Academic Life at Carnegie Mellon University

The Academic Picture

Whats the point of going to college without academics? Below is an overview of academic life at Carnegie Mellon University — the faculty and staff who teach, the majors and fields of study on offer, and the online and distance options available.

Each topic below links to a dedicated page with the full detail:

• Faculty Resources
• Most Popular Majors
• Additional Questions to Ask
• Continue Your Research

Faculty Resources

At a student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, Carnegie Mellon University offers far more individual attention than the national average of 15 to 1. With 92% of instructors full time, Carnegie Mellon University is above the national average of 47%.

For a deeper look at tenure, adjuncts and faculty composition, visit the faculty composition page.

Majors and Fields of Study

Students at Carnegie Mellon University can choose from 77 majors with reported graduates spanning 21 broad fields of study.

The degree levels available at Carnegie Mellon University are shown below:

The most popular majors at Carnegie Mellon University, measured by graduates, are listed below.

See the full majors breakdown on the academic majors page.

Questions Worth Asking

As you weigh academic life at Carnegie Mellon University, a few more questions are worth asking:

• Need flexibility? Check whether Carnegie Mellon University offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 2,331 undergraduates study at least partly online. Explore online learning.
• Thinking about graduate school? Consider how many students continue their studies and how well the school retains and graduates its students (98% of full-time freshmen return for a second year). Explore graduation rates.
• Will a degree land you a job? Ask how many graduates were employed full time a year after finishing.

Continue Your Research at Carnegie Mellon University

Use the pages below to go deeper on any academic topic:

• Majors & Degree Programs at Carnegie Mellon University — the full list of majors, concentrations and graduation numbers
• Faculty & Class Sizes at Carnegie Mellon University — how the teaching staff is structured
• Graduation and Retention at Carnegie Mellon University — graduation and first-year retention rates
• Online Learning at Carnegie Mellon University — what online and distance learning is available
• Accreditation at Carnegie Mellon University — the schools accreditation and what it means