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# Plan, design and build the future you want to see.

**Source**: https://www.cmu.edu/admission/majors-programs/college-of-engineering
**Parent**: https://www.cmu.edu/admission/

## 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

[Learn MorE](https://www.cmu.edu/admission/majors-programs/college-of-engineering/biomedical-engineering "Learn More")

## Chemical Engineering

- Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering

[Learn MorE](https://www.cmu.edu/admission/majors-programs/college-of-engineering/chemical-engineering "Learn More")

## Civil & Environmental Engineering

- Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
- Bachelor of Science in Environmental Engineering

[Learn MorE](https://www.cmu.edu/admission/majors-programs/college-of-engineering/civil-environmental-engineering "Learn More")

## Electrical and Computer Engineering

- Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering

[Learn More](https://www.cmu.edu/admission/majors-programs/college-of-engineering/electrical-and-computer-engineering "Learn More")

## Engineering Design, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship (EDIE)

- Additional major in Engineering Design, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship

[Learn More](https://www.cmu.edu/admission/majors-programs/college-of-engineering/engineering-design-innovation-and-entrepreneurship-edie "Learn More")

## 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

[Learn More](https://www.cmu.edu/admission/majors-programs/college-of-engineering/engineering-and-public-policy "Learn More")

## Materials Science and Engineering

- Bachelor of Science in Materials Science and Engineering
- Minor in Materials Science and Engineering

[Learn MorE](https://www.cmu.edu/admission/majors-programs/college-of-engineering/materials-science-engineering "Learn More")

## Mechanical Engineering

- Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

[Learn MorE](https://www.cmu.edu/admission/majors-programs/college-of-engineering/mechanical-engineering "Learn More")

## 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

[Learn More](https://www.cmu.edu/admission/majors-programs/interdisciplinary-studies/bxa-intercollege-degree-programs "Learn More")

Contact

### Office of Admission

Warner Hall

Carnegie Mellon University

5000 Forbes Avenue

Pittsburgh, PA 15213

[T: 412.268.2082](tel:412-268.2082)

[F: 412.268.7832](tel:412-268-7838)

[admission@andrew.cmu.edu](mailto:admission@andrew.cmu.edu)

[College of Engineering Website](https://engineering.cmu.edu/)

[Fact Sheet (PDF)](https://live-cmu-admission.pantheonsite.io/sites/default/files/2025-10/ADM-25-268%20College%20Fact%20Sheets_CIT_Engineering_04_MECH-Access.pdf)

## Class of 2025, Six Months After Graduation

## 94%

Employed or in Grad School

## $108,968

Average Salary

# Recent Employers

Amazon

Tesla

Apple

Meta

[More Post-Graduation Stats](https://www.cmu.edu/career/outcomes/post-grad-dashboard.html)

# 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.

# College of Engineering Stories

### 04/30/2024

### Students Take Materials Science to 3D

[Learn More](https://mse.engineering.cmu.edu/news/2024/04/30-holocrystal-capstone.html)

### 3/14/2024

### ChemE Student Receives Professional Promise Award

[Learn More](https://www.cheme.engineering.cmu.edu/news/2024/03/14-student-spotlight-petric.html)

### 8/29/19

### Order Up! AI Finds the Right Material

[Learn More](https://engineering.cmu.edu/news-events/news/2020/10/30-ai-material.html)