Pennsylvania, United States
Carnegie Mellon University Alumni
International Students
17.2
% of international students in the university
2502
Total International Students in the university
Carnegie Mellon is a top-tier U.S. university renowned for its leadership in computer science, robotics, fine arts, and engineering. Its alumni have shaped Silicon Valley, Hollywood, government, and academia with groundbreaking achievements.
|
Alumni Name |
Notable Achievement / Famous For |
Degree |
Graduating Year |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Andy Warhol |
Pioneer of pop art |
BFA (Pictorial Design) |
1949 |
|
John Forbes Nash Jr. |
Nobel Prize-winning mathematician, subject of A Beautiful Mind |
MS, PhD (Mathematics) |
1948 (BS only) |
|
James Gosling |
Creator of the Java programming language |
PhD (Computer Science) |
1983 |
|
Leslie Odom Jr. |
Tony Award-winning actor (Hamilton) |
BFA (Drama) |
2003 |
|
Randy Pausch |
CMU professor, author of The Last Lecture |
PhD (CS) |
1988 |
|
Holly Hunter |
Academy Award-winning actress (The Piano) |
BFA (Drama) |
1980 |
|
Vinod Khosla |
Co-founder of Sun Microsystems, billionaire venture capitalist |
MS (Biomedical Engineering) |
1979 |
|
Matt Bomer |
Actor (White Collar, Magic Mike) |
BFA (Drama) |
2001 |
|
Josh Groban |
Singer, actor (attended briefly for musical theatre) |
Attended |
N/A |
|
Ted Danson |
Emmy-winning actor (Cheers, The Good Place) |
Transferred |
N/A |
|
Ethan Hawke |
Actor, director (Dead Poets Society, Before Sunrise) |
Attended |
N/A |
|
Alan Perlis |
First recipient of the Turing Award |
PhD (Mathematics) |
1949 |
|
Francisco D’Souza |
Former CEO of Cognizant Technology Solutions |
MBA |
1992 |
|
David Tepper |
Billionaire hedge fund manager, owner of Carolina Panthers |
MBA |
1982 |
|
Charles Geschke |
Co-founder of Adobe Systems |
PhD (CS) |
1973 |
|
Marc Ewing |
Co-founder of Red Hat |
MS (CS) |
1992 |
|
Pradeep Khosla |
Chancellor, UC San Diego; former dean at CMU |
PhD (EECS) |
1986 |
|
Arun Netravali |
Former President of Bell Labs; pioneer in digital video |
MS, PhD (EE) |
1967, 1971 |
|
Zachary Quinto |
Actor (Star Trek, Heroes) |
BFA (Drama) |
1999 |
|
Stephanie Kwolek |
Inventor of Kevlar |
BS (Chemistry) |
1946 |
|
Blair Underwood |
Actor (L.A. Law, Quantico) |
BFA (Drama) |
1988 |
|
Anne Wojcicki |
Co-founder and CEO of 23andMe (attended briefly) |
Attended |
N/A |
|
Judith Resnik |
Second American woman in space |
PhD (EE) |
1977 |
|
Thomas J. Moyer |
Chief Justice of Ohio Supreme Court |
JD |
1964 |
|
Rob Marshall |
Director of Chicago, Memoirs of a Geisha |
BFA (Drama) |
1982 |
|
Ming-Na Wen |
Actress (Mulan, The Mandalorian) |
BFA (Drama) |
1986 |
|
George A. Romero |
Director of Night of the Living Dead |
BFA (Design) |
1960 |
|
Patrick Wilson |
Actor (The Conjuring, Watchmen) |
BFA (Drama) |
1995 |
Students
Carnegie Mellon University admitted student profiles
GMAT
646
TOEFL
107
IELTS
9
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