Carnegie Mellon University

Our Undergraduates

The Department of English is home to over 200 undergraduate student majors and minors. Because of the interdisciplinary nature of CMU, students have the opportunity to explore a variety of academic interests, pairing unique major and minor programs together. Our students have combination majors such as Creative Writing and Business, Technical Writing & Communication and Art, and Film & Visual Media and Computer Science.

Learn more about all our English undergraduate programs.

12:1

Student-Teacher Ratio

3000+

Alumni

90+

Members of Phi Beta Kappa

Student Spotlights

 Jimmy Baracia

Jimmy Baracia
Senior
Graduation Date: May 2025

Primary Major: Creative Writing
Additional Major: Professional Writing
Hometown: Brick, NJ

Learn more about Jimmy.

See Past Student Spotlights in Our Archive!

 Kailani Small

Kailani Small
Junior
Graduation Date: May 2024

Primary Major: Film & Visual Media
Hometown: The Bronx, NY

Learn more about Kailani.