Our mission is to organize events and programming, connect alumni with other
alumni, share knowledge, and serve the university such as helping to recruit
prospective students.
Introduction
The Washington DC Alumni Chapter has been around for more than 20 years.
There are more than 3,000 Carnegie Mellon University alumni
throughout the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Alumni are
located in the Maryland counties just outside Washington, D.C., the
District of Columbia, and in Northern Virginia as far west as
Fairfax and Loudon Counties. Learn
more about programs in Baltimore and the Greater Maryland
area.
Here are some useful links:
Alumni Office Contact
Terry Rosenberger, Alumni Chapter
Coordinator, (800) 226-8258
Member of Capital Alumni
Network
The DC/Baltimore Alumni Chapter is a member of the Capital Alumni
Network which includes more than 140 local alumni groups from
universities and colleges around the country. Click
here for more information on the Capital Alumni Network.
Event Planning
Planning an event? Go to this
page for guidance.
Demographics
As of May 2005, here is a breakdown of the number of alumni in the
Washington, D.C. metropolitan area based on different factors.
Alumni by Decade
|
Decade |
Percent |
# of
Alumni |
| Before 1940's |
1% |
30 |
| 1940's |
3% |
92 |
| 1950's |
6% |
199 |
| 1960's |
10% |
316 |
| 1970's |
15% |
465 |
| 1980's |
21% |
663 |
| 1990's |
30% |
937 |
| 2000's |
12% |
381 |
Alumni by College
|
College |
Percent |
| Carnegie Institute of
Technology |
27% |
| College of Fine Arts |
12% |
| Heinz |
10% |
| Humanities &
Social Science |
16% |
| Mellon College of
Science |
13% |
| School of Computer
Science |
2% |
| Tepper/GSIA |
13% |
Alumni by State
(does not include Baltimore metro area)
|
State |
Percent |
|
District of Columbia |
13% |
|
Maryland |
33% |
|
Virginia |
53% |
Alumni by
Major County/City
|
District of Columbia |
# of Alumni |
|
Washington, D.C. |
414 |
|
Maryland |
# of Alumni |
|
Montgomery County -
Bethesda |
156 |
|
Montgomery County -
Chevy Chase |
29 |
|
Montgomery County -
Gaithersburg |
97 |
|
Montgomery County -
Germantown |
57 |
|
Montgomery County -
Rockville |
154 |
|
Montgomery County -
Potomac |
90 |
|
Montgomery County -
Silver Spring |
180 |
|
Montgomery County -
Takoma Park |
9 |
|
Prince George's County
- Laurel |
33 |
|
Prince George's County
- Bowie |
30 |
|
Virginia |
# of Alumni |
|
Alexandria, City of |
245 |
|
Annandale |
33 |
|
Arlington County |
296 |
|
Ashburn |
36 |
|
Centreville |
38 |
|
Chantilly |
16 |
|
Fairfax County/City |
162 |
|
Falls Church |
93 |
|
Herndon |
69 |
|
Leesburg |
20 |
|
Gainesville |
11 |
|
Manassas |
21 |
|
Manassas Park |
2 |
|
McLean |
87 |
|
Reston |
92 |
|
Springfield |
60 |
|
Sterling |
27 |
|
Vienna |
95 |
Other Cities
Breakdown of the number of alumni in the top
14 geographic areas in the U.S. as of May 2005.
| Metro
Area |
State |
# of Alumni |
|
Pittsburgh |
PA |
12,854 |
| New York |
NY |
5,950 |
|
Washington |
DC |
3,521 |
| San
Francisco |
CA |
3,430 |
| Boston |
MA |
2,503 |
|
Philadelphia |
PA |
2,473 |
| Los
Angeles |
CA |
2,321 |
|
Princeton |
NJ |
1,390 |
| Chicago |
IL |
1,249 |
|
Cleveland |
OH |
1,037 |
|
Baltimore |
MD |
956 |
| Seattle |
WA |
885 |
| Detroit |
MI |
860 |
| Hartford |
CT |
771 |
