Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA
School Background
2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 6,880
Graduate Enrollment: 8,125
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Highest degree awarded:
Graduate
Religious Affiliation:
None
Campus Details
Large City (>250k)
Four-year, large, highly residential
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full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
Applicant and Admittance Traits
2022 Admission Rate: 13.54%
Male/Female: 53% / 47% (2017)
First generation college students: 10.0% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 0.6% (2012)
Percentage of students who are veterans:
Test scores for admission: Considered but not required
Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 84.1% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 81.7% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 80.1% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 76.9% (2017)
Ethnicity Information
White: 23.3%
Black: 3.9%
Hispanic: 9.8%
Asian: 33.7%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.0%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.0%
2+ races: 5.0%
Non-resident alien: 18.0%
Unknown race: 6.2%
Black: 3.9%
Hispanic: 9.8%
Asian: 33.7%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.0%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.0%
2+ races: 5.0%
Non-resident alien: 18.0%
Unknown race: 6.2%
Costs & Fees
2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $76,870
In-State tuition: $58,924Out-of-State tuition: $58,924
Estimated books and supplies: $1,000 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $16,150 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $1,400 (2022)
Estimated off-campus room & board: $14,340 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $1,400 (2022)
Average Family Income: $107,456 (2015)
Median Family Income: $91,372 (2017)
Scholarships & Financial Aid
Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 14.9%Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 38.1%
Median federal loan debt at graduation: $21,750 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $231 (2021)
| Household Income | Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0-$30k | $14,879 |
| $30k-48k | $18,424 |
| $48k-75k | $22,758 |
| $75k-110k | $30,955 |
| $110k+ | $54,338 |
Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements
4-year graduation rate: 79%6-year graduation rate: 93%
1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 94.1% (2020)
Loans
Median federal debt for graduates: $21,750 (2021)Median federal debt for non-graduates: $15,097 (2021)
Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $20,000 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $20,901 (2021)
Ability to Repay Loans
| Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment (Non-delinquent/default) |
Percentage |
|---|---|
| @1 Year | 92.7% (2015) |
| @3 year | 95.0% (2017) |
| @5 year | 95.8% (2017) |
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 82.5% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 84.0% (2015)
Earnings Power
Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $86,423 (2020)Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $105,185 (2020)
Popular Majors
| Type of Degree | Major | 2022 Graduates | Median Federal Debt | Median Monthly Payment | 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) | 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Master's Degree | Physics. | 4 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Civil Engineering. | 18 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Architecture. | 9 | $44,824 ($3,735) | $67,285 ($5,607) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Architectural Sciences and Technology. | 33 | $29,000 | $307 | ||
| Master's Degree | Architectural Sciences and Technology. | 20 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. | 1 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Computer Engineering. | 133 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Computer Engineering. | 2 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Computer Engineering. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. | 190 | $22,250 | $236 | $129,585 ($10,799) | $149,740 ($12,478) |
| Master's Degree | Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. | 255 | $700 | $131,008 ($10,917) | $145,494 ($12,125) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. | 51 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Engineering Mechanics. | 3 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Engineering Mechanics. | 3 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Engineering Science. | 19 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. | 2 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Mechanical Engineering. | 152 | $22,777 | $241 | $73,790 ($6,149) | $97,151 ($8,096) |
| Master's Degree | Mechanical Engineering. | 155 | $389 | $88,795 ($7,400) | $96,604 ($8,050) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Mechanical Engineering. | 15 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Construction Engineering. | 14 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Construction Engineering. | 1 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Manufacturing Engineering. | 3 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Operations Research. | 9 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Operations Research. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering. | 17 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering. | 102 | $132,675 ($11,056) | |||
| Doctoral Degree | Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering. | 16 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Engineering, Other. | 2 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Engineering, Other. | 40 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Engineering Technology, General. | 30 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians. | 8 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Mathematics. | 8 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Engineering-Related Fields. | 58 | $85,616 ($7,135) | |||
| Doctoral Degree | Engineering-Related Fields. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 6 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | 37 | $76,444 ($6,370) | |||
| Master's Degree | Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | 22 | $332 | $54,441 ($4,537) | ||
| Master's Degree | English Language and Literature/Letters, Other. | 8 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | English Language and Literature/Letters, Other. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 30 | $25,515 | $271 | $32,031 ($2,669) | $64,740 ($5,395) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Biology, General. | 26 | $23,506 | |||
| Master's Degree | Biology, General. | 2 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Biology, General. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. | 6 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. | 47 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Neurobiology and Neurosciences. | 29 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Neurobiology and Neurosciences. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Mathematics. | 31 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Mathematics. | 13 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Psychology, General. | 37 | $53,120 ($4,427) | |||
| Master's Degree | Psychology, General. | 2 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Psychology, General. | 1 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Psychology, Other. | 1 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Public Administration. | 27 | $464 | $61,594 ($5,133) | $76,739 ($6,395) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Public Policy Analysis. | 8 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Public Policy Analysis. | 133 | $466 | $66,448 ($5,537) | $97,862 ($8,155) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Public Policy Analysis. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Economics. | 48 | $22,020 | $233 | $83,066 ($6,922) | $94,093 ($7,841) |
| Doctoral Degree | Economics. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | International Relations and National Security Studies. | 18 | ||||
| Master's Degree | International Relations and National Security Studies. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Visual and Performing Arts, General. | 2 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Visual and Performing Arts, General. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Design and Applied Arts. | 31 | $24,500 | $260 | $89,133 ($7,428) | $126,932 ($10,578) |
| Master's Degree | Design and Applied Arts. | 36 | $731 | $118,938 ($9,912) | ||
| Doctoral Degree | Design and Applied Arts. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | 54 | $25,000 | $265 | $24,512 ($2,043) | $25,846 ($2,154) |
| Master's Degree | Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | 27 | $908 | $22,356 ($1,863) | $46,174 ($3,848) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Fine and Studio Arts. | 29 | $21,500 | $226 | $23,529 ($1,961) | |
| Master's Degree | Fine and Studio Arts. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Music. | 28 | $24,431 | $259 | $18,409 ($1,534) | |
| Master's Degree | Music. | 43 | $577 | $23,150 ($1,929) | $29,103 ($2,425) | |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Music. | 43 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management. | 51 | $806 | $41,751 ($3,479) | $64,857 ($5,405) | |
| Master's Degree | Health and Medical Administrative Services. | 36 | $89,578 ($7,465) | $100,853 ($8,404) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 128 | $23,250 | $246 | $90,077 ($7,506) | $123,200 ($10,267) |
| Master's Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 310 | $1,257 | $151,693 ($12,641) | $164,350 ($13,696) | |
| Master's Degree | Accounting and Related Services. | 2 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Accounting and Related Services. | 4 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Business/Managerial Economics. | 2 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Business/Managerial Economics. | 4 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Finance and Financial Management Services. | 2 | $133,193 ($11,099) | |||
| Master's Degree | Finance and Financial Management Services. | 2 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Finance and Financial Management Services. | 1 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Human Resources Management and Services. | 4 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Human Resources Management and Services. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | International Business. | 1 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Management Information Systems and Services. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | 3 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | 95 | $920 | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 54 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 682 | $697 | $125,531 ($10,461) | $149,495 ($12,458) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 42 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer Science. | 205 | $21,442 | $227 | $167,024 ($13,919) | $247,552 ($20,629) |
| Master's Degree | Computer Science. | 59 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Computer Science. | 22 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Computer Software and Media Applications. | 75 | $1,263 | $67,917 ($5,660) | ||
| Master's Degree | Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications. | 95 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. | 1 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. | 113 | $591 | $94,128 ($7,844) | $135,289 ($11,274) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Engineering, General. | 26 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Engineering, General. | 7 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Engineering, General. | 15 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Biomedical/Medical Engineering. | 56 | $82,463 ($6,872) | |||
| Master's Degree | Biomedical/Medical Engineering. | 41 | $746 | $78,417 ($6,535) | ||
| Doctoral Degree | Biomedical/Medical Engineering. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Chemical Engineering. | 64 | $23,125 | $245 | $84,984 ($7,082) | $102,617 ($8,551) |
| Master's Degree | Chemical Engineering. | 53 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Chemical Engineering. | 13 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Civil Engineering. | 27 | $93,769 ($7,814) | |||
| Master's Degree | Civil Engineering. | 81 | $71,168 ($5,931) | $93,507 ($7,792) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Applied Mathematics. | 25 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Applied Mathematics. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Statistics. | 131 | $21,375 | $223 | $94,990 ($7,916) | $142,883 ($11,907) |
| Master's Degree | Statistics. | 34 | $87,243 ($7,270) | |||
| Doctoral Degree | Statistics. | 14 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Mathematics and Statistics, Other. | 33 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Systems Science and Theory. | 98 | $23,250 | $246 | $87,019 ($7,252) | $118,034 ($9,836) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Biopsychology. | 9 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Science, Technology and Society. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Behavioral Sciences. | 1 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Behavioral Sciences. | 7 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Behavioral Sciences. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | International/Global Studies. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Cognitive Science. | 23 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Computational Science. | 63 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Human Computer Interaction. | 22 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Sustainability Studies. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Philosophy. | 21 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Philosophy. | 9 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Philosophy. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Astronomy and Astrophysics. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Chemistry. | 15 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Chemistry. | 5 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Chemistry. | 14 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Physics. | 27 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Physics. | 10 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Materials Sciences. | 29 | $68,634 ($5,720) | |||
| Master's Degree | Materials Sciences. | 43 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Materials Sciences. | 9 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Marketing. | 2 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Telecommunications Management. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | History. | 15 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | History. | 7 |
Campus Resources
Average faculty salary: $113,706Full time faculty: 92%
Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 5.0
School's endowment start of year: $2,068,859,860 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $3,092,064,292 (2022)