Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA · Private nonprofit · offers Graduate degrees
12%Acceptance rate
$31,944Average net price / year
94%Graduation rate
$114,862Median earnings 10 yrs after entry
$21,750Median debt at graduation
7,304Undergraduates
Cost
- In-state tuition & fees
- $66,246
- Total cost of attendance
- $83,654
- Room & board
- $18,166
- Books & supplies
- $1,000
- Average net price
- $31,944
Net price by family income
- $0–30k
- $9,097
- $30–48k
- $6,994
- $48–75k
- $14,468
- $75–110k
- $24,865
- $110k+
- $51,480
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 11.7%
- Average SAT
- 1546
- SAT reading (25–75%)
- 730–770
- SAT math (25–75%)
- 770–800
- ACT composite (25–75%)
- 34–35
Outcomes
- Graduation rate
- 94%
- First-year retention
- 98%
- Median earnings (6 yrs)
- $105,360
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $114,862
- Median debt (graduates)
- $21,750
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0.0%
- Students with Pell grants
- 16%
- Students with federal loans
- 34%
Programs: what graduates earn
46 of 222 programs have published earnings or debt data. Earnings are median salaries of graduates one year after completing the program (or the latest available year).
Bachelor's degree
Master's degree
Students
- Undergraduates
- 7,304
- Graduate students
- 9,233
- Part-time
- 2%
- Women / men
- 49% / 51%
- White
- 22%
- Hispanic
- 10%
- Black
- 4%
- Asian
- 34%
- International
- 19%
Faculty & school
- Student–faculty ratio
- 5:1
- Avg faculty salary
- $125,748 / year
- Full-time faculty
- 92%
- Accreditor
- Middle States Commission on Higher Education
- Website
- www.cmu.edu
- Also known as
- Carnegie Mellon; CMU
Most popular fields
- Architecture – 2% of degrees
- Computer & Information Sciences – 18% of degrees
- Engineering – 23% of degrees
- Liberal Arts & General Studies – 3% of degrees
- Biological Sciences – 4% of degrees
- Mathematics & Statistics – 12% of degrees
Frequently asked questions
What is the acceptance rate at Carnegie Mellon University?
11.7% of applicants were admitted, and admitted students averaged 1546 on the SAT.
How much does Carnegie Mellon University cost?
The average net price after grants is $31,944 per year; in-state tuition and fees are $66,246 and the full cost of attendance is $83,654.
How much do Carnegie Mellon University graduates earn?
Students who enrolled earn a median of $114,862 ten years later. See the program table above for salaries by major.
What is the graduation rate?
94% of first-time, full-time students graduate within 150% of normal time.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, June 2026 release.