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Carnegie Institute of Technology

Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University seal.svg
Former names
Carnegie Technical Schools (1900–1912)
Carnegie Institute of Technology (1912–1967)
Carnegie-Mellon University (1968–1988)
Carnegie Mellon University (1988–Present)
Motto "My heart is in the work" (Andrew Carnegie)
Type Private university
Established 1900 by Andrew Carnegie
1967 (merger with Mellon Institute)
Endowment $1.709 billion (2016)
President Subra Suresh
Provost Farnam Jahanian
Academic staff
1,423
Undergraduates 6,362
Postgraduates 7,141
Other students
145
Location Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Campus Urban, 140 acres (57 ha)
Colors Cardinal, Black, Grey and White                    
Athletics NCAA Division III UAA, ACHA, IRA
17 varsity teams
Nickname Tartans
Mascot Scotty the Scottish Terrier
Website www.cmu.edu
Carnegie Mellon University wordmark.svg
University rankings
National
ARWU 36
Forbes 63
U.S. News & World Report 24
Washington Monthly 102
Global
ARWU 68
QS 58
Times 23
U.S. News & World Report 67

Coordinates: 40°26′36″N 79°56′37″W / 40.443322°N 79.943583°W / 40.443322; -79.943583

Carnegie Mellon University (Carnegie Mellon or CMU; /ˈkɑːrnɡi ˈmɛlən/ or /kɑːrˈnɡi ˈmɛlən/) 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.


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