Carnegie Mellon University

Summary

Carnegie Mellon University is a private university^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of private_university entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,973 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Carnegie Mellon University was a member of Oak Ridge Associated Universities^[3].
• Carnegie Mellon University was a member of ORCID, Inc.^[4].
• Carnegie Mellon University was a member of Digital Library Federation^[5].
• Carnegie Mellon University was a member of MetaArchive Cooperative^[6].
• Carnegie Mellon University was a member of Consortium of Social Science Associations^[7].
• Carnegie Mellon University was a member of Q118398^[8].
• Carnegie Mellon University is located in Pittsburgh^[9].
• Carnegie Mellon University is in the country of United States^[10].
• Carnegie Mellon University's instance of is recorded as private university^[11].
• Carnegie Mellon University's instance of is recorded as research university^[12].
• Carnegie Mellon University's instance of is recorded as private not-for-profit educational institution^[13].
• Carnegie Mellon University's founder is recorded as Andrew Carnegie^[14].
• Carnegie Mellon University's headquarters location is recorded as Pittsburgh^[15].
• Carnegie Mellon University's postal code is recorded as 15213-3890^[16].
• Carnegie Mellon University's child organization or unit is recorded as Carnegie Mellon Silicon Valley^[17].
• Carnegie Mellon University's child organization or unit is recorded as Carnegie Mellon University, Qatar^[18].
• Carnegie Mellon University's child organization or unit is recorded as Mellon College of Science, Carnegie Mellon University^[19].
• Carnegie Mellon University's child organization or unit is recorded as Carnegie Mellon University Australia^[20].
• Carnegie Mellon University's child organization or unit is recorded as Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation^[21].
• Carnegie Mellon University's child organization or unit is recorded as Heinz College^[22].
• Carnegie Mellon University's child organization or unit is recorded as Carnegie Mellon University Libraries^[23].
• Carnegie Mellon University's Commons category is recorded as Carnegie Mellon University^[24].
• Carnegie Mellon University's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone^[25].
• Carnegie Mellon University's industry is recorded as higher education^[26].
• Carnegie Mellon University's chairperson is recorded as Farnam Jahanian^[27].

Body

Founding

Carnegie Mellon University's founder is recorded as Andrew Carnegie^[14]. January 1, 1900 marks the founding of it^[28].

Leadership

Carnegie Mellon University's chairperson is recorded as Farnam Jahanian^[27].

Operations

Carnegie Mellon University's headquarters location is recorded as Pittsburgh^[15]. Subsidiaries include Carnegie Mellon Silicon Valley^[17], an educational institution^[29], in United States^[30], founded in 2002^[31]; it, Qatar^[18], a university^[32], in Qatar^[33], founded in 2004^[34]; Mellon College of Science, it^[19]; Carnegie Mellon University Australia^[20]; Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation^[21], an academic institution^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1961^[37]; and Heinz College^[22], an academic institution^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 2008^[40], headquartered in Pittsburgh^[41].

Industry

Carnegie Mellon University's industry is recorded as higher education^[26].

Ownership

Carnegie Mellon University's product or material produced is recorded as software^[42].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Carnegie Mellon University include Andrew File System^[43], a file system^[44] and CMU Alumni Award^[45], an award^[46].

Why It Matters

Carnegie Mellon University ranks in the top 2% of private_university entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,973 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[47] It is known by 82 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[48]

Works attributed to it include Yippy^[49], a website^[50], founded in 2004^[51]. Entities named for it include Andrew File System^[43], a file system^[44] and CMU Alumni Award^[45], an award^[46].