Carnegie Mellon University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Population 1,700,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 2,021 (3% 🌧️)
Days Without Precipitation 213 (11%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 7,207
Men / Women 51% / 49%
From State 9%
From Region 21%
Athletes 478 (6.7%)

Racial/Ethnic

Asian 34%
White 21%
International 19%
Hispanic 10%
Mixed 5%
Black 4%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Engineering 496 50% 28% 29% 5% 10% 18% $159,548 100 +3.50 100 98% 13%
Biomechanics — — — — — — — — $102,166 66 +0.29 89 — — 13% — —
Chemical Engineering 49 — 31% 39% 33% 8% 0% 12% $132,461 100 +2.76 99 100% — 13% — —
Civil Engineering 33 — 55% 39% 18% 0% 15% 12% $98,409 81 +0.87 87 96% — 13% — —
Electrical & Computer Engineering 247 — 58% 19% 30% 5% 9% 26% $197,233 99 +3.78 100 98% — 13% — —
Environmental Engineering 10 — 10% 40% 20% 0% 30% 0% $115,591 99 +4.16 96 — — 13% — —
Mechanical Engineering 105 — 47% 37% 24% 7% 12% 10% $123,566 99 +3.06 98 98% — 13% — —
Undeclared Engineering — — — — — — — — $111,799 91 +1.01 94 — — 13% — —
Materials Science & Engineering 52 — 40% 37% 37% 4% 12% 6% $125,978 100 +5.25 98 96% — 13% — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Fine Arts 170 41% 32% 20% 5% 8% 21% $75,299 58 +1.91 55 96% 1%
Digital Communication — — — — — — — — $116,595 100 +5.11 96 — — — — —
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology 44 — 41% 16% 23% 2% 7% 48% $70,436 63 +0.27 43 100% — — — —
Art 20 — 30% 25% 35% 5% 0% 20% $52,647 80 +0.62 6 100% — — — —
Art Studies — — — — — — — — $52,647 80 +0.62 6 100% — — — —
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management — — — — — — — — $77,538 91 +2.00 61 98% — — — —
Composition 5 — 80% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,278 100 +2.10 31 93% — — — —
Design 35 — 29% 20% 31% 0% 9% 20% $131,756 100 +5.58 99 95% — — — —
Digital Arts 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $129,852 100 +5.02 98 — — — — —
Drama 50 — 42% 46% 10% 12% 12% 2% $51,639 93 +1.15 5 91% — 1% — —
Instrumental Performance 4 — 50% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,278 100 +2.10 31 93% — — — —
Music and Technology 6 — 100% 33% 0% 0% 0% 33% $66,278 100 +2.10 31 93% — — — —
Stringed Instruments 3 — 67% 33% 33% 0% 0% 0% $66,278 100 +2.10 31 93% — — — —
Voice and Opera 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $66,278 100 +2.10 31 93% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences 375 38% 21% 34% 4% 12% 14% $121,715 99 +2.61 97 97% 17%
Information Systems 124 +26 39% 13% 44% 2% 6% 20% $159,471 98 +2.98 100 96% — 17% — —
Logic & Computation 2 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $182,426 92 +1.68 100 — — 17% — —
Neuroscience 33 — 18% 36% 36% 3% 6% 3% $93,290 100 +2.31 83 — — 17% — —
Applied Economics — +1 — — — — — — $159,790 96 +2.32 100 100% — 17% — —
Economics and Mathematical Sciences 49 +1 71% 20% 33% 0% 12% 29% $159,790 96 +2.32 100 100% — 17% — —
Applied and Professional Ethics 12 +1 25% 33% 8% 25% 17% 0% $79,016 89 +1.33 63 — — 17% — —
Chinese 2 +2 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $76,227 96 +1.62 58 — — 17% — —
Creative Writing 11 +9 55% 18% 9% 0% 45% 0% $75,848 99 +2.86 57 100% — 17% — —
English Language and Literature 5 +2 40% 60% 0% 0% 20% 0% $75,383 99 +2.80 56 — — 17% — —
Foreign Languages — +1 — — — — — — $76,108 95 +1.61 57 — — 17% — —
General Studies 13 — 54% 23% 31% 8% 31% 0% $55,771 48 -0.15 9 96% — 17% — —
History 5 +5 40% 40% 40% 0% 20% 0% $78,462 95 +2.10 62 — — 17% — —
Japanese — +1 — — — — — — $75,823 95 +1.59 57 — — 17% — —
Liberal Arts 37 — 27% 16% 43% 3% 3% 16% $55,771 48 -0.15 9 96% — 17% — —
Linguistics 4 — 50% 25% 0% 0% 0% 50% $76,242 96 +1.62 58 — — 17% — —
Philosophy 2 +4 50% 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% $78,255 89 +1.27 62 — — 17% — —
Russian 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $75,961 95 +1.60 57 — — 17% — —
Spanish 1 +3 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $76,057 95 +1.61 57 — — — — —
Technical Writing 3 +5 0% 0% 67% 0% 0% 0% $75,848 99 +2.86 57 100% — 17% — —
Cognitive Science 9 — 44% 0% 22% 0% 22% 22% $191,392 100 +4.68 100 94% — 17% — —
Global Studies 4 +2 0% 25% 25% 0% 25% 0% $155,443 99 +4.31 100 — — 17% — —
International Relations and Politics 16 — 25% 44% 19% 0% 19% 6% $121,536 99 +2.54 97 — — 17% — —
Political Science 2 — 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $112,426 99 +2.96 95 — — — — —
Psychology 29 +4 24% 21% 28% 10% 24% 7% $98,409 100 +6.58 87 97% — 17% — —
Psychology and Biological Sciences 3 — 0% 0% 67% 0% 0% 0% $81,191 97 +2.18 67 — — 17% — —
Public Policy 2 +1 50% 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% $121,669 100 +3.64 97 — — — — —
Social Sciences — — — — — — — — $84,159 98 +2.47 72 — — 17% — —
Film and Visual Media 6 +6 33% 0% 17% 17% 17% 0% $67,905 99 +2.75 36 — — 17% — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Mellon College of Science 308 56% 20% 35% 3% 9% 22% $150,526 100 +1.86 100 94% 18%
Astrophysics 8 — 62% 25% 12% 12% 38% 0% $107,203 96 +1.70 92 — — 18% — —
Chemical Physics 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $107,487 96 +1.72 92 — — 18% — —
Chemistry 22 — 59% 41% 27% 5% 9% 9% $74,464 73 +0.28 53 90% — 18% — —
Chemistry 6 — 33% 17% 17% 0% 33% 17% $74,464 73 +0.28 53 90% — 18% — —
Computational Finance 14 — 57% 14% 14% 0% 7% 57% $173,171 92 +2.04 100 — — 18% — —
Computational Mathematics 28 +2 46% 14% 54% 4% 7% 21% $171,213 92 +1.98 100 — — 18% — —
Computational and Applied Mathematics — — — — — — — — $175,525 94 +2.12 100 — — 18% — —
Economics and Statistics 12 — 75% 17% 25% 17% 8% 17% $177,363 94 +2.17 100 94% — 18% — —
Mathematical Sciences 23 +11 65% 17% 48% 0% 4% 22% $173,270 99 +3.32 100 — — 18% — —
Mathematics and Statistics 23 +3 48% 35% 43% 0% 4% 9% $161,060 91 +1.66 100 100% — 18% — —
Physics 12 — 75% 25% 25% 0% 25% 25% $109,305 97 +1.85 93 — — 18% — —
Statistics 126 +47 57% 11% 41% 2% 5% 29% $177,363 94 +2.17 100 94% — 18% — —
Statistics and Machine Learning 1 — 100% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $177,363 94 +2.17 100 94% — 18% — —
Theoretical and Mathematical Physics 2 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $107,532 96 +1.72 92 — — 18% — —
Biological Sciences 27 — 44% 33% 15% 0% 19% 7% $73,197 83 +0.78 50 95% — 18% — —
Biophysics 3 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $82,559 90 +0.99 70 — — 18% — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Computer Science 351 62% 14% 37% 3% 9% 26% $251,474 100 +3.80 100 95%
Robotics — — — — — — — — $132,131 99 +4.14 99 — — 13% — —
Artificial Intelligence 38 +15 50% 8% 42% 5% 13% 26% $169,319 76 +1.16 100 100% — 4% — —
Computer Science 280 +35 64% 14% 38% 2% 8% 26% $274,277 100 +4.37 100 94% — 4% — —
Computer Science & Arts 14 — 79% 29% 36% 0% 0% 29% $169,319 89 +1.18 100 100% — 4% — —
Cybersecurity — — — — — — — — $126,283 95 +1.73 98 — — 4% — —
Human-Computer Interaction 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $131,756 97 +1.83 99 95% — — — —
Information Technology 12 +64 42% 8% 17% 8% 42% 8% $169,319 100 +3.46 100 100% — 4% — —
Computational Biology 6 +5 17% 50% 33% 0% 0% 17% $83,663 93 +1.08 72 — — 4% — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Tepper School of Business 193 44% 25% 39% 4% 12% 11% $153,988 100 +3.97 100 96% 17%
Applied Engineering Technology 2 — 0% 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% $155,897 100 +4.07 100 — — — — —
Business Administration 191 +13 44% 25% 39% 4% 12% 12% $153,969 99 +3.97 100 96% — 17% — —
Policy and Management — — — — — — — — $153,969 99 +3.97 100 96% — 17% — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $69,269
ROI Percentile 100th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 98%
4-Year Graduation Rate 81%
6-Year Graduation Rate 94%
Transfer-Out Rate 2%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Computer Science 24.9% 471 56% 14% 39% 3% 8% 24% $229,098 100 +3.61 100 95% —
Engineering 23.5% 444 51% 27% 28% 5% 10% 19% $163,480 100 +3.29 100 98% —
Physical Sciences & Math 17.4% 330 54% 22% 38% 3% 8% 21% $153,603 98 +2.49 100 94% —
Business & Economics 12.8% 242 49% 24% 38% 3% 12% 15% $155,164 99 +3.64 100 97% —
Arts 9.3% 176 40% 31% 20% 5% 8% 20% $75,048 99 +1.93 55 96% —
Humanities 5.1% 96 35% 25% 28% 5% 16% 8% $65,977 90 +0.92 31 96% —
Life & Natural Sciences 3.6% 69 29% 38% 26% 1% 10% 6% $84,124 98 +1.55 72 95% —
Social Sciences 3.4% 65 25% 23% 26% 6% 22% 8% $120,838 100 +4.78 97 96% —

Research R1

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Computer Science $226M #3 59% $39.6M 87 #3 513 31
Engineering $160M #28 62% $15.4M 147 #19 933 46
Physical Sciences & Math $47.0M #70 49% $0.7M 62 #45 421 60
Humanities & Social Sciences $30.6M #76 29% $1.8M 22 #173 16 25
Life & Natural Sciences $15.6M #135 55% $0.3M 22 #98 179 12
Business & Economics $12.4M #53 8% $0.8M 6 #168 30 —
Education $1.3M #208 84% $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $1.0M #247 52% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Total $494M #62 56% $58.6M 346 #65 2,092 174

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 130 $334K $263K $71K
Football 110 $1.0M $778K $240K
Swimming & Diving 43 $258K $210K $47K
Soccer 37 $242K $239K $2K
Basketball 18 $314K $317K -$3K
Tennis 14 $204K $193K $11K
Golf 10 $242K $176K $65K
Total 290 $2.6M $2.2M $435K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 115 $319K $248K $71K
Swimming & Diving 38 $242K $194K $47K
Soccer 31 $231K $227K $4K
Softball 19 $305K $305K $224
Volleyball 16 $215K $217K -$2K
Basketball 15 $296K $283K $12K
Tennis 12 $198K $187K $11K
Golf 11 $187K $194K -$7K
Total 188 $2.0M $1.9M $136K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 245 $653K $511K $142K
Football 110 $1.0M $778K $240K
Swimming & Diving 81 $500K $405K $95K
Soccer 68 $474K $467K $7K
Basketball 33 $610K $601K $9K
Tennis 26 $403K $380K $22K
Golf 21 $429K $371K $57K
Softball 19 $305K $305K $224
Volleyball 16 $215K $217K -$2K
Total 478 $7.3M $6.5M $802K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 10.9%
Yield (non-ED) 38%
Early Decision 1 Nov 2
Regular Decision Jan 5

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 10% 10% 10%
Early Decision 21% 21% 21%
Unhooked Early Decision 18% 18% —

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Hooked: recruited athletes and faculty-related

Standardized Tests

Test Policy required
Submitted Test Scores 84%
SAT Range 1500 – 1560
SAT Math Range 770 – 800
SAT RW Range 730 – 770