Application for Admission

Thank you for your interest in Carnegie Mellon University's Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy.

Please read this page carefully to learn if you may still apply to your program of interest starting in 2026.

If you already submitted your application (includes applicants waiting for a decision and admitted/enrolling students): You may visit your application status page by logging in below (under "Returning Users").

Part-time Master's Programs for Experienced, Working Professionals starting in Fall 2026: The deadline to apply to our Master of Public Management (MPM) and Master of Science in Information Technology (MSIT) programs is June 1, 2026; MPM and MSIT applicants may contact us to ask about applying after the June 1 deadline.

Full-time Master's Programs starting in 2026: The ability to submit a very late application for one of our full-time, campus-based Master's programs starting in August 2026 is now restricted as follows:
- US Citizens and US Permanent Residents: Our application remains open for US Citizens and US Permanent Residents applying to our Master's programs. We strongly recommend that you contact the admissions office by email (hnzadmit@andrew.cmu.edu) to request assistance in applying very late to one of our full-time Master's programs starting in August 2026. Doing so will ensure that you are connected with a team member who can help you expedite the application process.
- International Applicants: Our application is now closed to international applicants for all programs starting in August 2026 at CMU's Heinz College. Due to visa processing timelines, we cannot grant international applicants permission to apply late for the August 2026 intake. Our application for the August 2027 intake will open in September 2026. All of our full-time Master's programs at Heinz College start in August each year. Please contact David Eber in the admissions office if you have questions.

PhD Programs starting in 2026: The deadline to apply to our PhD programs has passed for this year. Late applications are not considered by our PhD admissions committee. Our application for the August 2027 intake will open in September 2026.

Any Program Starting in 2027: Do not start your application at this time. The 2027 application will open in September 2026. Join our email list to learn when the 2027 application is available.

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First-time users can create your account and start an application.

Returning users can login to continue work on an application or to check the status page for a submitted application.

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Do you want to submit a second application?

Stop! Contact the Office of Admissions before starting a second application for CMU's Heinz College in the same year. Our admissions process tends to favor students who have clear goals for their graduate study. Submitting more than one application in the same year may serve to reduce the strength of both applications.

If you are interested in more than one program of study at CMU's Heinz College, we encourage you to apply to your first choice program (or pathway). In your application, you may mention alternate programs/pathways that interest you in an optional essay. Note: if an applicant is not admitted to the program/pathway to which they applied, they may automatically be considered for alternate programs/pathways that are a better fit at CMU's Heinz College - even if the applicant did not mention alternate interests in the optional essay.

This application may be used only to apply to programs of study offered by Carnegie Mellon University's Heinz College.