Carnegie Mellon University
5000 Forbes AvenuePittsburgh, PA 15213
(412) 268-2000
Quick Facts
Enrollment: 13799
Type: Private nonprofit 4-year or above
Main Website: www.cmu.edu/
Financial Aid: financial aid link
Annual Costs
Tuition and fees: $49,022.00
Total Cost In-State On-Campus: $63,822.00
Total Cost Out-State On-Campus: $63,822.00
Quick links: Admissions | Test Scoring | Financial Aid | Degrees | Majors | Scholarships
Test Scoring
| 25th Percentile* | 75th Percentile* | |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Critical Reading | 640 | 740 |
| SAT Math | 700 | 800 |
| SAT Writing | 660 | 760 |
| ACT Composite | 30 | 34 |
| ACT English | 30 | 35 |
| ACT Math | 31 | 35 |
| ACT Writing |
*Click here for an explanation of 25th and 75th Percentile scoring.
Financial Aid
| Percentage of students receiving any financial aid | 70% |
| Percentage of students receiving Federal Grants | 13% |
| Average Federal Grant | $7,219.00 |
| State Aid | |
|---|---|
| Percentage of students receiving state aid | 4% |
| Average state aid | $2,608.00 |
| Institutional Aid | |
|---|---|
| Percentage of students receiving institutional aid | 54% |
| Average institutional aid | $22,517.00 |
| Student Loans | |
|---|---|
| Percentage of students receiving a student loan | 36% |
| Average student loan | $8,740.00 |
- Degrees
- BACHELOR'S DEGREE
- POSTBACCALAUREATE CERTIFICATE
- MASTER'S DEGREE
- POST-MASTER'S CERTIFICATE
- DOCTOR’S DEGREE - RESEARCH/SCHOLARSHIP
- POSTBACCALAUREATE CERTIFICATE
- Majors
- Accounting
- Actuarial Science
- Applied and Professional Ethics
- Architecture
- Architecture and Related Services
- Art/art Studies
- Artificial Intelligence
- Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management
- Astrophysics
- Behavioral Sciences
- Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
- Biological and Biomedical Sciences
- Biology/Biological Sciences
- Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology
- Biometry/Biometrics
- Biophysics
- Biopsychology
- Biotechnology
- Business Administration and Management
- Business Administration, Management and Operations
- Business/Managerial Economics
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemical Physics
- Chemistry
- Chinese Language and Literature
- City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning
- Civil Engineering
- Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
- Cognitive Science
- Computational Mathematics
- Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
- Computer and Information Sciences, Other
- Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance
- Computer Graphics
- Computer Science
- Computer Software Engineering
- Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management
- Conducting
- Construction Engineering
- Costume Design
- Creative Writing
- Design and Applied Arts
- Design and Visual Communications
- Digital Arts
- Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
- Directing and Theatrical Production
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
- Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
- Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
- Economics
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering
- Engineering
- Engineering Design
- Engineering Mechanics
- Engineering Physics/Applied Physics
- Engineering Science
- Engineering Technologies and Engineering-related Fields
- Engineering Technology
- English Language and Literature
- English Language and Literature/Letters
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
- Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
- Environmental Design/Architecture
- Environmental Science
- Environmental Studies
- Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
- European Studies/Civilization
- Film/Cinema/Video Studies
- Finance
- Financial Mathematics
- Fine Arts and art Studies
- Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
- French Language and Literature
- Game and Interactive Media Design
- German Language and Literature
- Graphic Design
- Health and Medical Administrative Services
- Health/Health Care Administration/Management
- History
- Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
- Industrial and Product Design
- Information Resources Management
- Information Science/Studies
- Information Technology
- Information Technology Project Management
- Intermedia/Multimedia
- International Business/Trade/Commerce
- International Economics
- International Relations and Affairs
- International/Global Studies
- Investments and Securities
- Japanese Language and Literature
- Jazz/Jazz Studies
- Journalism
- Keyboard Instruments
- Learning Sciences
- Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities
- Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
- Linguistics
- Logic
- Management Information Systems
- Management Information Systems and Services
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
- Marketing/Marketing Management
- Materials Science
- Mathematical Statistics and Probability
- Mathematics
- Mathematics and Statistics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
- Multicultural Education
- Music
- Music Pedagogy
- Music Performance
- Music Technology
- Music Theory and Composition
- Musicology and Ethnomusicology
- Natural Resources Management and Policy
- Neurobiology and Anatomy
- Neurobiology and Neurosciences
- Neuroscience
- Operations Management and Supervision
- Operations Research
- Organizational Behavior Studies
- Philosophy
- Physical Sciences
- Physics
- Playwriting and Screenwriting
- Polymer Chemistry
- Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing
- Psychology
- Public Administration
- Public Policy Analysis
- Rhetoric and Composition
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
- Russian Language and Literature
- Russian, Central European, East European and Eurasian Studies
- Science, Technology and Society
- Social Sciences
- Spanish Language and Literature
- Statistics
- Stringed Instruments
- Systems Science and Theory
- Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology
- Theatre/Theatre Arts Management
- Theoretical and Mathematical Physics
- Visual and Performing Arts
- Voice and Opera
- Actuarial Science
Carnegie Mellon University Scholarships
Carnegie Mellon University, School of Art Scholarships
Scholarship for undergraduate students enrolled at Carnegie Mellon University-School of Art. Students must have financial need and be Scholastic Portfolio award winners. Due date and number of awards may vary. A FAFSA and a statement of purpose must be included with application packet. Renewable. Contact the university or Scholastic for more information and/or application. more...
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Osawa Family Scholarship for Study at Temple University Japan (TUJ)
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Connors Family Scholarship Endowment
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William Patrick McShea Endowed Scholarship
Annual award for undergraduate student attending Carlow College in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania full-time, enrolled in the Honors program and majoring in Humanities. Selection will be made by the Director of the Honors Program from list of applicants provided by the Financial Aid Office. Applicant must have demonstrated financial need. Award amount varies. Not automatically renewable. more...
John & Mary McShain Scholarship
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John J. & Joanne M. Durkin Dunn '54, Sr. Scholarship
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Dr. John Knox Hall, Jr. Scholarship Fund
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Floyd C. & Estelle C. Mourning Scholarship
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Alvin W. Wene Engineering Scholarship
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Ivin S. & Virginia D. Bear Fund Scholarship (B)
Scholarship for undergraduate students enrolled full-time at Shippensburg State University or Franklin and Marshall College. Students must have financial need. Deadlines and award amounts may vary. Contact the college's financial aid office or the Foundation for more information and/or application. more...