Carnegie Mellon University

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• 5000 Forbes Ave
  Pittsburgh , PA 15213-3890
  (412) 268-2000
  http://www.cmu.edu/
  

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  Setting

  Large city

  Enrollment

  11,340

  Full time

  10,139

  Part time

  1,201

  Men full time

  6,312

  Women full time

  3,827

  Carnegie Mellon University More Information

  Type of School

  Four or more years , Private not-for-profit

  Religious affiliation

  None

  Highest degree offered

  Doctor's degree - other

  Calendar

  Semester

  Distance learning opportunities

  Yes

• Carnegie Mellon University Admission Basics

  Admissions office phone number

  -

  Open admission policy

  No

  Undergraduate Application fee

  $70

  Applied

  15,496

  Admitted

  5,164

  Enrolled

  1,486

  Admitted %

  33%

  Carnegie Mellon University Admission factors

  Admission test scores

  Required

  Secondary school GPA

  Required

  Secondary school rank

  Neither required nor recommended

  Secondary school record

  Required

  TOEFL

  Required

  Completion of college preparatory program

  Recommended

  Recommendations

  Required

  Formal demonstration of competencies

  Required

  Carnegie Mellon University Admission statistics

  Students submitting SAT

  94%

  SAT 1 Verbal 25^th percentile score

  620

  SAT 1 Verbal 75^th percentile score

  720

  SAT 1 Math 25^th percentile score

  680

  SAT 1 Math 75^th percentile score

  780

  Students submitting ACT

  30%

  ACT Composite 25^th percentile score

  29

  ACT Composite 75^th percentile score

  33

  Carnegie Mellon University Diversity

  American Indian/Alaskan Native

  -

  Asian/Pacific Islander

  -

  Black/Non-Hispanic

  -

  Hispanic

  -

  White/Non-Hispanic

  -

  Non-Resident Alien

  29%

  Race/ethnicity unknown

  9%

• Carnegie Mellon University Cost

  In-State Tuition, Full-time Undergraduates

  $42,136

  Out-of-state Tuition, Full-time Undergraduates

  $42,136

  Books and Supplies

  $1,000

  On-campus room and board

  $10,750

  Off-campus room and board

  -

  Carnegie Mellon University Financial Aid

  Students Receiving Aid

  67%

  Receiving Federal Grants

  14% , $7,608 on average

  Receiving Institutional Aid

  58% , $21,486 on average

  Receiving Student Loans

  41% , $6,771 on average

• Carnegie Mellon University Programs & Majors

  Graduates in 2009/2010 academic year.

  Architecture and Related Services	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  Architecture	33	3	0
  Architecture and Related Services, Other	0	16	4
  City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning	0	0	0
  Environmental Design/Architecture	0	0	0
  Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  Central/Middle and Eastern European Studies	0	0	0
  European Studies/Civilization	0	0	0
  Russian Studies	0	0	0
  Biological and Biomedical Sciences	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other	0	0	0
  Biology/Biological Sciences, General	70	4	5
  Biometry/Biometrics	3	14	1
  Biophysics	0	0	0
  Biotechnology	0	14	0
  Neurobiology and Anatomy	0	2	0
  Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  Accounting	0	2	1
  Actuarial Science	2	95	0
  Business Administration and Management, General	36	314	0
  Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other	0	3	2
  Business/Managerial Economics	0	5	3
  E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce	0	0	0
  Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations, Other	0	1	1
  Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	7	0	0
  Finance, General	55	2	2
  Human Resources Management and Services, Other	0	0	3
  Information Resources Management/CIO Training	5	0	0
  International Business/Trade/Commerce	3	0	0
  Management Information Systems, General	0	6	0
  Management Science, General	0	0	0
  Marketing/Marketing Management, General	23	2	2
  Operations Management and Supervision	7	8	0
  Organizational Behavior Studies	0	3	1
  Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia	1	0	0
  Journalism	0	0	0
  Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  Artificial Intelligence and Robotics	0	36	16
  Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other	0	7	0
  Computer and Information Sciences, Other	2	7	0
  Computer and Information Systems Security	0	86	0
  Computer Graphics	0	61	0
  Computer Science	162	14	25
  Computer/Information Technology Services Administration andManagement, Other	0	9	0
  Information Science/Studies	0	0	0
  Information Technology	0	252	4
  System Administration/Administrator	0	55	0
  Engineering	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  Biomedical/Medical Engineering	0	4	5
  Chemical Engineering	71	31	15
  Civil Engineering, General	38	3	0
  Civil Engineering, Other	0	53	9
  Computer Engineering, Other	0	73	0
  Computer Software Engineering	0	98	3
  Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	181	152	53
  Engineering Mechanics	0	3	1
  Engineering Physics	0	0	0
  Engineering, General	0	5	8
  Engineering, Other	0	3	2
  Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	0	0	1
  Industrial Engineering	0	0	0
  Materials Science	0	0	0
  Mechanical Engineering	97	50	12
  Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering	0	31	14
  Operations Research	12	3	4
  Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  Engineering Technology, General	0	14	0
  English Language and Literature/Letters	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  Creative Writing	14	0	0
  English Language and Literature, General	6	0	0
  English Language and Literature/Letters, Other	0	16	4
  Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing	12	18	0
  Rhetoric and Composition	0	7	1
  Foreign languages, literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  Chinese Language and Literature	2	0	0
  Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General	0	0	0
  Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other	0	0	3
  French Language and Literature	1	0	0
  German Language and Literature	1	0	0
  Japanese Language and Literature	3	0	0
  Linguistics	6	0	0
  Russian Language and Literature	0	0	0
  Spanish Language and Literature	1	0	0
  Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  Health and Medical Administrative Services, Other	1	0	0
  Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	0	0	2
  Health/Health Care Administration/Management	0	51	0
  Medical Informatics	0	0	0
  History	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  History, General	0	5	3
  History, Other	10	0	0
  Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other	0	0	0
  Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	20	0	0
  Mathematics and Statistics	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  Applied Mathematics	0	0	0
  Applied Mathematics, Other	0	0	0
  Computational Mathematics	2	3	1
  Financial Mathematics	5	0	0
  Mathematical Statistics and Probability	1	0	0
  Mathematics and Statistics, Other	4	0	0
  Mathematics, General	18	9	1
  Statistics, General	10	8	5
  Statistics, Other	15	0	1
  Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  Behavioral Sciences	2	1	3
  Biopsychology	0	0	0
  Cognitive Science	5	0	0
  Cultural Resource Management and Policy Analysis	3	0	1
  International/Global Studies	2	0	0
  Neuroscience	4	0	0
  Science, Technology and Society	0	0	0
  Systems Science and Theory	84	0	0
  Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  Environmental Science	0	0	0
  Environmental Studies	0	0	0
  Natural Resources Management and Policy	0	0	0
  Philosophy and Religious Studies	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  Applied and Professional Ethics	11	0	0
  Logic	1	8	0
  Philosophy	4	1	0
  Physical Sciences	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  Astrophysics	2	0	0
  Chemical Physics	0	0	0
  Chemistry, General	54	9	15
  Physical Sciences	0	0	0
  Physical Sciences, Other	0	0	0
  Physics, General	29	7	7
  Physics, Other	0	0	0
  Polymer Chemistry	0	0	0
  Psychology	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology	2	0	0
  Psychology, General	20	1	5
  Psychology, Other	0	0	0
  Public Administration and Social Service Professions	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  Public Administration	0	44	0
  Public Policy Analysis	17	126	1
  Social Sciences	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  Economics, General	45	0	0
  Economics, Other	0	3	0
  International Economics	0	0	0
  International Relations and Affairs	0	0	0
  Political Science and Government, General	4	0	0
  Social Sciences, Other	0	0	0
  Sociology	0	0	0
  Visual and Performing Arts	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  Art/Art Studies, General	33	2	0
  Arts Management	0	0	0
  Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management, General	0	30	0
  Conducting	0	0	0
  Design and Applied Arts, Other	0	2	0
  Design and Visual Communications, General	15	0	0
  Directing and Theatrical Production	0	3	0
  Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General	48	1	0
  Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Other	0	7	0
  Film/Cinema Studies	0	0	0
  Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other	0	0	0
  Game and Interactive Media Design	0	6	0
  Industrial Design	22	0	0
  Intermedia/Multimedia	0	0	0
  Jazz/Jazz Studies	0	0	0
  Music Pedagogy	0	1	0
  Music Performance, General	8	21	0
  Music Theory and Composition	4	2	0
  Music, General	0	0	0
  Music, Other	1	0	0
  Musicology and Ethnomusicology	0	0	0
  Piano and Organ	0	0	0
  Playwriting and Screenwriting	0	6	0
  Theatre/Theatre Arts Management	0	14	0
  Violin, Viola, Guitar and Other Stringed Instruments	4	6	0
  Visual and Performing Arts, Other	0	0	0
  Voice and Opera	7	1	0

• Carnegie Mellon University Deadlines

  Regular Admissions

  Regular application deadline

  January 1

  Priority application deadline

  -

  Fall application deadline

  January 1

  SAT Reasoning / ACT scores due

  January 1

  SAT Subject score report due

  January 1

  College will notify student by

  April 15

  Student must reply to acceptance by

  May 1

  Deadline for housing deposit

  May 1

  Financial Aid

  Financial aid priority deadline

  February 15

  Financial aid deadline

  -

  College will notify student of financial aid decisions on or about

  -

  Student must reply to financial aid decision by

  -

  Early Decision/Action

  Early decision deadline

  November 1

  College will notify student of early decision by

  December 15

  Early action deadline

  -

  College will notify student of early action by

  -

  Transfer Students

  Transfer priority application deadline

  March 1

  Transfer priority financial aid deadline

  -

  Transfer application closing date

  -

  Transfer deadline for filing financial aid forms

  -

  College will notify student of transfer decision by

  -

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