Carnegie Mellon academics
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · Private · 7,304 undergrads
Carnegie Mellon has 7,304 undergraduates and offers bachelor's degrees in 114 fields of study. The most degrees go to Information Technology.
The short answers
7,304
undergraduates.
8,307
graduate students.
114
fields of study with a bachelor's degree.
1,514
bachelor's degrees awarded in a year.
10%
of students with federal aid are the first in their family to go to college.
Who studies here
UndergraduatesCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
7,304
Graduate studentsIPEDS, 2023
8,307
All studentsIPEDS, 2023
15,596
Undergraduates who are womenCollege Scorecard, earlier release
47%
First in their family to go to collegeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
10%
Typical age when startingCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
19.3 years
Median family incomeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
$107,339
Undergraduates by race and ethnicity
AsianCollege Scorecard
34%
WhiteCollege Scorecard
22%
InternationalCollege Scorecard
19%
Hispanic or LatinoCollege Scorecard
11%
Two or more racesCollege Scorecard
5.4%
UnknownCollege Scorecard
5.2%
BlackCollege Scorecard
4.2%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific IslanderCollege Scorecard
0%
American Indian or Alaska NativeCollege Scorecard
0%
Degrees awarded in a year
Bachelor's degreesIPEDS, 2023
1,514
Master's degreesIPEDS, 2023
4,339
Doctoral degreesIPEDS, 2023
332
Most popular fieldIPEDS, 2023
Information Technology
Programs offered, each degree level counted onceIPEDS, 2023
183
How it works
School yearIPEDS, 2023
Semester
Online classesIPEDS, 2023
Offered
Highest degree offeredCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Doctorate
Type of collegeCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Special Focus: Technology, Engineering, and Sciences
Research levelCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Research 1: Very High Spending and Doctorate Production
Who gets in and what they earn laterCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Lower Access, Higher Earnings
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: Common Data Set, fall 2025 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- GPA, early rounds and wait list: Common Data Set, fall 2025 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Deadlines: cmu.edu, 2026-27 (checked Nov 5, 2026)
- Test rule: cmu.edu, fall 2027 (checked Nov 2, 2026)
Updated Nov 5, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers