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1900

In 1900 the industrialist Andrew Carnegie gave a gift of $1 million to the city of Pittsburgh for the creation of a technical school.

The Carnegie Technical School was founded by Andrew Carnegie in 1900.

In the coming years, the university will see the largest expansion to the Pittsburgh campus since 1900.

1914

The first United States drama degree was awarded in 1914 at Carnegie Tech.

1919

In 1919, the first doctorate (in civil engineering) was awarded to Mao Yisheng, a student from China.

1948

1948: The Graduate School of Industrial Administration, later renamed the David A. Tepper School of Business, focusing on quantitative analysis and pioneering the field of management science.

1949

When our business school first appeared on the management education scene in 1949, the way the game was played changed in an instant.

1956

In 1956, the arrival of the first IBM computer to campus was revolutionary, initiating a university culture where information technology pervaded virtually all areas of study.

1967

In 1967, Carnegie Tech merged with the Mellon Institute, a science research center founded by the Mellon family of Pittsburgh, to become known as Carnegie Mellon University.

1973

University culture also changed in 1973 when Margaret Morrison closed and women joined their male peers in classrooms and dorms.

2017

In 2017, Carnegie Mellon celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Carnegie Tech-Mellon Institute merger, revisiting the shared vision of the founders and recognizing the impact it has had, and will continue to have, in the world of higher education, research and discovery.

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