Carnegie Mellon University was founded in 1900 for the sake of expanding the scientific enterprise, and has continuously pursued research among the hard sciences ever since.
The Association of University Technology Managers found that the school produced the highest number of start-up companies per dollar of any university. U.S. News & World Report called it the #1 school for computer science and #5 for engineering in 2014.
Students here are known for both their contributions to technical fields and their ability to harness those developments for successful entrepreneurial ventures. This has contributed to Carnegie Mellon’s development across the globe.
The university now has three campuses. The historic campus is located in Pittsburgh, while two new campuses have been added, one in Silicon Valley and the other in Doha, Qatar.
Carnegie Mellon University has obviously developed quickly in its relatively short life span. It now has a $1.4 billion endowment, 13,000 students, 1,500 faculty, and 131 research centers.
The school has produced 19 Nobel Prizes, four members of the Institute of Medicine, 49 members of the National Academy of Engineers, and 13 members of the Academy of Sciences.
