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Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA · CDS 20252026 · City: Large · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
11.1%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
46.8%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
Total cost — out-of-state
$87,670
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
6:1
Avg loan debt at graduation

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates7,728
Total all graduate8,854
Grand total all students7,728

Admissions

Total applicants34,867
Total admitted3,859
Total enrolled1,804
Overall admit rate11.1%
Admit rate — women12.6%
Admit rate — men10.2%
Yield rate46.8%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?Yes
ED closing dateNovember 1
ED notification dateDecember 15
# admitted under ED plan553
Offers Early Action plan?No
EA closing date
EA notification date
Restrictive Early Action?

Test Scores

% submitting SAT
% submitting ACT
SAT EBRW 25th %ile
SAT EBRW 75th %ile
SAT Math 25th %ile
SAT Math 75th %ile
ACT Comp 25th %ile
ACT Comp 75th %ile
% in top 10% of HS class82.5%
% in top 25% of HS class94.4%

Cost

Tuition — in-state$67,020
Tuition — out-of-state$67,020
Required fees$1,756
Room and board$18,894
Total cost — in-state$87,670
Total cost — out-of-state$87,670

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant
Avg % of need met
% with 100% of need met
Avg merit grant (no need)
Avg loan debt at graduation

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist7,117
# admitted from waitlist36
Waitlist admit rate0.7%
Transfer applicants (total)1,610
Transfer admit rate8.4%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio6:1
% faculty full-time

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)11.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)
Average net price (private)$31,944Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)93.5%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)90.2%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate97.5%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$132,971Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant15.8%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan34.9%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full37.3%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress35.4%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress11.5%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged
Defaulted

Undergraduates

% part-time2.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white21.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black4.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino10.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian34.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races5.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international19.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown5.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women33.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men66.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white55.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black2.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino3.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian13.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races2.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international17.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown4.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Engineering23.4%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services18.2%
Mathematics And Statistics12.0%
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services10.1%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies7.4%
Visual And Performing Arts7.0%
Physical Sciences5.4%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences3.6%