Prospective Students
Explore information about our academic programs in Computer Science. We offer undergraduate, master's and doctoral degree studies.
Carnegie Mellon University admits undergraduate students into the School of Computer Science, not directly into the Computer Science Department. The admissions application for the bachelor's program is handled by the Carnegie Mellon Undergraduate Admissions Office.
Master's and doctoral programs in the Computer Science Department handle admissions within the department. The School of Computer Science manages the graduate application for both the master's and doctoral degree levels.
Please refer to "How to Apply" under the appropriate degree level below.
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Christini Earns Krulcik Scholarship
Tuesday, February 10, 2026 After Cole Christini experimented with the open-world computer game Minecraft as a kid, he went on to make his own computer games with friends. Then he built an alarm clock in a physical computing class, learned Mandarin, delved into history coursework, and did research into augmented reality for medicine at Cornell. All before he even enrolled in Carnegie Mellon University's School of Computer Science (SCS). Now, with graduation from the Computer Science Department (CSD) on the horizon, he's earned this year's Scott Robert Krulcik Scholarship in Computer Science. Read More