- The Inkwell
- Pennsylvania
- Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PACity: largeZIP 15213Founded 1900
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1900
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: very high research activity (R1)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.cmu.edu
PennsylvaniaPrivate nonprofit
Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University is a private nonprofit university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with 7,304 undergraduates. It admits 12% of applicants, graduates 94% within six years and costs $35,780 a year after aid.
94%graduate
Admission rate12%
Retention98%
4-year graduation79%
Pell Grant share19%
Federal loans32%
$35,780net price / year
12%admission rate
1546average SAT
94%graduate in 6 years
$125,257median earnings, 10 yrs
$19,000median debt
#12 of 1,704 for earnings#1,595 of 1,739 for lowest net price#32 of 1,738 for graduation rate#42 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $86,759tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $68,776
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $68,776
- Average net price
- $35,780national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$14,468
$30,001–48,000$4,293
$48,001–75,000$17,816
$75,001–110,000$24,455
$110,001+$56,003
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 12%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1546
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 730–770
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 770–800
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 34–35
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college12%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college98%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college94%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college19%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 94%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 79%
- First-year retention
- 98%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 94%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $102,216
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $125,257middle 50%: $74,726–$209,002
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$209,002
Median, Carnegie Mellon University$125,257
Lower quarter$74,726
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 7,304
- Part-time
- 2.3%
- Women / men
- 49% / 51%
- Average age at entry
- 19.3
- First-generation students
- 10%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 19%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 5 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 92%
- Average faculty salary
- $13,972 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $41,024
- Endowment, end of year
- $3,231,995,579
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White22%
Hispanic10%
Black4.0%
Asian34%
Two or more races5.3%
U.S. nonresident19%
Unknown5.5%
18 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Engineering23%
Computer & information sciences18%
Mathematics & statistics12%
Business & management10%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies7.4%
Visual & performing arts7.0%
Physical sciences5.4%
Biological & biomedical sciences3.6%
keep comparing
Similar colleges
Private nonprofit colleges in Pennsylvania
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Villanova University Villanova, PA | $41,536 | 93% | $115,382 |
| Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA | $25,272 | 85% | $116,342 |
| Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA | $37,704 | 76% | $81,698 |
| Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA | $33,840 | 81% | $85,980 |
| University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA | $29,577 | 97% | $121,687 |
| Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA | $50,021 | 85% | $109,954 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern University Evanston, IL | $34,420 | 96% | $104,255 |
| Cornell University Ithaca, NY | $33,934 | 94% | $113,531 |
| New York University New York, NY | $35,737 | 88% | $90,957 |
| Georgetown University Washington, DC | $33,661 | 94% | $110,516 |
| Boston University Boston, MA | $36,503 | 90% | $89,087 |
| Tufts University Medford, MA | $38,797 | 94% | $89,187 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 211440. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q190080.