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Whether you're a prospective graduate or undergraduate student, Carnegie Mellon is rich with opportunities.

Through our seven schools and colleges, we offer focused disciplines in the fine arts, business, liberal arts, technology and the sciences, with the opportunity to work across disciplines throughout your college career.  

Home to more than 150 student organizations, the Carnegie Mellon experience goes far beyond the classroom. And if you don't find exactly what you want, Carnegie Mellon encourages you to create your own path.

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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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Excelling inside and outside the classroom, 151 of our student-athletes earned academic recognition this year. Men’s basketball made five consecutive postseason appearances. Women’s tennis won the 2009 Intercollegiate Tennis Association National Indoor Championship. Nine swimmers claimed individual national championships. And in 2008, our volleyball, men’s soccer & men’s cross country teams made it to NCAA tournaments.
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