The only top 25 university founded in the 20th century, Carnegie Mellon has rapidly evolved into an
internationally recognized institution with a distinctive mix of world-class educational and research
programs in computer science, robotics, engineering, the sciences, business, public policy, fine arts
and the humanities.
More than 9,000 undergraduate and graduate students at Carnegie Mellon receive an education
characterized by its focus on creating and implementing solutions to solve real problems,
interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation.  A small student-to-faculty ratio provides an opportunity
for close interaction between students and professors.
Carnegie Mellon includes seven colleges and schools:  Carnegie Institute of Technology (engineering),
College of Fine Arts, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Mellon College of Science, School
of Computer Science, H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management, and Graduate
School  of Industrial Administration (business).
President Jared L. Cohon, the university's president since 1997, is leading implementation of a
comprehensive strategic plan that aims to leverage the university's existing strengths to benefit
society in the areas of biotechnology, information and security technology, environmental science and
practices, the fine arts and humanities.
The university is also committed to broadening and enhancing undergraduate education to allow
students to explore various disciplines while maintaining a core focus in their primary area of study.
Realizing that today's graduates must understand international issues, Carnegie Mellon is committed
to providing a global education for its students and is striving to expand its international offerings and
to increase its presence on a global scale.  Increasing diversity in all aspects and fostering the
economic development of southwestern Pennsylvania, are also top priorities.
Carnegie Mellon's schools and programs are consistently ranked among the best in the nation.  In U.S.
News & World Report Magazine's 2003 rankings of undergraduate programs, Carnegie Mellon ranked
21st among national universities overall and seventh in both engineering and business.  Carnegie Mellon
ranked first in e-commerce and second in computer engineering.  In U.S. News & World Report's 2003
graduate ranking, Carnegie Mellon's School of Computer Science ranked first and its graduate programs
in engineering and business ranked 10th and 18th respectively.  The Wall Street Journal has ranked the
graduate business school among the top three in the world the past two years.
Carnegie Mellon's H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management is also recognized as
one of the country's top public policy schools, and its Robotics Institute has earned an international
reputation for its work on robots for hazardous environments, space exploration and human services.
While technology is pervasive on its 110-acre campus - the university has been ranked the "most wired"
by Yahoo Internet Life Magazine the past two years - Carnegie Mellon is distinctive among national
research universities because of its conservatory-like programs in its College of Fine Arts.  Carnegie
Mellon is highly regarded nationally for a drama school that has produced many well-known, award-
winning stars of stage and screen since it granted the first degree in drama in 1917.
Industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie founded the Carnegie Technical Schools in 1900 for
the sons and daughters of Pittsburgh blue-collar workers.  The institution became the degree-granting
Carnegie Institute of Technology in 1912 and in 1967, Carnegie Tech merged with Mellon Institute of
Research to become Carnegie Mellon University.
The core values that Carnegie instilled in the Carnegie Technical Schools more than 100 years ago -
problem solving, collaboration and innovation - continue to drive the university today and have played a
key role in setting its agenda for the next several decades.
Colleges and College-Level Units
The College of Engineering (CIT) is one of the foremost engineering schools in the United States.  Because of its
emphasis on interdisciplinary research and partnerships with industry, the college produces graduates who are able to
transfer their fundamental engineering knowledge into industrial practice.  Faculty bring their knowledge of real-world
industrial problems into the classrooms and laboratories.  The college includes seven departments:  Biomedical
Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering,
Engineering and Public Policy, Mechanical Engineering, and Materials Science and Engineering.
URL:  http://www.cit.cmu.edu/
The College of Fine Arts (CFA),  the first school in the nation to award a degree in drama , includes the departments
of Architecture, Art, Design, Drama and Music.
URL:  http://www.cmu.edu/cfa/
The Graduate School of Industrial Administration (GSIA) administers the undergraduate programs in Business
Administration and Economics.  GSIA offers Masters Degrees in Business Administration (MBA), Computational
Finance (MSCF), and Electronic Commerce (MSEC).  In addition, joint degrees are offered with Civil and Environmental
Engineering.  GSIA offers doctoral degrees in several areas and presents a number of executive education programs.
URL:  http://www.gsia.cmu.edu/
The H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management offers master's degrees in public policy and
management, health care policy and management, public management, arts management, and educational technology
management.  The School is a partner in the University-wide Master of Information Systems Management and Master of
Science in Information Technology programs.  It also offers a Ph.D. degree in public policy analysis and a range of
executive and mid-career short course and certification programs.  Through its master's and doctoral programs, the
Heinz School trains students to serve the public interest within the public, not-for-profit, interface and private sectors.
URL:  http://www.heinz.cmu.edu/
The College of Humanities and Social Sciences (H&SS) emphasizes in its research and teaching the behaviors,
institutions and beliefs that constitute the human experience.  The College is committed to a balance among humanistic,
scientific, and professional orientations in undergraduate education, along with an emphasis on basic modes on
inquiry and on integrating research experience into the undergraduate training process.  Its departments include
Economics, English, History, Modern Languages, Philosophy, Psychology, Social and Decision Sciences and Statistics.
The College also offers an undergraduate degree program in Information Systems.
URL:  http://www.hss.cmu.edu/
The Mellon College of Science (MCS)  strives to achieve excellence within a set of carefully chosen areas of
concentration, maximizing interdisciplinary contacts between and among the departments and centers within the college
and in other colleges. MCS researchers are taking the lead in new programs and research centers dealing with
computational biology, biomedical research, nuclear magnetic resonance, polymers, molecular science, light
microscopy, nonlinear analysis and astrophysics, among many other areas.  The College includes four departments:
Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Mathematical Sciences and Physics.
URL:  http://www.cmu.edu/mcs/
The School of Computer Science (SCS) houses a curriculum that grounds learning in real world applications and issues.
Faculty works actively with both undergraduates and graduate students, providing valuable hands-on teaching and
research experience.  Lecture series and conferences round out the students' educational experience, and provide a
variety of forums to expose students to the widest possible spectrum of information.
Carnegie Mellon University helped define and continually redefines the field of computer science.  Through its diverse
interdisciplinary research activities and breadth of educational programs, SCS leads the world in stretching the field by
extending into areas beyond the traditional boundaries of computer science.  SCS is recognized internationally for
producing first-rate researchers, academic colleagues, and industry leaders in the computing profession.
URL:  http://www.cs.cmu.edu/
The Software Engineering Institute (SEI) is a federally funded research and development center that helps others
improve their software engineering capabilities.  To help improve the state of the practice of software engineering,
the SEI
■ works with the research community to help create and identify new and improved practices
■ works with leading-edge software developers and acquirers to apply and validate the new  and improved practices
■ works through the global community of software engineers to amplify the impact of the new  and improved practices
by encouraging and supporting their widespread adoption
URL:  http://www.sei.cmu.edu/
VISION
Carnegie Mellon will be a leader among educational institutions by building on its distinctive core values
of innovation and interdisciplinary collaboration to solve problems and make new discoveries to benefit
society.
MISSION STATEMENT
To create and disseminate knowledge and art through research and artistic expression, teaching and
learning; and to transfer intellectual products to society.
To serve our students by teaching them problem-solving, leadership and teamwork skills, and the value
of a commitment to quality, ethical behavior, society and respect for one another.
To pursue the advantages provided by a diverse and relatively small university community, open to the
exchange of ideas, where discovery, artistic creativity, and personal and professional development can
flourish.
GOALS
Education
Build upon, broaden and enhance our educational programs through international, multidisciplinary and
community-based initiatives to allow students to explore various fields while maintaining depth in their
primary area of study.  Our students will become broadly educated, humane leaders who will have an
important impact in their professions and communities.
Strategic Areas of Leadership
The university has identified four areas of focus in which its existing strengths and collaborative,
problem-solving culture can positively impact the world.  These areas of comparative advantage are:
-biotechnology and the life sciences
-environmental sciences and practices
-information and security technology
-the arts and humanities
International Initiatives
Selectively and strategically expand our international impact by leveraging university strengths to
establish international partnerships to compete effectively on a global basis for research and educational
opportunities, academic talent and financial resources, and to provide a global education for students.
Community Success
Provide a rewarding, welcoming and diverse environment that enables our students, faculty, staff and
alumni to achieve professional success while helping to advance the university mission.