Pioneering a New Model for Higher Education
A $3B Gift to Reinvent College: Why It Could Help Define Miami's Future
AI and other emerging technologies are reshaping our economy and accelerating the pace of scientific discovery. For America to succeed in this rapidly changing world, it needs great research universities to lead the way. CMU Miami will pioneer a new model for higher education.
A $3 Billion Investment Toward the Miami We Shape Together
The Miami Foundation President and CEO Rebecca Fishman Lipsey and Miami Dade College President Madeline Pumariega place Ken Griffin’s gift to Carnegie Mellon University within Miami’s tradition of civic investment, highlighting its potential to expand opportunity and strengthen the city as a hub for education and innovation.
#1
in undergraduate computer science and AI by U.S. News & World Report Best College ranking
35-acre
Campus in Miami’s dynamic Wynwood neighborhood
3,500
Students enrolled at CMU Miami when complete
I believe it's important to support institutions of excellence in our country, and that when we support an institution that achieves excellence, we both set the bar higher for other institutions across the nation and around the world. I believe in Carnegie Mellon because they have done such an extraordinary job in so many fields. What we're about to embark on in Miami will create one of the great stories in higher education of our lifetime.
Ken Griffin’s historic commitment builds on what Carnegie Mellon University has long done best: bringing together technological leadership, creativity and human judgment to turn bold ideas into real-world impact. By strengthening our foundation in Pittsburgh and extending our ambition to Miami, we can prepare more leaders and accelerate discoveries that improve lives. One gift, two cities—and an extraordinary opportunity to shape the future of higher education.
