Carnegie Mellon University

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

  Setting

  Large city

  Enrollment

  6,047

  Full time

  5,989

  Part time

  58

  Men full time

  3,671

  Women full time

  2,318

  Region Campus Street View

  Mission Statement

  -

  Carnegie Mellon University More Information

  Type of School

  Four or more years , Private not-for-profit

  Religious affiliation

  None

  Highest degree offered

  Doctoral

  Calendar

  Semester

  Distance learning opportunities

  Yes

  Carnegie Mellon University Diversity

  American Indian/Alaskan Native

  1%

  Asian/Pacific Islander

  23%

  Black/Non-Hispanic

  6%

  Hispanic

  5%

  White/Non-Hispanic

  40%

  Non-Resident Alien

  13%

  Race/ethnicity unknown

  12%

  Enrollment statistics are for a 12-month period as of 2007.

• Carnegie Mellon University Admission Basics

  Admissions office phone number

  -

  Open admission policy

  No

  Undergraduate Application fee

  $65

  Applied

  22,356

  Admitted

  6,259

  Enrolled

  1,416

  Admitted %

  28%

  Carnegie Mellon University Admission factors

  Admission test scores

  Required

  Secondary school GPA

  Required

  Secondary school rank

  Required

  Secondary school record

  Required

  TOEFL

  Required

  Completion of college preparatory program

  Required

  Recommendations

  Required

  Formal demonstration of competencies

  Required

  Carnegie Mellon University Admission statistics

  Students submitting SAT

  98%

  SAT 1 Verbal 25^th percentile score

  610

  SAT 1 Verbal 75^th percentile score

  710

  SAT 1 Math 25^th percentile score

  680

  SAT 1 Math 75^th percentile score

  780

  Students submitting ACT

  20%

  ACT Composite 25^th percentile score

  28

  ACT Composite 75^th percentile score

  32

• Carnegie Mellon University Cost

  In-State Tuition, Full-time Undergraduates

  $37,354

  Out-of-state Tuition, Full-time Undergraduates

  $37,354

  Books and Supplies

  $966

  On-campus room and board

  $9,660

  Off-campus room and board

  -

  Carnegie Mellon University Financial Aid

  Students Receiving Aid

  65%

  Receiving Federal Grants

  12% , $6,200 on average

  Receiving Institutional Aid

  57% , $17,437 on average

  Receiving Student Loans

  42% , $6,622 on average

• Carnegie Mellon University Programs & Majors

  Graduates in 2007/2008 academic year.

  Architecture and Related Services	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  Architecture	35	2	0
  Architecture and Related Services, Other	1	6	3
  City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning	0	2	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
  Biological and Biomedical Sciences	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other	0	0	0
  Biology/Biological Sciences, General	76	3	8
  Biometry/Biometrics	1	4	0
  Biophysics	1	0	0
  Biotechnology	0	2	0
  Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  Accounting	0	2	3
  Business Administration and Management, General	59	259	0
  Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other	1	0	0
  Business/Managerial Economics	0	4	5
  E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce	0	0	0
  Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations, Other	0	0	0
  Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	6	0	0
  Finance and Financial Management Services, Other	4	75	0
  Finance, General	51	1	3
  Information Resources Management/CIO Training	3	0	0
  International Business/Trade/Commerce	4	0	0
  Management Information Systems, General	0	11	2
  Management Science, General	0	1	2
  Marketing/Marketing Management, General	17	2	2
  Operations Management and Supervision	3	7	5
  Organizational Behavior Studies	0	2	1
  Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  Communication and Media Studies, Other	18	0	0
  Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects	0	68	0
  Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  Artificial Intelligence and Robotics	0	44	31
  Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other	0	0	0
  Computer and Information Sciences, Other	0	0	0
  Computer and Information Systems Security	0	25	0
  Computer Science	135	10	22
  Computer/Information Technology Services Administration andManagement, Other	0	1	0
  Information Science/Studies	0	56	2
  Information Technology	0	245	9
  Education	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	0	0	0
  Engineering	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  Biomedical/Medical Engineering	0	2	5
  Chemical Engineering	58	13	18
  Civil Engineering, General	36	36	6
  Civil Engineering, Other	0	0	0
  Computer Engineering, Other	0	0	0
  Computer Software Engineering	0	145	3
  Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	127	134	38
  Engineering, General	0	3	10
  Engineering, Other	0	0	0
  Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	0	2	2
  Geological/Geophysical Engineering	0	0	0
  Industrial Engineering	0	0	0
  Materials Engineering	0	0	0
  Materials Science	19	18	16
  Mechanical Engineering	115	29	13
  Operations Research	7	0	0
  Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology	0	0	0
  English Language and Literature/Letters	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  Creative Writing	14	0	0
  English Language and Literature, General	7	0	0
  English Language and Literature/Letters, Other	0	25	0
  Speech and Rhetorical Studies	0	11	2
  Technical and Business Writing	12	11	0
  Foreign languages, literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  Chinese Language and Literature	0	0	0
  Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other	0	1	2
  French Language and Literature	2	0	0
  German Language and Literature	1	0	0
  Japanese Language and Literature	3	0	0
  Linguistics	0	0	0
  Spanish Language and Literature	2	0	0
  Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  Health/Health Care Administration/Management	0	40	0
  Medical Informatics	0	0	0
  History	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  History, General	0	6	1
  History, Other	11	0	0
  Public/Applied History and Archival Administration	0	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	16	0	0
  Mathematics and Statistics	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  Applied Mathematics	0	0	0
  Applied Mathematics, Other	0	0	0
  Computational Mathematics	7	0	1
  Mathematical Statistics and Probability	3	0	0
  Mathematics and Statistics, Other	7	0	0
  Mathematics, General	21	2	4
  Statistics, General	9	12	1
  Statistics, Other	0	0	0
  Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  Behavioral Sciences	15	3	0
  Biopsychology	0	0	0
  Cognitive Science	9	0	0
  Mathematics and Computer Science	0	0	0
  Science, Technology and Society	0	0	0
  Systems Science and Theory	54	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
  Ethics	6	0	0
  Logic	3	5	2
  Philosophy	2	0	0
  Physical Sciences	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  Astrophysics	4	0	0
  Chemical Physics	0	0	0
  Chemistry, General	43	7	12
  Physical Sciences	1	0	0
  Physical Sciences, Other	0	0	0
  Physics, General	30	10	13
  Physics, Other	0	0	0
  Polymer Chemistry	0	0	0
  Psychology	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics	0	0	0
  Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology	3	0	0
  Psychology, General	36	2	6
  Psychology, Other	0	2	0
  Public Administration and Social Service Professions	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  Public Administration	0	46	0
  Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other	0	0	0
  Public Policy Analysis	23	118	2
  Science Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  Science Technologies/Technicians, Other	0	0	0
  Social Sciences	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  Anthropology, Other	0	0	0
  Economics, General	35	0	0
  Economics, Other	0	0	1
  International Economics	0	0	0
  International Relations and Affairs	0	0	0
  Political Science and Government, General	12	0	0
  Social Sciences, General	0	0	0
  Social Sciences, Other	0	1	0
  Sociology	0	0	1
  Visual and Performing Arts	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  Art/Art Studies, General	32	5	0
  Arts Management	0	34	0
  Conducting	0	1	0
  Design and Applied Arts, Other	0	15	0
  Design and Visual Communications, General	0	0	1
  Directing and Theatrical Production	0	3	0
  Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General	38	0	0
  Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Other	0	8	0
  Film/Cinema Studies	0	0	0
  Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other	0	0	0
  Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other	0	0	0
  Industrial Design	23	0	0
  Intermedia/Multimedia	0	0	0
  Music Pedagogy	0	0	0
  Music Performance, General	14	13	0
  Music Theory and Composition	2	4	0
  Music, General	0	1	0
  Music, Other	1	0	0
  Musicology and Ethnomusicology	0	0	0
  Piano and Organ	0	1	0
  Playwriting and Screenwriting	0	6	0
  Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology	0	0	0
  Theatre/Theatre Arts Management	0	5	0
  Violin, Viola, Guitar and Other Stringed Instruments	5	4	0
  Visual and Performing Arts, Other	0	0	0
  Voice and Opera	12	0	0

• Carnegie Mellon University Deadlines

  Early decision deadline

  Nov 1st

  Early action deadline

  -

  College will notify student of early decision by

  Dec 15th

  College will notify student of early action by

  -

  Priority application deadline

  -

  Financial aid priority deadline

  Feb 15th

  Regular application deadline

  Jan 1st

  Fall application deadline

  Jan 1st

  SAT Reasoning / ACT scores due

  Jan 1st

  SAT Subject score report due

  Jan 1st

  Financial aid deadline

  -

  Transfer priority application deadline

  Mar 1st

  Transfer priority financial aid deadline

  -

  Transfer application closing date

  -

  Transfer deadline for filing financial aid forms

  -

  College will notify student by

  Apr 15th

  College will notify student of transfer decision by

  -

  College will notify student of financial aid decisions on or about

  -

  Student must reply to acceptance by

  May 1st

  Student must reply to financial aid decision by

  -

  Deadline for housing deposit

  May 1st

• Carnegie Mellon University Admin Settings

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  Facebook Link

  -

  Twitter Username

  -

  Virtual Tour Link

  http://www.housing.cmu.edu/Tours/

  Enable Regional Events

  -

  Carnegie Mellon University Sports

  National Collegiate Athletic Association Membership

  Member of National Collegiate Athletic Association

  Football program

  -

  Basketball program

  -

  Baseball program

  -

  Cross country/track program

  -

  Carnegie Mellon University Military Programs

  ROTC

  Yes

  Army

  Yes

  Navy

  Yes

  Air Force

  Yes

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