About Carnegie Mellon University:

Carnegie Mellon University (commonly known as CMU) is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1900 by Andrew Carnegie as the Carnegie Technical Schools, the university became the Carnegie Institute of Technology in 1912 and began granting four-year degrees. In 1967, the Carnegie Institute of Technology merged with the Mellon Institute of Industrial Research to form Carnegie Mellon University. The university's 140-acre (57 ha) main campus is 3 miles (5 km) from Downtown Pittsburgh. Carnegie Mellon has seven colleges and independent schools: the College of Engineering, College of Fine Arts, Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Mellon College of Science, Tepper School of Business, H. John Heinz III College of Information Systems and Public Policy, and the School of Computer Science. The university also has campuses in Qatar and Silicon Valley, with degree-granting programs in six continents.



World University Rankings

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
World University Rankings 176 170 178 204 194 198 185 194 209 202 226 246 231 224 265 291

By Fields

Field 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Agriculture 277 224 - 263 - - - 284 299 300 301-350 301-350 301-350 351-400 351-400
Engineering 37 43 54 52 54 66 62 81 100 117 129 118 124 159 154
Life Sciences 257 279 - - 297 285 - - - 301-350 301-350 301-350 301-350 401-450 451-500
Medicine 296 - - - - - - - - 301-350 301-350 301-350 301-350 351-400 401-450
Natural Sciences 63 62 67 74 84 87 85 96 83 110 127 118 138 168 167
Social Sciences 57 52 53 60 74 91 126 131 145 145 161 186 165 194 245

By Subjects

Subject 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Agricultural Sciences - - - - - - - - - - - -
Biology & Biochemistry - - - - - - - - 297 280 - 266
Chemistry 102 97 117 118 115 104 116 125 131 142 175 166
Chemical Engineering 14 16 24 27 37 55 86 95 123 183 233 268
Civil Engineering 48 70 64 51 49 70 81 88 80 96 143 160
Clinical Medicine - - - - - - - - 351-400 351-400 401-450 451-500
Computer Science 8 8 9 11 12 15 15 20 29 51 69 88
Economics & Business - - - - - - - - 93 83 - 156
Electrical Engineering 57 45 61 53 59 63 62 73 55 72 81 86
Environment / Ecology 140 207 189 169 157 175 182 200 193 231 - -
Geosciences 143 171 157 206 198 172 181 176 184 213 - 241
Immunology - - - - - - - - - - - -
Materials Science 90 106 114 139 136 136 159 162 161 159 171 149
Mathematics 43 55 73 53 68 92 57 45 67 61 107 119
Mechanical Engineering 38 33 48 34 61 73 78 97 106 125 126 110
Microbiology - - - - - - - - - - - -
Molecular Biology & Genetics - - - - - - - - - - - -
Neuroscience & Behavior - - - - - - - - 183 176 - 223
Pharmacology & Toxicolog - - - - - - 451-500 451-500 451-500 451-500 - -
Physics 70 78 79 85 90 97 123 146 140 158 146 148
Plant & Animal Science - - - - - - - - - - - -
Psychiatry / Psychology - - - - - - - - 110 109 - 141
Social Sciences, General - - - - - - - - 230 207 223 301-350
Space Science - - - - - - - - 62 66 - 105
Energy Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - 249
Environmental Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - 156 192
Biomedical Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - 142