Carnegie Mellon University Computer Science Programs

Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Carnegie Mellon University is a private not-for-profit institution. 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

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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	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Carnegie Mellon?

The acceptance rate at Carnegie Mellon is 11%, which means the school is highly selective when deciding who will be admitted and who won't. Even if you have great grades and test scores, that may not be enough. So be sure to look for ways to make your application memorable.

Approximately 48% of accepted students are men and 52% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 9%, and the acceptance rate for women is 15%.

Average Test Scores

About 51% 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 720 and 770. Math scores were between 770 and 800.

Carnegie Mellon received ACT scores from 20% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 33 and 36. Math scores were between 34 and 0. Composite scores were between 34 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

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. 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.

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 2022-2023, 3,246 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.

Carnegie Mellon University Computer Science Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Information Technology	58	1	521	13	593
Computer Science	255	0	81	28	364
Artificial Intelligence	38	0	114	33	185
Computer & IS Security	0	0	70	0	70
Information Technology Management	0	0	69	0	69
Computer Graphics	0	0	42	0	42
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	0	0	37	0	37
Information Technology Project Management	0	0	30	0	30
Other Computer & Information Sciences	4	0	13	7	24
Human-Centered Technology Design	0	0	19	0	19
Other Computer & Information Sciences & Support Services, Other	0	0	0	2	2
Modeling, Virtual Environments & Simulation	1	0	0	0	1
Other Computer Programming	0	0	0	0	0
Other Computer Software & Media Applications	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	356	1	996	83	1,436

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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