CMU Ranks No. 1 in 2026 U.S. News Graduate Rankings

Carnegie Mellon University secured six No. 1 rankings in the newly released 2026 Best Graduate Schools(opens in new window) rankings from the U.S. News & World Report.

Carnegie Mellon ranks first for overall graduate computer science programs, tied with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Stanford University. Among computer science programs, CMU also earned No. 1 rankings in Programming Language(opens in new window), Artificial Intelligence(opens in new window), and Systems(opens in new window), along with a No. 2 ranking in Theory(opens in new window) (tied with University of California Berkeley). 

Excellence in information technology is also reflected in two other No. 1 rankings: Information Systems(opens in new window) (tied with University of Texas at Austin) in the Best Business Schools category and Information and Technology Management(opens in new window) in the Best Public Affairs Programs category.

Additional top rankings include No. 2 in Business Analytics(opens in new window) (tied with Columbia and Stanford universities) and No. 5 in Supply Chain/Logistics (tied with Cornell University and the University of Chicago), both within the Business category, and No. 4 in Computer Engineering(opens in new window), in the Best Engineering Schools category. CMU also ranked No. 2 in Best Fine Arts Programs(opens in new window) (tied with the Rhode Island School of Design, UCLA and Virginia Commonwealth University).

Carnegie Mellon earned top 10 rankings in several other categories.

• No. 6 in Statistics(opens in new window) (tied with Duke University, University of Michigan and University of Washington)
• No 7. in Public Policy Analysis(opens in new window)
• No. 8 in Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engineering(opens in new window) (tied with Cornell University and Purdue University)
• No. 8 in Production/Operations (tied with Harvard University, Northwestern University and Cornell University)
• No. 9 in Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering(opens in new window) (tied with Duke University)
• No. 9 in Mechanical Engineering(opens in new window)
• No. 10 in Civil Engineering(opens in new window)
• No. 10 in Entrepreneurship(opens in new window) (tied with Cornell University, New York University, Northwestern University, UCLA, University of Southern California and the University of Utah)
• No. 10 in Environmental Policy and Management(opens in new window) (tied with Georgia Institute of Technology, Indiana University-Indianapolis, Princeton University and Syracuse University)
• No. 10 in Best Engineering Schools

Earlier this year, CMU's part-time Business Analytics(opens in new window) program ranked No. 1 in the U.S. News & World Report's ranking of Non-MBA Online Business programs(opens in new window). In addition, our online hybrid MBA program(opens in new window) ranked No. 2 among Online MBA Programs(opens in new window).

Earning consistent accolades for excellence across multiple disciplines, Carnegie Mellon ranks No. 1 in seven programs and is listed No. 4 in Most Innovative Schools by U.S. News & World Report in its 2026 undergraduate rankings(opens in new window), further underscoring the university’s role as a global leader in education.