23 to FY24, and FY24 Endowment Market Values Per Full-time Equivalent Student |date=February 12, 2025 |publisher=National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) |access-date=February 12, 2025 |format=XLSX |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250212074654/https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/nacubo1-nacubo-prd-dc8b/media/Nacubo/Documents/EndowmentFiles/2024-NCSE-Endowment-Market-Values-for-US-and-Canadian-Institutions-FINAL-Feb-12-2025.xlsx |archive-date=February 12, 2025 |url-status=live }}</ref>
 | campus                 = Large city<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=carnegie&s=all&id=211440|title=IPEDS-Carnegie Mellon University|access-date=November 7, 2021|archive-date=November 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107194245/https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=carnegie&s=all&id=211440|url-status=live}}</ref>
 | campus_size            = {{convert|157.2|acre|ha}}<ref name="FR2021"/>
 | sports_nickname        = [[Tartans]]
 | sporting_affiliations  = {{hlist|[[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] [[NCAA Division III|Division III]] – [[University Athletic Association|UAA]]|[[Presidents' Athletic Conference|PAC]]|[[American Collegiate Hockey Association|ACHA]]|[[Intercollegiate Rowing Association|IRA]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://coursecatalog.web.cmu.edu/servicesandoptions/departmentofathleticsandphysicaleducation/ |title=2015–2016 Undergraduate Catalog: Department of Athletics and Physical Education |publisher=Carnegie Mellon University |access-date=October 15, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151013005359/http://coursecatalog.web.cmu.edu/servicesandoptions/departmentofathleticsandphysicaleducation/ |archive-date=October 13, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>}}
 | free_label             = Other campuses
 | free                   = {{hlist| US: [[Los Angeles]] | [[New York City]] | [[Carnegie Mellon Silicon Valley|Mountain View]] | [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]]}} {{hlist| | International: [[Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar|Doha]] | [[Carnegie Mellon University Africa|Kigali]]}} [[online education|Online]]
 | free_label2            = Newspaper
 | free2                  = ''[[The Tartan (Carnegie Mellon University)|The Tartan]]''
 | colors                 = Red, black, steel gray, and iron gray<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cmu.edu/brand/brand-guidelines/web.html|title=The CMU Brand – Brand Guidelines|access-date=August 3, 2021|archive-date=August 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210803043239/https://www.cmu.edu/brand/brand-guidelines/web.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cmu.edu/brand/brand-guidelines/visual-identity/colors.html|title=The CMU Brand – Core Colors|access-date=August 3, 2021|archive-date=August 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210803043240/https://www.cmu.edu/brand/brand-guidelines/visual-identity/colors.html|url-status=live}}</ref><br>
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 | mascot                 = Scotty the [[Scottish Terrier]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Carnegie Mellon's Mascot|url=http://www.cmu.edu/mascot/|access-date=September 20, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090503022011/http://www.cmu.edu/mascot/|archive-date=May 3, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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'''Carnegie Mellon University''' ('''CMU''') is a [[Private university|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]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.cmu.edu/about/history.html|title=History – CMU |publisher=Carnegie Mellon University|access-date=September 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180903035237/https://www.cmu.edu/about/history.html|archive-date=September 3, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The university consists of seven colleges, including the [[Carnegie Mellon College of Engineering|College of Engineering]], the [[Carnegie Mellon School of Computer Science|School of Computer Science]], and the [[Tepper School of Business]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cmu.edu/academics/ |title=Academics – CMU |publisher=Carnegie Mellon University|access-date=September 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180904154033/https://www.cmu.edu/academics/ |archive-date=September 4, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> The university has its main campus located 5 miles (8&nbsp;km) from [[downtown Pittsburgh]]. It also has over a dozen degree-granting locations in six continents, including campuses in [[Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar|Qatar]], [[Carnegie Mellon Silicon Valley|Silicon Valley]], and [[Kigali|Kigali, Rwanda]] ([[Carnegie Mellon University Africa]]) and partnerships with universities nationally and globally.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Carnegie Mellon University's Global Presence|url= https://www.cmu.edu/global/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315024857/https://www.cmu.edu/global/|archive-date=March 15, 2023|access-date= |publisher=Carnegie Mellon University}}</ref> Carnegie Mellon enrolls 15,818 students across its multiple campuses from 117 countries and employs more than 1,400 faculty members.<ref>{{Cite web |title=University Information – Institutional Research and Analysis |url=http://www.cmu.edu/ira/university-information/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307193908/https://www.cmu.edu/ira/university-information/index.html |archive-date=March 7, 2022 |access-date=January 4, 2022 |publisher=Carnegie Mellon University}}</ref>

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 Institute|robotics]], and [[Carnegie Mellon University Computational Biology Department|computational biology]] departments), pioneering the field of [[management science]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=University |first=Carnegie Mellon |title=Our History – Tepper School of Business – Carnegie Mellon University |url=https://www.cmu.edu/tepper/why-tepper/our-history.html |access-date=May 29, 2022 |website=www.cmu.edu |language=en |archive-date=June 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628155931/https://www.cmu.edu/tepper/why-tepper/our-history.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and the first [[Carnegie Mellon School of Drama|drama program]] in the United States. Carnegie Mellon is a member of the [[Association of American Universities]] and is [[Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education|classified]] among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity".<ref name=Carnegie_classification />

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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Carnegie Mellon University Athletics |url=https://athletics.cmu.edu/landing/index |access-date=August 13, 2023 |website=Carnegie Mellon University Athletics |language=en |archive-date=August 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230812031335/https://athletics.cmu.edu/landing/index |url-status=live }}</ref> The university's faculty and alumni include 21 [[Nobel Prize]] laureates and 13 [[Turing Award]] winners and have received 142 [[Emmy Award]]s, 64 [[Tony Award]]s, and 13 [[Academy Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Awards – CMU |url=http://www.cmu.edu/about/awards.html|access-date=January 5, 2022|publisher=Carnegie Mellon University|archive-date=September 9, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160909004709/http://www.cmu.edu/about/awards.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

== History ==
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 | image1 = Andrew Carnegie, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing slightly left, 1913.jpg
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 | caption1 = [[Andrew Carnegie]], founder of the Carnegie Technical Schools.

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 | caption2 = [[Andrew Mellon]], co-founder of the Mellon Institute.
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The Carnegie Technical Schools were founded in 1900 in [[Pittsburgh|Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]]<ref>{{cite book|last1=Committee on Education, United States House of Prepresentatives|title=Charges Against the Federal Board for Vocational Education, Volume 3|date=1920|publisher=Government Printing Office|location=Washington|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CTsXAAAAYAAJ&q=clifford%20b%20connelley&pg=PA1805 |access-date=June 25, 2015|archive-date=August 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818230958/https://books.google.com/books?id=CTsXAAAAYAAJ&q=clifford%20b%20connelley&pg=PA1805 |url-status=live}}</ref> by the [[Scottish-American]] industrialist and philanthropist [[Andrew Carnegie]], who wrote "My heart is in the work", when he donated the funds to create the institution. Carnegie's vision was to open a vocational training school for the sons and daughters of working-class Pittsburghers, many of whom worked in his mills. Carnegie was inspired for the design of his school by the [[Pratt Institute]] in [[Brooklyn, New York]], founded by industrialist [[Charles Pratt]] in 1887.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2249&dat=19020116&id=zZ4-AAAAIBAJ&pg=3973,2142724 |work=Boston Evening Transcript |via = Google News Archive Search|access-date=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160512201902/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2249&dat=19020116&id=zZ4-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=R1oMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3973,2142724 |archive-date=May 12, 2016|date = January 16, 1902|title = The Pratt Institute: Model for Pittsburg School of Technology |url-status=live}}</ref> In 1912, the institution changed its name to Carnegie Institute of Technology (CIT) and began offering four-year degrees. During this time, CIT consisted of four constituent schools: the School of Fine and Applied Arts, the School of Apprentices and Journeymen, the School of Science and Technology, and the [[Margaret Morrison Carnegie College|Margaret Morrison Carnegie School for Women]].

The [[Mellon Institute of Industrial Research]] was founded in 1913 by banker and industrialist brothers [[Andrew Mellon]] (who went on to become [[United States Secretary of the Treasury|U.S. Treasury Secretary]]) and [[Richard B. Mellon]] in honor of their father, [[Thomas Mellon]], patriarch of the [[Mellon family]]. The Institute began as a research organization that performed contract work for government and industry, initially as a department within the [[University of Pittsburgh]]. In 1927, the Mellon Institute was incorporated as an independent nonprofit. In 1937, the Mellon Institute's iconic building was completed on Fifth Avenue.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/whatischemistry/landmarks/mellon-institute.html|title=Mellon Institute at Carnegie Mellon University National Historic Chemical Landmark|website=American Chemical Society|access-date=July 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171114202539/https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/whatischemistry/landmarks/mellon-institute.html|archive-date=November 14, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 1967, with support from [[Paul Mellon]], the Carnegie Institute of Technology merged with the Mellon Institute of Industrial Research to become Carnegie Mellon University. In 1973, Carnegie Mellon's coordinate [[Women's colleges in the United States|women's college]], the Margaret Morrison Carnegie College, merged its academic programs with the rest of the university.<ref>{{cite web|title=History of MMCC|url=http://www.carnegiemellontoday.com/article.asp?Aid=347|publisher=carnegiemellontoday.com|access-date=February 15, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090221125329/http://www.carnegiemellontoday.com/article.asp?Aid=347|archive-date=February 21, 2009}}</ref> The industrial research mission of the Mellon Institute survived the merger as the Carnegie Mellon Research Institute (CMRI) and continued doing work on contract to industry and government. In 2001, CMRI's programs were subsumed by other parts of the university or spun off into autonomous entities.<ref>{{cite web|title=CMU closing its Carnegie Mellon Research Institute|url=http://old.post-gazette.com/healthscience/20010331cmuhealth2.asp|publisher=post-gazette.com|access-date=|first =  Mackenzie|last = Carpenter|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004214223/http://old.post-gazette.com/healthscience/20010331cmuhealth2.asp|archive-date=October 4, 2013|url-status=live|date = April 1, 2001}}</ref>

== Campus ==

=== Overview ===
[[File:Carnegie Mellon University as seen from the Cathedral of Learning.jpg|thumb|The main campus in [[Pittsburgh]] as seen from the 36th floor of the [[Cathedral of Learning]] at the [[University of Pittsburgh]], August 2015]]
Carnegie Mellon's 157.2 acre (63&nbsp;ha) main campus is five miles (8&nbsp;km) from downtown [[Pittsburgh]], between [[Schenley Park]] and the neighborhoods of [[Squirrel Hill]], [[Shadyside (Pittsburgh)|Shadyside]], and [[Oakland (Pittsburgh)|Oakland]].<ref name="FR2021">{{Cite web|title=Carnegie Mellon 2020–2021 Financial Report|url=https://www.cmu.edu/annual-report-2021/assets/2020-2021-financial-report.pdf|url-status=live|access-date=January 4, 2022|website=Carnegie Mellon Annual Financial Report 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104214956/https://www.cmu.edu/annual-report-2021/assets/2020-2021-financial-report.pdf |archive-date=January 4, 2022}}</ref> Carnegie Mellon is bordered to the west by the campus of the [[University of Pittsburgh]]. Carnegie Mellon owns 81 buildings in the [[Oakland (Pittsburgh)|Oakland]] and [[Squirrel Hill]] neighborhoods of Pittsburgh.

For decades, the center of student life on campus was Skibo Hall, the university's student union. Built in the 1950s, Skibo Hall's design was typical of [[mid-century modern]] architecture but was poorly equipped to deal with advances in computer and internet connectivity. The original Skibo Hall was razed in the summer of 1994 and replaced by a new student union that is fully Wi-Fi enabled. Known as the University Center, the building was dedicated in 1996. In 2014, Carnegie Mellon re-dedicated the University Center as the Cohon University Center in recognition of the eighth president of the university, [[Jared Cohon]].<ref>{{cite news|title=CMU student center to be renamed for Cohon|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2014/03/24/CMU-student-center-to-be-renamed-for-Cohon/stories/201403240210|date=March 24, 2014|url-access=subscription|newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|access-date=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140326001925/http://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2014/03/24/CMU-student-center-to-be-renamed-for-Cohon/stories/201403240210|archive-date=March 26, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>

A large grassy area known as "The Cut" forms the backbone of the campus, with a separate grassy area known as "The Mall" running perpendicular. The Cut was formed by filling in a ravine (hence the name) with soil from a nearby hill that was leveled to build the College of Fine Arts building.

The northwestern part of the campus (home to Hamburg Hall, Newell-Simon Hall, Smith Hall, and Gates Hillman Complex) was acquired from the [[United States Bureau of Mines]] in the 1980s.

Carnegie Mellon has been purchasing 100% renewable energy for its electricity since 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Energy Mix – Environment at CMU |url=http://www.cmu.edu/environment/energy-water/energy-mix/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518005843/https://www.cmu.edu/environment/energy-water/energy-mix/index.html |archive-date=May 18, 2021 |access-date=February 4, 2022 |publisher=Carnegie Mellon University}}</ref>{{Additional citation needed|date=October 2024|reason=Sole source is primary}}

{{wide image|Cmu panorama.jpg|1500px|A panoramic view of Carnegie Mellon University's Pittsburgh campus from the College of Fine Arts Lawn.<br />From left to right: College of Fine Arts, Hunt Library, Baker and Porter Hall, Hamerschlag Hall, [[University of Pittsburgh]]'s Cathedral of Learning (in the background), Wean Hall and Doherty Hall, Purnell Center, and the Cohon University Center. Also visible are "The Fence", and the ''Walking to the Sky'' sculpture.}}

=== Campus architecture and design ===
The campus began to take shape in the [[Beaux-Arts architecture]] style of [[George Carnegie Palmer]] and [[Henry Hornbostel]] of Palmer & Hornbostel, winners of the 1904 competition to design the original institution and later the founder of the [[Carnegie Mellon School of Architecture]].<ref>[https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1904/10/27/101400667.pdf?pdf_redirect=true&ip=0 "Carnegie Prizes Come Here: Palmer & Hornbostel Win Competition for Architects of Technical Schools"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220502163843/https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1904/10/27/101400667.pdf?pdf_redirect=true&ip=0 |date=May 2, 2022 }}. ''[[The New York Times]]''. October 27, 1904. p. 1. Retrieved March 29, 2022.</ref>

There was little change to the campus between the [[World War I|first]] and [[World War II|second World War]]. A 1938 master plan by Githens and [[Francis Keally|Keally]] suggested acquisition of new land along [[Forbes Avenue]], but the plan was not fully implemented. The period starting with the construction of the Hall of the Arts building (former home of the Graduate School of Industrial Administration) in 1952 and ending with Wean Hall in 1971 saw the institutional change from Carnegie Institute of Technology to Carnegie Mellon University. New facilities were needed to respond to the university's growing national reputation in [[artificial intelligence]], business, robotics and the arts. In addition, an expanding student population demanded improved facilities for student life, athletics and libraries. The campus finally expanded to Forbes Avenue from its original land along [[Schenley Park]].

[[File:Carnegie Mellon Hamerschlag Hall and Scott Hall.jpg|thumb|left|Hamerschlag, Roberts, and Scott Halls are three of the teaching facilities of the [[Carnegie Mellon College of Engineering|College of Engineering]]]]
The buildings of this era reflected contemporary architectural styles. The [[International Style (architecture)|International Style]], with its rejection of historical tradition and its emphases on functionalism and expression of structure, had been in vogue in European settings since the 1930s. It came late to the Carnegie Mellon campus because of the hiatus in building activity and a general reluctance among American universities to abandon historical styles. By the 1960s, the International Style was adopted to accomplish needed expansion quickly and affordably with the swelling of student ranks in the aftermath of the [[GI Bill]] in 1944. Each building was a unique architectural statement that may have acknowledged the existing campus in its placement, but not in its form or materials.

During the 1970s and 1980s, the tenure of president [[Richard Cyert]] (1972–1990) witnessed a period of growth and development. The research budget grew from roughly $12 million annually in the early 1970s to more than $110 million in the late 1980s. Researchers in new fields like [[robotics]] and [[software engineering]] helped the university to build its reputation. One example was the introduction of the "[[Andrew Project|Andrew]]" computing network in the mid-1980s. This project linking all computers and workstations on campus set the standard for educational computing and established Carnegie Mellon as a technology leader in education and research. On April 24, 1985, ''cmu.edu'', Carnegie Mellon's Internet domain, became one of the [[List of the oldest currently registered Internet domain names#.edu|first six]] [[.edu]] domain names.

=== Since the 1990s ===
[[File:Wean hall.jpg|thumb|right|Wean Hall, home of the world's first internet-enabled soda vending machine.<ref>{{cite web|title=Randy Pausch's Last Lecture: Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams|publisher=Randy Pausch|url=http://download.srv.cs.cmu.edu/~pausch/Randy/pauschlastlecturetranscript.pdf|access-date=May 7, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080513212745/http://download.srv.cs.cmu.edu/~pausch/Randy/pauschlastlecturetranscript.pdf|archive-date=May 13, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref>]]
In the 1990s and into the 2000s, Carnegie Mellon solidified its status among American universities, consistently ranking in the top 25 in the national ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'' rankings, and in the top 30 (ranking 28th in 2022) amongst universities worldwide.<ref name="ReferenceA">[https://www.usnews.com/education/worlds-best-universities-rankings/top-400-universities-in-the-world?page=2 World's Best Universities; Top 400 Universities in the World] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130906025126/http://www.usnews.com/education/worlds-best-universities-rankings/top-400-universities-in-the-world?page=2 |date=September 6, 2013 }}. US News. Retrieved on July 17, 2013.</ref><ref name="topuniversities.com">[http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2012?page=1 QS World University Rankings – 2012] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120913192241/http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2012?page=1 |date=September 13, 2012 }}. Top Universities (December 19, 2012). Retrieved on July 17, 2013.</ref> Carnegie Mellon is distinct in its interdisciplinary approach to research and education. Through the establishment of programs and centers outside the limitations of departments or colleges, the university has established leadership in fields such as [[computational finance]], [[information systems]], [[cognitive sciences]], management, arts management, product design, [[behavioral economics]], energy science and economics, [[human–computer interaction]], [[entertainment technology]], and [[decision science]]. Within the past two decades, the university has built a new university center (Cohon University Center), theater and drama building (Purnell Center for the Arts), business school building ([[Tepper School of Business]]), and several dormitories. Baker Hall was renovated in the early 2000s, and new chemistry labs were established in Doherty Hall soon after. Several computer science buildings, such as [[Newell Simon Hall|Newell-Simon Hall]], also were established, renovated or renamed in the early 2000s.

In 2006, Carnegie Mellon Trustee Jill Gansman Kraus donated the {{convert|80|ft|m|adj=on}}-tall sculpture ''[[Walking to the Sky]]'', which was placed on the lawn facing Forbes Avenue between the Cohon University Center and Warner Hall. The sculpture was controversial for its placement, the general lack of input from the campus community, and its (lack of) aesthetic appeal.<ref>{{cite web |year=2006 |title=The Tartan reflects on the people and events of 2005–2006 |url=http://www.thetartan.org/2006/5/1/forum/thistles_and_thorns |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090114015946/http://www.thetartan.org/2006/5/1/forum/thistles_and_thorns |archive-date=January 14, 2009 |access-date=January 7, 2009 |publisher=The Tartan}}</ref>

[[File:Gates-Hillman Complex at Carnegie Mellon University 2.jpg|thumb|center|upright=2|The Gates Hillman Complex, which houses the [[Carnegie Mellon School of Computer Science|School of Computer Science]].]]

[[File:Carnegie Mellon Cohon University Center 2016.jpg|thumb|Cohon University Center, which contains an indoor swimming pool, bookstore, student club facilities, gym, and cafeteria.]]

The Gates Hillman Complex opened for occupancy on August 7, 2009.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 8, 2011 |title=The Gates Hillman Prediction Market - Overview |url=http://whenwillwemove.com/ |access-date=November 30, 2023 |archive-date=February 8, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110208021108/http://whenwillwemove.com/ |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref> It sits on a {{convert|5.6|acre|ha|adj=on}} site on the university's West Campus, surrounded by Cyert Hall, the Purnell Center for the Arts, Doherty Hall, Newell-Simon Hall, Smith Hall, [[Main Building, U.S. Bureau of Mines|Hamburg Hall]], and the Robert Mehrabian Collaborative Innovation Center. It contains 318 offices as well as labs, [[computer cluster]]s, lecture halls, classrooms and a 255-seat auditorium. The Gates Hillman Complex was made possible by a $20 million lead gift from the [[Gates Foundation]] and an additional $10 million grant from the [[Henry Hillman|Henry L. Hillman Foundation]]. The Gates Hillman Complex and the Purnell Center for the Arts are connected by the [[Randy Pausch]] Memorial Footbridge.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Top 200 World Universities|url=http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/hybrid.asp?typeCode=144|magazine=[[Times Higher Education]]|access-date=February 18, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080115134333/http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/hybrid.asp?typeCode=144|archive-date=January 15, 2008|url-status=live}}</ref>

On April 15, 1997, [[Jared Cohon|Jared L. Cohon]], former dean of the [[Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies]], was elected president by Carnegie Mellon's board of trustees. During Cohon's presidency, Carnegie Mellon continued its trajectory of innovation and growth. His strategic plan aimed to leverage the university's strengths to benefit society in the areas of [[biotechnology]] and [[life sciences]], information and security technology, [[environmental science]] and practices, the [[fine arts]] and [[humanities]], and business and [[policy|public policy]]. In 2006, following negotiations between President Cohon and South Australian Premier [[Mike Rann]], CMU opened a campus of the [[Heinz College]] in the historic [[Torrens Building]] in [[Adelaide]], Australia. President Cohon's term ended on June 30, 2013, after which he returned to the faculty at Carnegie Mellon.On July 1, 2003, Carnegie Mellon launched "Insp!re Innovation", a $1 billion comprehensive fundraising campaign. Half of the campaign goal is intended for the endowment to provide long-lasting support for faculty, students and breakthrough innovations. The campaign brought in a total of $1.19 billion, with $578.5 million going toward Carnegie Mellon's endowment. It also enabled the university to establish 31 endowed professorships, 97 endowed fellowships and 250 endowed scholarships.<ref>[http://www.cmu.edu/campaign/about/index.html Inspire Innovation: About the Campaign – Carnegie Mellon Web Site.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091130174202/http://www.cmu.edu/campaign/about/index.html |date=November 30, 2009 }}. Retrieved September 11, 2011.</ref> On September 7, 2011, [[William S. Dietrich II]], the former chairman of Dietrich Industries, Inc., a subsidiary of [[Worthington Industries]], Inc., pledged a gift of $265 million, effective on October 6, 2011, upon his death. In response to this gift, Carnegie Mellon renamed the College of Humanities and Social Sciences as the [[Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences|Marianna Brown Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences]] after William Dietrich's mother.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bill Dietrich & Carnegie Mellon University|url=http://www.cmu.edu/dietrich/=2011-09-07}}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> On April 23, 2012, New York's Mayor [[Michael R. Bloomberg]] and [[New York University]]'s President [[John Sexton]] announced an agreement between New York City, New York's MTA, and a consortium of academic institutions, and private technology companies that led to the creation in New York of a [[Center for Urban Science and Progress]] (CUSP). The Center for Urban Science and Progress (CUSP) is an applied science research institute composed of a partnership of institutions from around the globe, led by [[New York University]] with a consortium of universities including Carnegie Mellon, the [[University of Warwick]], the [[City University of New York]], the [[Indian Institute of Technology Bombay]], and the [[University of Toronto]].[[File:Cmu-africa-aerial-2021.jpg|thumb|[[Carnegie Mellon University Africa|Carnegie Mellon]]'s campus in Kigali, Rwanda.]]In September 2012, Carnegie Mellon announced the construction of the Sherman and Joyce Bowie Scott Hall on the Pittsburgh campus. The new building is situated between Hamerschlag Hall, Roberts Hall, and Wean Hall and houses the university-wide Wilton E. Scott Institute for Energy Innovation, the Bertucci Nanotechnology Lab, the Engineering Research Accelerator (formerly known as the Institute for Complex Engineered Systems), the Disruptive Health Technologies Institute, and the Department of Biomedical Engineering.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cmu.edu/homepage/environment/2012/summer/new-energy-institute.shtml |title=Retrieved September 20, 2012 |publisher=Carnegie Mellon University |access-date=June 19, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140625085908/http://www.cmu.edu/homepage/environment/2012/summer/new-energy-institute.shtml |archive-date=June 25, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Further, in November 2013, Carnegie Mellon announced a $67 million gift from [[David Tepper]], who previously donated $56 million, to develop the Tepper Quadrangle on the north campus. The Tepper Quad includes a new Tepper School of Business facility across [[Forbes Avenue]] from a renovated and expanded Hamburg Hall (home to Heinz College)<ref name="Heinz Endowments Gift">{{cite web| title=Heinz Endowments Gift| publisher=Carnegie Mellon University| url=http://www.cmu.edu/homepage/society/2013/fall/heinz-endowment-gift.shtml| access-date=December 12, 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213203905/http://www.cmu.edu/homepage/society/2013/fall/heinz-endowment-gift.shtml| archive-date=December 13, 2013| url-status=dead}}</ref> as well as other university-wide buildings and a welcome center which serves as a public gateway to the university.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cmu.edu/homepage/society/2013/fall/visionary-beginnings.shtml |title=Retrieved November 15, 2013 |publisher=Carnegie Mellon University |date=November 14, 2013 |access-date=June 19, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160320065709/http://www.cmu.edu/homepage/society/2013/fall/visionary-beginnings.shtml |archive-date=March 20, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In April 2015, Carnegie Mellon, in collaboration with [[Jones Lang LaSalle]], announced the planning of a second office space structure, alongside the Robert Mehrabian Collaborative Innovation Center, an upscale and full-service hotel, and retail and dining development along Forbes Avenue. This complex will connect to the Tepper Quadrangle, the Heinz College, the Tata Consultancy Services Building, and the Gates-Hillman Center to create an innovation corridor on the university campus. The effort is intended to continue to attract major corporate partnerships to create opportunities for research, teaching, and employment with students and faculty.<ref>{{cite news |year=2015 |last1=Belko|first1=Mark|title=CMU proposes hotel, office, retail complex to help remake Forbes Avenue |newspaper=The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |url=http://www.post-gazette.com/business/development/2015/04/22/CMU-carnegie-mellon-university-plans-hotel-retail-development-as-part-of-innovation-corridor-pittsburgh/stories/201504220154 |url-status=live |access-date=April 23, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150424191829/http://www.post-gazette.com/business/development/2015/04/22/CMU-carnegie-mellon-university-plans-hotel-retail-development-as-part-of-innovation-corridor-pittsburgh/stories/201504220154 |archive-date=April 24, 2015}}</ref>

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On October 30, 2019, Carnegie Mellon publicly announced the launch of "Make Possible: The Campaign for Carnegie Mellon University", a campaign which seeks to raise $2 billion to advance the university's priorities, including campus development.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Carnegie Mellon University Announces Landmark $2 Billion Campaign - News |url=http://www.cmu.edu/news/stories/archives/2019/october/cmu-launches-make-possible-campaign.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220421081238/https://www.cmu.edu/news/stories/archives/2019/october/cmu-launches-make-possible-campaign.html |archive-date=April 21, 2022 |access-date=January 4, 2022 |publisher=Carnegie Mellon University}}</ref> Alongside the Tepper Quad and Hamburg Hall, Carnegie Mellon finished construction in 2020 on TCS Hall, an innovation center made possible with a $35 million gift from [[Tata Consultancy Services]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cmu.edu/news/stories/archives/2015/august/historic-gift.html |title=Retrieved August 25, 2015 |publisher=Carnegie Mellon University |date=August 25, 2015 |access-date=August 25, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150828124653/http://www.cmu.edu/news/stories/archives/2015/august/historic-gift.html |archive-date=August 28, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Carnegie Mellon plans to collaborate with [[Emerald Cloud Lab]] to construct the world's first cloud lab in a university setting. The Carnegie Mellon University Cloud Lab is planned to be completed by the spring of 2023. Carnegie Mellon also plans to construct a new mechanical engineering building by fall 2023 (Scaife Hall), a new $105 million athletics center by fall 2024 (Highmark Center for Health, Wellness and Athletics), a $210 million Science Futures Building (R.K. Mellon Hall of Sciences) by 2026,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Building For the Future |work=Science Connection|date=July 30, 2021 |url=https://magazine.mcs.cmu.edu/2021-issue/building-for-the-future/|access-date=January 4, 2022|archive-date=January 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104235943/https://magazine.mcs.cmu.edu/2021-issue/building-for-the-future/|url-status=live}}</ref> as well as a Robotics Innovation Center at Hazelwood Green, in addition to new dormitories and other buildings in the coming years.<ref>{{Cite web|title=CMU, Richard King Mellon Foundation Announce Partnership for New Robotics Center at Hazelwood Green|url=https://www.cs.cmu.edu/news/2021/cmu-richard-king-mellon-foundation-announce-partnership-new-robotics-center-hazelwood-green|access-date=January 6, 2022|website=Carnegie Mellon School of Computer Science|archive-date=January 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106200409/https://www.cs.cmu.edu/news/2021/cmu-richard-king-mellon-foundation-announce-partnership-new-robotics-center-hazelwood-green|url-status=live}}</ref>

On February 5, 2013, Carnegie Mellon announced the selection of [[Subra Suresh]], Director of the [[National Science Foundation]] and Dean of the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology School of Engineering]], as its ninth president effective July 1, 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cmu.edu/news/stories/archives/2013/february/feb5_ninthpresident.html |title=Retrieved February 5, 2013 |publisher=Carnegie Mellon University |date=February 5, 2013 |access-date=June 19, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141215094152/http://www.cmu.edu/news/stories/archives/2013/february/feb5_ninthpresident.html |archive-date=December 15, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Suresh stepped down in June 2017<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cmu.edu/news/stories/archives/2017/june/leadership-transition.html|title=Suresh To Step Down as President of Carnegie Mellon University - News |date=June 1, 2017|publisher=Carnegie Mellon University|access-date=September 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180904191814/https://www.cmu.edu/news/stories/archives/2017/june/leadership-transition.html|archive-date=September 4, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> and was replaced by [[Farnam Jahanian]], the university's interim-president and former provost, in March 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cmu.edu/news/stories/archives/2018/march/president-named.html|title=Farnam Jahanian Named President of Carnegie Mellon University - News |date=March 8, 2018|publisher=Carnegie Mellon University|access-date=September 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180321231959/https://www.cmu.edu/news/stories/archives/2018/march/president-named.html|archive-date=March 21, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On September 8, 2022, Carnegie Mellon announced a $275.7 million partnership with the [[Mastercard Foundation]] to support [[Carnegie Mellon University Africa]] in [[Kigali|Kigali, Rwanda]]. Carnegie Mellon's Kigali campus provides graduate-level study in engineering and artificial intelligence.

On November 6, 2023, Carnegie Mellon Trustee Ray Lane and his wife Stephanie Lane invested $25 million in support of the university's Computational Biology department.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cmu.edu/bio/news/2023/1106_lanes-invest-25-million-computational-biology.html|title=Carnegie Mellon Trustee Ray Lane and Stephanie Lane Invest $25 Million in CMU's Computational Biology Department|access-date=May 6, 2024|archive-date=September 13, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240913231836/https://www.cmu.edu/bio/news/2023/1106_lanes-invest-25-million-computational-biology.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

On April 12, 2024, Carnegie Mellon broke ground for construction of its new Richard King Mellon Hall of Sciences, a 338,900 square-foot addition to its campus.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cmu.edu/mcs/news-events/2024/0412_carnegie-mellon-breaks-ground-for-richard-king-mellon-hall-of-sciences.html|title=Carnegie Mellon Breaks Ground for Richard King Mellon Hall of Sciences|access-date=May 6, 2024|archive-date=September 13, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240913231841/https://www.cmu.edu/mcs/news-events/2024/0412_carnegie-mellon-breaks-ground-for-richard-king-mellon-hall-of-sciences.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Organization ==
[[File:School of design.jpg|thumb|Margaret Morrison Carnegie Hall, home of the [[Carnegie Mellon School of Architecture]] and [[Carnegie Mellon School of Design]]]]
The [[Carnegie Mellon College of Engineering|College of Engineering]] includes seven engineering departments ([[Biomedical Engineering]], [[Chemical Engineering]], [[Civil Engineering|Civil]] and [[Environmental Engineering]], [[Electrical Engineering|Electrical]] and [[Computer Engineering]], [[Engineering and Public Policy]], [[Mechanical Engineering]], and [[Materials science|Materials Science and Engineering]]), two interdisciplinary institutes (the [[Information Networking Institute]] and the [[Integrated Innovation Institute]]), and the Engineering Research Accelerator.

The [[Carnegie Mellon College of Fine Arts|College of Fine Arts]] is one of the oldest colleges of fine arts in the United States, and today it is a federation of five distinct schools: [[Carnegie Mellon School of Architecture|The School of Architecture]], [[Carnegie Mellon School of Music|The School of Music]], [[Carnegie Mellon School of Design|The School of Design]], [[Carnegie Mellon School of Drama|The School of Drama]], and [[Carnegie Mellon School of Art|The School of Art]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://drama.cmu.edu/147/admissions-requirements|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110208162108/http://www.drama.cmu.edu/147/admissions-requirements|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 8, 2011|title=Transfer Students|date=July 31, 2016|website=Undergraduate Admission Requirements|publisher=School of Drama}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://soa.cmu.edu/undergraduateadmissions/|title=Regular Decision & Transfer|date=July 31, 2016|website=Undergraduate Admissions|publisher=School of Architecture|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160709233247/http://soa.cmu.edu/undergraduateadmissions/|archive-date=July 9, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://design.cmu.edu/node/123|title=Transfer Applications|date=July 31, 2016|website=Application Instructions & Timeline|publisher=School of Design|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807121119/http://design.cmu.edu/node/123|archive-date=August 7, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> The college shares research projects, interdisciplinary centers and educational programs with other units across the university.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cfa.cmu.edu/pages/bxa-intercollege-degree-programs|title=BXA Intercollege Degree Programs|date=July 31, 2016|website=CMU College of Fine Arts|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807121952/http://cfa.cmu.edu/pages/bxa-intercollege-degree-programs|archive-date=August 7, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> The College of Fine Arts runs master's programs in Arts Management and Entertainment Industry Management with the Heinz College, as well as interdisciplinary undergraduate programs with the [[Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences]] (BHA), [[Mellon College of Science]] (BSA), the [[Carnegie Mellon School of Computer Science|School of Computer Science]] (BCSA), and the [[Carnegie Mellon College of Engineering|College of Engineering]] (BESA).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cmu.edu/interdisciplinary/programs/|title=BXA Intercollege Degree Programs – The Programs|publisher=Carnegie Mellon University|access-date=February 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171002021723/http://www.cmu.edu/interdisciplinary/programs/|archive-date=October 2, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The [[Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences]] is the university's liberal arts college and emphasizes the study of the human condition through rigorous analysis and technology. Departments include [[English studies|English]], [[History]], [[Modern Languages]], [[Philosophy]], [[Psychology]], [[Social and Decision Sciences]], and [[Statistics]] as well as an Institute for Politics and Strategy. The college also offers undergraduate degree programs in [[Information systems|Information Systems]], Economics (jointly with the Tepper School of Business), and the Bachelor of Humanities and Arts (BHA) with the [[Carnegie Mellon College of Fine Arts|College of Fine Arts]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cmu.edu/interdisciplinary/programs/bhaprogram.html|title=BXA Intercollege Degree Programs – BHA Program|publisher=Carnegie Mellon University|access-date=February 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180207182933/https://www.cmu.edu/interdisciplinary/programs/bhaprogram.html|archive-date=February 7, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The [[Heinz College|H. John Heinz III College of Information Systems and Public Policy]] offers top-ranked master's degrees in [[Public Policy]] and Management, Health Care Policy and Management, Medical Management, [[Public Management]], [[Information Systems]] and Management, Information Technology, and Information Security Policy and Management. The Heinz College also runs master's programs in Arts Management and Entertainment Industry Management with the College of Fine Arts. Heinz College consists of the School of Information Systems & Management and the School of Public Policy & Management. It also offers several PhD and executive education programs.

The [[Mellon College of Science]] has four departments: [[Biological Sciences]], [[Chemistry]], [[Mathematical Sciences]], and [[Physics]]. The college is expanding efforts in [[neuroscience]], [[green chemistry]], [[bioinformatics]], [[computational biology]], [[nanotechnology]], [[computational finance]], cosmology, sensor research, and biological physics. It also offers an undergraduate Bachelor of Science and Arts (BSA) degree in conjunction with the [[Carnegie Mellon College of Fine Arts|College of Fine Arts]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cmu.edu/interdisciplinary/programs/bsaprogram.html|title=BXA Intercollege Degree Programs – BSA Program|publisher=Carnegie Mellon University|access-date=February 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180207122733/https://www.cmu.edu/interdisciplinary/programs/bsaprogram.html|archive-date=February 7, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
[[File:Interior of Gates Hillman Center.jpg|thumb|Inside the Gates-Hillman Complex of the School of Computer Science.]]

The [[Carnegie Mellon School of Computer Science|School of Computer Science]]: Carnegie Mellon helped define, and continually redefines, the field of [[computer science]]. The School of Computer Science is recognized internationally as one of the top schools for computer science<ref>{{cite news | work = U.S. News & World Report | title = America's Best Graduate Schools 2009 | url = http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/grad/rankings/phdsci/brief/com_brief.php | access-date = March 28, 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071011021933/http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/grad/rankings/phdsci/brief/com_brief.php | archive-date = October 11, 2007 | url-status = live }}</ref> and has been consistently ranked the best in the country. The School of Computer Science includes seven departments: the Computer Science Department, [[Computational Biology Department|Ray and Stephanie Lane Computational Biology Department]], [[Robotics Institute]], Machine Learning Department, the [[Human–Computer Interaction Institute]], the [[Language Technologies Institute]], and the  Software and Societal Systems Department (S3D). It additionally offers the undergraduate Bachelor of Computer Science and Arts (BCSA) degree in conjunction with the [[Carnegie Mellon College of Fine Arts|College of Fine Arts]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cmu.edu/interdisciplinary/programs/bcsaprogram.html|title=BXA Intercollege Degree Programs – BCSA Program|publisher=Carnegie Mellon University|access-date=February 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180207123154/https://www.cmu.edu/interdisciplinary/programs/bcsaprogram.html|archive-date=February 7, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The [[Tepper School of Business]] (formerly the Graduate School of Industrial Administration) offers undergraduate programs in [[Business Administration]] and [[Economics]] (the latter jointly with the Dietrich College), master's degrees in Business Administration ([[Master of Business Administration|MBA]]), Product Management (MSPM) and joint degrees in [[Computational Finance]] (MSCF) with the Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences, the Mellon College of Science, the Heinz College, and the School of Computer Science. In addition, joint degrees are offered with Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Heinz College. The Tepper School also offers doctoral degrees in several areas and presents a number of [[executive education]] programs. Following a $67 million donation from alumnus [[David Tepper|David A. Tepper]] in 2013, the university expanded the undergraduate business program and named the school after him. In summer of 2015, a new curriculum was formally instated.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mytepper.tepper.cmu.edu/current-students/Undergraduate-Students/Business%20Administration%20Degrees|title=UBA Curriculum Change|publisher=Carnegie Mellon University|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925084623/http://mytepper.tepper.cmu.edu/current-students/Undergraduate-Students/Business%20Administration%20Degrees|archive-date=September 25, 2015}}</ref>

[[File:Entertainment Technology Center, Carnegie Mellon University.jpg|thumb|Carnegie Mellon's [[Entertainment Technology Center]]]]
Carnegie Mellon also runs the Integrative Design, Arts, and Technology (IDeATe) Network to provide university-wide arts and technology education to students from every college. IDeATe allows students to take minors or concentrations in Animation and Special Effects, Entrepreneurship for Creative Industries, Game Design, Intelligent Environments, Learning Media, Media Design, Physical Computing, and Sound Design. IDeAte will also offer graduate master's degrees in Emerging Media, Game Design, Integrative Innovation for Products and Services, Computational Data Science, Urban Design, and Production Technology and Management. IDeATe also manages the [[Entertainment Technology Center]] (ETC) in conjunction with the School of Computer Science and the College of Fine Arts. Each master's degree program has an option to study in the CMU Integrative Media Program (IMP) at [[Steiner Studios]] in [[New York City]]. IDeATe Network will be based on the Pittsburgh campus upon the development of recently acquired property on [[Forbes Avenue]] west of [[Junction Hollow]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Integrative Design, Arts, and Technology | publisher=Carnegie Mellon University | url = http://www.cmu.edu/ideate/index.html | access-date = January 17, 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140117132124/http://www.cmu.edu/ideate/index.html | archive-date = January 17, 2014 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

In addition to research and academic institutions, the university hosts several other educationally driven programs. The [[Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Sciences]], a state-funded summer program that aims to foster interest in science amongst gifted high school students is run on campus every summer. The university also runs Carnegie Mellon [[Carnegie Mellon University Pre-College Program|Pre-College]], a six-week residential program for rising juniors and seniors in high school and the Summer Academy for Math and Science (SAMS), a free-of-charge STEM immersion program for students from underrepresented backgrounds. The Cyert Center for Early Education is a child care center for Carnegie Mellon faculty and staff, as well as an observational setting for students in child development courses. Carnegie Mellon also developed the Open Learning Initiative which provides free courses online in a variety of fields to students globally.

==Academics==

===Rankings===
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|21
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Nationally, ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'' placed Carnegie Mellon in a tie with [[Washington University in St. Louis]] and the [[University of Michigan]] for 21st place among American research universities in their 2024-2025 rankings.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US News {{!}} Best National University Rankings (2025) |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities |access-date=September 24, 2024 |archive-date=December 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191223135332/https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities |url-status=live }}</ref> Many of its graduate programs have been ranked in national and international surveys. In 2022, ''U.S. News'' ranked Carnegie Mellon as having 23 graduate programs in the Top 10 nationwide and 16 in the Top 5 nationwide.,<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 29, 2022 |title=U.S. News & World Report Ranks 23 Carnegie Mellon Graduate Programs in Top Ten Nationwide |url=http://www.cmu.edu/news/stories/archives/2022/march/grad-rankings.html |access-date=March 29, 2022 |publisher=Carnegie Mellon University |archive-date=April 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220401162920/https://www.cmu.edu/news/stories/archives/2022/march/grad-rankings.html |url-status=live }}</ref> including three programs ranked first: Artificial Intelligence, Programming Languages, and Information and Technology Management. In particular, the [[Carnegie Mellon School of Computer Science|CMU School of Computer Science]] has been consistently ranked the best in the nation, tied with [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology|MIT]], [[Stanford University|Stanford]], and [[University of California, Berkeley|UC Berkeley]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=US News {{!}} Best Computer Science Schools |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-science-schools/computer-science-rankings |access-date=June 9, 2024 |archive-date=November 26, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181126024755/https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-science-schools/computer-science-rankings |url-status=live }}</ref>

Globally, Carnegie Mellon is ranked 28th by ''[[Times Higher Education]]'' and 52nd by ''[[QS World University Rankings]]''.

Carnegie Mellon was named one of the "New [[Ivy League|Ivies]]" by ''[[Newsweek]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=America's 25 New Elite ''Ivies''|url=http://www.newsweek.com/2006/08/20/25-new-ivies.html|work=Newsweek|access-date=August 21, 2010|date=August 21, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714175956/http://www.newsweek.com/2006/08/20/25-new-ivies.html|archive-date=July 14, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2010, ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' ranked Carnegie Mellon 1st in computer science, 4th in finance, 10th overall, and 21st in engineering according to job recruiters.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704554104575435563989873060 |title=The Top 25 Recruiter Picks |newspaper=The Wall Street Journal |date=September 13, 2010 |access-date=August 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226023122/http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704554104575435563989873060 |archive-date=December 26, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> Carnegie Mellon ranks thirteenth among "Best Colleges By Salary Potential (Bachelor's Only)" in the United States according to ''[[PayScale]]''{{'s}} 2016–17 study.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.payscale.com/college-salary-report/all-bachelors|title=Best Universities and Colleges |website=Payscale |access-date=December 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161223035559/http://www.payscale.com/college-salary-report/all-bachelors|archive-date=December 23, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2024, Carnegie Mellon's [[Tepper School of Business]] placed 9th in an [https://www.bloomberg.com/business-schools/regions/us/ annual ranking] of U.S. business schools by ''[[Bloomberg Businessweek]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/business-schools/2018/us/#ranking=0|title=Best Business Schools 2018 US Rankings |newspaper=Bloomberg Businessweek |access-date=October 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416170842/https://www.bloomberg.com/business-schools/2018/us/#ranking=0|archive-date=April 16, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2016, ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' ranked the School of Drama 3rd in the world among undergraduate drama schools.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/top-25-undergraduate-drama-schools-895399|title=The Top 25 Undergraduate Drama Schools Ranked |date=May 20, 2016 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date=June 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160523122314/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/top-25-undergraduate-drama-schools-895399|archive-date=May 23, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2015, the same publication ranked the MFA program at the School of Drama 5th in the world.<ref>{{cite web|title=The 25 Best Drama Schools for a Master of Fine Arts|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/25-best-drama-schools-a-797949|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=May 29, 2015|access-date=May 29, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530002117/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/25-best-drama-schools-a-797949|archive-date=May 30, 2015|url-status=live |last=Appelo |first=Tim }}</ref>

Carnegie Mellon's [[Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences]] was ranked 55th for social sciences and 60th for humanities in the world by ''[[Times Higher Education]]'' for 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2020/subject-ranking/social-sciences#!/page/0/length/25/sort_by/rank/sort_order/asc/cols/stats|title=Subject Ranking 2020: Social Sciences|website=Times Higher Education|date=October 29, 2019|access-date=December 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191210045214/https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2020/subject-ranking/social-sciences#!/page/0/length/25/sort_by/rank/sort_order/asc/cols/stats|archive-date=December 10, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2020/subject-ranking/arts-and-humanities#!/page/0/length/25/sort_by/rank/sort_order/asc/cols/stats|title=Subject Ranking 2020: Arts and Humanities|website=Times Higher Education |date=September 24, 2019|access-date=December 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191210045212/https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2020/subject-ranking/arts-and-humanities#!/page/0/length/25/sort_by/rank/sort_order/asc/cols/stats|archive-date=December 10, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Dietrich College is also ranked 20th for social sciences among Shanghai Jiao Tong University's world's top 100 universities.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cmu.edu/about/rankings.html|title=Rankings|website=Carnegie Mellon University|access-date=April 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191129070921/https://www.cmu.edu/about/rankings.html|archive-date=November 29, 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Carnegie Mellon is one of 66 elected members of the [[Association of American Universities]] and one of 29 members (one of 13 American members) of the [[World Economic Forum]] [[Global University Leaders Forum]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Global University Leaders Forum 2015 Members List|url=http://www3.weforum.org/docs/GULF_Members_2015.pdf|publisher=World Economic Forum|access-date=August 11, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906000853/http://www3.weforum.org/docs/GULF_Members_2015.pdf|archive-date=September 6, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Admissions===
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!
!2023<ref>{{Cite web |last=University |first=Carnegie Mellon |date=August 22, 2023 |title= CMU President Jahanian Welcomes the Class of 2027+ - News - Carnegie Mellon University |url=https://www.cmu.edu/news/stories/archives/2023/august/cmu-president-jahanian-welcomes-the-class-of-2027 |access-date=September 16, 2024 |website=www.cmu.edu |language=en |archive-date=September 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240916031055/https://www.cmu.edu/news/stories/archives/2023/august/cmu-president-jahanian-welcomes-the-class-of-2027 |url-status=live }}</ref>
!2022<ref>{{Cite web |last=University |first=Carnegie Mellon |date=August 22, 2022 |title=CMU President Welcomes Class of 2026+ - News - Carnegie Mellon University |url=http://www.cmu.edu/news/stories/archives/2022/august/presidents-welcome.html |access-date=August 22, 2022 |website=www.cmu.edu |language=en |archive-date=August 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220822213618/https://www.cmu.edu/news/stories/archives/2022/august/presidents-welcome.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
!2021<ref>{{Cite web|title=Fall 2020 First-year Admission Rates|url=https://www.cmu.edu/ira/undergraduate-admission/pdfs/2021-pdfs/fall-2021-first-year-cohort-admission-rates.pdf|url-status=live|access-date=January 4, 2022|publisher=Carnegie Mellon University Institutional Research and Analysis|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211204055522/https://www.cmu.edu/ira/undergraduate-admission/pdfs/2021-pdfs/fall-2021-first-year-cohort-admission-rates.pdf |archive-date=December 4, 2021 }}</ref>
!2020<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Common Data Set 2020-2021 - Institutional Research and Analysis |url=http://www.cmu.edu/ira/CDS/cds_2021.html|access-date=March 7, 2021|publisher=Carnegie Mellon University|archive-date=January 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120073814/https://www.cmu.edu/ira/CDS/cds_2021.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
!2019<ref>{{Cite web|title=Common Data Set 2019-2020 - Institutional Research and Analysis |url=http://www.cmu.edu/ira/CDS/cds_1920.html|access-date=March 7, 2021|publisher=Carnegie Mellon University|archive-date=November 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112010943/https://www.cmu.edu/ira/CDS/cds_1920.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
!2018<ref>{{Cite web|title=Common Data Set 2018-2019 - Institutional Research and Analysis |url=http://www.cmu.edu/ira/CDS/cds_1819.html|access-date=March 7, 2021|publisher=Carnegie Mellon University|archive-date=November 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111193631/https://www.cmu.edu/ira/CDS/cds_1819.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
!2017<ref>{{Cite web|title=Common Data Set 2017-2018 - Institutional Research and Analysis |url=http://www.cmu.edu/ira/CDS/cds_1718.html|access-date=March 7, 2021|publisher=Carnegie Mellon University|archive-date=October 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181011030730/https://www.cmu.edu/ira/CDS/cds_1718.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
!2016<ref>{{Cite web|title=Common Data Set 2016-2017 - Institutional Research and Analysis |url=http://www.cmu.edu/ira/CDS/cds_1617.html|access-date=March 7, 2021|publisher=Carnegie Mellon University|archive-date=May 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518050527/https://www.cmu.edu/ira/CDS/cds_1617.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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!Applicants
|33,707
|34,261
|32,896
|26,189
|27,634
|24,351
|20,497
|21,189
|- style="text-align:center;"
!Admits
|
|3,873
|4,447
|4,524
|4,267
|4,170
|4,550
|4,601
|- style="text-align:center;"
!Admit rate
|11%
|11.30%
|13.52%
|17.27%
|15.44%
|17.12%
|22.20%
|21.71%
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!Enrolled
|
|1,736
|1,896
|1,637
|1,585
|1,572
|1,676
|1,552
|-
![[Yield (college admissions)|Yield]]
|45%
|45%
|42.64%
|36.18%
|37.15%
|37.70%
|36.68%
|33.73%
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''U.S. News & World Report'' rates admission to Carnegie Mellon as "most selective".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Carnegie Mellon University|url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/carnegie-mellon-university-3242|url-status=live|access-date=January 4, 2022|website=U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170227032311/https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/carnegie-mellon-university-3242 |archive-date=February 27, 2017 }}</ref> For the class of 2026 (enrolling in fall 2022), Carnegie Mellon received 34,261 applications and admitted approximately 3,873 (11%), with 1,736 enrolling.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Undergraduate Admission - Institutional Research and Analysis |url=http://www.cmu.edu/ira/undergraduate-admission/index.html|access-date=January 4, 2022|publisher=Carnegie Mellon University|archive-date=January 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104215002/https://www.cmu.edu/ira/undergraduate-admission/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The acceptance rates of the individual colleges and programs range from [[Carnegie Mellon School of Architecture]]'s 30% to [[Carnegie Mellon School of Drama]]'s 3%.<ref name="Facts">{{cite web |title=General Fact Sheet |url=https://admission.enrollment.cmu.edu/media/W1siZiIsIjIwMTkvMTEvMjAvNjVmbnBxOTlvc19BRE1fMjBfMDc3X0dlbmVyYWxfRmFjdF9TaGVldF8wNF9Gb3JXZWIucGRmIl1d/ADM-20-077_General_Fact_Sheet_04_ForWeb.pdf |website=Carnegie Mellon Undergraduate Admissions |access-date=December 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212200356/https://admission.enrollment.cmu.edu/media/W1siZiIsIjIwMTkvMTEvMjAvNjVmbnBxOTlvc19BRE1fMjBfMDc3X0dlbmVyYWxfRmFjdF9TaGVldF8wNF9Gb3JXZWIucGRmIl1d/ADM-20-077_General_Fact_Sheet_04_ForWeb.pdf |archive-date=December 12, 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref>  The largest college, in terms of the class of 2025 enrollment, is the College of Engineering with 499 students, followed by the Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences with 391, and the Mellon College of Science with 266.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Fall 2021 First-year, First-time, Full-time Enrollment by Race/Citizenship|url=https://www.cmu.edu/ira/undergraduate-admission/pdfs/2021-pdfs/fall-2021-first-year-cohort-by-college-and-racecitizenship.pdf|url-status=live|access-date=January 4, 2022|website=Carnegie Mellon Institutional Research and Analysis|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104215001/https://www.cmu.edu/ira/undergraduate-admission/pdfs/2021-pdfs/fall-2021-first-year-cohort-by-college-and-racecitizenship.pdf |archive-date=January 4, 2022 }}</ref> The smallest college is the School of Design, with 34.<ref name="Facts" />  The middle 50% range of [[SAT]] scores of enrolled freshmen was 720-770 for reading and writing, and 770-800 for math, while the middle 50% range of the [[ACT (test)|ACT]] composite score was 34–35.<ref>{{Cite web |last=University |first=Carnegie Mellon |title=Common Data Set 2021-2022 - Institutional Research and Analysis - Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Planning - Carnegie Mellon University |url=http://www.cmu.edu/ira/CDS/cds_2122.html |access-date=January 5, 2023 |website=www.cmu.edu |language=en |archive-date=January 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230105031345/https://www.cmu.edu/ira/CDS/cds_2122.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The university is [[need-blind]] for domestic applicants.<ref>{{cite web|title=Financial Aid & Affordability|date=May 20, 2021|url=https://admission.enrollment.cmu.edu/pages/financial-aid|publisher=Carnegie Mellon University|access-date=May 3, 2023|archive-date=January 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118011556/https://admission.enrollment.cmu.edu/pages/financial-aid|url-status=live}}</ref> The class of 2026 enrolled students from 46 U.S. states and 42 countries.<ref name="Facts" /> Undergraduate tuition for 2023-2024 is $62,260, and room and board is $17,468.<ref>{{Cite web |last=University |first=Carnegie Mellon |title=2023-2024 Undergraduate Tuition - Student Financial Services - Office of Enrollment Management - Carnegie Mellon University |url=https://www.cmu.edu/sfs/tuition/undergraduate/index.html |access-date=August 13, 2023 |website=www.cmu.edu |language=en |archive-date=September 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240913231726/https://www.cmu.edu/sfs/tuition/undergraduate/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Research===
[[File:Posner 1.jpg|thumb|right|Posner Hall, former home of the [[Tepper School of Business]]]]

CMU is [[Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education|classified]] among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very High Research Activity".<ref name=Carnegie_classification>{{cite web|url=https://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/lookup/view_institution.php?unit_id=211440|title=Carnegie Classifications - Institution Profile|publisher=Indiana University Center for Postsecondary Research|access-date=March 30, 2020|archive-date=July 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727074230/https://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/lookup/view_institution.php?unit_id=211440|url-status=live}}</ref> For the 2021 fiscal year, the university spent $402 million on research. The primary recipients of this funding were the School of Computer Science ($100.3 million), the [[Software Engineering Institute]] ($71.7 million), the College of Engineering ($48.5 million), and the Mellon College of Science ($47.7 million). The research money comes largely from federal sources, with a federal investment of $234.9 million in 2021. The federal agencies that invest the most money include the [[National Science Foundation]] and the [[United States Department of Defense|Department of Defense]], which contributed $70.5 million and $90.4 million in 2021, respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NSF – NCSES Academic Institution Profiles – Carnegie Mellon U. : Federally funded R&D expenditures, by federal agency: 2020–11 |url=https://ncsesdata.nsf.gov/profiles/site?method=report&tin=U0548001&id=h3 |access-date=May 29, 2022 |website=ncsesdata.nsf.gov |archive-date=July 31, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220731121956/https://ncsesdata.nsf.gov/profiles/site?method=report&tin=U0548001&id=h3 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The recognition of Carnegie Mellon as one of the best research facilities in the nation has a long history. As early as the 1987 federal budget, CMU was ranked as third in the amount of federal research funds received with $41.5 million, with only MIT and Johns Hopkins receiving more research funds from the Department of Defense.<ref>{{cite news |title=CMU Is Third in Defense Contracts |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PNVRAAAAIBAJ&pg=1637%2C7096194 |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |date=May 25, 1988 |via=Google News Archive |access-date=November 5, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505112825/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PNVRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=320DAAAAIBAJ&pg=1637,7096194 |archive-date=May 5, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The [[Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center]] (PSC) is a joint effort between Carnegie Mellon, [[University of Pittsburgh]], and [[Westinghouse Electric Company]]. PSC was founded in 1986 by its two scientific directors, Ralph Roskies of the University of Pittsburgh and Michael Levine of Carnegie Mellon. PSC is a leading partner in the [[TeraGrid]], the National Science Foundation's cyberinfrastructure program.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center|url=http://www.psc.edu|publisher=[[Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center]]|access-date=February 18, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080208171920/http://www.psc.edu/|archive-date=February 8, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref>[[File:Scarab Lunar Rover.jpg|thumb|The [[Scarab (lunar rover)|Scarab lunar rover]] is being developed by the RI.]]

The Neuroscience Institute (NI) is a university-wide research institute that was founded in 2018
<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/news/2018/02/27/professor-to-lead-new-neuroscience-institute-at.html|title=New Neuroscience Institute at CMU|accessdate=November 11, 2022|archive-date=September 13, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240913231726/https://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/news/2018/02/27/professor-to-lead-new-neuroscience-institute-at.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.technologynetworks.com/neuroscience/news/barbara-shinn-cunningham-to-lead-carnegie-mellons-new-neuroscience-institute-298061|title=Barbara Shinn-Cunningham To Lead Carnegie Mellon's New Neuroscience Institute|accessdate=November 12, 2022|archive-date=September 13, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240913231750/https://www.technologynetworks.com/neuroscience/news/barbara-shinn-cunningham-to-lead-carnegie-mellons-new-neuroscience-institute-298061|url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://nextpittsburgh.com/latest-news/5-things-you-should-know-about-pittsburgh-tech-this-week/|title= CMU also announces Neuroscience Institute|date= March 2018|accessdate=November 12, 2022}}</ref> as a successor to an earlier effort, known as Brainhub.
<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/news/carnegie-mellon-launches-75-million-brain-research-initiative|title=Carnegie Mellon Launches $75 Million Brain Research Initiative|accessdate=November 12, 2022|archive-date=March 31, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170331145926/http://philanthropynewsdigest.org/news/carnegie-mellon-launches-75-million-brain-research-initiative|url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wesa.fm/science-health-tech/2017-07-03/cmu-researchers-are-teaching-computers-to-read-minds|title=CMU Researchers Are Teaching Computers To Read Minds|date=July 3, 2017|accessdate=November 12, 2022|archive-date=September 13, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240913231727/https://www.wesa.fm/science-health-tech/2017-07-03/cmu-researchers-are-teaching-computers-to-read-minds|url-status=live}}</ref>
Combining research in [[computer science]], [[engineering]], [[machine learning]], [[statistics]], and [[cognitive science]] with basic [[neuroscience]], NI aims to promote research that will improve the human condition. Devices developed by the institute have been designed to enable communication for locked-in patients,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.freethink.com/health/stentrode|title=Australian man uses brain implant to send texts from his iPad|date=November 12, 2022|access-date=August 10, 2023|archive-date=September 13, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240913231728/https://www.freethink.com/health/stentrode|url-status=live}}</ref> treatments for [[Parkinson's disease]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.neurotechreports.com/pages/Cell-targeted-DBS.html|title=Deep-brain stimulation (DBS) prolonging effect, Carnegie Mellon University, Aryn Gittis|website=www.neurotechreports.com|access-date=August 10, 2023|archive-date=September 13, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240913231728/https://www.neurotechreports.com/pages/Cell-targeted-DBS.html|url-status=live}}</ref> improved [[brain imaging]] technology using [[artificial intelligence]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/08/220801133143.htm|title=Advancing dynamic brain imaging with AI|website=ScienceDaily}}</ref> and [[electrode]]s that work with coarse, curly hair.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sciencenews.org/article/electrodes-brain-waves-eeg-black-african-american-natural-hair|title=New electrodes better capture brain waves of people with natural hair &#124; Science News|date=March 11, 2020}}</ref> NI  includes over 30 faculty and 100 trainees from four colleges and oversees two [[PhD]] programs (the Program in Neural Computation and the Program in Systems Neuroscience) that have received support from the [[National Institutes of Health]].
<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://nida.nih.gov/research/research-training-career-development/extramural-research-training-career-development/blueprint-research-training-sites-computational |title=Training in Computational Neuroscience: From Biology to Model and Back Again |accessdate=November 12, 2022 |archive-date=August 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230816201136/https://nida.nih.gov/research/research-training-career-development/extramural-research-training-career-development/blueprint-research-training-sites-computational |url-status=live }}</ref>
<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://reporter.nih.gov/search/avNbxToFkE-Zu0NQ43X7YQ/project-details/10411631#similar-Projects |title=Training Program in Big Data Systems Neuroscience |accessdate=November 12, 2022 |archive-date=September 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240913232255/https://reporter.nih.gov/search/avNbxToFkE-Zu0NQ43X7YQ/project-details/10411631#similar-Projects |url-status=live }}</ref> Numerous philanthropic gifts help support NI research.
<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://www.rkmf.org/news_posts/carnegie-mellon-richard-king-mellon-foundation-announce-historic-partnership-to-accelerate-cmu-s-science-and-technology-leadership-and-the-transformation-of-hazelwood-green |title= Carnegie Mellon, Richard King Mellon Foundation Announce Historic Partnership to Accelerate CMU's Science and Technology Leadership and the Transformation of Hazelwood Green |date= May 20, 2021 |accessdate= November 12, 2022 |archive-date= December 6, 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20221206145945/https://www.rkmf.org/news_posts/carnegie-mellon-richard-king-mellon-foundation-announce-historic-partnership-to-accelerate-cmu-s-science-and-technology-leadership-and-the-transformation-of-hazelwood-green |url-status= live }}</ref>
<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/news/carnegie-mellon-awarded-10-million-for-science-building-neuroscience |title=Carnegie Mellon awarded $10 million for science building, neuroscience |accessdate=November 12, 2022 |archive-date=September 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240913232323/https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/news/carnegie-mellon-awarded-10-million-for-science-building-neuroscience |url-status=live }}</ref>
<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://www.lifesciencespittsburgh.com/lsp-community/2021/9/14/carnegie-mellon-receives-10-million-for-future-of-science-initiative |title= Carnegie Mellon Receives $10 Million for Future of Science Initiative |date= September 14, 2021 |accessdate= November 12, 2022 |archive-date= September 13, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240913232253/https://www.pittsburghlifesci.org/ |url-status= live }}</ref>
<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://www.myscience.org/news/wire/three_new_trustees_elected_to_cmu_board-2021-cmu |title= Three New Trustees Elected to CMU Board |date= November 9, 2021 |accessdate= November 12, 2022 |archive-date= September 13, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240913232402/https://www.myscience.org/news/wire/three_new_trustees_elected_to_cmu_board-2021-cmu |url-status= live }}</ref> NI also provides direct administrative and monetary support for the Center for Neural Basis of Cognition, a long-running collaboration with the [[University of Pittsburgh]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Carnegie Mellon University Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition|url=https://app.scientist.com/providers/carnegie-mellon-university-center-for-the-neural-basis-of-cognition-cnbc|accessdate=November 12, 2022|archive-date=September 13, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240913232327/https://app.scientist.com/providers/carnegie-mellon-university-center-for-the-neural-basis-of-cognition-cnbc|url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNiunMGKMyE |title= Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition Celebrates 20 Years|date= September 18, 2014|accessdate=November 12, 2022|via=YouTube}}</ref>

The [[Robotics Institute]] (RI) is a division of the School of Computer Science and considered to be one of the leading centers of robotics research in the world. The Field Robotics Center (FRC) has developed a number of significant robots, including [[Sandstorm (vehicle)|Sandstorm]] and [[H1ghlander]], which finished second and third in the [[DARPA Grand Challenge]], and Boss, which won the [[DARPA Urban Challenge]]. The Robotics Institute has partnered with a spinoff company, [[Astrobotic Technology|Astrobotic Technology Inc.]], to land a CMU robot on the moon by 2016 in pursuit of the Google Lunar XPrize. The robot, known as Andy, is designed to explore lunar pits, which might include entrances to caves.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cs.cmu.edu/news/carnegie-mellon-lunar-rover-wows-xprize-judges-wins-first-milestone-prize-development-toward-flight-readiness|title=Carnegie Mellon Lunar Rover Wows XPRIZE Judges, Wins First Milestone Prize for Development Toward Flight Readiness – Carnegie Mellon School of Computer Science|access-date=October 20, 2016|date=December 16, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161020172805/http://www.cs.cmu.edu/news/carnegie-mellon-lunar-rover-wows-xprize-judges-wins-first-milestone-prize-development-toward-flight-readiness|archive-date=October 20, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> The RI is primarily sited at Carnegie Mellon's main campus in Newell-Simon hall.<ref>{{cite web|title=Robotics Institute|url=http://www.ri.cmu.edu/|publisher=[[Robotics Institute]]|access-date=February 18, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071024045523/http://www.ri.cmu.edu/|archive-date=October 24, 2007|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:Software Engineering Institute, Oakland, Pittsburgh, 2019-09-30.jpg|thumb|The [[Software Engineering Institute]] building on Fifth Avenue.]]
The [[Software Engineering Institute]] (SEI) is a [[federally funded research and development center]] sponsored by the U.S. Department of Defense and operated by Carnegie Mellon, with offices in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA and Arlington, Virginia. The SEI publishes books on [[software engineering]] for industry, government and military applications and practices. The organization is known for its [[Capability Maturity Model]]<ref name=CMM>{{cite journal
|title=Capability maturity model, version 1.1
|publisher=[[IEEE]]
|author1=Mark C. Paulk
|author2=Bill Curtis
|author3=Mary Beth Chrissis
|author4=Charles V. Weber
|journal=[[IEEE Software]]
|volume=10
|issue= 4
|pages=18–27
|date=July 1993
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|author3=Bill Curtis
|author4=Mary Beth Chrissis
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|edition=1st
|publisher=[[Addison-Wesley Professional]]
|date=January 1, 1994
|isbn=978-0-201-54664-4}}</ref>
(CMM) and [[Capability Maturity Model Integration]] (CMMI), which identify essential elements of effective system and software engineering processes and can be used to rate the level of an organization's capability for producing quality systems. The SEI is also the home of [[CERT Coordination Center|CERT/CC]], the federally funded computer security organization. The CERT Program's primary goals are to support secure requirements and development of computer systems and ensure that appropriate technology and systems management practices are used to resist attacks on networked systems and to limit damage and ensure continuity of critical services subsequent to attacks, accidents, or failures.<ref>{{cite web|title=Software Engineering Institute|url=http://www.sei.cmu.edu/|publisher=sei.cmu.edu|access-date=February 16, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091203001849/http://www.sei.cmu.edu/|archive-date=December 3, 2009|url-status=live}}</ref>

The [[Human–Computer Interaction Institute]] (HCII) is a division of the School of Computer Science and is considered one of the leading centers of [[human–computer interaction]] research, integrating computer science, design, social science, and learning science.<ref>{{cite web|title=Welcome to the Human–Computer Interaction Institute|url=http://www.hcii.cmu.edu/|publisher=[[Human–Computer Interaction Institute]]|access-date=February 18, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509093930/http://www.hcii.cmu.edu/|archive-date=May 9, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> Such interdisciplinary collaboration is the hallmark of research done throughout the university.

The [[Language Technologies Institute]] (LTI) is another unit of the School of Computer Science and is famous for being one of the leading research centers in the area of [[language technologies]]. The primary research focus of the institute is on [[machine translation]], [[speech recognition]], [[speech synthesis]], [[information retrieval]], [[parsing]] and [[information extraction]].<ref>{{cite web|title=CMU/Language Technologies Institute|url=http://www.lti.cs.cmu.edu/|publisher=[[Language Technologies Institute]]|access-date=December 24, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081216045852/http://www.lti.cs.cmu.edu/|archive-date=December 16, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> Until 1996, the institute existed as the Center for Machine Translation that was established in 1986. From 1996 onwards, it started awarding graduate degrees and the name was changed to Language Technologies Institute.

The [[Computational Biology Department|Ray and Stephanie Lane Computational Biology Department]], one of the seven departments in the [[Carnegie Mellon School of Computer Science|School of Computer Science]], was established in 2007 (as Lane Center for Computational Biology), officially became a department within the School of Computer Science in 2009, and named the Ray and Stephanie Lane Computational Biology Department in 2023. The department is the leader in developing computational methodologies to advance biomedical research.

Carnegie Mellon is also home to the [[Carnegie School]] of management and economics. This intellectual school grew out of the [[Tepper School of Business]] in the 1950s and 1960s and focused on the intersection of behavioralistm and management. Several management theories, most notably [[bounded rationality]] and the behavioral [[theory of the firm]], were established by Carnegie School management scientists and economists.

Carnegie Mellon also develops cross-disciplinary and university-wide institutes and initiatives to take advantage of strengths in various colleges and departments and develop solutions in critical social and technical problems. To date, these have included the [[Carnegie Mellon CyLab|Cylab Security and Privacy Institute]], the Wilton E. Scott Institute for Energy Innovation, the [[Carnegie Mellon Neuroscience Institute|Neuroscience Institute]], the Simon Initiative, and the Disruptive Healthcare Technology Institute.

Carnegie Mellon has made a concerted effort to attract corporate research labs, offices, and partnerships to the Pittsburgh campus. [[Apple Inc.]], [[Intel]], [[Google]], [[Microsoft]], [[Disney]], [[Facebook]], [[IBM]], [[General Motors]], [[Bombardier Inc.]], [[Yahoo!]], [[Uber]], [[Tata Consultancy Services]], [[Ansys]], [[Boeing]], [[Robert Bosch GmbH]], and the [[Rand Corporation]] have established a presence on or near campus. In collaboration with Intel, Carnegie Mellon has pioneered research into [[claytronics]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~claytronics/ |title=The Claytronics Project – Collaborative Research in Programmable Matter Directed by Carnegie Mellon and Intel |publisher=Carnegie Mellon University |date=February 20, 2007 |access-date=June 19, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140622171841/http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~claytronics/ |archive-date=June 22, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== International activities ===
[[File:Steps in Carnegie Mellon University campus in Qatar.jpg|thumb|Part of Carnegie Mellon's Education City campus in Qatar.]]
In addition to its Pittsburgh campus, Carnegie Mellon has a branch campus in the Middle East, [[Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar]], which offers a full undergraduate curriculum with degree programs in computer science, business administration, biology, computational biology, and information systems. The campus is located in [[Doha]]'s [[Education City]] which is home to multiple other U.S. universities all of which are funded by the [[Qatar Foundation]]. The [[Qatar]]i campus has been the subject of controversy, as Islamic cultural values and laws in Qatar differ greatly from the core values of Carnegie Mellon.<ref name="washingtonpost.com">{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/in-qatars-education-city-us-colleges-are-building-an-academic-oasis/2015/12/06/6b538702-8e01-11e5-ae1f-af46b7df8483_story.html|title=In Qatar's Education City, U.S. colleges are building an academic oasis|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=October 27, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305031005/https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/in-qatars-education-city-us-colleges-are-building-an-academic-oasis/2015/12/06/6b538702-8e01-11e5-ae1f-af46b7df8483_story.html|archive-date=March 5, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> Additionally, Carnegie Mellon and other U.S. universities in Education City have been criticized for being essentially complicit in Qatar's corruption, connections with [[Hamas]] and their questionable [[human rights]] record by continuing to operate there.<ref name="washingtonpost.com" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://gulfnewsjournal.com/stories/510712102-advocate-questions-motive-behind-qatar-s-financial-ties-to-u-s-colleges|title=Advocate questions motive behind Qatar's financial ties to U.S. colleges|first=Justin|last=Stoltzfus|work=Gulf News Journal|access-date=October 27, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160418235507/http://gulfnewsjournal.com/stories/510712102-advocate-questions-motive-behind-qatar-s-financial-ties-to-u-s-colleges|archive-date=April 18, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://gulfnewsjournal.com/stories/510639673-while-u-s-universities-see-dollar-signs-in-qatari-partnerships-some-cry-foul|title=While U.S. universities see dollar signs in Qatari partnerships, some cry foul|work=Gulf News Journal|access-date=October 27, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151004021757/http://gulfnewsjournal.com/stories/510639673-while-u-s-universities-see-dollar-signs-in-qatari-partnerships-some-cry-foul|archive-date=October 4, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-andrew-weinberg/hate-preachers-on-qatar-c_b_9785706.html|title=Hate Preachers on Qatar Campus: Obama Gives Qatar Undeserved A+ on Fighting Incitement|date=April 29, 2016|work=The Huffington Post|access-date=October 27, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161022024014/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-andrew-weinberg/hate-preachers-on-qatar-c_b_9785706.html|archive-date=October 22, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

It also has graduate-level extension campuses in [[Carnegie Mellon Silicon Valley|Mountain View, California]] in the heart of [[Silicon Valley]] (offering masters programs in [[Software engineering|Software Engineering]] and Software Management). The [[Tepper School of Business]] maintains a satellite center in downtown [[Manhattan]] and the Heinz College maintains one in [[Adelaide]], Australia. The [[Heinz College]], the Institute for Politics and Strategy, and the Department of [[Engineering and Public Policy]] host centers in [[Washington, D.C.]] as part of degree programs, research, and government affairs initiatives as well as being a part of the [[University of California, Washington Center]]. Carnegie Mellon also established the Integrative Media Program at [[Steiner Studios]] in [[Brooklyn]], New York. Carnegie Mellon also maintains the Carnegie Mellon Los Angeles Center in [[North Hollywood, California]] where students in the Master of Entertainment Industry Management program are required to relocate to Los Angeles in their second year and attend classes at this facility.

Carnegie Mellon's [[Information Networking Institute]] offers graduate programs in [[Athens, Greece]] and [[Kobe, Japan]], in collaboration with [[Athens Information Technology]] and the Hyogo Institute of Information Education Foundation, respectively. In the fall of 2007, the cities of [[Aveiro, Portugal|Aveiro]] and [[Lisbon]], Portugal were added to the [[Information Networking Institute]]'s remote locations. The  Software and Societal Systems Department (S3D) offers graduate programs in [[Coimbra, Portugal|Coimbra]], Portugal. The Entertainment Technology Center offers graduate programs in Portugal, Japan, and Singapore. The [[Human–Computer Interaction Institute]] offers a master's degree in conjunction with the [[University of Madeira]], in Portugal at the jointly founded [[Madeira Interactive Technologies Institute]]. The College of Engineering has an international location in [[Kigali, Rwanda]] offering the Master of Science in Information Technology and the Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering.

=== {{anchor|Library}}Libraries ===
[[File:Hunt Library CMU - IMG 7844.JPG|thumb|Hunt Library is the largest library on Carnegie Mellon's Pittsburgh campus.]]
The Libraries of Carnegie Mellon include Hunt Library, the Roger Sorrells Engineering & Science Library, the [[Mellon Institute]] Library, the Posner Center, and the Qatar Library. Additionally, the Libraries' [[Million Book Project]] (2001–2008) sparked development of the [[Universal Digital Library]]. The university libraries host a number of full text special collections for public access, including the [[Andrew Carnegie]] Collection, [[Herbert A. Simon]] Collection, [[Allen Newell]] Collection, the [[H. John Heinz III]] Collection, the Pittsburgh Jewish Newspapers Project, and the Posner Memorial Collection. Carnegie Mellon students and faculty have access to the [[Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh]] and some [[University of Pittsburgh]] libraries through consortial agreements with those institutions. The [[Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation]] (HIBD),<ref>{{cite web|url= http://huntbot.andrew.cmu.edu/HIBD/Default.shtml|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080509054707/http://huntbot.andrew.cmu.edu/HIBD/Default.shtml|url-status= dead|archive-date= May 9, 2008|title= Home : Hunt Institute|publisher= Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation|access-date=May 21, 2018}}</ref> dedicated as the Rachel McMasters Miller Hunt Botanical Library in 1961, has been a research division of CMU since its founding. The HIBD is an international bibliographical research and service in the fields of botany, horticulture, and the history of the plant sciences and has a significant research library and art holdings on the 5th floor of Hunt Library. The university's [[Software Engineering Institute]] also houses a research library.

Carnegie Mellon also manages the [[Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps]] in Pittsburgh on which students throughout Pittsburgh's universities rely. Carnegie Mellon partners with the [[University of Pittsburgh]] to provide opportunities in [[Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps]] and [[Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps]] to its students.

Carnegie Mellon is accredited by the [[Middle States Commission on Higher Education]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Middle States Accreditation |publisher=Carnegie Mellon University | url = http://www.cmu.edu/middlestates/ | access-date = January 26, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130723213047/http://www.cmu.edu/middlestates/ | archive-date = July 23, 2013 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

=== Collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh ===
Carnegie Mellon neighbors the campus of the [[University of Pittsburgh]], and in some cases, buildings of the two universities are intermingled. This helps to facilitate myriad academic and research collaborations between the two schools,<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/neighborhoods-city/pitt-cmu-make-most-of-proximity-266578/?p=0 | title=Pitt, CMU make most of proximity | first1=Bill | last1=Schackner | first2=Eleanor | last2=Chute | newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | location=Pittsburgh, PA | date=March 29, 2012 | access-date=May 21, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130406215240/http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/neighborhoods-city/pitt-cmu-make-most-of-proximity-266578/?p=0 | archive-date=April 6, 2013 | url-status=live }}</ref> including such projects as the [[Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center]], the [[Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse]], the Immune Modeling Center, the Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, the [[University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute]], as well as the National Science Foundation-supported Pittsburgh Science of Learning Center.<ref>[http://www.pitt.edu/~oafa/community.html University of Pittsburgh: Undergraduate Admissions & Financial Aid] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119052355/http://www.pitt.edu/~oafa/community.html |date=January 19, 2012 }}. Pitt.edu. Retrieved on July 17, 2013.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.learnlab.org/|title=Welcome|publisher=Pittsburgh Science of Learning Center|access-date=December 2, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111205130048/http://www.learnlab.org/|archive-date=December 5, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> Further, the universities also offer multiple dual and joint degree programs such as the [[University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine#MD/PhD Program|Medical Scientist Training Program]], the Molecular Biophysics and Structural Biology Graduate Program, the [http://www.compbio.cmu.edu/ Joint CMU-Pitt Ph.D. Program in Computational Biology], the [http://www.cnbc.cmu.edu/ Center for Neural Basis of Cognition], and the Law and Business Administration program. Some professors hold joint professorships between the two schools, and students at each university may take classes at the other (with appropriate approvals).<ref name="PCHE Cross Registration">{{cite web|url=http://www.pchepa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14&Itemid=29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727073538/http://www.pchepa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14&Itemid=29|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 27, 2020|title=Cross Registration|publisher=Pittsburgh Council on Higher Education|access-date=December 2, 2011}}</ref> CMU students and faculty also have access to the University of Pittsburgh library system, as well as the [[Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh]]. The two universities also co-host academic conferences, such as the 2012 Second Language Research Forum.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ml.hss.cmu.edu/slrf2012/|title=SLRF 2012 in Pittsburgh|publisher=SLRF 2012 Organizing Committee|access-date=December 2, 2011|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119201506/http://ml.hss.cmu.edu/slrf2012/|archive-date=January 19, 2012}}</ref> In 2015, in conjunction with the University of Pittsburgh and [[University of Pittsburgh Medical Center|UPMC]], Carnegie Mellon became a partner of the Pittsburgh Health Data Alliance to leverage data analysis in health care.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://healthdataalliance.com/|title=Three Pittsburgh institutions. One goal.|publisher=Pittsburgh Health Data Alliance|access-date=March 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150313234137/http://healthdataalliance.com/|archive-date=March 13, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Discoveries and innovation ==
[[File:Unix history-simple.svg|thumb|Simplified evolution of [[Unix]] systems. The [[Mach (kernel)|Mach kernel]] was a fork from [[BSD]] 4.3 that led to [[NeXTSTEP]] / [[OPENSTEP]], upon which [[macOS]] and [[iOS]] is based.]]

=== Natural sciences ===
*[[Electron diffraction]] – [[Clinton Davisson]] won the 1937 Nobel Prize in Physics for his discovery of electron diffraction in the famous [[Davisson–Germer experiment]], which confirmed the [[de Broglie hypothesis]] that particles of matter have a wave-like nature, which is a central tenet of [[quantum mechanics]]. In particular, their observation of diffraction allowed the first measurement of a [[wavelength]] for [[electrons]].
*[[Kevlar]] – Developed by [[Stephanie Kwolek]] at [[DuPont]] in 1965, the high-strength material was first used commercially in the early 1970s as a replacement for steel in racing tires. Kevlar has many applications, ranging from bicycle tires and racing sails to bulletproof vests, all due to its high tensile strength-to-weight ratio; by this measure, it is five times stronger than steel.
*[[Spectroscopy]] – [[John L. Hall]] won the 2005 Nobel Prize in Physics with [[Theodor W. Hänsch]] and [[Roy J. Glauber]] for his pioneering work on laser-based precision spectroscopy and the optical [[frequency comb]] technique.
*[[Neutron scattering]] – [[Clifford G. Shull]] was awarded the 1994 Nobel Prize in Physics with Canadian [[Bertram Brockhouse]] for their pioneering work in neutron scattering, a technique that reveals where atoms are within a material like ricocheting bullets reveal where obstacles are in the dark.

=== Computer and applied sciences ===
*[[Alice (software)]] – [[freeware]] (for non-commercial purposes) [[Object-based language|object-based]] [[educational programming language]] with an [[integrated development environment]] (IDE).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alice.org/index.php?page=what_is_alice/what_is_alice|title=Alice.org|access-date=January 31, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170520063744/http://www.alice.org/index.php?page=what_is_alice%2Fwhat_is_alice|archive-date=May 20, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[Andrew Project]] – [[distributed computing]] environment developed at Carnegie Mellon beginning in 1982. It was an ambitious project for its time and resulted in an unprecedentedly vast and accessible university computing infrastructure. The goal was to have connected [[3M computer]] workstations.<ref name="cmu_overview">[http://www.cmu.edu/corporate/news/2007/features/andrew/history_overview.shtml CMU's overview of the history of the Andrew Project] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120717075926/http://www.cmu.edu/corporate/news/2007/features/andrew/history_overview.shtml |date=July 17, 2012 }}</ref>
*[[Artificial intelligence]] – Several of the first AI software programs were created at Carnegie Mellon. These include the [[Logic Theorist]], [[General Problem Solver]], and [[Soar (cognitive architecture)|Soar]].
*[[Autonomous vehicle]] – [[Navlab]], the first [[autonomous car]] program was developed by Carnegie Mellon. Since then, [[H1ghlander]] and [[Sandstorm (vehicle)|Sandstorm]] autonomous vehicles were developed at Carnegie Mellon and placed 3rd and 2nd in the [[DARPA Grand Challenge]] and Carnegie Mellon's Boss won the [[DARPA Grand Challenge (2007)]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://university-discoveries.com/carnegie-mellon-university|title=University Discoveries |publisher=Carnegie Mellon University |access-date=October 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161026080152/http://university-discoveries.com/carnegie-mellon-university|archive-date=October 26, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> The university continues to be a leader in autonomous research and development.
*[[Dynamic random-access memory]] – In 1966, [[Robert H. Dennard]] invented the one-transistor memory cell consisting of a transistor and a capacitor for which a patent was issued in 1968. It became the basis for today's dynamic random-access memory (DRAM).
*[[MEMS]] – [[Harvey C. Nathanson]] invented the first MEMS (micro-electro-mechanical systems) device of the type now found in products ranging from iPhones to automobiles. Typical MEMS devices include the accelerometers found in smartphones and video game controllers, and the gyroscopes used in automobiles and wearables.
*[[Xerox PARC]] – Founded in 1969 by [[George Pake]] and Jack Goldman, Xerox PARC has been at the heart of numerous revolutionary computer developments as laser printing, Ethernet, the modern personal computer, graphical user interface (GUI) and desktop paradigm, object-oriented programming, ubiquitous computing, electronic paper, amorphous silicon (a-Si) applications, the computer mouse, and advancing very-large-scale integration (VLSI) for semiconductors.
*[[BLISS]] – [[system programming language]] developed at Carnegie Mellon by [[W. A. Wulf]], [[D. B. Russell]], and [[A. N. Habermann]] around 1970. It was perhaps the best known systems programming language until [[C (programming language)|C]] made its debut in 1972.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cs.tufts.edu/~nr/cs257/archive/ronald-brender/bliss.pdf|title=The BLISS programming language: a history|access-date=August 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190411212656/https://www.cs.tufts.edu/~nr/cs257/archive/ronald-brender/bliss.pdf|archive-date=April 11, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Emoticon]] – The first true emoticon was developed at Carnegie Mellon by [[Scott Fahlman]] in 1982. 
*[[Hashtag]] – In a 2007 tweet, [[Chris Messina (open-source advocate)|Chris Messina]] proposed vertical/associational grouping of messages, trends, and events on [[Twitter]] by the means of hashtags.
*[[Java (programming language)|Java]] – [[class-based]] [[object oriented]] programming language that was originally developed by [[James Gosling]] at [[Sun Microsystems]] (which has since been acquired by [[Oracle Corporation|Oracle]]) and released in 1995 as a core component of Sun Microsystems' Java platform. 
*[[Mach (kernel)]] – [[Richard Rashid]] and [[Avie Tevanian]] developed Mach at Carnegie Mellon from 1985 to 1994, ending with Mach 3.0, which is a true [[microkernel]]. Mach was developed as a replacement for the kernel in the [[Berkeley Software Distribution|BSD]] version of [[Unix]], so no new operating system would have to be designed around it. Experimental research on Mach appears to have ended, although Mach and its derivatives exist within a number of commercial operating systems.  These include [[NeXTSTEP]] and [[OPENSTEP]], upon which [[macOS]] and [[iOS]] are based.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6rjd2ZxE1vYC&pg=PT200|title=The Design and Implementation of the 4.4 BSD Operating System|last1=McKusick|first1=Marshall Kirk|last2=Bostic|first2=Keith|last3=Karels|first3=Michael J.|last4=Quarterman|first4=John S.|date=April 30, 1996|publisher=[[Addison-Wesley]]|isbn=978-0-7686-8494-0|page=123|author-link1=Kirk McKusick|author-link2=Keith Bostic (software engineer)|author-link3=Michael J. Karels|author-link4=John Quarterman}}</ref>
*[[Wi-Fi]] network – Alex Hills created the first wi-fi network using a [[local area network]] (LAN) on the Carnegie Mellon campus in 1993.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.popcitymedia.com/innovationnews/wifi100511.aspx|title=How Wi-Fi got its start on the campus of CMU, a true story|access-date=October 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161202054801/http://www.popcitymedia.com/innovationnews/wifi100511.aspx|archive-date=December 2, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cmu.edu/epp/people/faculty/alex-hills.html|title=Alex Hills-Engineering and Public Policy |publisher=Carnegie Mellon University|access-date=October 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161026163407/http://www.cmu.edu/epp/people/faculty/alex-hills.html|archive-date=October 26, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== Companies and entrepreneurship ===
[[Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship|The Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship]] acts as Carnegie Mellon's [[startup accelerator]]. Jim Swartz, co-founder of [[Accel Partners]], pledged $31 Million to establish a hub for university wide entrepreneurial activities. His gift is the fifth largest Carnegie Mellon has received. In 2016, the center opened providing a [[business incubator]] and [[makerspace]].<ref>{{cite web| url=https://archive.triblive.com/local/pittsburgh-allegheny/shrewd-venture-capitalist-makes-31m-bet-on-carnegie-mellon/| title=Shrewd venture capitalist makes $31M bet on Carnegie Mellon| last=Lindstrom| first=Natasha| date=October 25, 2016| website=[[Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]]| access-date=January 2, 2023| archive-date=January 2, 2023| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230102232949/https://archive.triblive.com/local/pittsburgh-allegheny/shrewd-venture-capitalist-makes-31m-bet-on-carnegie-mellon/| url-status=live}}</ref> The center employs [[Entrepreneur in residence|Entrepreneurs-in-Residence]] who mentor founders of early stage companies consisting of students, faculty, and alumni.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://techcrunch.com/2021/06/28/how-cmu-is-helping-build-its-own-startups-and-keeping-them-in-pittsburgh/| title=How Carnegie Mellon is helping build its own startups and keeping them in Pittsburgh| last=Heater| first=Brian| date=June 28, 2021| website=[[TechCrunch]]| access-date=January 2, 2023| archive-date=January 2, 2023| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230102232945/https://techcrunch.com/2021/06/28/how-cmu-is-helping-build-its-own-startups-and-keeping-them-in-pittsburgh/| url-status=live}}</ref> Startups work on their ideas throughout the year culminating at an annual Demo Day where they showcase their company to the public.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://technical.ly/startups/cmu-project-olympus-show-tell/| title=Why life sciences and big exits got the spotlight at CMU's 25th Project Olympus Show & Tell| last=Burkholder| first=Sophie| date=April 11, 2022| website=Technical.ly| access-date=January 2, 2023| archive-date=January 2, 2023| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230102232950/https://technical.ly/startups/cmu-project-olympus-show-tell/| url-status=live}}</ref>

Carnegie Mellon's alumni, faculty, and staff have founded many notable companies, some of which are shown below.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cmu.edu/corporate/pod/affiliated_companies.html|title=Affiliated Companies-Corporate and Institutional Partnerships |publisher=Carnegie Mellon University|access-date=November 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201034951/https://www.cmu.edu/corporate/pod/affiliated_companies.html|archive-date=December 1, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.alumni.cmu.edu/s/1410/images/editor_documents/alumnirelations/about/notable/notable-alumni.pdf?no_cookie=1|title=CMU Alumni|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019062635/http://www.alumni.cmu.edu/s/1410/images/editor_documents/alumnirelations/about/notable/notable-alumni.pdf?no_cookie=1|archive-date=October 19, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

*[[Activision Blizzard]], 1979 (as [[Activision]]), founding CEO [[Jim Levy]] (B.S., M.S.)
*[[Adobe Systems]], 1982, co-founder [[Charles Geschke]] (Ph.D.)
*[[Sun Microsystems]], 1982, co-founders [[Vinod Khosla]] (M.S.) and [[Andy Bechtolsheim]] (M.S.)
*[[Accel Partners]], 1983, co-founder Jim Swartz (M.S.)
*[[NeXT]], 1985, co-founding VP Engineering [[Avie Tevanian]] (M.S., Ph.D.)
*[[Transarc]], 1989, co-founders [[Alfred Spector]] (Professor), [[Jeff Eppinger|Jeffrey Eppinger]] (B.S., M.S., Ph.D.), [[Michael L. Kazar|Mike Kazar]] (Ph.D.), Dean Thompson (B.S.)
*[[FORE Systems]], 1990, co-founders Francois Bitz (B.S., M.S.), Onat Menzilcioglu (M.S., Ph.D.), Robert Sansum (Ph.D.) and Eric C. Cooper (Professor)
*[[Microsoft Research]], 1991, founder [[Richard Rashid]] (Professor)
*[[IDEO]], 1991, founder [[David M. Kelley]] (B.S.)
*[[Appaloosa Management]], 1993, founder [[David Tepper]] (M.B.A)
*[[Red Hat]], 1993, co-founder [[Marc Ewing]] (B.S.)
*[[Cognizant]], 1994, co-founder [[Francisco D'Souza]] (M.B.A)
*[[Juniper Networks]], 1996, founder [[Pradeep Sindhu]] (Ph.D.)
*[[Symphony Technology Group]], 2002, founder [[Romesh Wadhwani]] (Ph.D.)
*[[Astrobotic Technology]], 2007, founder [[Red Whittaker]] (M.S., Ph.D., Professor)
*[[Google X]], 2010, co-founders [[Sebastian Thrun]] (Professor), [[Yoky Matsuoka]] (Professor), and [[Astro Teller]] (Ph.D.)
*[[Google Nest|Nest]], 2010, co-founder Matt Rogers (B.S., M.S.)
*[[Duolingo]], 2011, founders [[Luis von Ahn]] (Ph.D., Professor) & [[Severin Hacker]] (Ph.D.)
*[[Coursera]], 2012, founder [[Andrew Ng]] (B.S.)
*[[Defense Innovation Unit]], 2015, founder [[Maynard Holliday]] (B.S.)
*[[Argo AI]], 2016, co-founder Peter Rander (M.S., Ph.D.)
*[[Nuro]], 2016, co-founder Dave Ferguson (M.S., Ph.D.)
*[[Aurora Innovation]], 2017, co-founder [[Chris Urmson]] (Ph.D.)

== Student life ==
{| class="wikitable floatright sortable collapsible" ; text-align:right; font-size:80%;"
|+ style="font-size:90%" |Student body composition as of May 2, 2022
|-
! Race and ethnicity<ref>{{cite web|title=College Scorecard: Carnegie Mellon University|url=https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?211440-Carnegie-Mellon-University|publisher=[[United States Department of Education]]|access-date=May 8, 2022|archive-date=June 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630215122/https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?211440-Carnegie-Mellon-University|url-status=live}}</ref>
! colspan="2" data-sort-type="number" |Total
|-
| [[Asian Americans|Asian]]
|align=right| {{bartable|35|%|2||background:purple}}
|-
| [[Non-Hispanic whites|White]]
|align=right| {{bartable|25|%|2||background:gray}}
|-
| [[Foreign national]]
|align=right| {{bartable|16|%|2||background:orange}}
|-
| Other{{efn|Other consists of [[Multiracial Americans]] & those who prefer to not say.}}
|align=right| {{bartable|11|%|2||background:brown}}
|-
| [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic]]
|align=right| {{bartable|9|%|2||background:green}}
|-
| [[African Americans|Black]]
|align=right| {{bartable|4|%|2||background:mediumblue}}
|-
! colspan="4" data-sort-type="number" |[[Economic diversity]]
|-
| [[American lower class|Low-income]]{{efn|The percentage of students who received an income-based federal [[Pell grant]] intended for low-income students.}}
|align=right| {{bartable|15|%|2||background:red}}
|-
| [[Affluence in the United States|Affluent]]{{efn|The percentage of students who are a part of the [[American middle class]] at the bare minimum.}}
|align=right| {{bartable|85|%|2||background:black}}
|}

Carnegie Mellon's student life includes over 400 student organizations, art galleries, and various unique traditions. Student organizations provide social, service, media, academic, spiritual, recreational, sport, religious, political, cultural, and governance opportunities. Carnegie Mellon's campus houses several galleries such as ''The Frame'', a student-devoted gallery, and the [[Regina Gouger Miller Gallery]], an art gallery that specializes in contemporary professional artists. The [[Carnegie Mellon School of Music]], [[Carnegie Mellon School of Drama]], and the student-run theatrical organization [[Scotch'n'Soda]] provides campus with a variety of performance arts events. The university has a strong Scottish motif inspired by Andrew Carnegie's Scottish heritage, as well as the Mellon family's Scots-Irish ancestry. Examples include Scotty, the [[Scottish Terrier]] mascot, ''[[The Tartan (Carnegie Mellon University)|The Tartan]]'' student newspaper, [[Skibo Castle|Skibo]] Gymnasium, The [[Thistle]] yearbook, and the [[Céilidh]] weekend every fall semester for homecoming.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hester |first1=Christa |title=Three traditional CMU celebrations merge: Cèilidh Weekend |url=https://thetartan.org/2011/10/24/special/background |website=The Tartan |access-date=July 14, 2023 |archive-date=July 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230714052213/https://thetartan.org/2011/10/24/special/background |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Housing ===
Carnegie Mellon offers conventional housing for its students through single-gender, coresidential, and special interest options. Students can choose from a variety of housing options. The four options for students are traditional, semi-suite, suite, and apartments. The Traditional is a typical college dormitory setting, a long hallway with a series of 1-3 person rooms and a community bathroom shared with an entire floor or wing. Semi-Suite offers more privacy through 1-4 person rooms with 3-5 residents sharing one semi-private bathroom. Suite is similar to Semi-Suite but contains additional bedrooms, a bathroom, and living room/lounge area shared with 3-8 other residents. Apartments are shared between 1-3 people and may contain additional bedrooms, a semi-private bathroom, a living room, and kitchen shared with the other residents. Upperclassmen have additional options for housing, which include town houses and a larger variety of one or two bedroom apartments.<ref>{{Cite web |last=University |first=Carnegie Mellon |title=Room Types - Housing & Residential Education - Student Affairs - Carnegie Mellon University |url=https://www.cmu.edu/housing/our-communities/residences/room-types.html |access-date=March 26, 2023 |website=www.cmu.edu |language=en |archive-date=March 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326042635/https://www.cmu.edu/housing/our-communities/residences/room-types.html |url-status=live }}</ref> There are 27 residential buildings on campus and even more off campus.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Carnegie Mellon University |url=http://map.concept3d.com/?id=192 |access-date=March 26, 2023 |website=map.concept3d.com |language=en |archive-date=March 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326042638/https://map.concept3d.com/?id=192 |url-status=live }}</ref>

First-year students are assigned to the dedicated first-year residence halls on campus including Morewood E-Tower, Morewood Gardens, Residence on Fifth, Shirley Apartments, as well as Boss, Donner, Hamerschlag, McGill, Mudge, Scobell, and Stever Houses. Approximately one-third of upperclassmen choose to continue living on campus through university housing. Options for upperclassmen include Fifth & Clyde, Morewood Gardens, West Wing, Doherty, Fairfax, Margaret Morrison, Fifth Neville, Shady Oak, Shirley, Forbes & Beeler, and Woodlawn Apartments as well as Henderson, Resnik, Roselawn, Spirit, Tech, Webster, and Welch Houses.<ref name="CMU Housing">{{cite web |title=CMU Housing |url=http://www.housing.cmu.edu/buildings/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724042655/http://www.housing.cmu.edu/buildings/ |archive-date=July 24, 2011 |access-date=July 26, 2011 |publisher=Carnegie Mellon University}}</ref>

=== Fraternities and sororities ===
{{Main|Fraternities and sororities at Carnegie Mellon University}}

The Greek tradition at Carnegie Mellon began over 100 years ago with the founding of the first fraternity on campus, [[Theta Xi]], in 1912.<ref>{{cite book |last=Fenton |first=Edwin |date=2000 |title=Carnegie Mellon, 1900-2000 : a centennial history |location=Pittsburgh |publisher=Carnegie Mellon University Press |page=80 |isbn=0-88748-323-2 |url=https://archive.org/details/carnegiemellon190000fent |access-date=2025-01-15}}</ref>

=== Specialized communities ===
In 2022, Welch House began to host the specialized Queer community, a living community suited to the needs of [[non-binary]] students by allowing students to "live in the same room with any other student inclusive of sex assigned at birth, gender identity, gender expression, and/or sexual orientation".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Specialized Communities |url=https://www.cmu.edu/housing/our-communities/gender-inclusive/index.html |access-date=April 10, 2024 |archive-date=September 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240913232330/https://www.cmu.edu/housing/our-communities/specialized-communities/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Welch House consists of semi-suite singles and doubles. In addition, Stever House hosts an all-gender floor for students who would prefer a traditional double.

Spirit House is a residential community for upperclassmen designated for members of the SPIRIT student organization, a Black Student Union that serves as a haven for Black students within the Carnegie Mellon community and champions issues facing the Black community.
<ref>{{Cite web |title=Spirit House |url=https://www.cmu.edu/housing/our-communities/residences/spirit.html |access-date=April 12, 2024 |archive-date=September 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240913232315/https://www.cmu.edu/housing/our-communities/residences/spirit.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Traditions ===
{{Main|Carnegie Mellon University traditions}}

[[File:The Fence at Carnegie Mellon University.jpg|thumb|right|The Fence]]
In the early days of Carnegie Tech, there was a single bridge connecting Margaret Morrison Women's College with the Carnegie Institute of Technology. The bridge was a meeting place for students. In 1916, the bridge was taken down and the university filled in the area. The administration built a wooden fence as a new meeting place. The students did not understand why anyone would want to meet at a fence. The administration was about to give up and tear it down, but that night a fraternity, as a prank, painted the entire fence advertising a fraternity party. Ever since, painting the Fence has been a Carnegie Mellon tradition.<ref>{{cite web|title=Walking Tour|url=http://www.cmu.edu/walkingtour/|publisher=Carnegie Mellon University |access-date=February 18, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516000420/http://www.cmu.edu/walkingtour/|archive-date=May 16, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Fence at Carnegie Mellon lies at the center of campus, in the area known as "the Cut". Students guard the fence 24 hours a day, and, as long as two vigils are maintained, no other student may "take" the fence. The fence can then be painted by the group that has it, but only between midnight and 6 am. Only hand brushes may be used; the use of spray paint or paint rollers is considered vandalism and results in a fine. The previous paint cannot be stripped, and each new painting adds a new layer. The original wooden fence finally collapsed in the 1990s due to the weight from over 1' of surrounding paint, and was immediately replaced with an identical one manufactured from concrete. Today the fence is considered "the world's most painted object" by the ''[[Guinness Book of World Records]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Fence |url=http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-fence |access-date=October 18, 2022 |website=Atlas Obscura |language=en |archive-date=September 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210922105820/https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-fence |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Athletics == 
The Carnegie Mellon Tartans were a founding member of the [[University Athletic Association]] of [[Division III (NCAA)|NCAA Division III]]. Prior to World War II, Carnegie Mellon (as Carnegie Tech) played with what are now classified as [[NCAA Division I]] teams. In 1936, the Carnegie Tech riflery team won the national intercollegiate championship.<ref>{{cite web | title= Intercollegiate rifle team trophy | url= http://www.nrahq.org/compete/nat-trophy/tro-113.pdf | access-date= September 5, 2009 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090901235405/http://www.nrahq.org/compete/nat-trophy/tro-113.pdf | archive-date= September 1, 2009 | url-status= dead }}</ref> The Carnegie Tech men's basketball team was a member of the [[Eastern Intercollegiate Conference]] throughout the conference's existence from 1932 to 1939<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/eic/| title = sports-reference.com Eastern Intercollegiate Conference| access-date = April 22, 2021| archive-date = April 22, 2021| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210422170941/https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/eic/| url-status = live}}</ref> and won the conference championship in 1936, defeating [[Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball|Pittsburgh]] in a conference championship playoff game.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0VIbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7EsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4252%2C6933810|title=Tartan Five Whips Panthers to Annex Eastern Intercollegiate Court Crown!|date=March 17, 1936|newspaper=The Pittsburgh Press|first=Lester|last=Biederman|access-date=May 19, 2014|archive-date=April 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422164622/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0VIbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7EsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4252,6933810|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:CMU Tennis Courts.jpg|thumb|Carnegie Mellon [[tennis court]]s]]

Varsity teams are fielded in basketball, track, cross country, football, golf, soccer, swimming and diving, volleyball, tennis, and softball. In addition, club teams exist in [[ultimate frisbee]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Carnegie Mellon Ultimate Club|url=http://www.contrib.andrew.cmu.edu/~ultimate/|publisher=Carnegie Mellon University |access-date=February 18, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070430235242/http://www.contrib.andrew.cmu.edu/~ultimate/|archive-date=April 30, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[rowing (sport)|rowing]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Tartan Crew|url=http://www.tartancrew.org/|publisher=tartancrew.org|access-date=February 18, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080311185634/http://www.tartancrew.org/|archive-date=March 11, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[rugby football|rugby]], lacrosse, hockey,<ref>{{cite web|title=CMU Ice Hockey Club|url=http://www.tartanhockey.com|access-date=February 18, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110201133215/http://tartanhockey.com/|archive-date=February 1, 2011}}</ref> baseball,<ref>{{cite web|title=Join the Baseball Club|url=http://www.cmubaseball.com/|publisher=Carnegie Mellon University |access-date=February 18, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080513180427/http://www.cmubaseball.com/|archive-date=May 13, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> softball, [[alpine skiing|skiing & snowboarding]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://athletics.cmu.edu/recreation/clubsports |title=Club Sports |publisher=Carnegie Mellon University |access-date=June 19, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140607080950/http://athletics.cmu.edu/recreation/clubsports |archive-date=June 7, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> soccer, volleyball, water polo,<ref>{{cite web|title=CMUWP |url=http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/org/cmuwp/ |publisher=cmuwp |access-date=August 25, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090626065621/http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/org/cmuwp/ |archive-date=June 26, 2009 }}</ref> and cycling.<ref>{{cite web|title=Carnegie Mellon Cycling Club|url=http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/~cycling/|publisher=Carnegie Mellon University |access-date=February 18, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080905182828/http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/~cycling|archive-date=September 5, 2008}}</ref> Carnegie Mellon Athletics runs a comprehensive and popular intramural system, maintains facilities (primarily Skibo Gymnasium, Cohon University Center, Gesling Stadium, and the future Highmark Center for Health, Wellness and Athletics), and offers courses to students in fitness and sports. Carnegie Mellon's primary athletic rivals are fellow [[University Athletic Association|UAA]] schools [[Case Western Reserve Spartans|Case Western Reserve University]] and [[Washington University Bears|Washington University in St. Louis]]; the Tartans had an especially intense rivalry with the [[Washington University in St. Louis football|latter's football team]] from the 2000s to 2017.

=== Football ===
{{Main|Carnegie Mellon Tartans football}}

[[File:Football at Carnegie Mellon.jpg|thumb|Football at Gesling Stadium]]
On November 28, 1926, the 6–2 Carnegie Technical Institute football team shut out the undefeated [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame Fighting Irish]] 19–0 at [[Forbes Field]]. [[Knute Rockne]], the coach of the Irish at the time, was so confident that the Irish would defeat "tiny Carnegie Tech" that he decided to skip the game and travel to Chicago to watch the Army-Navy football game for scouting purposes. It was only later that he found out by telegram that the Irish had suffered their first loss of the season. ESPN compared the upset to the Appalachian State victory over the University of Michigan in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tech's Greatest Victory|url=http://www.carnegiemellontoday.com/article.asp?Aid=380|publisher=carnegiemellontoday.com|access-date=February 18, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080317194853/http://www.carnegiemellontoday.com/article.asp?Aid=380|archive-date=March 17, 2008}}</ref> The game was ranked the fourth-greatest upset in [[college football]] history by [[ESPN]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Upset special: With Rockne gone, Irish took a Michigan-like tumble|url=https://www.espn.com/espn/wire?section=ncf&id=3006504|publisher=ESPN|access-date=February 18, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131106053812/http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=ncf&id=3006504|archive-date=November 6, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>

Since 2014, the Tartans play in the [[Presidents' Athletic Conference]] at the [[NCAA Division III]] level. The head coach of the football team is Ryan Larsen, who is currently the defending Presidents' Athletic Conference coach of the year.  Prior to losing in the Sweet 16 of this year's D3 playoffs, the Tartans held a 17-game win streak which was, at the time, the longest win streak across all NCAA divisions in football.

=== Track and cross country ===
In recent years, the varsity track and [[cross country running|cross country]] programs have seen outstanding success on the [[Division III (NCAA)|Division III]] national level. The men's cross country team has finished in the top 15 in the nation each of the last three years, and has boasted several individual [[All-America]]ns. The men's track team has also boasted several individual All-Americans spanning sprinting, distance, and field disciplines. Recent All-Americans from the track team are Bram Miller (2021), Tommy Vandenberg (2014–2015), Brian Harvey (2007–2009), [[Davey Quinn]] (2007), [[Nik Bonaddio]] (2004, 2005), Mark Davis (2004, 2005), Russel Verbofsky (2004, 2005) and Kiley Williams.<ref>{{cite web |last1=D'Andrea |first1=Christian |title=Track teams open season at home |url=https://thetartan.org/2005/4/4/sports/track |website=The Tartan |access-date=July 14, 2023 |archive-date=September 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240913232316/https://thetartan.org/2005/4/4/sports/track |url-status=live }}</ref> Carolyn Lowe (10,000 meters 1992) is the only track athlete to win an NCAA Division III championship.

=== Volleyball ===
With much of the team's support, Lauren Schmidt received the NCAA Pennsylvania Woman of the Year award (2003), was a two-time All-American (2001 and 2002), a four-time All-University Athletic Association selection (1999–2002), and the conference's Player of the Year (2001).<ref>[http://www.wellsville.wnyric.org/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectiondetailid=104408&pagecat=546 Wellsville Central Schools – Scrapbook] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929001025/http://www.wellsville.wnyric.org/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectiondetailid=104408&pagecat=546 |date=September 29, 2011 }}. Wellsville.wnyric.org (August 30, 2012). Retrieved on July 17, 2013.</ref>

=== Intramurals ===
Students can participate in any level of competition across multiple sports including [[wiffle ball]], [[dodgeball]], [[basketball]], [[flag football]], [[Ultimate (sport)|ultimate frisbee]] and many more.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://athletics.cmu.edu/intramurals/IMhome|title=Intramurals|access-date=February 23, 2020|archive-date=July 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190707200034/http://athletics.cmu.edu/intramurals/IMhome|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Alumni and faculty ==
{{Main|List of Carnegie Mellon University people}}

There are more than 117,000 Carnegie Mellon alumni worldwide with the graduating class of 2022.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=University |first=Carnegie Mellon |title=Alumni - Institutional Research and Analysis - Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Planning - Carnegie Mellon University |url=http://www.cmu.edu/ira/alumni/index.html |access-date=August 13, 2023 |website=www.cmu.edu |language=en |archive-date=August 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230813214952/https://www.cmu.edu/ira/alumni/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Alumni and current/former faculty include 21 [[Nobel laureates]], six members of the [[National Academy of Medicine]], 22 members of the [[National Academy of Sciences]], 72 members of the [[National Academy of Engineering]], two [[MacArthur Fellows Program|MacArthur Fellows]], 24 [[Guggenheim Fellowship|Guggenheim Fellows]], seven [[David and Lucile Packard Foundation|Packard fellows]], 142 [[Emmy Award]] recipients (including ten time recipient [[Steven Bochco]]), 12 [[Academy Award]] recipients, 52 [[Tony Award]] recipients, two winners of the [[Stockholm Prize in Criminology]], and 13 [[Turing Award]] recipients.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Awards - CMU |url=http://www.cmu.edu/about/awards.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160909004709/http://www.cmu.edu/about/awards.html |archive-date=September 9, 2016 |access-date=September 4, 2016 |publisher=Carnegie Mellon University}}</ref>

Alumni in the fine arts include artists [[Andy Warhol]], [[Cote de Pablo]], [[Philip Pearlstein]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Carnegie Museum of Art |url=http://collection.cmoa.org/CollectionDetail.aspx?item=1021883&retPrompt=Back+to+Results&retUrl=CollectionSearch.aspx?srch=Pearlstein%252c+Philip |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107060123/http://collection.cmoa.org/CollectionDetail.aspx?item=1021883&retPrompt=Back+to+Results&retUrl=CollectionSearch.aspx%3Fsrch%3DPearlstein%252c+Philip |archive-date=November 7, 2017 |access-date=August 26, 2018 |website=collection.cmoa.org}}</ref> [[John Currin]],<ref>{{cite web |date=April 12, 2018 |title=John Currin at Gagosian |url=https://www.gagosian.com/artists/john-currin |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830111655/http://www.gagosian.com/artists/john-currin |archive-date=August 30, 2017 |access-date=September 11, 2017 |website=www.gagosian.com}}</ref> [[Shalom Neuman]],<ref>{{cite web |last=Higgins |first=Tim |title=New York 'Fusion' artist Shalom Neuman brings philosophy to Easton |url=https://www.mcall.com/entertainment/arts/mc-international-fusion-easton-shalom-neuman-20170415-story.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908020305/http://www.mcall.com/entertainment/arts/mc-international-fusion-easton-shalom-neuman-20170415-story.html |archive-date=September 8, 2017 |access-date=September 10, 2017}}</ref> [[Jonathan Borofsky]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Jonathan Borofsky Interview |url=http://cmtoday.cmu.edu/issues/dec-2006-issue/news-flash/jonathan-borofsky-interview/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914220237/http://cmtoday.cmu.edu/issues/dec-2006-issue/news-flash/jonathan-borofsky-interview/ |archive-date=September 14, 2017 |access-date=September 14, 2017 |website=Carnegie Mellon Today}}</ref> and [[Burton Morris]];<ref>{{cite web |title=Burton Morris: The King of Pop Art Hits the "Red Carpet" |url=http://www.cmu.edu/cmnews/extra/040223_makeoverman.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190502133300/https://www.cmu.edu/cmnews/extra/040223_makeoverman.html |archive-date=May 2, 2019 |access-date=February 13, 2013}}</ref> authors [[John-Michael Tebelak]] and [[Kurt Vonnegut]]; Screenwriter [[Michael Goldenberg]]; television series creator, [[Steven Bochco]],<ref>{{cite web |title=News - College of Fine Arts |url=http://cms-staging.andrew.cmu.edu/cfa/news-and-events/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724042144/https://cms-staging.andrew.cmu.edu/cfa/news-and-events/index.html |archive-date=July 24, 2019 |access-date=May 15, 2019 |publisher=Carnegie Mellon University}}</ref> actors [[René Auberjonois]], [[Katy Mixon]], [[Holly Hunter]], [[Matt Bomer]], and [[Zachary Quinto]], children's author [[E. L. Konigsburg|E.L. Konigsberg]], [[David Edward Byrd]], Broadway actress [[Amanda Jane Cooper]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=University |first=Carnegie Mellon |date= |title=Press Release: CMU Drama Students Explore Theatrical Boundaries in "Playground: Festival of Independent Student Work" - News - Carnegie Mellon University |url=http://www.cmu.edu/news/stories/archives/2012/january/jan24_dramaplayground.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327190827/https://www.cmu.edu/news/stories/archives/2012/january/jan24_dramaplayground.html |archive-date=March 27, 2023 |access-date=March 27, 2023 |website=www.cmu.edu |language=en}}</ref> Rock and Broadway Theater Poster Artist and graphic designer;<ref>davidedwardbyrd.com</ref> Indian film actor [[Sushma Seth]], Boston Pops conductor [[Keith Lockhart]], mountaineer and author [[Aron Ralston]], and architect [[Mao Yisheng]].

Alumni in the sciences include [[Charles Geschke]], co-founder and chairman of [[Adobe Systems]];<ref>{{cite web |title=Notable Alumni |url=http://www.alumni.cmu.edu/s/1410/alumni/index-social.aspx?sid=1410&gid=1&pgid=377 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151218101315/http://www.alumni.cmu.edu/s/1410/alumni/index-social.aspx?sid=1410&gid=1&pgid=377 |archive-date=December 18, 2015 |access-date=November 19, 2015}}</ref> [[Stephanie Kwolek]], inventor of [[Kevlar]]; [[James Gosling]], creator of the [[Java (programming language)|Java]] programming language, [[Andy Bechtolsheim]], co-founder of [[Sun Microsystems]]; [[David M. Kelley|David Kelley]], co-founder of [[IDEO]]; [[George Pake]], founder of [[PARC (company)|Xerox PARC]]; [[Marc Ewing]], co-founder of [[Red Hat]]; [[Jim Levy]], founding CEO of [[Activision]]; billionaire [[hedge fund]] investor and owner of the [[Carolina Panthers]] of the [[National Football League]] [[David Tepper]]; [[Scott Fahlman]], creator of the [[emoticon]]; [[Chris Messina (open source advocate)|Chris Messina]], creator of the [[hashtag]]; tech executive and entrepreneur [[Kai-Fu Lee]]; and [[astronauts]] [[Edgar Mitchell]] ([[Apollo 14]]) and [[Judith Resnik]], who perished in the [[Space Shuttle Challenger|Space Shuttle ''Challenger'']] disaster.<ref>{{cite web |title=Judy Resnik : Family, Friends Remember Engineer Who Reached for the Stars |url=http://www.cmu.edu/piper/piper/2011/march/judyresnik.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160131084112/http://www.cmu.edu/piper/piper/2011/march/judyresnik.html |archive-date=January 31, 2016 |access-date=February 7, 2016}}</ref> [[John Forbes Nash]], a 1948 graduate and winner of the 1994 [[Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics]], was the subject of the book and subsequent film ''[[A Beautiful Mind (book)|A Beautiful Mind]]''. [[Alan Perlis]], a 1943 graduate, was a pioneer in programming languages and recipient of the first Turing Award.

Alumni in politics include U.S. Representatives [[Susie Lee]] and [[Sydney Kamlager-Dove]], Puerto Rican politician [[Carmen Yulín Cruz]], Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President [[Charles L. Evans]], [[Allegheny County, Pennsylvania|Allegheny County]] Executive [[Rich Fitzgerald]], and former [[General Motors]] CEO and [[United States Secretary of Defense|Secretary of Defense]], [[Charles Erwin Wilson]].

== In popular culture ==
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The campus of Carnegie Mellon in Pittsburgh has served as the locale for many motion pictures. Alumnus [[George A. Romero]] filmed ''[[Creepshow]]'' (1982) in and around Margaret Morrison Carnegie Hall.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cmtoday.cmu.edu/artsculture_entertainment/alumnus-gets-star-treatment/|title=Alumnus Gets Star Treatment |website=Carnegie Mellon Today|access-date=January 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202011619/http://cmtoday.cmu.edu/artsculture_entertainment/alumnus-gets-star-treatment/|archive-date=February 2, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Much of the on-campus scenes in the 2000 film ''[[Wonder Boys (film)|Wonder Boys]]'', starring [[Michael Douglas]] and [[Tobey Maguire]], were filmed in Carnegie Mellon's campus.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cmu.edu/cmnews/extra/061016_smart.html|title=Major Motion Picture, 'Smart People,' To Be Filmed on Campus|publisher=Carnegie Mellon University|access-date=January 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604050612/http://www.cmu.edu/cmnews/extra/061016_smart.html|archive-date=June 4, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Other movies filmed at Carnegie Mellon include ''[[The Mothman Prophecies (film)|The Mothman Prophecies]]'', ''[[Dogma (film)|Dogma]]'', ''[[Lorenzo's Oil]]'', ''[[Hoffa (film)|Hoffa]]'', ''[[The Dark Knight Rises]]'', ''[[Where'd You Go, Bernadette (film)|Where'd You Go, Bernadette]]'', and ''[[Flashdance]]''. The university is also featured prominently in the films ''[[Smart People]]'', ''[[Monkey Shines (film)|Monkey Shines]]'', and in the anime ''[[Summer Wars]]''.

The musical ''[[Pippin (musical)|Pippin]]'' was originally conceived by [[Stephen Schwartz (composer)|Stephen Schwartz]] as a student musical performed by the [[Scotch'n'Soda]] student theatre troupe.<ref>{{cite news |last=Holahan |first=Jane |url=http://local.lancasteronline.com/4/28490 |title=Creator on 'Pippin:' 'It was an inventive time' |publisher=Lancaster Online |date=December 7, 2006 |access-date=December 30, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070912023132/http://local.lancasteronline.com/4/28490 |archive-date=September 12, 2007 }}</ref> Schwartz also collaborated with drama student [[John-Michael Tebelak]] to expand his master's thesis project titled ''[[Godspell]]'', created under the direction of [[Lawrence Carra]], into a musical.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Show History|url=https://www.mtishows.com/show-history/533|access-date=June 21, 2021|website=Music Theatre International|archive-date=June 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625024734/https://www.mtishows.com/show-history/533|url-status=live}}</ref>

While enrolled at Carnegie Mellon, acting students [[Michael McKean]] and [[David Lander]] (class of 1969) created the characters "Lenny and Squiggy".<ref>{{Cite web|last=King|first=Susan|date=May 21, 1995|title=Lenny and Squiggy: 'In a World of Their Own'|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-05-21-tv-4112-story.html|access-date=June 21, 2021|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|archive-date=June 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624203358/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-05-21-tv-4112-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The pair continued performing the characters in live comedy routines before joining the cast of the TV series ''[[Laverne & Shirley]]''.

In 2008, Carnegie Mellon professor [[Randy Pausch]]'s "[[Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams|Last Lecture]]" became a pop culture phenomenon. Based on a lecture he gave in September 2007 – shortly after he learned his cancer had metastasized – his book quickly rose to the top of bestseller lists around the country. Named in ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine's [[Time 100|''Time'' 100]] list of influential people, he died in July 2008 from pancreatic cancer.<ref>{{cite magazine |author-link=Katie Couric |first=Katie |last=Couric |url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1733748_1733756_1736194,00.html |title=Randy Pausch – The 2008 Time 100 |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=April 30, 2009 |access-date=February 22, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120606192142/http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1733748_1733756_1736194,00.html |archive-date=June 6, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2003, Carnegie Mellon established the [[Robot Hall of Fame]] in partnership with the [[Carnegie Science Center]].

The [[68th Tony Awards]] in 2014 announced Carnegie Mellon as its first educational partner in jointly awarding the "Tony Honor for Excellence in Theatre Education", which will "honor kindergarten through high school (K-12) theatre educators".<ref>Gans, Andrew. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/191914-Zachary-Quinto-and-Matt-Bomer-Will-Introduce-New-Educator-Honor-at-2014-Tony-Awards "Zachary Quinto and Matt Bomer Will Introduce New Educator Honor at 2014 Tony Awards"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714141426/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/191914-Zachary-Quinto-and-Matt-Bomer-Will-Introduce-New-Educator-Honor-at-2014-Tony-Awards |date=July 14, 2014 }} playbill.com, June 3, 2014</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Association of American Universities]]
* [[Association of Independent Technological Universities]]
* [[Astrobotic Technology]]
* [[Disney Research]]
* [[EteRNA]]
* [[IBM/Google Cloud Computing University Initiative]]
* [[List of Carnegie Mellon University people]]
* [[Carnegie Mellon University traditions|List of Carnegie Mellon University traditions]]

== Notes ==
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== References ==
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