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Carnegie Mellon University

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $9,097 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $83,654.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $114,862 ten years after entering, the 99th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years.

  3. 94% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Founded
1900
Enrollment, 2023
17,136
Website
cmu.edu
Campus of Carnegie Mellon University

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Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. The institution was established in 1900 by Andrew Carnegie as the Carnegie Technical Schools. In 1912, it became the Carnegie Institute of Technology and began granting four-year degrees. In 1967, it became Carnegie Mellon University through its merger with the Mellon Institute of Industrial Research, founded in 1913 by Andrew Mellon and Richard B. Mellon and formerly a part of the University of Pittsburgh.

From the Wikipedia article “Carnegie Mellon University”, revision 1363856544, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $83,654 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $6,994 and $51,480 a year depending on income at Carnegie Mellon University.

Statement of cost · Carnegie Mellon University

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$83,654
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$9,097
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$31,944
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$66,246

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $9,097; $30–48k: $6,994; $48–75k: $14,468; $75–110k: $24,865; over $110k: $51,480. Shaded band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years, from $17,360 to $28,210; dotted line at the median, $22,313.
  • Shaded: the middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes), $17,360 to $28,210. Dotted line: the median, $22,313.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$9,097
$30k–$48k$6,994
$48k–$75k$14,468
$75k–$110k$24,865
Over $110k$51,480

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $114,862; the median graduate who borrowed owes $21,750.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$105,360
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$105,524
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
99th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years
$114,862
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
31st percentile among private nonprofit 4-years
$21,750
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$20,250

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of private nonprofit 4-years at 10 years: $43,845 to $62,830.

6 yrs after entry: $105,360; 8 yrs after entry: $105,524; 10 yrs after entry: $114,862. Median graduate debt: $21,750. Shaded band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years at 10 years, from $43,845 to $62,830; dotted line at the median, $52,889.
  • Shaded: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years, 10 years out ($43,845 to $62,830); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $21,750.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$105,360
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$105,524
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$114,862
Median graduate debt$21,750

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at Carnegie Mellon University
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralMaster's Degree1,085$166,594not reported
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringMaster's Degree446$176,502not reported
Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMaster's Degree343not reportednot reported
Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementMaster's Degree276$156,313not reported
Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree270$251,632$21,442
Computer EngineeringMaster's Degree205not reportednot reported
Mechanical EngineeringMaster's Degree203$109,987not reported
StatisticsBachelor's Degree172$155,025$21,375
Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsMaster's Degree168not reportednot reported
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's Degree157$183,814$22,250
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree151$159,088$23,250
Systems Science and TheoryBachelor's Degree118$133,740$23,250
Show all 22 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Public Policy AnalysisMaster's Degree117$114,079not reported
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree111not reportednot reported
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation EngineeringMaster's Degree109not reportednot reported
Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree107$115,666$22,777
Applied MathematicsMaster's Degree98not reportednot reported
Computational ScienceMaster's Degree95not reportednot reported
Computer Software and Media ApplicationsMaster's Degree91$101,107not reported
Engineering-Related FieldsMaster's Degree89not reportednot reported
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree0$193,021not reported
Cognitive ScienceBachelor's Degree13not reportednot reported

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

Carnegie Mellon University: 7,304 undergraduates; 16% of students receive Pell grants; 12% of applicants are admitted.

Admission rate

12%

3rd percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Undergraduates

7,304

96th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Pell share

16%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

13th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Completion

94%

finish within 150% of normal time

97th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

First-generation

10%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$91,372

94th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

not reported

Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30knot reported
$30k–$48knot reported
$48k–$75knot reported
$75k–$110knot reported
Over $110knot reported

Who Wikipedia remembers

Wikidata records 3,824 people who studied at Carnegie Mellon University, most often in science & academia (56%). That is the archive's memory, not a census.

What the recorded alumni are remembered for

Share of recorded people by field, in a fixed order so schools compare.

Fields of the people the archive recorded for this school, in a fixed order: science & academia 56% (1,783 people); medicine 0.3% (8 people); law 0.2% (7 people); politics & gov 1.4% (44 people); business 3.1% (97 people); engineering & tech 18% (568 people); writing & journalism 4.0% (125 people); film & stage 8.3% (262 people); music 3.0% (96 people); visual arts 4.5% (142 people); sports 0.6% (20 people); religion 0.1% (2 people); military 0.4% (12 people). These are shares of people recorded in Wikidata, the archive's memory, not a census of alumni.
Table of the same numbers
Fields of the people the archive recorded for this school (the archive's memory, not a census)
FieldPeople recordedShare
science & academia1,78356.3%
medicine80.3%
law70.2%
politics & gov441.4%
business973.1%
engineering & tech56817.9%
writing & journalism1254.0%
film & stage2628.3%
music963.0%
visual arts1424.5%
sports200.6%
religion20.1%
military120.4%

Source: Wikidata, via the archive's memory (not a census).

most recorded occupationsresearcher (1,091) · computer scientist (421) · university teacher (409) · actor (176) · television actor (141) · film actor (125) · engineer (108) · mathematician (96)

Women among recorded alumni, by birth decade

Counts reflect who the archive records, not a census.

Share of women among recorded alumni, from 24% for the 1890s to 26% for the 2000s. Decades with fewer than 5 recorded people are not drawn, and 2 decades are marked not reported for women. The line breaks at every decade not drawn.

Counts only people the archive records with a gender. Hollow marks are decades with no women reported or fewer than 5 recorded, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Recorded alumni by birth decade
BornWomenMenShare women
1870snot reported1not reported
1880snot reported6not reported
1890s41324%
1900s102231%
1910s83419%
1920s126715%
1930s158515%
1940s3516318%
1950s4513026%
1960s3312820%
1970s4010228%
1980s205029%
1990s141156%
2000s102826%

Source: Wikidata, via the archive's memory (not a census).

Wikipedia attention, by month

Wikipedia attention

monthly views

Monthly Wikipedia article views from 2015-07 to 2026-06; peak 73,353 in 2022-09.
Table of the same numbers
Wikipedia article views by month
MonthViews
2026-0634,373
2026-0541,040
2026-0437,975
2026-0341,374
2026-0247,437
2026-0140,315
2025-1239,344
2025-1139,895
2025-1046,934
2025-0950,174
2025-0849,269
2025-0743,816
2025-0643,634
2025-0547,134
2025-0447,607
2025-0350,705
2025-0241,921
2025-0151,184
2024-1249,799
2024-1148,327
2024-1050,460
2024-0951,396
2024-0862,000
2024-0746,484
2024-0666,473
2024-0550,247
2024-0452,588
2024-0358,445
2024-0254,734
2024-0169,106
2023-1266,571
2023-1152,804
2023-1051,291
2023-0949,978
2023-0861,746
2023-0764,001
2023-0655,427
2023-0560,923
2023-0459,516
2023-0363,916
2023-0253,840
2023-0156,869
2022-1250,525
2022-1151,969
2022-1055,745
2022-0973,353
2022-0862,195
2022-0755,112
2022-0653,332
2022-0558,767
2022-0462,387
2022-0359,344
2022-0255,452
2022-0162,177
2021-1252,617
2021-1155,210
2021-1065,503
2021-0957,214
2021-0859,187
2021-0755,247
2021-0640,606
2021-0548,392
2021-0452,490
2021-0351,472
2021-0245,670
2021-0156,780
2020-1263,123
2020-1156,649
2020-1063,911
2020-0943,739
2020-0847,100
2020-0753,245
2020-0644,978
2020-0561,243
2020-0466,904
2020-0356,224
2020-0254,885
2020-0162,336
2019-1262,996
2019-1155,922
2019-1059,454
2019-0956,012
2019-0857,571
2019-0751,581
2019-0646,052
2019-0549,612
2019-0451,171
2019-0350,594
2019-0242,372
2019-0155,467
2018-1247,699
2018-1144,158
2018-1051,523
2018-0951,645
2018-0852,031
2018-0748,999
2018-0649,305
2018-0554,787
2018-0457,403
2018-0354,618
2018-0245,664
2018-0152,994
2017-1251,478
2017-1151,196
2017-1052,778
2017-0949,800
2017-0849,590
2017-0750,826
2017-0649,179
2017-0554,119
2017-0462,687
2017-0359,253
2017-0248,870
2017-0152,215
2016-1251,407
2016-1146,781
2016-1051,169
2016-0950,224
2016-0849,955
2016-0745,719
2016-0649,581
2016-0549,943
2016-0454,630
2016-0353,932
2016-0245,354
2016-0148,022
2015-1251,753
2015-1148,327
2015-1052,532
2015-0950,417
2015-0850,227
2015-0748,982

Source: Wikimedia pageviews.

Nobel laureates who studied here

  • Clifford Shull Physics 1994
  • Edward C. Prescott Economics 2004
  • Finn E. Kydland Economics 2004
  • John L. Hall Physics 2005
  • Oliver E. Williamson Economics 2009
  • Dale T. Mortensen Economics 2010

The portrait wall

Ordered by Wikipedia footprint (language editions).

Show all 15 portraits

Similar schools

These are the nearest neighbors in the same sector. The list is not an ordering.

Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.
  • Wikidata is not an alumni census: a person appears only when volunteer editors record them. Counts measure the archive's memory - access x achievement x documentation - never placement rates or institutional quality.
  • Images are from Wikimedia Commons under free licenses. Render the credit line (artist + license) with every image.

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