09/30/2026
Today, Carnegie Mellon University and Ken Griffin, founder and CEO of Citadel and founder of Griffin Catalyst announced a historic $3 billion gift to elevate Carnegie Mellon in Pittsburgh and launch Carnegie Mellon University Miami.
The new campus will pioneer a model for higher education built for the next era of American innovation.
The largest gift by an individual in the history of higher education will provide:
• $1 billion for Carnegie Mellon University’s Pittsburgh campus, including $500 million in flexible support for the university’s highest priorities and $500 million for its top-ranked School of Computer Science. The school will be renamed the Kenneth C. Griffin School of Computer Science.
• $2 billion to launch CMU Miami, a comprehensive university campus where education and research will be equally central to the mission.
Planned for more than 35 acres in Miami’s Wynwood neighborhood, CMU Miami will organize learning and inquiry around society’s defining challenges. Interdisciplinary teams of students, researchers, industry leaders and government partners will draw on the full breadth of Carnegie Mellon. They will bring together advanced computing and foundational sciences with the humanities, arts and design to move ideas toward meaningful impact.
This historic investment builds on more than 125 years of Carnegie Mellon leadership. It will create new opportunities to prepare students, accelerate discovery and advance American competitiveness.
