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Facts and ranking

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Faculty

• 54 faculty members (including tenure track, research, and teaching faculty)

Students (2006-2007 Academic Year)

• 456 undergraduate (sophomore through senior) degree students
• 22 integrated master's/bachelor degree students
• 62 Master's degree students
• 242 Ph.D. degree students

Graduation Statistics (May 2007)

• 22 Doctor of Philosophy degrees
• 108 Master of Science degrees:
  • 21 simultaneously completed both the M.S. and B.S. degrees.
• 177 Bachelor of Science degrees:
  • 78 graduated with University honors (Q.P.A. of 3.5 or better).
  • 27 graduated with College honors (completed an intensive Senior Honors Research project).

Ranking

Carnegie Mellon University's programs in engineering consistently rank among the nation's best in the U.S. News and World Report analysis.

Graduate programs

January 2007 Rankings for graduate engineering programs at Carnegie Mellon University:

• Top Engineering Schools: College of Engineering (#6)
• Engineering Specialties: Computer Engineering (#4)
• Engineering Specialties: Electrical/Electronic (#9)

Undergraduate programs

August 2007 rankings for undergraduate engineering programs at Carnegie Mellon University:

• Top Engineering Schools: College of Engineering (#9)
• Engineering Specialties: Computer Engineering (#2)
• Engineering Specialties: Electrical/Electronic (#10)