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Carnegie Mellon University

Instate Tuition (2013-2014)
$47,642
Out-of-state Tuition (2013-2014)
$47,642

CMU Address

5000 FORBES AVE
PITTSBURGH, PA 15213--3890
General info:(412) 268-2000
Financial aid office:(412) 268-8186
Admissions office:(412) 268-2082University Homepage

Tuition + CMU Housing (2013-2014)


Undergrad Application Fee: $75
Tuition Payment Plan:Yes
Campus Housing Capacity:4,069
Freshman Must Live on Campus: No

University Makeup (2013-2014)

# of Undergrads: 6,425
# of Grad students: 6,508
Total Students: 12,933
Male

63.0%
Female

37.0%
International

34%
African-American

4%
American Indian

0%
Asian

15%
Hispanic

4%
Pacific Islander

2%
Caucasian

34%
Unknown

7%

Financial Aid

75% First time, full time students receive federal aid and the average amount is $487

4% of students receive State/Local grants and the average amount is $2,608

54% receive instiutional grants and the average institutional award is $22,517

36% receive student loans and the average amount is $8,740Net Price CalculatorFinancial Aid Website
Private not-for-profit 4 year or above Institution
Research Universities (very high research activity)
Doctoral/Research Universities--Extensive

Special Programs

Teacher Certifications

Admissions Requirements

Secondary School Record Required
Secondary School GPA Required
Secondary School Rank N/A
Test Scores Required
Competencies Required

Special Credits

HS College Credit: Yes
AP Credit: Yes
Life Experience Credit: No
Special Credits(other): No

Applicants Admitted

21% men vs 33% women admitted

Applicants vs Admissions (2013-2014)

Men Applicants:11,880
Women Applicants:7,004
Men Admitted:2,521
Women Admitted:2,292

Student Services

Library On Campus
Counseling Services
Employment Services
Placement Services

Majors

• Accounting
• Actuarial Science
• Applied Mathematics
• Applied and Professional Ethics
• Architecture
• Architecture and Related Services
• Art/Art Studies
• Artificial Intelligence
• Arts
• Astrophysics
• Behavioral Sciences
• Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
• Bioinformatics
• Biological and Biomedical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Biomathematics
• Biometry/Biometrics
• Biophysics
• Biopsychology
• Biotechnology
• Business
• Business Administration
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Central European
• Chemical Engineering
• Chemical Physics
• Chemistry
• Chinese Language and Literature
• City/Urban
• Civil Engineering
• Classics and Classical Languages
• Cognitive Science
• Community and Regional Planning
• Computational Mathematics
• Computer Engineering
• Computer Graphics
• Computer Science
• Computer Software Engineering
• Computer and Information Sciences
• Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
• Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance
• Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management
• Conducting
• Construction Engineering
• Costume Design
• Creative Writing
• Cultural Minority
• Cultural Resource Management and Policy Analysis
• Design and Applied Arts
• Design and Visual Communications
• Digital Arts
• Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
• Directing and Theatrical Production
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
• Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
• East European and Eurasian Studies
• Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
• Economics
• Electrical and Electronics Engineering
• Engineering
• Engineering Design
• Engineering Mechanics
• Engineering Physics/Applied Physics
• Engineering Science
• Engineering Technology
• English Language and Literature
• English Language and Literature/Letters
• Entertainment
• Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
• Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
• Environmental Design/Architecture
• Environmental Science
• Environmental Studies
• Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
• Ethics
• Ethnic
• European Studies/Civilization
• Film/Cinema/Video Studies
• Finance
• Financial Mathematics
• Fine Arts and Art Studies
• Fine and Studio Arts Management
• Foreign Languages
• French Language and Literature
• Game and Interactive Media Design
• Gender
• General
• General Studies and Humanities
• German Language and Literature
• Graphic Design
• Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
• Health and Medical Administrative Services
• Health/Health Care Administration/Management
• History
• Human Resources Management and Services
• Industrial Engineering
• Industrial and Product Design
• Information Resources Management
• Information Science/Studies
• Information Technology
• Information Technology Project Management
• Intermedia/Multimedia
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• International Economics
• International Relations and Affairs
• International/Global Studies
• Investments and Securities
• Japanese Language and Literature
• Jazz/Jazz Studies
• Journalism
• Keyboard Instruments
• Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Linguistics
• Literatures
• Logic
• Management Information Systems
• Management Information Systems and Services
• Management Science
• Management and Operations
• Marketing/Marketing Management
• Materials Science
• Mathematical Statistics and Probability
• Mathematics
• Mathematics and Statistics
• Mechanical Engineering
• Mechatronics
• Medical Informatics
• Multicultural Education
• Music
• Music Pedagogy
• Music Performance
• Music Technology
• Music Theory and Composition
• Musicology and Ethnomusicology
• Natural Resources Management and Policy
• Network and System Administration/Administrator
• Neurobiology and Anatomy
• Neuroscience
• Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management
• Operations Management and Supervision
• Operations Research
• Organizational Behavior Studies
• Other
• Philosophy
• Physical Sciences
• Physics
• Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology
• Playwriting and Screenwriting
• Political Science and Government
• Polymer Chemistry
• Professional
• Psychology
• Public Administration
• Public Policy Analysis
• Rhetoric and Composition
• Robotics
• Romance Languages
• Russian
• Russian Language and Literature
• Russian Studies
• Science
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Statistics
• Stringed Instruments
• Systems Science and Theory
• Technical
• Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology
• Technology and Society
• Theatre/Theatre Arts Management
• Theoretical and Mathematical Physics
• Visual and Performing Arts
• Voice and Opera
• Automation Engineering
• Computational Biology
• Group Studies
• Linguistics
• Media Management
• Scientific Writing
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