Carnegie Mellon University Teaching Programs

Carnegie Mellon University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

Where Is Carnegie Mellon University?

Contact details for Carnegie Mellon are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890
Phone:	412-268-2000
Website:	www.cmu.edu

How Do I Get Into Carnegie Mellon?

You can apply to Carnegie Mellon online at: admission.enrollment.cmu.edu/pages/apply-now

Admission Requirements for Carnegie Mellon

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Considered but not required
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Required
Recommendations	Required
SAT or ACT Scores	Considered but not required
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Carnegie Mellon?

With an acceptance rate of 14%, Carnegie Mellon is one of the most selective schools in the country. If the admissions department requests additional materials, be sure to submit them promptly. This could be a sign that you're on the border line of being accepted or denied.

Approximately 48% of accepted students are men and 52% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 11%, and the acceptance rate for women is 18%.

Average Test Scores

About 48% of students accepted to Carnegie Mellon submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 710 and 760. Math scores were between 770 and 800.

Carnegie Mellon received ACT scores from 22% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 34 and 36. Math scores were between 33 and 36. Composite scores were between 33 and 35.

Can I Afford Carnegie Mellon University?

The overall average net price of Carnegie Mellon is $57,606. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Carnegie Mellon, approximately 37% of students took out student loans averaging $7,148 a year. That adds up to $28,592 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Carnegie Mellon is 0.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Carnegie Mellon University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 6,932 undergraduate students at Carnegie Mellon, with 6,743 being full-time and 189 being part-time.

There are also 8,125 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 6,743 full-time undergraduates at Carnegie Mellon, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Carnegie Mellon University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	2,266
Black or African American	262
Hispanic or Latino	661
White	1,572
International Students	1,228
Other Races/Ethnicities	754

Geographic Diversity

Pennsylvania students aren't the only ones who study at Carnegie Mellon University. At this time, 45 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 102 countries are represented at Carnegie Mellon. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

Online Learning at Carnegie Mellon University

In 2020-2021, 4,666 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Carnegie Mellon has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of Carnegie Mellon

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Carnegie Mellon University was -23.8%. This is the #1,424 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Carnegie Mellon regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Daderot under License

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