Carnegie Mellon Tartans men's basketball
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Former names
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Carnegie Technical Schools (1900–1912) Carnegie Institute of Technology (1912–1967) Carnegie-Mellon University (1968–1988) Carnegie Mellon University (1988–Present) |
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| 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 | Farnam Jahanian (interim) |
| Provost | Laurie Weingart (interim) |
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Academic staff
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1,423 |
| Undergraduates | 6,362 |
| Postgraduates | 7,141 |
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Other students
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145 |
| Location | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Campus | Urban, 140 acres (57 ha) |
| Colors | Cardinal, Black, Grey and White |
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NCAA Division III UAA, ACHA, IRA 17 varsity teams |
| Nickname | Tartans |
| Mascot | Scotty the Scottish Terrier |
| Website | www |
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| University rankings | |
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| 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
Carnegie Mellon University (Carnegie Mellon or CMU; /ˈkɑːrnᵻɡi ˈmɛlən/ or /kɑːrˈneɪɡi 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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