Average net price Average annual price after grant and scholarship aid for the reporting cohort.
$31,944 Annual average after aid AvailableCarnegie Mellon University
● Pittsburgh, PA
Private nonprofit Bachelor's Main campus
Graduation rate Cohort-based completion measure; it may not describe every student pathway.
94.1% 150% time AvailableAdmission rate Share of applicants admitted; not an individual admissions probability.
11.7% Where reported AvailableStudent size Undergraduate certificate/degree-seeking enrollment.
7,304 Undergraduate enrollment AvailableBasics
- School type
- Private nonprofit
- Predominant degree
- Bachelor's
- Highest degree
- Graduate
- Campus status
- Main campus
- Branch count
- 1
Links and location
- Website
- www.cmu.edu ↗
- Net price calculator
- Open calculator ↗
- Location
- Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890
- Coordinates
- 40.44357, -79.941993
Cost and aid (2023-24)
- Average net price
- $31,944
- Median debt of completers
- $20,250
- Pell Grant share
- 16%
Admissions (2023-24)
- Admission rate
- 11.7%
- SAT average
- 1,546
- ACT midpoint
- 34
Outcomes (2021 cohort)
- Graduation rate (150% time)
- 94.1%
- Retention rate (full-time)
- 98%
Student body (2023-24)
- Total students
- 7,304
- Undergraduate students
- 7,304
- Pell Grant share
- 16%
- Federal loan share
- 33.6%
Top programs
| Program | Common credential | CIP | Awards count | Program earnings | Program debt | Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 5202 | 397,375 | $70,695 | $23,426 | Available |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 2401 | 537,156 | $46,008 | $16,807 | Available |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 5107 | 85,933 | $48,941 | $21,448 | Available |
| Biology, General. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 2601 | 105,024 | $54,714 | $23,478 | Available |
| Psychology, General. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 4201 | 143,410 | $50,266 | $24,451 | Available |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 1101 | 90,797 | $81,614 | $23,629 | Available |
| English Language and Literature, General. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 2301 | 37,440 | $45,329 | $23,279 | Available |
| Mathematics. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 2701 | 29,013 | $65,873 | $21,236 | Available |
| History. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 5401 | 31,475 | $46,980 | $23,168 | Available |
| Fine and Studio Arts. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 5007 | 37,241 | $38,223 | $23,613 | Available |
| Music. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 5009 | 25,734 | $41,501 | $24,007 | Available |
| Chemistry. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 4005 | 20,997 | $64,217 | $22,619 | Available |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. Master's Degree | Master's Degree | 1110 | 43,052 | $74,203 | $23,530 | Available |
| Political Science and Government. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 4510 | 47,642 | $59,747 | $22,787 | Available |
| Design and Applied Arts. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 5004 | 35,743 | $46,057 | $23,357 | Available |
| Marketing. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 5214 | 52,226 | $64,664 | $23,710 | Available |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 5005 | 16,725 | $36,529 | $23,359 | Available |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 0301 | 22,923 | $54,504 | $22,332 | Available |
| Computer Science. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 1107 | 60,965 | $105,557 | $22,671 | Available |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 1609 | 13,699 | $48,720 | $21,836 | Available |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 5208 | 58,746 | $83,198 | $23,264 | Available |
| Physics. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 4008 | 13,468 | $77,438 | $22,818 | Available |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 5207 | 12,495 | $59,060 | $22,617 | Available |
| Economics. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 4506 | 47,798 | $77,707 | $21,740 | Available |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. Master's Degree | Master's Degree | 3099 | 31,618 | $54,053 | $23,760 | Available |
| Philosophy. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 3801 | 9,802 | $45,521 | $21,625 | Available |
| Human Resources Management and Services. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 5210 | 26,795 | $70,945 | $26,549 | Available |
| Engineering, General. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 1401 | 11,656 | $89,619 | $21,022 | Available |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 2313 | 13,486 | $46,404 | $23,999 | Available |
| Computer Software and Media Applications. Doctoral Degree | Doctoral Degree | 1108 | 14,278 | $63,435 | $25,180 | Available |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. Doctoral Degree | Doctoral Degree | 2602 | 14,334 | $57,887 | $21,949 | Available |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 0502 | 9,340 | $48,294 | $22,461 | Available |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 5006 | 17,403 | $40,511 | $22,964 | Available |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 0907 | 18,393 | $50,102 | $22,718 | Available |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications. Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 1109 | 13,953 | $58,006 | $23,390 | Available |
| Computer Programming. Associate's Degree | Associate's Degree | 1102 | 12,875 | $63,114 | $21,669 | Available |
| Management Information Systems and Services. Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 5212 | 12,479 | $79,787 | $24,186 | Available |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians. Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 1513 | 8,868 | $51,245 | $16,515 | Available |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians. Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 1503 | 8,347 | $64,664 | $22,504 | Available |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. Post-baccalaureate Certificate | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | 5213 | 48,731 | $99,663 | $23,026 | Available |
| International Business. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 5211 | 8,031 | $70,879 | $22,551 | Available |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General. Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 5001 | 6,812 | $39,685 | $24,420 | Available |
| Journalism. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 0904 | 12,956 | $51,961 | $23,207 | Available |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 1601 | 8,163 | $45,989 | $21,156 | Available |
| Area Studies. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 0501 | 5,742 | $48,761 | $20,756 | Available |
| Public Administration. Master's Degree | Master's Degree | 4404 | 16,098 | $71,967 | $24,464 | Available |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 1410 | 26,474 | $103,406 | $23,781 | Available |
| International Relations and National Security Studies. Graduate/Professional Certificate | Graduate/Professional Certificate | 4509 | 13,625 | $65,212 | $21,489 | Available |
| Mechanical Engineering. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 1419 | 44,778 | $96,021 | $23,569 | Available |
| International/Globalization Studies. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 3020 | 6,728 | $57,656 | $21,709 | Available |
| Applied Mathematics. Doctoral Degree | Doctoral Degree | 2703 | 11,046 | $90,015 | $21,123 | Available |
| Computer Engineering. Doctoral Degree | Doctoral Degree | 1409 | 17,112 | $108,715 | $23,411 | Available |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. Master's Degree | Master's Degree | 1605 | 1,128 | $52,860 | $22,195 | Available |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 2615 | 12,614 | $54,596 | $21,733 | Available |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 5010 | 4,626 | $49,663 | $25,657 | Available |
| Civil Engineering. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 1408 | 20,673 | $85,856 | $23,820 | Available |
| Data Analytics. Master's Degree | Master's Degree | 3071 | 6,374 | Not available | Not available | Not available |
| Statistics. Graduate/Professional Certificate | Graduate/Professional Certificate | 2705 | 9,526 | $98,075 | $19,963 | Available |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 1612 | 1,416 | $35,299 | $23,064 | Available |
| Business/Managerial Economics. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 5206 | 5,135 | $73,991 | $21,735 | Available |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 1500 | 3,891 | $70,763 | $23,639 | Available |
| Sustainability Studies. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 3033 | 3,811 | $63,671 | $21,142 | Available |
| Biotechnology. Master's Degree | Master's Degree | 2612 | 4,265 | $77,073 | $21,113 | Available |
| Public Policy Analysis. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 4405 | 6,504 | $78,585 | $21,110 | Available |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 1405 | 13,203 | $94,057 | $22,978 | Available |
| Engineering-Related Fields. Master's Degree | Master's Degree | 1515 | 6,628 | $103,234 | $24,379 | Available |
| Physical Sciences, General. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 4001 | 3,131 | $52,950 | $11,856 | Available |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 1603 | 2,343 | $43,395 | $20,513 | Available |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 2611 | 3,044 | $97,805 | $18,108 | Available |
| Chemical Engineering. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 1407 | 12,258 | $97,845 | $23,171 | Available |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 0302 | 3,044 | $54,812 | $25,053 | Available |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 0409 | 8,298 | $71,598 | $26,150 | Available |
| Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education. Graduate/Professional Certificate | Graduate/Professional Certificate | 1302 | 1,968 | $65,940 | $19,055 | Available |
| Social Sciences, Other. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 4599 | 2,101 | $53,551 | $24,133 | Available |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other. Doctoral Degree | Doctoral Degree | 2699 | 4,108 | $72,590 | $20,966 | Available |
| Architecture. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 0402 | 4,822 | $64,581 | $26,489 | Available |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 1414 | 2,856 | $79,772 | $23,244 | Available |
| Engineering, Other. Master's Degree | Master's Degree | 1499 | 3,127 | $102,477 | $23,048 | Available |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics. Doctoral Degree | Doctoral Degree | 4002 | 1,427 | $55,114 | $23,514 | Available |
| Engineering Physics. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 1412 | 952 | $83,324 | $24,656 | Available |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 1604 | 503 | $40,738 | $5,500 | Available |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 0403 | 2,213 | $68,032 | $22,851 | Available |
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 1199 | 1,847 | $65,307 | $22,485 | Available |
| Apparel and Textiles. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 1909 | 3,097 | $53,707 | $23,855 | Available |
| Behavioral Sciences. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 3017 | 4,352 | $49,658 | $25,399 | Available |
| Urban Studies/Affairs. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 4512 | 1,474 | $61,753 | $21,784 | Available |
| Psychology, Other. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 4299 | 2,728 | $61,361 | $18,109 | Available |
| Computational Science. Doctoral Degree | Doctoral Degree | 3030 | 1,409 | $126,807 | $27,000 | Available |
| Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering. Master's Degree | Master's Degree | 1442 | 1,229 | $109,830 | $22,354 | Available |
| Visual and Performing Arts, Other. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 5099 | 980 | $37,287 | $24,667 | Available |
| Engineering Science. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 1413 | 1,352 | $91,609 | $18,090 | Available |
| English Language and Literature/Letters, Other. Master's Degree | Master's Degree | 2399 | 984 | $40,953 | $23,830 | Available |
| Manufacturing Engineering. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 1436 | 945 | $88,963 | $22,863 | Available |
| Cognitive Science. Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 3025 | 2,873 | $79,754 | $18,092 | Available |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other. Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 1699 | 527 | $47,188 | $24,718 | Available |
| Science, Technology and Society. Graduate/Professional Certificate | Graduate/Professional Certificate | 3015 | 997 | $70,616 | $19,946 | Available |
| Materials Sciences. Doctoral Degree | Doctoral Degree | 4010 | 658 | $111,083 | $24,750 | Available |
| Environmental Design. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 0404 | 772 | $54,503 | $21,174 | Available |
| Medieval and Renaissance Studies. Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 3013 | 129 | Not available | Not available | Not available |
| Physical Sciences, Other. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 4099 | 501 | $63,637 | $22,682 | Available |
| Systems Science and Theory. Master's Degree | Master's Degree | 3006 | 943 | $88,758 | $23,580 | Available |
| Construction Engineering. Graduate/Professional Certificate | Graduate/Professional Certificate | 1433 | 919 | $92,384 | $24,217 | Available |
| Human Computer Interaction. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 3031 | 2,060 | $108,489 | $25,739 | Available |
| Mathematics and Statistics, Other. Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 2799 | 619 | $95,471 | $22,411 | Available |
| Operations Research. Master's Degree | Master's Degree | 1437 | 1,491 | $127,153 | $16,833 | Available |
| Nanotechnology. Master's Degree | Master's Degree | 1516 | 108 | Not available | Not available | Not available |
| Engineering Mechanics. Master's Degree | Master's Degree | 1411 | 262 | $94,467 | $26,966 | Available |
| Biopsychology. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 3010 | 236 | $46,694 | $22,125 | Available |
| Biological/Biosystems Engineering. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 1445 | 477 | $85,243 | $20,633 | Available |
| Electromechanical Engineering. Master's Degree | Master's Degree | 1441 | 60 | $100,012 | $31,000 | Available |
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA
Private nonprofitBachelor'sMain campus
Snapshot
Average net price Average annual price after grant and scholarship aid for the reporting cohort.
$31,944 Annual average after aid AvailableGraduation rate Cohort-based completion measure; it may not describe every student pathway.
94.1% 150% time AvailableAdmission rate Share of applicants admitted; not an individual admissions probability.
11.7% Where reported AvailableStudent size Undergraduate certificate/degree-seeking enrollment.
7,304 Undergraduate enrollment AvailableMedian debt Median debt for a defined borrower/completer cohort.
$20,250 Completers / borrowers AvailableRetention rate Share of first-time students who returned the following year.
98% First-year return AvailableCost
⌄Net price, aid, debt, and repayment
Admissions
⌄Application info and selectivity
Outcomes
⌄Graduation, retention, earnings
Student Body
⌄Enrollment and demographics
Programs
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