Is Carnegie Mellon University better than IIM Shillong for MBA?
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Comparing CMU with IIM Shillong for an MBA course will depend on your academic goals, financial situation and career goals.
- CMU's Tepper School of Business is renowned worldwide, and some of the popular areas include consulting, technology, and entrepreneurship. It has international recognition and offers job opportunities for international students as compared to IIM Shillong.
- CMU has a strong alumni network in the USA and Europe and has provided extensive career support.
- CMU is more expensive, with higher tuition fees and living costs, whereas IIM Shillong is more affordable.
- CMU offers extensive global opportunities, especially in the t
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Carnegie Mellon's international student strength makes up about 45% of the total student population. Also the Indian-origin students currently studying at CMU amount to 1,700+
The enrollment trends for international students over the last few years are given below:
Year | International Enrollment | Indian Enrollment |
|---|---|---|
Fall 2023 | 6,308 | 1,777 |
Fall 2022 | 6,701 | 1,947 |
Fall 2021 | 5,697 | 1,471 |
Fall 2020 | 3,951 | 1,080 |
Fall 2019 | 5,597 | 1,445 |
Carnegie Mellon University and New York University are known to be some of the top universities worldwide and in USA. The comparative US News rankings of both universities are given as follows:
University Name | US News National University Ranking 2024 | US News National University Ranking 2025 |
|---|---|---|
Carnegie Mellon University | 24 | 21 |
32 | 32 |
No, Carnegie Mellon is not an Ivy, but its schools such as Tepper Business School is ranked highly in the list of the best business schools of the world.
According to the rankings released by Bloomberg Business Week 2024-25, the full-time MBA of Tepper School of Business is ranked #9.
The Tepper School of Business is B-School under the umbrella of Carnegie Mellon University which is considered one of the best universities of the world and ranks #58 according to QS World University rankings 2025.
The Tepper School of Business is B-School under the umbrella of Carnegie Mellon University which is considered one of the best universities of the world and ranks #58 according to QS World University rankings 2025.
According to the rankings released by Bloomberg Business Week 2024-25, the full-time MBA of Tepper School of Business is ranked #9.
According to the rankings released by US World and news 2024, Tepper School of Business is ranked #16 among the best 124 Business Schools of the world. The Top MBA has ranked the Tepper full- time MBA #42 in 2025.
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