Carnegie Mellon University 2025 Best Colleges Ranking Media Kit

College Factual has updated it’s Best Colleges Rankings for 2025 and Carnegie Mellon University has received a top ranking. You can read more about this year’s release or scroll down for details on how Carnegie Mellon did in this year’s report.

This page was created to give you an overview of how Carnegie Mellon fared in College Factual’s Best Colleges Rankings.

2025 Ranking Overview

Best Colleges

Nationwide Ranking

Carnegie Mellon is #8 out of 2,152 schools analyzed in the 2025 Best Colleges Ranking. This places Carnegie Mellon in the best 10 of colleges and universities in the U.S. for students!

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Pennsylvania Ranking

Carnegie Mellon placed #2 out of 103 in College Factual’s Best Colleges Ranking. This puts it among the top 10 of colleges and universities in the United States for students in the state of Pennsylvania! See the Best Colleges in Pennsylvania ranking

This media kit features highlighted rankings from the following degree levels:

Bachelor’s Degree Rankings

Bachelor’s Degree Rankings

Rankings by Major

In addition to the top overall ranking, Carnegie Mellon has been ranked for quality bachelor’s degree programs:

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Percentile
Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1	320	99.7%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	11	1,187	99.1%
Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4	344	98.8%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	7	597	98.8%
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	8	556	98.6%
Best Mathematics & Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	7	268	97.4%
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	31	609	94.9%
Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1	80	98.8%
Best General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1	43	97.7%
Best Robotics Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1	9	88.9%
Best Systems Theory Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1	5	80.0%
Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2	300	99.3%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	5	1,150	99.6%
Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3	272	98.9%
Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4	294	98.6%
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	5	345	98.6%
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	7	373	98.1%
Best Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2	62	96.8%
Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	10	356	97.2%
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	12	318	96.2%
Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	11	244	95.5%
Best Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	14	280	95.0%
Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	32	384	91.7%
Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	14	155	91.0%
Best International Relations & National Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	15	134	88.8%
Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools	53	332	84.0%
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	53	366	85.5%
Best Architecture & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	19	97	80.4%
Best Other Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2	7	71.4%
Best Cognitive Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	5	27	81.5%
Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	1	60	98.3%
Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	1	51	98.0%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania	1	29	96.6%
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania	1	28	96.4%
Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania	1	18	94.4%
Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania	1	11	90.9%
Best Architecture & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania	1	5	80.0%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	4	225	98.2%
Best General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools	10	53	81.1%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania	2	64	96.9%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	3	126	97.6%
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	4	124	96.8%
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania	2	32	93.8%
Best Mathematics & Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	3	61	95.1%
Best Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	29	149	80.5%
Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	85	437	80.6%
Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	1	38	97.4%
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania	1	24	95.8%
Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania	1	18	94.4%
Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	1	16	93.8%
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania	1	16	93.8%
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania	1	15	93.3%
Best Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	1	15	93.3%
Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania	1	12	91.7%
Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania	1	12	91.7%
Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania	1	12	91.7%
Best General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	1	11	90.9%
Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania	1	11	90.9%
Best General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania	1	5	80.0%
Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania	1	5	80.0%
Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania	1	4	75.0%
Best Other Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	1	4	75.0%
Best General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania	1	3	66.7%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	2	194	99.0%
Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	10	44	77.3%
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	10	144	93.1%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania	2	66	97.0%
Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	2	56	96.4%
Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	2	54	96.3%
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	2	49	95.9%
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	3	78	96.2%
Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	3	60	95.0%
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	3	58	94.8%
Best Mathematics & Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania	2	11	81.8%
Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania	2	22	90.9%
Best Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	4	57	93.0%
Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	3	35	91.4%
Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	3	31	90.3%
Best Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania	2	13	84.6%
Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	9	87	89.7%
Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania	2	10	80.0%
Best Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania	2	10	80.0%
Best International Relations & National Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania	2	10	80.0%
Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	10	51	80.4%
Best Cognitive Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	2	7	71.4%
Best International Relations & National Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	6	32	81.3%
Best Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	6	31	80.7%
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	10	51	80.4%
Best Architecture & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	6	21	71.4%
Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania	4	15	73.3%
Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	3	10	70.0%
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania	3	9	66.7%
Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	21	81	74.1%

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