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International relations at Carnegie Mellon

Carnegie Mellon graduates about 20 international relations majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 14th of 269 schools we score for international relations, a standout program at 88 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $1 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

88/100Standout#14 of 269 for international relations →
Graduates a year201% of the class
Research in the field$1Ma year, NSF
Admit rate11%whole school
SAT middle 50%1490–1570whole school

Around Carnegie Mellon

Keith Bostic Co-founder of WiredTiger September 10, 2015 International House of
Keith Bostic - WiredTigerPhoto: LeonWrinkles · CC0 · source
A lawn on the Carnegie Mellon University campus known at The Cut.
The Cut, Carnegie Mellon UniversityPhoto: Sdkb · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
20070520 31 Carnegie-Mellon Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
20070520 31 Carnegie-Mellon Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (22682736257)Photo: David Wilson from Oak Park, Illinois, USA · CC BY 2.0 · source
Pamela's Group shot
Pamelas Group shot (472332861)Photo: Kevin Galens · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

Where international relations happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 27 · Academic 23 · Athletics 2 · Dining 1 · Library 1 · Arts 1.

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Nearby in the international relations ranking

  1. Johns Hopkins University 90
  2. University of Chicago 90
  3. Claremont McKenna College 89
  4. Tufts University 89
  5. George Washington University 88
  6. Northeastern University 87
  7. American University 87
  8. Emory University 87

Other strong majors at Carnegie Mellon

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Carnegie Mellon with every school we score in international relations. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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