Bachelor of Science and Arts (BSA) 

at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh

Carnegie Mellon University is not an Ivy League school. However, the university has seven colleges and schools that offer top-ranked programs to international students. Below colleges and schools offer programs in Engineering, Arts, Social Science, Computer Science, Business, Information System, and Science.

• College of Engineering

• College of Fine Arts

• Dietrich College of Humanities & Social Sciences

• Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy

• Mellon College of Science

• School of Computer Science

• Tepper School of Business

Students can also check, the Ivy League Universities

International students must meet the Carnegie Mellon University admission requirements to get into the university. Applicants must complete a high school degree for UG and a bachelor's degree for PG admission. Mentioned here are the general Carnegie Mellon University requirements for admission:

Requirements for UG admissions:

• Complete a high school education
• Meet the English language requirements
• Additional test score for ACT/SAT, if you are not choosing the test-optional application
• A letter of recommendation

Requirements for PG admissions:

• Complete a bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline
• Meet the English language requirements
• Additional test scores of GMAT/GRE
• Submit a CV or Resume
• A letter of recommendation

Indian students who wish to study at Carnegie Mellon University must meet the admission requirements as per their program. They must have a qualfying GPA for UG and PG admission. Mentioned below are the general requirements to get into Carnegie Mellon from India:

• GPA – Should have an average GPA of minimum 3.2 out of 4

• SAT/ ACT – An average SAT score of 1460–1560 and 31-34 in the ACT

• GRE – An average of 315 in total

Mentioned below is how CMU Pittsburgh has performed in the last 3 years. The rankings below are given by US News, QS, and THE.

For the latest rankings, check out Shiksha's Carnegie Mellon University Rankings page.

Yes, Vinod Khosla, Jairam Ramesh, Sushma Seth and Nara Lokesh are some popular Indian alumni members of the University of Pennsylvania.

Vinod Khosla is an Indian-American Businessman and Venture Capitalist, who is a co-founder of Sun Microsystems and the founder of Khosla Ventures;

Jairam Ramesh is an Indian politician belonging to Indian National Congress;

Sushma Seth is an Indian Stage, Film and Television Actress;

Nara Lokesh is an Indian politician.

Quacquarelli Symonds Rankings are known to be one of the top ranking bodies around the world and is known for publishing university rankings for various global universities. Some of the Quacquarelli Symonds world rankings of Carnegie Mellon University are given as follows:

US News and World Report is a US American media company known to provide global, national, regional and subject based rankings of top universities around the world. Some crucial factors for ranking the universities include graduation rates, peer assessment, first-year retention rates, student-faculty ratio, standardized tests, and more. The US News Global rankings of Carnegie Mellon University are given in the table below:

One of the major reasons to Study in the USA at Carnegie Mellon is its high ranking in the world. CMU ranks among the top 100 Universities in the world since 2020 by QS World University ranking. Another main reason to join CMU is its placement record. According to Carnegie Mellon University placements, MBA graduates get median base salary of USD 148,067 or INR 1.2Cr (USD 1 = INR 82.97). 

According to Carnegie Mellon University reviews given by students, CMU gets 4.8 out of 5.0 ratings for Post-study jobs, 4.7 out of 5.0 ratings for Public transportation, and 4.6 out of 5.0 ratings for Quality of faculty. Applicants can check the below table for more CMU ratings:

As such no official source provide info on the acceptance rate of MSc course at Carnegie but the applicants seeking to take admission to this university's course should have a Bachelor's degree in the relevant field to increase their chances fo selection as it can be assumed that it wont be a piece of cake.

 Students can check below the average salary for Master’s Graduates at Carnegie Mellon:

(Source: emolument) Note: Due to the unavailability of salary data on the official website, the above data has been taken from unofficial sources. Hence, it is subject to vary.