Carnegie Mellon University

Common Data Set 2025-26

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Acceptance Rate

11.1%

Applications

34,867

Admitted

3,859

Enrolled

1,804

SAT Composite

1500-1560

SAT Math

770-800

SAT Reading

730-770

ACT Composite

34-36

§ Admission rounds

How the class gets assembled.

Early Decision offered
Likely ED share of class31%553 ED admits / 1,804 enrolled first-years
ED admit-rate multiple2.0x21% ED vs 10% all other rounds
Seats left after ED1,251of 1,804 enrolled first-year seats
All-other admit rate10%3,306 admitted from 32,187 applicants
§ Adjusted admission flow

Applicants, admits, and class seats use separate stage scales so Early Decision and all other rounds stay readable.

Each column is scaled within that stage. Labels show exact counts.

Early Decision
Applicants2,680reported count
Admits55321%
Class seats553assumes ED admits enroll
All other rounds
Applicants32,187reported count
Admits3,30610%
Class seats1,25138% estimated yield
Exact admission data
Admission flow data
PathApplicantsAdmittedAdmit rateClass seatsNote
Early Decision2,68055321%553Likely class seats assume ED admits enroll.
All other rounds32,1873,30610%1,251All other rounds are residual CDS totals, not exact Regular Decision.
Class-seat estimate assumes ED admits enroll. CDS does not report confirmed ED enrollment, so likely ED class seats are calculated as the smaller of ED admits and enrolled first-years.
Overall yield: 47%. Published yield blends high-commitment ED admits with the rest of the admitted pool.
Read the ED rate carefully. Published ED rates can include recruited athletes, legacy applicants, and institutional-priority applicants. The general-pool ED rate can be lower.
§ Wait list attrition

n/a joined after being offered a spot. n/a of students who joined were admitted.

Exact wait-list data
Wait-list data
MetricValue
Offered a wait-list spotn/a
Accepted a wait-list spotn/a
Admitted from wait list36
Joined after being offeredn/a
Admitted after joiningn/a

Wait-list outcomes can change sharply year to year.

§ Factors this school weighs
First generation: Important
§ Application cost

Application fee: $75.

§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2025-26 · §C.21 §C.22 §C.2 §C.7 §C.13METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →

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 yrs after enrollment
Graduation rate
94%
6-year completion
Average net price
$31,944
sticker minus grants
Median debt at grad.
$21,750
federal loans only

All Extracted Fields

§ Extraction90fields parsed from this CDS.

General Information

3 TABLES
Respondent Information
First Name:Cathleen
Last Name:Kisak
Title:Research Designer and Analyst
Office:Institutional Research and Analysis
Address Line 1:5000 Forbes Avenue, UTDC Building, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone:412-268-7546
Address Information
Street Address Line 1:5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Main Phone Number (Area Code)412
Main Phone Number:268-2000
Admissions Office
Admissions Phone Number (Area Code):412
Admissions Phone Number:268-2082
Admissions Email Address:admission@andrew.cmu.edu

First-Time, First-Year Admission

6 TABLES
Applications
C1 first-year admissions
First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by sex or status.
C1 first-year admissions. First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by sex or status.
MeasureMalesFemalesUnknown sexTotal
Applied2105412942034867
Admitted2140162803859
EnrolledNot reportedNot reportedNot reported1804
Enrolled full-time10607000Not reported
Enrolled part-time000Not reported
Wait List
Number of wait-listed students admitted:36
Admissions Requirements
Total academic units4
Mathematics4
Science3
Foreign language2
History3
Total academic units4
Mathematics4
Science3
Foreign language2
History3
Basis for Selection
C7 basis for selection
Relative importance of academic and nonacademic factors in first-year admissions decisions.
C7 basis for selection. Relative importance of academic and nonacademic factors in first-year admissions decisions.
MeasureVery importantImportantConsideredNot considered
Rigor of secondary school recordYes———
Class rankYes———
Academic GPAYes———
Standardized test scores——Yes—
Application essay—Yes——
Recommendations—Yes——
InterviewNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Extracurricular activitiesYes———
Talent or ability—Yes——
Character and personal qualitiesYes———
First generation—Yes——
Alumni relation———Yes
Geographical residence——Yes—
State residency———Yes
Religious affiliation or commitment———Yes
Volunteer workYes———
Work experience——Yes—
Level of applicant interest———Yes
First-time, first-year Profile
C9 test-score percentiles
Reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores for enrolled first-year students.
C9 test-score percentiles. Reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores for enrolled first-year students.
Measure25th percentile50th percentile75th percentile
SAT composite150015401560
SAT evidence-based reading and writing730750770
SAT math770790800
ACT composite343536
ACT math333536
ACT English333536
ACT WritingNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
ACT ScienceNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
ACT ReadingNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Other extracted fields
Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class82.5
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class94.4
Percent in top half of high school graduating class99.1
Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class0.9
Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class0.6
Percent who had GPA of 4.043.9
Percent who had GPA below 1.00
Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who submitted GPA:3.89
Admission Policies
Does your institution have an application fee?Yes
Amount of application fee:75
Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?Yes
Application closing date (fall): Month1
Application closing date (fall): Day1
Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission?Yes
Does your institution offer an early decision plan (an admission plan that permits students to apply and be notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date and that asks students to commit to attending if accepted) for first-time, first-year applicants for fall enrollment?Yes
Number of early decision applications received by your institution2,680
Number of applicants admitted under early decision plan553

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