CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY
5000 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone: (412) 268-2000; Fax: (412) 268-5249
www.cmu.edu

Chief Executive Officer: Dr. Jared L. Cohon, President

INSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION

Enrollment (Headcount): 5623 Undergraduate; 4394 Graduate
Control: Private (Non-Profit)
Affiliation: n/a
Institution Type: Doctoral/Research-Extensive
Degrees Offered: Certificate/Diploma, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctoral;
Distance Learning: Yes
Accreditors Approved by U.S. Secretary of Education: Accrediting Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET); Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business; National Architecture Accrediting Board (NAAB); National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD), Commission on Accreditation; National Association of Schools of Music (NASM), Commission on Accreditation; National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA), Commission on Peer Review and Accreditation
Other Accreditors: Middle Atlantic Association of Colleges of Business Administration

Instructional Locations
Branch Campuses: Carnegie Mellon Qatar Campus, Doha, Qatar; Carnegie Mellon West, Moffet Field, CA
Additional Locations: Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia; Los Angeles, California, ; Partnership w/Athens Information Tech., Athens Information Technology (AIT), Greece
Other Instructional Sites: Tepper School of Business (Computational Finance), Pittsburgh, PA; Tepper School of Business (Computational Finance), New York, NY

ACCREDITATION INFORMATION
Status: Member since 1921
Last Reaffirmed: November 19, 2003
Most Recent Commission Action: November 16, 2006: To thank the institution for receiving the Commission's representative and to affirm inclusion of the branch campus in Doha, Qatar, within the scope of the institution's accreditation. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2007-2008.
Brief History Since Last Comprehensive Evaluation: November 19, 2003: To accept the Periodic Review Report and to reaffirm accreditation. To remind the institution that a site visit to the additional location in Athens, Greece, (originally scheduled for fall 2003), will be conducted in spring 2004. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2007-08.
June 17, 2004: (Substantive Change Committee) To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request submitted by Carnegie Mellon University, and to include the contractual agreement with iCarnegie for the delivery of the Master of Science in Information Technology - Software Design and Management (MSIT-SDM) degree program via distance learning format and at local sites, within the scope of the institution(s accreditation; to request that the institution inform the Commission as soon as local delivery sites for the MSIT-SDM program have been confirmed, with a timeline for site implementation. Selected local delivery sites will be visited within six months of implementation. The next evaluation is scheduled for 2007-2008.
June 23, 2004: To thank the institution for receiving the Commission's representatives and to affirm the inclusion of the additional location in Athens, Greece, within the scope of the institution(s accreditation. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2007-08.
August 19, 2004: SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE COMMITTEE - to acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request submitted by Carnegie Mellon University, to commend the institution for the quality of the report, to include the branch campus, Carnegie Mellon in Qatar, within the scope of the institution(s accreditation, and to direct a site visit in spring 2005. To advise the institution that the Commission reserves the right to delay or cancel a visit because of travel warnings, or if it otherwise determines that security considerations could affect the safety of its staff or evaluators. To remind the institution to inform the Commission as soon as local delivery sites for the MSIT-SDM program, in partnership with iCarnegie, have been confirmed, with a timeline for site implementation. Selected local delivery sites will be visited within six months of implementation. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2007-2008.
October 20, 2004: SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE COMMITTEE - to acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request submitted by Carnegie Mellon University, to include the additional location in Los Angeles within the scope of the institution's accreditation, and to direct site visit to the location, which will be established in August 2006, by fall 2006. To remind the institution that a site visit will be conducted at Carnegie Mellon in Qatar, branch campus, in spring 2005. The institution is advised that the Commission reserves the right to delay or cancel a visit because of travel warnings, or if it otherwise determines that security considerations could affect the safety of its staff or evaluators. The institution is also reminded to inform the Commission as soon as local delivery sites for the MSIT-SDM program, in partnership with iCarnegie, have been confirmed, with a timeline for site implementation. Selected local delivery sites will be visited within six months of implementation. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2007-2008.
April 19, 2005: Staff acted, in light of continuing travel restrictions, to postpone the visit to the Carnegie Mellon branch campus in Qatar, originally scheduled for spring 2005.
June 15, 2005: To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request submitted by Carnegie Mellon University; to include the additional location in Adelaide, Australia, within the scope of the institution's accreditation; and to direct a visit by December 2006. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2007-2008.

Next Self-Study Evaluation: 2007 - 2008
Next Periodic Review Report: 2013
Date Printed: March 2, 2007

DEFINITIONS
Branch Campus - A location of an institution that is geographically apart and independent of the main campus of the institution. The location is independent if the location: offers courses in educational programs leading to a degree, certificate, or other recognized educational credential; has its own faculty and administrative or supervisory organization; and has its own budgetary and hiring authority.
Additional Location - A location, other than a branch campus, that is geographically apart from the main campus and at which the institution offers at least 50 percent of an educational program.
Other Instructional Sites - A location, other than a branch campus or additional location, at which the institution offers one or more courses for credit.
Distance Learning - Yes or No indicates whether or not the institution has been approved to offer one or more degree or certificate/diploma programs for which students could meet 50% or more of their requirements by taking distance learning courses.