Part-time students are charged tuition at a unit rate. Financial aid is available to all full-time students. A wide range of affordable housing options are available close to the Carnegie Mellon campus. Housing costs in Pittsburgh are typically lower than in other urban settings. Student Group Carnegie Mellon is a national research university of about 7,500 students and 3,000 faculty, research, and administrative staff members.
Students come from fifty states and forty-eight countries.
Student Outcomes Graduates of the Ph.D. in literary and cultural theory program are prepared to confront important theoretical questions in literary and cultural studies and to teach and perform scholarship at the college level. Graduates of the Master of Arts program in professional writing and Master of Design program typically seek careers in government, business, and industry. Location Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is the thirteenth-largest metropolitan area in the United States. Pittsburgh has consistently ranked near the top of Rand McNally's Most Livable Cities index in the past decade. The city boasts good public transportation, diverse cultural attractions, and three professional sports teams.