Carnegie Mellon University

5000 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890
(412) 268-2000
www.cmu.edu/
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president:Subra Suresh
18884 Applications Acceptance Rate 0.25 Graduation Rate 0.88
0.86 0.91

STUDENT RATIO

5917

ENTERING CLASS SIZE

47642 | 47642

IN-STATE | OUT-OF-STATE TUITION

5723

CLASS SIZE

32

MEDIAN ACT SCORES

Average test scores for all first-year students that were accepted and enrolled
745

SAT MATH

690

SAT READING

700

SAT WRITING

32

ACT COMPOSITE

Admissions Statistics

Graduation Rate (Gender)

0.86
0.91
Men
Women
SAT Math Scores
25%
50%
75%
700
745
790
SAT Critical Reading Scores
25%
50%
75%
640
690
740
SAT Writing Scores
25%
50%
75%
650
700
750
ACT Composite Scores
25%
50%
75%
30
32
34
Financial Aid Statistics
0
Percent of students receiving student loan

Student Debt & Earnings Post Graduation

Median Debt Upon Graduation

$25000

Average Monthly Payment

$278

Median Earnings

$72000

% of students earning 25K or above post graduation

83%
URL Applyadmission.enrollment.cmu.edu/pages/apply-now
Application Fee75
Percent Admitted (Men)0.21
Percent Admitted (Women)0.33
Part-time Undergraduate Enrollment194
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are American Indian or Alaska Native0
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.25
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Black or African American0.05
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Hispanic/Latino0.07
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are White0.39
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are two or more races0.04
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Race/ethnicity unknown0.06
Percent of full-time first-time undergraduates receiving any financial aid0.7
Average amount of student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates8740
Average amount of other student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates20108
Applicants Men11880
Applicants Women7004
Admissions Total4813
Admissions Men2521
Admissions Women2292
ACT English 25th percentile score30
ACT English 75th percentile score34
ACT Math 25th percentile score30
ACT Math 75th percentile score34
ACT Writing 25th percentile score0
ACT Writing 75th percentile score0
Average SAT Score1432
Median ACT English Score32
Median ACT Math Score32
ACT Median Writing ScoreNot Available
Percent of all federal undergraduate students receiving a federal student loan (Excludes Parent Plus loans)40%
% of loans where $1 or more of principal has been paid (3 years after graduation)98%
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