Carnegie Mellon University
Common Data Set 2015-16
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Acceptance Rate
23.7%
Applications
20,547
Admitted
4,873
Enrolled
1,575
Federal outcomes
Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.
Median earnings
$114,862
10 years after enrollment
Graduation rate
94%
6-year completion
Average net price
$31,944
Sticker minus grants
Median debt at graduation
$21,750
Federal loans only
All Extracted Fields
B. Enrollment And Persistence
- Nonresidents
- 315
- Hispanic/Latino
- 157
- Black or African American, non-Hispanic
- 73
- White, non-Hispanic
- 409
- American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic
- 1
- Asian, non-Hispanic
- 476
- Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic
- 0
- Two or more races, non-Hispanic
- 60
- TOTAL
- 1575
- Certificate/diploma
- 0
- Bachelor's degrees
- 1483
- Postbachelor's certificates
- 47
- Master's degrees
- 2811
- Post-Master's certificates
- 1
- Doctoral degrees – research/scholarship
- 333
C. First-Time, First-Year Admission
- Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class
- 78
- Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class
- 95
- Percent in top half of high school graduating class
- 99
- Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class
- 1
- Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class
- 0
- Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high school class rank:
- 33
- Total first-time, first-year males who applied (Males)
- 12913
- Total first-time, first-year females who applied (Females)
- 7634
- Total first-time, first-year males who were admitted (Males)
- 2460
- Total first-time, first-year females who were admitted (Females)
- 2413
- Total first-time, first-year males who enrolled (Males)
- 853
- Total first-time, first-year females who enrolled (Females)
- 722
- Amount of application fee:
- 75
- SAT Math: 25th Percentile
- 710
- SAT Math: 50th Percentile
- 800
- ACT Composite: 25th Percentile
- 31
- ACT Composite: 50th Percentile
- 34
- ACT Math: 25th Percentile
- 31
- ACT Math: 50th Percentile
- 35
- ACT English: 25th Percentile
- 31
- ACT English: 50th Percentile
- 35