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MATLAB for Carnegie Mellon University

Carnegie Mellon University has a Campus-Wide License for MATLAB, Simulink, and add-on products. Faculty, researchers, and students may use these products for teaching, research, and learning. The license allows individuals to install the products on university-owned equipment, as well as personally-owned computers.

Obtaining MATLAB Software

  1. Go to CMU’s MATLAB Portal
  2. Click “Sign in to get started”
  3. You will be asked to create a MathWorks Account. Once you do, you will be linked to our MATLAB license and will be able to:
    • Download and activate the software on your personal computer
    • Start using MATLAB Online from a web browser
    • Access online training for a variety of topics

Online Resources

  • MATLAB Academic Online Training Suite – Learn at your own pace with Interactive Courses [requires login to MathWorks account]
    • Use MATLAB directly in your browser
    • Receive instant feedback
    • Complete individual lessons or full courses
    • Share progress reports and course certificates
  • MATLAB Online – If you are linked to your university’s Campus-Wide License, MATLAB Online is available to access the latest version of MATLAB from a standard web browser using MathWorks-hosted computing resources and storage.
  • MATLAB Examples – A collection of free and reusable code plus examples on how to use MATLAB & Simulink
  • MATLAB Grader – Automatically grade MATLAB code and run your problems in any learning environment
  • MATLAB Parallel Server – Perform MATLAB and Simulink computations on clusters and clouds
  • Using MATLAB with Python
  • MathWorks Documentation

About MATLAB and Simulink

MATLAB, the language of technical computing, is a programming environment for algorithm development, data analysis, visualization, and numeric computation. Simulink is a graphical environment for simulation and Model-Based Design of multidomain dynamic and embedded systems. MathWorks produces nearly 100 additional products for specialized tasks such as data analysis and image processing. Learn more about projects and innovations that used MATLAB and Simulink.

Need Assistance?

Contact MathWorks Installation Support.

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