Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Carnegie Mellon University stands among an elite group of top-tier international universities that have shaped the world through education, research, and outreach. With a student-faculty ratio of 10:1, faculty members are extremely accessible and take a genuine interest in their students' work. Carnegie Mellon’s world-renowned faculty members are practicing professionals who bring extensive knowledge and experience into the classroom. The curriculum is both general and flexible, aiming to produce fast learners rather than specialists. Recognizing that our graduates may work in areas that do not even exist today, we prepare them with skills for the future.

Starting in 1972, Carnegie Mellon became one of the first academic institutions to offer formal courses in entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurial skills and thinking are actively sought by competitive organizations and by individuals who seek the challenge of creating and growing enterprises. The Tepper School of Business track specialties are rated among the best business undergraduate programs in the world.

The Donald H. Jones Center for Entrepreneurship at Carnegie Mellon University’s Tepper School of Business delivers cutting-edge innovations to the global marketplace by bringing together students, faculty and practitioners with groundbreaking research from the university’s world-class schools and colleges. The center’s interdisciplinary academic approach, coupled with experiential learning, is geared towards students leading innovation, change, and growth in start-ups, emerging companies, and mature organizations. For more information, go to: www.tepper.cmu.edu/entrepreneurship.

Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Association (UEA)
UEA is a student-run organization dedicated to fostering the entrepreneurial spirit at Carnegie Mellon University through competitions, business development, and networking opportunities. The UEA hosts the Tepper Venture Challenge, an elevator pitch competition, lecture series, book club, and a movie night.

CMU Cross-Campus New Venture Competition
The New Venture Competition is a one-day new venture competition open to all Carnegie Mellon undergraduate, graduate, and Ph.D. students. Selected teams are invited to participate in a workshop to assist in the development of a final five-page executive summary. Cash prizes and in-kind legal support are awarded.

Tepper Venture Challenge
This event brings together students from all fields to pitch their best ideas to a panel of judges for cash prizes and an opportunity to attend additional business plan competitions. TVC is also open to other regional universities.

James R. Swartz Entrepreneurial Leadership Series
This speaker series provides a forum for the Tepper School and its entrepreneurial network to explore issues central to entrepreneurial leadership. The series brings to campus entrepreneurial thought leaders from around the country to exchange views on leadership, entrepreneurship and innovation in today’s competitive, global economy.

Introduction to Entrepreneurship
Provides an overview of entrepreneurship to develop an entrepreneurial mindset, and learn how to differentiate an idea from an opportunity. Students develop a business idea and explore its potential for becoming a viable business. Students learn market research, interact with entrepreneurs and business professionals, and formulate effective presentations, both written and oral.

New Venture Creation
Students explore the nuances of financing new ventures, corporate legal issues, and how to market products or services. Teams pull together coherent, persuasive mini-business plans that serve as roadmaps for building viable businesses with substantial potential for success.

Financing Entrepreneurial Ventures
Various sources of financing are covered including bootstrapping, angels, venture capitalists and others. Guest entrepreneurs are invited to class to discuss how they got sufficient funding at the various stages of building their companies.

Undergraduates in the entrepreneurship track access a curriculum that emphasizes creating real business plans, working on other field projects, and gaining access and insights from entrepreneurial leaders. Those seeking technical degrees can also take Technology-Based Entrepreneurship for CIT, Entrepreneurship for Scientists, and Entrepreneurship for Computer Scientists.

View a complete listing of courses:
http://tepper.cmu.edu/undergraduate-business/academics/

#9 U.S. News & World Report Nation’s Best Undergraduate Business School (2010)

#18 U.S. News & World Report Nation’s Best Undergraduate Programs: Entrepreneurship (2010)

#1: The “Winningest” school for its total number of wins at the global Moot Corp Competition (2008)

#6 Most Entrepreneurial Colleges by the Princeton Review and Forbes.com (2004)

Tepper MBA entrepreneurs have had the honor of ringing the NASDAQ Bell 4 times in the past 6 years for its global venture competition wins

School type: Four Year, Private, Founded: 1900

Affiliation: None

Web site: http://www.cmu.edu

Student Profile:

Number of undergraduate, full-time students:
5,758

Percentage of undergraduate, full-time male students, female students:
59.7% male, 40.3% female

Number of states represented by student body:
50

Number of countries represented by student body:
93

Percentage of international students:
11%

Percentage of minority students:
31%

Faculty Profile:

Number of full-time faculty:
872

Student/Faculty Ratio:
10:1

Athletics:

Athletics division, conference, number of varsity sports:
NCAA Division III, University Athletic Association,17 varsity sports.

Financial:

Cost of tuition:
$53,660 tuition includes room and board and student fees.

Percentage of students who receive some financial aid:
82%

Donald H. Jones Center for Entrepreneurship
Tepper School of Business
Carnegie Mellon University
5000 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213

412-268-2268

Art Boni, John R. Thorne Chair of Entrepreneurship
Director, Donald H. Jones Center for Entrepreneurship

boni@andrew.cmu.edu

Carnegie Mellon Office of Admissions
5000 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213

412-268-2082
Fax: 412-268-7838

undergraduate-admissions@andrew.cmu.edu

http://my.cmu.edu/site/admission/page.apply_now

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