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Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Academics

  • Graduation Rate
    92%
  • Majors Available
    117
  • Student-to-Faculty Ratio
    6:1
  • Retention Rate
    97%


AP Credit Policy

Carnegie Mellon may grant advanced placement and credit for scores of 4 or 5 on exams taken in the Advanced Placement Program. When you take these tests, be sure you request that the results be sent to Carnegie Mellon. Our deans will evaluate scores and inform students in the late summer if AP credit has been awarded.

  • Offers credits

    Yes

  • Offers placement into advanced courses

    Yes

AP CoursesMin Score RequiredNumber of CreditsCourse Equivalent
2-D Art and Design4951-011
3-D Art and Design4951-012
African American Studies5979-017
Art History5960-011
Biology4903-011
5Not available03-110
Calculus AB51021-120
41021-111
Calculus BC52021-120 & 21-122
Calculus BC: AB Subscore51021-120
41021-111
Chemistry51009-105
Chinese Language and Culture41282-011
51282-012
Comparative Government and Politics4984-011
Computer Science A41015-110
51215-112
Computer Science Principles41015-110
Drawing5960-012
English Language and Composition5976-011
English Literature and Composition5976-012
Environmental Science4938-012
European History5979-011
French Language and Culture4982-013
5982-014
German Language and Culture4982-015
5982-016
Human Geography4966-011
Italian Language and Culture4982-017
5982-018
Japanese Language and Culture41282-019
51282-020
Latin4966-019
51866-019 & 66-020
Macroeconomics5973-011
Microeconomics4973-012, AP Economics (student recommended to enroll in 73-104)
5973-011
Music Theory4957-012
Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism51233-142
Physics C: Mechanics51233-141
Psychology4985-011
Spanish Language and Culture4982-021
5982-022
Spanish Literature and Culture4982-023
5982-024, 82-341
Statistics5936-200
United States Government and Politics4984-012
United States History5979-012
World History: Modern5979-015


Study Options


Majors and Degrees

The college offers the following degrees: Bachelor's, Certificate, Master's, and Doctoral

  • A

    • Accounting
    • Actuarial Science
    • Applied Economics
    • Applied and Professional Ethics
    • Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology
    • Architecture
    • Art/Art Studies, General
    • Artificial Intelligence
    • Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management, General
    • Astrophysics
  • B

    • Behavioral Sciences
    • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
    • Biological/Biosystems Engineering
    • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
    • Biometry/Biometrics
    • Biophysics
    • Biopsychology
    • Biostatistics
    • Business Administration and Management, General
    • Business/Managerial Economics
  • C

    • CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician
    • Chemical Engineering
    • Chemical Physics
    • Chemistry, General
    • Chinese Language and Literature
    • City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning
    • Civil Engineering, General
    • Cognitive Science, General
    • Computational Biology
    • Computational Mathematics
    • Computational Science
    • Computer Graphics
    • Computer Science
    • Computer Software Engineering
    • Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
    • Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
    • Construction Engineering
    • Costume Design
    • Creative Writing
  • D

    • Design and Visual Communications, General
    • Digital Arts
    • Directing and Theatrical Production
    • Drama and Dramatics/Theater Arts, General
  • E

    • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
    • Economics, General
    • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
    • Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician
    • Engineering Design
    • Engineering Mechanics
    • Engineering Science
    • Engineering, General
    • Engineering/Industrial Management
    • English Language and Literature, General
    • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
    • Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
  • F

    • Finance, General
    • Financial Mathematics
    • French Language and Literature
  • G

    • Game and Interactive Media Design
    • General Studies
    • German Language and Literature
  • H

    • Health/Health Care Administration/Management
    • History, General
    • Human Computer Interaction
  • I

    • Industrial and Product Design
    • Information Technology
    • Information Technology Project Management
    • International Business/Trade/Commerce
    • International Relations and Affairs
    • International/Globalization Studies
  • J

    • Japanese Language and Literature
  • L

    • Language Interpretation and Translation
    • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
    • Linguistics
    • Logic
  • M

    • Management Information Systems, General
    • Manufacturing Engineering
    • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
    • Materials Science
    • Mathematical Statistics and Probability
    • Mathematics, General
    • Mechanical Engineering
    • Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering
    • Medieval and Renaissance Studies
    • Metallurgical Engineering
    • Music Pedagogy
    • Music Performance, General
    • Music Technology
    • Music Theory and Composition
    • Music, General
  • N

    • Neurobiology and Anatomy
    • Neuroscience
    • Nuclear Engineering
  • O

    • Operations Management and Supervision
    • Operations Research
    • Organizational Behavior Studies
  • P

    • Philosophy
    • Physical Sciences, General
    • Physics, General
    • Playwriting and Screenwriting
    • Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing
    • Psychology, General
    • Public Administration
    • Public Policy Analysis
  • R

    • Rhetoric and Composition
    • Russian Studies
  • S

    • Science, Technology and Society
    • Spanish Language and Literature
    • Statistics, General
    • Stringed Instruments
    • Sustainability Studies
    • Systems Science and Theory
  • T

    • Technical Theater/Theater Design and Technology
    • Telecommunications Management
    • Theatre/Theatre Arts Management
    • Theoretical and Mathematical Physics
  • V

    • Voice and Opera

Need Help Choosing a Major?

Keep in mind most colleges don’t require students to declare a major until the end of their sophomore year, and many students change majors at least once.


Special Academics Program

  • Accelerated Study
  • Comprehensive transition and postsecondary program for students with intellectual disabilities
  • Cross-Registration
  • Distance Learning
  • Double Major
  • Independent Study
  • Internships
  • Liberal Arts/Career Combination
  • ROTC, Air Force
  • ROTC, Army
  • ROTC, Navy
  • Student-Designed Major
  • Study Abroad
  • Teacher Certification
  • Undergraduate Research


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