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Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA. 340 fields, verified each cycle. from the Department of Education, the Common Data Set and the school's own bulletin, not scraped once and forgotten.

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“Boston is the campus, for better and worse. No quad to sit on, no bubble to stay in. I loved it.”

Alum, 2024, College of Communication

“I was in a lab the second semester of sophomore year. Professors answer email here.”

Junior, Engineering

“The education is worth it. The cost is not the number on the website.”

Sophomore, College of Arts and Sciences

“Consulting and finance firms recruit through Questrom. Three internships before senior year.”

Senior, Questrom

“Four years of guaranteed housing in a city this expensive is the underrated benefit.”

Senior, College of Arts and Sciences

“Sixty of my sixty four credits transferred. Get the agreement in writing first.”

Transfer, 2025, Engineering
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“My funding package covered five years. That decision was made for me before I arrived, and it changed everything.”

Doctoral candidate, Biology

“The clinical placements are in Boston hospitals. You are working with patients in your first year.”

Second year, Medicine

“My advisor has eleven students. Ask how many before you accept an offer anywhere.”

Doctoral candidate, Economics

“The part time law option let me keep working. Four years instead of three, no debt.”

Third year, Law

“Teaching load is two sections a term. Budget for that when you plan your dissertation timeline.”

Doctoral candidate, English

“Master of Public Health placement was strong. Career services is thinner than the undergraduate side.”

Alum, 2025, Public Health
4.1 ★★★★ 2,840 student reviews
4.3 ★★★★ 1,120 graduate reviews
Private, 4 yearPittsburgh, PA7,304 undergraduates2025-2026 cycle
Private, doctoralBoston, MA15,200 graduate students196 programs

Acceptance rate

11.7%

2025-2026

SAT middle 50%

1500-1570

Required for some

ACT middle 50%

34-35

Composite

Average net price

$31,944

After grants

Graduation rate

94%

Within six years

Acceptance rate

28%

34,100 applied, 9,500 admitted

Median undergraduate GPA

3.5

Across all master's programs

Funded doctoral offers

94%

Five year package, tuition and stipend

Average net cost

$41,800

Master's, after aid and assistantships

Completion rate

82%

Doctoral, within eight years

Deadlines

Early Decision (ED) November 3, 2025
Regular Decision (RD) January 5, 2026

Requirements

Application platform Common App
Application fee $75
Test scores Required for some programs
Writing supplement Required
Counselor recommendation Required
Teacher evaluations 1
Supplemental prompt 100 words Have you taken or do you plan to take an American Mathematics Competition (AMC) test, American Invitational Mathematics Exam (AIME) or American Online Invitational Mathematics Exam (AOIME)? If so what did you score?
Supplemental prompt 300 words Most students choose their intended major or area of study based on a passion or inspiration that's developed over time – what passion or inspiration led you to choose this area of study?
Supplemental prompt 300 words Many students pursue college for a specific degree, career opportunity or personal goal. Whichever it may be, learning will be critical to achieve your ultimate goal. As you think ahead to the process of learning during your college years, how will you define a successful college experience?
Supplemental prompt 300 words Consider your application as a whole. What do you personally want to emphasize about your application for the admission committee's consideration? Highlight something that's important to you or something you haven't had a chance to share. Tell us, don't show us (no websites please).
Supplemental prompt 50 words Who will you ask for recommendation letters? Teachers: 1 required, 1 more optional. Other recommenders: up to 1 optional. List only.

Where Carnegie Mellon University stands on AI

The school's published guidance, in plain terms. The line is authorship, not tooling.

The line

AI only as a surface-level writing aid, never for content.

Allowed

Grammar and spelling checks, structural and vocabulary suggestions

Not allowed

Using AI to generate the essay's core content or replace your voice

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