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Carnegie Mellon University

Academic Year: 
2019 - 2020

Website

https://www.cmu.edu/dietrich/philosophy/

Department Name

Philosophy

Department Chair

David Danks,
Department Head and L.L. Thurstone Professor of Philosophy and Psychology

Degrees Offered

Ph.D., Terminal Masters, Non-Terminal Masters

Areas of Specialization Offered

Applied Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy, Philosophy of Psychology, Epistemology, Philosophy of Language, Science Logic and Mathematics, Philosophy of Social Science, Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Mathematics, Philosophy of Economics, Philosophy of Medicine, Philosophy of Neurology, Philosophy of Computing & Technology, Philosophy of Cognitive Science, Decision Theory, History & Philosophy of Science (HPS), Logic, Philosophy of Biology, Philosophy Politics and Economics (PPE)
Diversity Efforts: 
has a Minorities and Philosophy (MAP) chapter or similar diversity group
has conducted a departmental climate survey within the past three years
hosts invited speakers who are members of underrepresented groups at least annually
ensures department events are accessible to participants with disabilities
provides accommodations for faculty and guest speakers with disabilities
provides accommodations for students, faculty, and others with disabilities (directly or through our institution)
offers multiple courses in which philosophers from underrepresented groups are included on the syllabus in proportion to their numbers in the profession and/or which focus on philosophical issues related to race, gender, disability, class, etc.
has a mentoring program for junior faculty and/or graduate students that addresses issues of diversity and inclusion

Additional efforts to increase inclusiveness

Hiring: We are actively attempting to increase the diversity of members of our faculty. We have in the last few years hired one woman and one faculty member of Asian decent (out of four total hires in the tenure track). We have made several additional senior offers to women, none were accepted. Graduate: We actively recruit women and minority students to our graduate program. We offer the "Horacio Arlo-Costa fellowship" for a graduate student who is from an under-represented group. We also run a summer school for undergraduates designed to attract students to our graduate program. Close to half of the students in the summer school are women.

Financial Aid

Teaching Fellowships:
16
Non-Teaching Fellowships:
2
Teaching Assistantships:
Scholarships:
Students teaching their own classes:
1
Other Financial Information:
All PhD students are provided with full tuition plus $20,000 per year in stipend. Masters students are provided with half tuition. We hire many of our masters students as graders, although this is not guaranteed.

Faculty

Members

Jeremy Avigad, Professor
Steve Awody, Professor
Adam Bjorndahl, Associate Professor
Simon Cullen, Assistant Teaching Professor
David Danks, Department Head and L.L. Thurstone Professor of Philosophy and Psychology
B.R. George, Assistant Professor
Mara Harrell, Teaching Professor
Kevin Kelly, Professor
Alex London, Clara L. West Professor of Ethics and Philosophy
Joseph Ramsey, Director of Research Computing
Richard Scheines, Professor (and Dean of Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences)
Teddy Seidenfeld, Herbert Simon Professor
Wilfried Seig, Patrick Suppes Professor
Mandy Simons, Associate Professor
Joel Smith, Distinguished Career Teaching Professor
Peter Spirtes, Professor
Patrick Walsh, Assistant Teaching Professor
Danielle Wenner, Assistant Professor
Tom Warner, Associate Teaching Professor
Kun Zhang, Assistant Professor
Kevin Zollman, Associate Professor

Demographics

Tenured Tenured-track Non-tenure track
Men 10 2 4
Women 1 1 1
Asian 0 1 0
White 11 4 5
Unknown Gender 0 1 0
LGBT 0 1 0
Total Women: 
3
Total Men: 
16
Total Other/Unknown: 
1
Total Faculty: 
20

Ph.D.

Program Strengths

A focus on scientifically and mathematically engaged philosophy. (For demographics, we are combining both PhD and Masters to improve anonymity of responses.)

Student Demographics

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Other Race 0 0 24 0
Asian 0 0 0 0
Hispanic or Latin 0 0 0 0
White 0 0 0 0
LGBT 0 0 0
Page SUM 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 24 0
LGBT Identifying: 
0
Disability Identifying: 
0
Total Ph.D. Students: 
24

Degrees Awarded

Degrees Awarded Time to Completion
2010 1 7.00
2011 2 4.25
2012 2 6.00
2013 3 6.67
2014 2 5.50
2015 5 6.20
2016 3 5.00

Ph.D. Tuition (US$ in FTEs)

In State: 
$39,842
Out of State: 
$39,842
Number of Required Courses: 
18
Additional Information: 
All PhD students are provided with full tuition reimbursement and a stipend of $20,000

Ph.D. Program Entry Requirements

Transcripts: 
Yes
Writing Sample: 
Yes
Minimum GPA Required?: 
No
Letters of Recommendation: 
3
GRE Required?: 
Yes
TOEFL Required?: 
Yes
Other Requirements: 
Personal statement

Master's

Program Strengths

A focus on scientifically and mathematically engaged philosophy.

Student Demographics

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Other Race 12
Page SUM 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 12 0
LGBT Identifying: 
0
Disability Identifying: 
0
Total MA Students: 
12

Master's Tuition (US$ in FTEs)

In State: 
$39,842
Out of State: 
$39,842
Number of Required Courses: 
12

Master's Program Entry Requirements

Transcripts Required?: 
Yes
Writing SampleRequired?: 
Yes
Letters of Recommendation: 
3
GRE Required?: 
Yes
GPA Required?: 
Yes
TOEFL Required?: 
Yes
Other Requirements: 
Personal Statement

Types of Master's

Terminal Master's: 
Yes
Non-Terminal Master's: 
Yes

Placement

Summary of PhD Students 2019

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Entered the marketplace 1
Placed in a non-tenure track position 1

Summary of PhD Students 2018

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Entered the marketplace 7
Placed in a non-tenure track position 6
Placed in a non-academic Job 1

Summary of Ph.D. Students, 2017

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Entered the marketplace 4
Placed in a non-tenure track position 4

Summary of Ph.D. Students, 2016

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Entered the marketplace 3
Placed in a non-tenure track position 2

Summary of Ph.D. Students, 2011 - 2015

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Entered the marketplace 3 8 0 0
Left without receiving a degree 0 0 0 0
Placed in a non-tenure track position 0 4 0 0
Were not placed 0 0 0 0
Placed in a non-academic Job 1 2 0 0

Summary of Masters Students 2019

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Entered the marketplace 2
1
Placed in a non-teaching job 1

Summary of Master's Students, 2011 - 2015

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Entered the marketplace 18 3 0 0
Left without receiving a degree 2 0 0 0
Accepted into a Ph.D. Program 8 1 0 0
Entered another graduate program 3 0 0 0
Placed in a teaching job 2 1 0 0
Unknown 0 1 0 0
Placed in a non-teaching job 3 0 0 0