Travel & Accommodations
Travel Assistance
If you would like assistance with travel expenses asociated with the weekend, please indicate, "I'm interested in travel assistance," when registering online.
- You must live over 200 miles from campus (only for students living in the United States, U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico).
- Travel assistance is only available to and from Carnegie Mellon and is only available for the Celebration of Diversity weekend.
- Travel assistance is not available for family members.
- You must meet the academic requirements (3.3 GPA and minimum 1700 SAT score) and initiate the Common Application. If you do not meet these requirements and still wish to receive travel assistance, please call a Celebration of Diversity Coordinators at 412-268-2082.
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 1-800-236-2427 |
Hampton Inn 3315 Hamlet Place 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 1-800-236-2427 |
Holiday Inn at University Center 100 Lytton Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213 1-800-315-2621 |