Tepper Quad

Home of the Intelligent Future℠

At the heart of Carnegie Mellon’s campus, the David A. Tepper Quadrangle (Tepper Quad) brings The Intelligent Future to life. It’s a dynamic ecosystem where business, technology, and analytics converge to inspire innovation and collaboration.

The Quad connects all seven school and colleges across campus, creating a seamless network for cross-disciplinary learning. Here, students engage with renowned faculty and thought leaders, while exchanging ideas with entrepreneurs, robotics engineers, computer scientists, and other brilliant minds from around the world.

Designed to foster creativity and collaboration, the Tepper Quad reflects a new model of higher education one that is data-informed, human-driven. It’s a place where knowledge meets purpose and where future leaders are equipped to shape the world with insight, empathy, and impact.

The Tepper Quad serves as a hub where entrepreneurship, technology-enhanced learning, and collaboration thrive. It brings together programs like the Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship, the Simon Initiative, and the Global Learning Council uniting resources, expertise, and talent from across the university.

Here, ideas move quickly from concept to impact. Students, faculty, and industry partners work side-by-side to launch startups, advance research, and pioneer new approaches to education. The result is a connected community where innovation isn’t confined to one discipline, but fueled by the collective power of many.