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From the Classroom to the World

Carnegie Mellon is an innovative leader — helping to shape the world through education, research and outreach.

Recognized for our unique interdisciplinary environment, we encourage work across departmental lines. As a result, our graduates enter the world with the ability to solve complex problems through leadership and collaboration.

We are consistently ranked one of the nation's top universities by U.S. News & World Report, offering a one-of-a-kind education. Our seven distinguished schools and colleges are:

Our friendly campus atmosphere offers opportunities to engage in groundbreaking research. Our students have access to award-winning faculty — many of whom are leaders in their field — and receive personal attention within a diverse student body, one that is reflective of the world in which we live and work.

Carnegie Mellon’s original campus design is said to have been modeled after a ship by the campus’s initial architect Henry Hornbostel. An actual ship's prow taken from the historic cruiser, the USS Pennsylvania, rests atop Roberts Hall, which overlooks Panther Hollow and the Carnegie Museum complex.

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Carnegie Mellon is home to seven colleges and schools, including two inter-college degree programs and more than 90 majors and minors.
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