Plan, design and build the future you want to see.
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The College of Engineering
Where movers and makers engineer a better world.
"Each person has their own passions and the environment here at CMU really supports each individual in pursuing their own interests."
Aidan '22
Plan, design and build the future you want to see.
If you’re the kind who loves to think critically, work collaboratively and solve problems creatively, you’ll find a home in the College of Engineering. Consistently ranked among the top 10 engineering schools in the U.S., the College of Engineering is known for its maker culture, educational excellence and opportunities to conduct research that’s innovative and interdisciplinary. From finding a more equitable model of electricity planning to creating personalized synthetic tissue for patients needing regenerative medicine, our work has the power to change human lives for the better.
Application and First-Year Experience
Students applying to the College of Engineering apply to and are admitted directly to a department/major unless choosing undecided. Only students admitted as undecided within the College of Engineering are allowed to choose among the primary majors of Civil, Chemical, Electrical & Computer, Environmental, Materials Science and Mechanical Engineering during the spring semester of their first year. Requests to change majors will be considered after the first year, but are not guaranteed to be approved and will be evaluated on a case by case basis.
Students who are accepted to Civil & Environmental Engineering will declare either Civil Engineering or Environmental Engineering at the end of the fall semester of their first year.
In the spring of their first year, all students will also have the opportunity to declare an additional major from among Biomedical Engineering; Engineering and Public Policy; Engineering, Design, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship; and Engineering and Fine Arts.
College of Engineering Programs
Biomedical Engineering
- Additional major in Biomedical Engineering
- Minor in Biomedical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
- Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering
Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
- Bachelor of Science in Environmental Engineering
Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Engineering Design, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship (EDIE)
- Additional major in Engineering Design, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship
Engineering and Public Policy
- Additional major in Engineering and Public Policy (for engineering majors)
- Additional major in Science, Technology and Public Policy (for non-engineering majors)
- Minor in Technology and Policy (for non-engineering majors)
- Minor in Information Security, Privacy and Policy
Materials Science and Engineering
- Bachelor of Science in Materials Science and Engineering
- Minor in Materials Science and Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
- Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Engineering Minors for Non-Engineering Students
- Biomedical Engineering
- Engineering Studies
- Technology and Policy
- Information Security, Privacy and Policy
Designated Minors (for Engineering-enrolled students only)
- Additive Manufacturing
- Audio Engineering
- Automation and Controls
- Biomedical Engineering
- Colloids, Polymers and Surfaces
- Electronic Materials
- Global Engineering
- Materials Science and Engineering
- Mechanical Behavior of Materials
BXA Intercollege Degree Programs
- Engineering and Arts (EA) Additional Major
- BXA: Engineering Studies and Arts
Contact
Office of Admission
Warner Hall
Carnegie Mellon University
5000 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
College of Engineering Website
Class of 2025, Six Months After Graduation
94%
Employed or in Grad School
$108,968
Average Salary
Recent Employers
Amazon
Tesla
Apple
Meta
High School Course Requirements
4 years English
4 years Mathematics*
1 year Chemistry
1 year Physics
1 year Biology
2 years Foreign Language
3 electives
*Four years of mathematics should include at least algebra, geometry, trigonometry, analytic geometry, elementary functions (pre-calculus) and preferably calculus. Advanced mathematics courses are encouraged, especially a course in calculus.