Travel & Accommodations
Travel Assistance
Travel assistance may be available for students with financial need who have at least a 3.3 GPA on an unweighted 4.0 scale and a combined SAT score of 1800 or ACT score of 27. If you believe you qualify for travel assistance, please indicate so when registering. A Celebration of Diversity Coordinator will follow up with you regarding the possibility of travel assistance. Additional stipulations for travel assistance include:
- You must live more than 200 miles from campus (only for students living in the United States, U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico).
- You must qualify for financial aid (see www.studentaid.ed.gov).
- Travel costs cannot exceed $600 (students should book travel as soon as they are approved).
- We cannot provide travel assistance for family members.
- We will only provide travel assistance for attendance to one Celebration of Diversity weekend.
- You must initiate an application for admission (see www.commonapp.org).
Alternative Transportation
Carnegie Mellon is located approximately five miles east of downtown Pittsburgh in a section of the city called Oakland. We are accessible by ground, rail or air transportation (Greater Pittsburgh International Airport, Greyhound and Amtrak). For extensive information on traveling to campus, including driving directions and taxicab fees, please visit the Travel & Accommodations section of the Undergraduate Admission Web site. We also recommend referencing VisitPittsburgh and FlyPittsburgh.
Hotel Accommodations
Overnight hosting is only provided Saturday and Sunday evenings for prospective students participating in the program. If your parents plan to stay overnight in Pittsburgh or if you arrive early, we recommend the hotels below. Be sure to ask for Carnegie Mellon's special rates. Most of these hotels provide complimentary shuttle service to and from campus.
| Wyndham Garden Hotel 3454 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213 412-683-2040 |
Courtyard by Marriott 5308 Liberty Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15224 412-683-3113 |
Hampton Inn 3315 Hamlet Street Pittsburgh, PA 15213 1-800-426-7866 |
| The Inns on Negley 703 S. Negley Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213 412-661-0631 |
Residence Inn by Marriott 3896 Bigelow Boulevard Pittsburgh, PA 15213 412-621-2200 |
Holiday Inn at University Center 100 Lytton Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213 412-682-6200 |