Qualified applicants are eligible for available fellowships and assistantships. Summer appointments are generally available. Advanced students may obtain appointments that permit them to work full-time on their thesis. Low-interest loans are also available. Part-time students are charged at a unit rate.
Fees are subject to change.
The diversity of the student body, combined with the participation of graduate students from other departments, makes classes and seminars particularly stimulating. Location Pittsburgh, the headquarters of many of the nation's largest corporations, is a metropolitan area of more than 1.5 million people. There is an unusually large concentration of research laboratories in the area. Carnegie Mellon is located in Oakland, the cultural center of the city, on a tract of 90 acres adjacent to Schenley Park, the largest city park. The campus is close to the city's many cultural and sports activities and is 3 miles from the downtown business district.