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.

Carnegie Mellon University Rankings

According to our 2023 analysis, Carnegie Mellon is ranked #16 out of 758 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This lands it a coveted spot in the top 5% of all colleges and universities in the country. Out of the 50 colleges in Pennsylvania, it is ranked at #3.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Carnegie Mellon has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#8	Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#11	Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#11	Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Carnegie Mellon.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#1	Best Computer Systems Networking Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#1	Most Popular Computer Systems Networking Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#3	Most Popular Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#4	Best Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#4	Best Computer Software Applications Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#7	Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#7	Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#7	Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#15	Best Value Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#40	Most Popular Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Carnegie Mellon has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#1	Best Information Technology Schools	College Factual
#2	Best Computer Information Systems Schools	College Factual
#2	Best Computer Software & Applications Schools	College Factual
#2	Best Computer Systems Networking Schools	College Factual
#7	Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools	College Factual
#12	Best Schools	Course Advisor

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/
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/carnegiemellonu
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/carnegiemellon

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 17%, 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 47% of accepted students are men and 53% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 13%, and the acceptance rate for women is 23%.

Average Test Scores

About 76% 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 700 and 760. Math scores were between 760 and 800.

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

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 41% of students took out student loans averaging $6,601 a year. That adds up to $26,404 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Carnegie Mellon is 0.7%. 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 6,622 undergraduate students at Carnegie Mellon, with 6,341 being full-time and 281 being part-time.

There are also 6,897 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 6,341 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	2,201
Black or African American	250
Hispanic or Latino	587
White	1,568
International Students	1,038
Other Races/Ethnicities	697

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 2019-2020, 431 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 Affordability Rankings of Carnegie Mellon

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Carnegie Mellon University was $58,810 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Carnegie Mellon is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Information Technology	#64	#64

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 #1,479 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%.

Carnegie Mellon University Computer Science Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Information Technology	42	438	15	495
Computer Science	247	63	30	340
Artificial Intelligence	16	126	26	168
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	0	94	0	94
Computer & IS Security	0	79	0	79
Computer Graphics	0	74	0	74
Information Technology Management	0	60	0	60
Other Computer & Information Sciences	8	27	3	38
Information Technology Project Management	0	38	0	38
Other Computer Programming	0	0	0	0
Other Computer Software & Media Applications	0	0	0	0
Other Computer & Information Sciences & Support Services, Other	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	313	999	74	1,386

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.