Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar is fully accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.
Carnegie Mellon University Statement of Accreditation Status with the Middle States Commission on Higher Education:
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
Next Periodic Review Report: 2013
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.
