Carnegie Mellon University — Pittsburgh, United States

About Carnegie Mellon University

Andrew Carnegie founded the Carnegie Technical Schools in Pittsburgh in 1900 to give vocational training to working-class families. The school became the Carnegie Institute of Technology in 1912 and began granting degrees, and in 1967 it merged with the Mellon Institute of Industrial Research to form Carnegie Mellon University. It is a private research university with campuses in Pittsburgh and abroad, including Qatar.

Computer science and robotics
Engineering
Fine and performing arts
Public policy and business

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At a glance

Students: 16,582
International: 19.1%
Students per teacher: 5:1
Founded: 1900
Type: Private
Campus: Urban
Endowment: $3.1B
Motto: My heart is in the work (English original)

Pittsburgh, United States40.441, -79.996

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Rankings

QSQS#55World · 2027Source
THETHE#24World · 2026Source
CWURCWUR#94World · 2026United States #46Source
ARWUARWU101-150World · 2026Source
NCSES HERDNCSES HERD#71United States and outlying areas · Total R&D expenditures · 2024Source
URAPURAP#353World · 2025United States #68Source

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Admissions & how to apply

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Pay the application fee ($75).

Application fee

Per application$75Source

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Costs & aid

International tuition$62,260per year · 2023

Fees$1,014
Room & board2023$17,468

US net price$35,780

What US families pay after grants, by household income. International students usually pay the full price.

<$30k$14,468
$30–48k$4,293
$48–75k$17,816
$75–110k$24,455
>$110k$56,003

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Programmes

192 programmes

Information TechnologyMaster’s · 703 graduates 2025
Electrical and Electronics EngineeringMaster’s · 374 graduates 2025
Management ScienceMaster’s · 297 graduates 2025
Computer ScienceBachelor’s · 280 graduates 2025
Electrical and Electronics EngineeringBachelor’s · 247 graduates 2025
Computer Software EngineeringMaster’s · 227 graduates 2025
Business Administration and Management, GeneralBachelor’s · 191 graduates 2025
Mechanical EngineeringMaster’s · 185 graduates 2025
Artificial IntelligenceMaster’s · 151 graduates 2025
Statistics, GeneralBachelor’s · 126 graduates 2025
Systems Science and TheoryBachelor’s · 124 graduates 2025
Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information AssuranceMaster’s · 114 graduates 2025

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Campus & media

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Outcomes

Admit rate: 11.7%
SAT average: 1546
ACT middle: 34
Graduate in 4 years: 78.9%
Graduate in 6 years: 94.3%
Return after year one: 98%
Pell grant students: 19.2%
Students with federal loans: 32%
Median debt: $19,000

Median earnings after starting

1 year$88,761
6 years$102,216
10 years$125,257

Student body

Women50%
Men50%

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