Welcome to H&SS Admissions!

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences highlights Carnegie Mellon's unique brand of multidisciplinary collaboration and innovation in many ways. We offer a range of traditional, inter-disciplinary, and even inter-college degree programs. When you apply to H&SS, you have many options to choose from--or even design your own custom degree program. This video will give you a preview of our exciting education programs, research and opportunities for students.

H&SS, with about 1,300 undergraduate and graduate students, is the second largest academic unit at Carnegie Mellon. The college is comprised of eight academic departments and four specialized undergraduate degree programs, including two that are offered in conjunction with the College of Fine Arts and the Mellon College of Science.

These admissions web pages give you advice and resources for the admissions process. You must begin by submitting an application to Carnegie Mellon and choose the College of Humanities and Social Sciences on your form.

What makes H&SS and Carnegie Mellon unique are a multidisciplinary approach to solving real-world problems, an equal commitment to both undergraduate and graduate education, and a demand that our faculty be excellent teachers as well as innovative researchers.

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