I. COLLEGE AND DEPARTMENT LISTING

College Department/Unit Abbreviation Notes

CARNEGIE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
CIT
Undergraduate and graduate college.

Biomedical Engineering (Biomedical E.)

Chemical Engineering (Chemical E.)

Civil Engineering (Civil E.)

Electrical and Computer Engineering (E & C E.)

Engineering and Public Policy (EPP)

Manufacturing Engineering (Mfg. E.)

Mechanical Engineering (Mechanical E.)

Materials Science and Engineering (MSE)

Engineering Design Research Center (EDRC) -- Research Center

ADDITIONAL UNITS:

Nuclear Engineering (Nuclear E.) -- This is no longer formally a department, but a few students are still finishing or graduating from the program.

No Major Department (No Major Dept.) -- Students do not declare majors until their sophomore year.

Interdisciplinary (Interdiscp.) -- Interdisciplinary units are jointly taught among departments.

Dean's Office (Dean's Ofc.) -- Some faculty with administrative responsibility are located in the the Dean's office.

University Choice Program (Univ. Choice)

COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS
CFA
Undergraduate and graduate college.

Architecture

Art

Design

Drama

Music

Studio for Creative Inquiry (SFCI) -- Research Center

ADDITIONAL UNITS:

Interdisciplinary (Interdiscp.) -- Interdisciplinary units are jointly taught among departments.

Dean's Office (Dean's Ofc.) -- Some faculty with administrative responsibility are located in the Dean's office.

Pre-College Art (Pre-Col. Art) -- Year-round program for pre-college art students and CMU students who are not art majors.

Pre-College Music (Pre-Col. Mus.) -- Year-round program for pre-college music students and CMU students who are not music majors.

Humanities and Arts (BHA MAM) -- Students may now participate in a degree program combining humanities and arts curriculum

English

History

Modern Languages

Philosophy

Psychology

Social and Decision Sciences (S&DS.)

Statistics

ADDITIONAL UNITS:

Economics -- The student major Economics is housed in H&SS.

Industrial Management in H&SS (IM - H&SS) -- Some freshmen and sophomores take the H&SS core before being accepted into the IM major.

Student Defined Major (Student Def'd) -- Some students in H&SS define individualized interdisciplinary majors.

No Major Department (No Major Dept.) -- Students do not declare majors until their junior year.

Dean's Office (Dean's Ofc.) -- Some faculty with administrative responsibility are located in the the Dean's office.

University Choice Program (Univ. Choice).

MELLON COLLEGE OF SCIENCE
MCS
Undergraduate and graduate college.

Biological Sciences (Biology)

Chemistry (Chem)

Mathematics (Math)

Physics (Phy)

ADDITIONAL UNITS:

No Major Department (No Major Dept.) -- Students do not declare majors until their sophomore year.

Dean's Office (Dean's Ofc.) -- Some faculty with administrative responsibility are located in the Dean's office.

Interdisciplinary (Interdiscp.) -- Interdisciplinary units are jointly taught among departments.

University Choice Program (Univ. Choice)

SCHOOL OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
SCS
Undergraduate and graduate college.

Computer Science (Comp. Sci.)

Robotics (Rob)

Center for Machine Translation (CMT) -- Research Center

Information Technology Center (ITC) -- Research Center

Software Engineering (SE)

GRADUATE SCHOOL OF INDUSTRIAL ADMINISTRATION
GSIA
Undergraduate and Graduate College.

ADDITIONAL UNITS:

Economics -- Most Economics courses are taught by GSIA faculty.

Industrial Management (IM) -- Most IM courses are taught by GSIA faculty.

THE HEINZ SCHOOL
HNZ Graduate College.

CARNEGIE MELLON RESEARCH INSTITUTE
CMRI
Research Center.

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INSTITUTE
SEI
Research Center.

ADMINISTRATION
ADMIN

NOTE: The category of NON-DEGREE students is often listed as a Department in tables showing student enrollment.
These non-degree seeking students are not affiliated with any Department or College (see Students section).

II. TIME PERIODS

Fall Semester - Data are as of the 15th day in the Fall Semester (except Units Taught, which are end of semester counts).
Academic Year - Data are the addition of Fall and Spring Semester totals.
Fiscal Year - Data are for the period July 1 to June 30 of the indicated year.

III. DEFINITION OF TERMS

STUDENTS

FRESHMEN

Applied - Individuals who completed the Admissions process.

Admitted - Applicants who were admitted to Carnegie Mellon.

Enrolled - Applicants who were admitted and actually enrolled.

Yield - Enrolled as a percent of Admitted freshmen.

Competing Schools - The top 15 schools to which students admitted to Carnegie Mellon also submitted applications. The source of this data is the Admissions Office Admitted Student Questionaire.

ENROLLMENT

Students by Level:

Undergraduate - Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior

Graduate - Students enrolled in Master's or Doctoral programs.

Non-Degree - Special students who are not enrolled in a degree program.

Headcount - Each student, full or part time, is counted once.

Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) - Each full-time student is counted once; part-time students are counted based on the percentage of full-time tuition paid to cover their current courses.

HOUSING TYPE

University Housing:

On-Campus - CMU owned dormitories physically located on the campus.

Off-Campus - CMU controlled off-campus housing.

Fraternity/Sorority - Fraternity or Sorority controlled housing.

Non-University Housing - All other student residence arrangements.

PERSISTENCE

The percentage of students from an entering cohort who are enrolled in a particular year plus those who have graduated.

DEGREES

Bachelors - B.A., B.S., BFA, B.H.A, B.Arch.

Masters - M.A., M.S., M.E., MFA, M.A.M., M.P.M, M.S.I.A.

Doctorates - D.A., Ph.D.

All degrees are shown by the Department from which they were earned, rather than the particular program or emphasis listed on the individual's degree. All degree programs are listed in the front of this booklet.

RACE

NRA - Non Resident Aliens

AI/AN - American Indian/Alaskan Native

A/PI - Asian/Pacific Islander

Hisp. - Hispanic

Unkn. - Unknown

TEACHING

UNITS

A student at CMU earns a specified number of units for each course taken at the University. Three (3) units are the equivalent of one (1) credit hour. The total units taught by a department is calculated by summing the units taken by each student for each course taught by the department.

Other - Includes units taught to Non-Degree students and students from other colleges attending CMU through the Pennsylvania Council of Higher Education (PCHE) agreement.

STAFF

Full-time employees includes those on leave and visiting research professionals. Visiting faculty are excluded.

FACULTY

Total Faculty includes three categories of faculty members. They are:

Regular Faculty - Regular faculty are comprised of four ranks of permanent faculty members (subject to the rules of the tenure process): Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, and Instructor. Professors and some Associate Professors are tenured; the rest of the Associate Professors and Assistant Professors are eligible for tenure, or in the Tenure Stream; and Instructors are eligible for promotion into the tenure stream. Instructors are part of the regular faculty for whom the tenure probationary period has not yet begun.

Research Faculty - Research faculty are comprised of several ranks of faculty-equivalent research positions of scientists and engineers.

Special Faculty - Special faculty are comprised of several ranks of part-time or temporary, instructional, and research faculty including active Faculty Emeriti, Adjunct Faculty, Instructional Staff, Lecturers, Visiting Faculty, Special Research Faculty, and Post-Doctoral Associates. Administrators with Special Faculty appointments are excluded.

Method of counting - Regular and Research faculty may have contractual joint appointments in one or more departments, and are split between these appointments accordingly. Special Faculty are counted in the department in which they have their primary appointment.

Terminal degree - Terminal degrees are typically recognized in a field as the highest level of education attainable. Professional fields often have terminal degrees that are not PhD's, e.g.MFA for studio/performance, DA (doctorate of Arts)and DrI (Dr. of engineering from Italy).

ALUMNI

Includes all living persons who attended the university as degree candidates.

FINANCES

TUITION AND FEES

Undergraduate Tuition - Tuition charged to full-time undergraduate students. This is established at the university level.

Graduate Tuition - Tuition charged to full-time graduate students. This is established by each college.

Average Room - The annual charge for a standard double room. Other options for university housing include: Standard and Prime rooms for one, three or four students, and several apartment, townhouse or separate house alternatives.

Average Board - Constant Pass Plus. The annual charge for unlimited access to Highlander Cafe + 50 block meals per semester.

Total Estimated Cost of Attending CMU - This includes tuition and activities fee, books and supplies, incidentals, room and board for residents and lunches and transportation for Commuters. This is computed each year by the Financial Aid Office.

UNDERGRADUATE FINANCIAL AID RESOURCES

Federal Aid:

PELL - Federal entitlement grant program.

SEOG - Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant.

State Aid:

PHEAA - Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency.

Other State Aid: Aid from states other than Pennsylvania.

CMU E&GO - Aid provided from Carnegie Mellon Educational and General Operating Expenses.

CMU Endowed Aid - provided from income from the Carnegie Mellon University Endowment Fund.

CMU Gifts & Grants - Aid provided through gifts and grants to the University for this purpose.

ROTC - Money from the Air Force, Army and Navy ROTC programs.

Other Grant Resources - Aid from all other sources, primarily scholarships.

GENERAL FUNDS INCOME, EXPENDITURES, AND TRANSFERS

GENERAL FUNDS - These funds are divided intoUnrestricted Funds that can be used for any University purpose, Designated Funds that have been set aside for particular purposes such as the Summer School program, and Restricted Funds which have been given for a specific purpose, such as research projects by the donor or granting agency. The General Funds support teaching, research, support programs,student services, student aid, administrative and business operations, physical plant operations and maintenance and public service.

INCOME

Tuition & Fees - Payments made by undergraduate, graduate and special students in accordance with University tuition and fee schedules.

Endowment Income - Income derived from endowment investments.

Current Fund Investments - Earnings derived from Current Fund balances.

Gifts and Grants - Restricted and unrestricted gifts given to the university.

Sponsored Research - Restricted income given for a specific research project by the donor or granting agency.

Auxiliary Services - Income from Auxiliary Services (i.e., housing, food services, parking.)

Misc. Income - Includes interest on operating funds and reserve holdings, interest on university internal loans and miscellaneous charges.

EXPENDITURES

Instruction & Dept.Research - Expenditures supporting the academic programs and operations in the colleges.

Carnegie Mellon Research Institute - Expenditures from Carnegie Mellon Research Institute.

Academic Support - Includes: Audio Visual Aids and Computing and Info Services.

Sponsored Research - Expenditures from restricted funds for research.

Student Aid - Restricted and unrestricted aid supporting undergraduates.

Libraries - Expenditures from the libraries.

Campus Operations - Operation and maintenance of physical plant.

Utilities - Expenditures for utilities and steam.

Administration - Expenses supporting administrative units.

Student Services - Includes Enrollment Planning, Athletics and Student Affairs.

General Institutional - Includes insurance, legal and investment agent fees.

Auxiliary Services - Expenditures for the operation of Auxiliary Services units.

Total Transfers - Includes transfers to capital, debt service, and college reserves.

RESEARCH COSTS

In the listing by College and Research Center

Other includes: Academic Computing, Computing Systems, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Center for the Design of Educational Computing, Office of the Provost, Office of the Vice President for Enrollment and General Institutional.

VOLUNTARY SUPPORT

Voluntary Support - Contributions supporting the University, excluding: income from endowment and other invested funds, and support from federal, state and local governments and their agencies.

TUITION BENEFITS

Money paid to CMU faculty, staff and their dependents to take courses at CMU or other universities.

SPACE AND FACILITIES

USE CATEGORIES

Classroom - Includes all rooms used for classrooms.

Laboratory/Studio - Includes laboratory and studio facilities, used both as classrooms and for research.

Office - Includes offices, office support areas and office-related conference rooms.

Other - Includes Special Use Facilities (e.g. the gym), General Use Facilities (e.g., lounge or dining facilities), Support Facilities (e.g. computer, shop and storage rooms) and Health Care Facilities.

Building Support - Includes circulation, mechanical and structural areas.

Univ. Controlled - Represents primarily public spaces which are not under the control of any individual department, as well as unassigned space held in reserve by the university to allow for future departmental expansion, or for temporary allocation during renovations.

BUILDING ABBREVIATIONS

B/P - Baker/Porter

CFA - College of Fine Arts

CYH - Cyert Hall

DH - Doherty Hall

EDSH - Elliott Dunlap Smith Hall

FMR/MSL - Field & Mobile Robotics Building / Mine Safety Laboratory Building

GSIA - Graduate School of Industrial Administration

G - Gym

HBH - Hamburg Hall

HH - Hammerschlag Hall

HL - Hunt Library

MMC - Margaret Morrison Carnegie Hall

MI - Mellon Institute

PPB - Physical Plant Building

PRB - Planetary Robotics Building

SCRG - 407 South Craig

SH - Scaife Hall

SKIBO - Skibo

WEH - Wean Hall

WH - Warner Hall

WHIT - Whitfield Hall

CARNEGIE MELLON FACTS 1995

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