Carnegie Mellon University: Statistics
Updated:
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #49 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #40 of 2,597 | In North America |
| #37 of 2,496 | In the United States |
| #4 of 155 | In Pennsylvania |
| #2 of 10 | In Pittsburgh |
| #1 of 3,216 | For Systems Engineering |
| Top1-3 | For 13 other topics |
Quick Review
- Acceptance rate
- 11%
- Undergraduates
- 7,059
- Graduates
- 8,943
- Male:Female Ratio
- 56:44
- Control
- Private
not-for-profit - Highest Degree
- Doctor's degree
- Website
- www.cmu.edu
Carnegie Mellon University Acceptance rate and admissions statistics
Carnegie Mellon University has an acceptance rate of 11% and is among the top 3% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acceptance Rate | 11% | 9% | 15% |
| Applicants | 34,261 | 20,471 | 13,790 |
| Admissions | 3,873 | 1,842 | 2,031 |
| Freshmen enrolled full time | 1,716 | 839 | 877 |
2,674 students enrolled in some distance education courses.
572 enrolled exclusively in distance education.
SAT scores
Among admitted applicants
867 or 51%
submitted SAT
25% of them
had 1490
or below
75% of them
had 1570
or below
Typical SAT scores of first-years in Carnegie Mellon University are 1490-1570 (middle 50% range).
ACT scores
Among admitted applicants
338 or 20%
submitted ACT
25% of them
had 34
or below
75% of them
had 35
or below
Typical ACT scores of first-years in Carnegie Mellon University are 34-35 (middle 50% range).
Admissions requirements
| College-preparatory program | Required |
|---|---|
| Formal demonstration of competencies | Required |
| Recommendations | Required |
| Secondary school GPA | Required |
| Secondary school record | Required |
| TOEFL | Required |
| SAT/ACT | Considered but not required |
| Secondary school rank | Considered but not required |
| Other Tests | Neither required nor recommended |
Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity
| Nonresident Alien | 7044 (44%) |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3188 (20%) |
| White | 3021 (19%) |
| Hispanic | 962 (6%) |
| Race or Ethnicity unknown | 836 (5%) |
| Two or more races | 478 (3%) |
| Black or African American | 459 (3%) |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 8 (0.1%) |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 (0%) |
Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees
The average net cost to attend Carnegie Mellon University is $33,499 per year, calculated as the sum of the average cost of tuition, room and board, books, and supplies, reduced by the amount of average financial aid received.
The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.
Average costs by household income
| <$30K | $12,082 |
|---|---|
| $30-48K | $15,139 |
| $48-75K | $16,532 |
| $75-110K | $24,893 |
| $110K+ | $52,012 |
Tuition and fees
| Undergraduates | Graduates | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition in-district | $59,864 | $47,629 |
| Tuition in-state | $59,864 | $47,629 |
| Tuition out-of-state | $59,864 | $47,629 |
| Fee in-district | $1,480 | $928 |
| Fee in-state | $1,480 | $928 |
| Fee out-of-state | $1,480 | $928 |
Room and board costs
| Dormitory capacity | 3,587 |
|---|---|
| Combined charge for room and board | $16,486 |
| Room charge | $10,000 |
| Meal charge | $6,486 |
Carnegie Mellon University majors
Carnegie Mellon University has granted 1,618 bachelor's degrees across 67 programs, 2,780 master's across 78 programs, and 361 doctorate degrees across 44 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Carnegie Mellon University.
| Major | Bachelor | Master | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|---|
| Information Technology | 5 | 521 | 13 |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 166 | 337 | 33 |
| Computer Science | 215 | 81 | 28 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 113 | 121 | 28 |
| Management Science | 199 | ||
| Artificial Intelligence | 38 | 114 | 33 |
| Statistics, General | 110 | 34 | 10 |
| Business Administration and Management, General | 133 | ||
| Computer Software Engineering | 117 | 3 | |
| Chemical Engineering | 44 | 35 | 30 |
| Public Policy Analysis, General | 4 | 98 | 2 |
| Systems Science and Theory | 103 | ||
| Civil Engineering, General | 34 | 57 | 6 |
| Actuarial Science | 4 | 91 | |
| Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering | 63 | 23 | |
| Materials Science | 33 | 27 | 17 |
| Computer and Information Systems Security & Auditing & Information Assurance | 70 | ||
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 58 | 11 | |
| Computer & Information Technology Services Administration and Management, Other | 69 | ||
| Mathematics, General | 36 | 16 | 6 |
| Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General | 53 | ||
| Computational Science | 52 | ||
| Architectural and Building Sciences & Technology | 36 | 13 | 1 |
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | 34 | 4 | 9 |
| Physics, General | 25 | 8 | 14 |
| Design and Visual Communications, General | 31 | 11 | 4 |
| Chemistry, General | 25 | 7 | 11 |
| Computer Graphics | 42 | ||
| Art & Art Studies, General | 33 | 4 | |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | 37 | ||
| Health & Health Care Administration & Management | 34 | ||
| Neuroscience | 32 | 2 | |
| Information Technology Project Management | 30 | ||
| Engineering Design | 29 | ||
| Mathematics and Statistics, Other | 29 | ||
| Psychology, General | 25 | 1 | 3 |
| Theatre & Theatre Arts Management | 29 | ||
| International Relations and Affairs | 18 | 9 | |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management, General | 24 | ||
| Computer and Information Sciences, Other | 4 | 13 | 7 |
| Music Performance, General | 6 | 18 | |
| English Language and Literature & Letters, Other | 21 | 2 | |
| Human Computer Interaction | 23 | ||
| Engineering, Other | 22 | ||
| Biology & Biological Sciences, General | 18 | 3 | |
| Engineering, General | 8 | 13 | |
| Engineering Technologies & Technicians, General | 20 | ||
| Human-Centered Technology Design | 19 | ||
| Liberal Arts and Sciences & Liberal Studies | 19 | ||
| Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing | 7 | 12 | |
| Public Administration | 19 | ||
| Applied Economics | 18 | ||
| Biometry & Biometrics | 18 | ||
| Cognitive Science, General | 17 | ||
| Computational Mathematics | 14 | 3 | |
| Computational Biology | 8 | 6 | |
| Rhetoric and Composition | 11 | 3 | |
| Voice and Opera | 7 | 6 | |
| Architecture | 9 | 2 | |
| Stringed Instruments | 6 | 5 | |
| Biopsychology | 10 | ||
| Logic | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| CAD & CADD Drafting and & or Design Technology & Technician | 9 | ||
| Engineering & Industrial Management | 8 | 1 | |
| Financial Mathematics | 9 | ||
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other | 7 | 2 | |
| Operations Research | 1 | 8 | |
| Astrophysics | 8 | ||
| Directing and Theatrical Production | 8 | ||
| Engineering Science | 8 | ||
| Music Theory and Composition | 6 | 2 | |
| Applied and Professional Ethics | 7 | ||
| Behavioral Sciences | 5 | 2 | |
| Creative Writing | 7 | ||
| Dramatic & Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Other | 7 | ||
| General Studies | 7 | ||
| History, Other | 7 | ||
| Sustainability Studies | 7 | ||
| Data Analytics, General | 6 | ||
| Engineering Mechanics | 3 | 3 | |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other | 3 | 3 | |
| Music Technology | 1 | 5 | |
| Theoretical and Mathematical Physics | 6 | ||
| Biological & Biosystems Engineering | 5 | ||
| Mathematical Statistics and Probability | 5 | ||
| Philosophy | 2 | 3 | |
| Biophysics | 3 | 1 | |
| Chemistry, Other | 4 | ||
| Construction Engineering | 3 | 1 | |
| Engineering-Related Fields, Other | 4 | ||
| Environmental & Environmental Health Engineering | 2 | 2 | |
| International & Globalization Studies | 4 | ||
| Applied Engineering Technologies & Technicians | 3 | ||
| History, General | 2 | 1 | |
| Language Interpretation and Translation | 3 | ||
| Management Information Systems, General | 3 | ||
| Materials Sciences, Other | 3 | ||
| Music Pedagogy | 3 | ||
| Neurobiology and Anatomy | 1 | 2 | |
| Playwriting and Screenwriting | 3 | ||
| Statistics, Other | 3 | ||
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other | 2 | ||
| Linguistics | 2 | ||
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences, Other | 2 | ||
| Psychology, Other | 2 | ||
| Audio Engineering Technology & Technician | 1 | ||
| Costume Design | 1 | ||
| Digital Arts | 1 | ||
| English Language and Literature, General | 1 | ||
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations, Other | 1 | ||
| Entrepreneurship & Entrepreneurial Studies | 1 | ||
| Film & Cinema & Media Studies | 1 | ||
| Manufacturing Engineering | 1 | ||
| Mathematics, Other | 1 | ||
| Medieval and Renaissance Studies | 1 | ||
| Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation | 1 | ||
| Music, Other | 1 | ||
| Science, Technology and Society | 1 | ||
| Social Sciences, Other | 1 | ||
| Grand Total | 1,618 | 2,780 | 361 |
Carnegie Mellon University has a graduation rate of 92%, which is among the 4% highest for universities in the US.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graduation rate | 92% | 90% | 93% |
| |||
Publications & Citations
Carnegie Mellon University is a world-class research university with 120,130 scientific papers published and 4,902,742 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Quantum and Particle physics, Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, and Mathematics.
Publication / Citation count by topic
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1349 | 19382 |
| 1992 | 1231 | 21760 |
| 1993 | 1282 | 22409 |
| 1994 | 1398 | 24967 |
| 1995 | 1396 | 25135 |
| 1996 | 1545 | 30304 |
| 1997 | 1517 | 30513 |
| 1998 | 1746 | 34393 |
| 1999 | 1715 | 38356 |
| 2000 | 1725 | 42371 |
| 2001 | 1704 | 47781 |
| 2002 | 3764 | 82879 |
| 2003 | 3039 | 77342 |
| 2004 | 2811 | 83940 |
| 2005 | 3466 | 99428 |
| 2006 | 3316 | 110545 |
| 2007 | 3153 | 120108 |
| 2008 | 3269 | 130356 |
| 2009 | 3487 | 143674 |
| 2010 | 3675 | 155547 |
| 2011 | 3810 | 171499 |
| 2012 | 4080 | 188614 |
| 2013 | 4169 | 200802 |
| 2014 | 4205 | 217673 |
| 2015 | 4447 | 228559 |
| 2016 | 4321 | 230593 |
| 2017 | 4489 | 236932 |
| 2018 | 4813 | 263219 |
| 2019 | 5116 | 298242 |
| 2020 | 5267 | 332098 |
| 2021 | 5206 | 357132 |
| 2022 | 4008 | 301904 |
| 2023 | 4129 | 298027 |
Carnegie Mellon University alumni
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Andy Warhol
- Occupations
- sculptordiaristprintmakergraphic artistmerchant
- Biography
-
Andy Warhol was an American visual artist, film director, producer, and leading figure in the pop art movement. His works explore the relationship between artistic expression, advertising, and celebrity culture that flourished by the 1960s, and span a variety of media, including painting, silkscreening, photography, film, and sculpture. Some of his best-known works include the silkscreen paintings Campbell's Soup Cans (1962) and Marilyn Diptych (1962), the experimental films Empire (1964) and Chelsea Girls (1966), and the multimedia events known as the Exploding Plastic Inevitable (1966–67).
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Ethan Hawke
- Occupations
- comics writerwritertelevision actorstage actortheatrical director
- Biography
-
Ethan Green Hawke is an American actor, author and film director. He made his film debut in Explorers (1985), before making a breakthrough performance in Dead Poets Society (1989). Hawke starred alongside Julie Delpy in Richard Linklater's Before trilogy from 1995 to 2013. Hawke received two nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Training Day (2001) and Boyhood (2014) and two for Best Adapted Screenplay for co-writing Before Sunset (2004) and Before Midnight (2013). Other notable roles include in Reality Bites (1994), Gattaca (1997), Great Expectations (1998), Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007), Maggie's Plan (2015), First Reformed (2017), The Black Phone (2021) and The Northman (2022).
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Gabriel Macht
- Occupations
- actorfilm actortelevision actor
- Biography
-
Gabriel Swann Macht is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Harvey Specter in the USA Network series Suits (2011–2019). Macht retired from acting after Suits, but briefly returned to acting in February 2024 when he appeared in a Super bowl half time commercial with his co-star Patrick J. Adams both portraying their characters from the hit American legal drama television series Suits.
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John Forbes Nash
- Enrolled in Carnegie Mellon University
- 1945-1948 graduated with Bachelor of Science in mathematics
- Occupations
- economistuniversity teachermathematician
- Biography
-
John Forbes Nash, Jr., known and published as John Nash, was an American mathematician who made fundamental contributions to game theory, real algebraic geometry, differential geometry, and partial differential equations. Nash and fellow game theorists John Harsanyi and Reinhard Selten were awarded the 1994 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics. In 2015, he and Louis Nirenberg were awarded the Abel Prize for their contributions to the field of partial differential equations.
General info
| Alternative names | CMU Carnegie Mellon |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1900 |
| Motto | My heart is in the work |
| Colors | cardinal, gray, tartan plaid |
| Academic calendar | August to May (August - December; January-May) |
| Total FTE staff | 5,476 |
| Carnegie classification | Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity |
Location and contacts
| Address | 5000 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213-3890 United States |
|---|---|
| City population | 303,000 |
| Phone | 4122682000 |