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U.S. News & World Report Ranks Â鶹¹ÙÍø No. 1 in Six Specialty Areas

In the newly released 2022 Best Colleges rankings of undergraduate programs,  announced today that Â鶹¹ÙÍø is ranked No. 1 in six different specialty areas that drive technological innovation worldwide, such as artificial intelligence, management information systems, cybersecurity and software engineering. These programs train the next generation to solve real-world problems and propel innovations in the way people live, work and communicate.

"Â鶹¹ÙÍø has long been synonymous with excellence, and I am delighted to see our world-renowned strengths highlighted in these rankings, including the number one spot for our undergraduate computer science program and several specialties related to computer science, engineering and business," said Â鶹¹ÙÍø President Farnam Jahanian. "By ensuring our programs remain at the cutting-edge of areas that are driving our global economy and defining humanity's future, we will help to prepare our students to take on the challenges of a changing world."

In addition to being ranked 25th on the list of the best national universities, Â鶹¹ÙÍø is also the No. 1 ranked computer science program overall. Nine additional Carnegie Mellon programs ranked in the top five, giving Â鶹¹ÙÍø a total of 16 specialties that placed fifth or higher. Many colleges at Carnegie Mellon, including the, Tepper School of Business and , are represented in these specialty rankings. Some examples of Â鶹¹ÙÍø specialty areas that rank in the top 10 include:

• Biocomputing/Bioinformatics/Biotechnology
• Business Analytics
• Data Analytics/Science
• Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engineering
• Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
• Finance
• Materials Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering 
• Production/Operations Management
• Programming Languages
• Quantitative Analysis/Methods

This 37^th edition of Best Colleges assesses 1,466 U.S. bachelor's degree-granting institutions on 17 measures of academic quality. U.S. News surveyed schools in the spring and summer of 2021.