Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA · Private · Large city · Carnegie R1/R2 · CMU · Carnegie Mellon

Private institution in Pittsburgh, PA · 7,187 undergraduates · 11% acceptance rate · $114,862 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Top 1%Median earnings, 10 years after entry
Top 1%Median earnings, 6 years after entry
Top 1%Average SAT
Top 1%Median ACT

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price: $31,6711,781st cheapest of 1,985 reporting
In-state tuition & fees: $63,8291,982nd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees: $63,8291,982nd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Cost of attendance: $80,5141,918th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
Median graduate debt: $21,750866th lowest of 1,880 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $114,86214th highest of 1,969 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $105,36010th highest of 1,964 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year): 92.5%59th highest of 2,031 reporting
Full-time retention: 97.0%90th highest of 1,853 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate: 11.4%41st most selective of 1,608 reporting
Average SAT: 154510th highest of 1,024 reporting
Median ACT: 349th highest of 954 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates: 7,187356th largest of 2,162 reporting
Student-faculty ratio: 5.0:160th smallest of 2,159 reporting
Pell Grant share: 15.2%1,923rd highest of 2,140 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 168 mi (IAD)

On 16 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

EDNov 3
RDJan 5

Common App member: Yes
Application fee: $75
Personal essay: Required
Writing supplement: Yes

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 86 reported programs.

Field	Level	1 yr	2 yr
Computer Science	bachelors	$156,488	$160,116
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineering	bachelors	$118,465	$114,223
Mathematics and Statistics, OtherMathematics & Statistics	bachelors	$106,421	—
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness	bachelors	$97,071	$95,295
Systems Science and TheoryMultidisciplinary Studies	bachelors	$89,968	$84,393
StatisticsMathematics & Statistics	bachelors	$87,183	$88,506
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness	bachelors	$81,997	$80,196
Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Arts	bachelors	$80,391	$89,859
Chemical EngineeringEngineering	bachelors	$77,401	$75,432
EconomicsSocial Sciences	bachelors	$74,845	$69,338
MathematicsMathematics & Statistics	bachelors	$72,899	—
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science	bachelors	$71,575	$94,408

Campus facts

Founded in 1900source
Athletic nickname: "Tartans"source
Competes in NCAA Division IIIsource
School colors: Red and Blacksource
Mascot: Scotty the Scottish Terriersource
Motto: ""My heart is in the work" – Andrew Carnegie"source
Campus size: about 157 acressource
Formerly known as "Carnegie Technical Schools" (1900–1912)source
Formerly known as "Carnegie Institute of Technology" (1912–1967)source
Formerly known as "Mellon Institute of Industrial Research" (1913–1967)source
A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
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Plays for the "Academic Bowl" (since 1986)source
3 Nobel laureates affiliatedsource
Fight song: ""Fight for the Glory of Carnegie""source
Notable alum: Andy Warholsource
Notable alum: Kurt Vonnegutsource
Notable alum: Ethan Hawkesource
Notable alum: Holly Huntersource
Notable alum: John L. Hallsource

Athletics — 9 sports

NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.