carnegie mellon university

5000 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

General information:	(412) 268-2000
Website:	www.cmu.edu/
Type:	Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Awards offered:	Bachelor's degree Master's degree Post-master's certificate Doctor's degree
Campus setting:	City Large
Campus housing:	Yes

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General information:

Estimated student expenses (before aid):

Financial aid:

Enrollment:

Admissions:

Undergraduate application fee: $70

Undergraduate admissions:

	TOTAL	MALE	FEMALE
Number of applicants:	22023	13890	8133
Percent admitted:	29%	20%	44%
Percent admitted who enrolled:	23%	30%	18%

Admissions Considerations	Required	Recommended
Secondary school GPA	X
Secondary school record	X
Completion of college-prepatory program		X
Recommendations	X
Formal demonstration of competencies	X
Admission test scores	X
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)	X

Test Scores (enrolled first-time students):

Students submitting scores	NUMBER	PERCENT
SAT	1430	98%
ACT	327	22%

Test Scores	25th Percentile*	75th Percentile**
SAT Critical Reading	620	720
SAT Math	670	780
SAT Writing	620	710
ACT Composite	29	33
ACT English	28	34
ACT Math	28	34

Notes:

* 25% of students scored at or below

** 25% of students scored above

Programs/majors

Completions 2007-2008:

Program	Bachelor	Master	Doctor
Natural resources and conservation.
Environmental Studies	-	-	-
Environmental Science	-	-	-
Natural Resources Management and Policy	-	-	-
Category total	-	-	-
Architecture and related services.
Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)	35	2	-
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning	-	2	-
Environmental Design/Architecture	-	-	-
Architecture and Related Services, Other	1	6	3
Category total	36	10	3
Area, ethnic, cultural, and gender studies.
Central/Middle and Eastern European Studies	-	-	-
European Studies/Civilization	-	-	-
Russian Studies	-	-	-
Category total	-	-	-
Communication, journalism, and related programs.
Communication and Media Studies, Other	18	-	-
Category total	18	-	-
Communications technologies/technicians and support services.
Animation, Interactive Tech, Video Graphics and Special Effects	-	68	-
Category total	-	68	-
Computer and information sciences and support services.
Artificial Intelligence and Robotics	-	44	31
Information Technology	-	245	9
Computer and Information Sciences, Other	-	-	-
Information Science/Studies	-	56	2
Computer Science	135	10	22
Computer and Information Systems Security	-	25	-
Computer/Info Tech Services Administration & Management, Other	-	1	-
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other	-	-	-
Category total	135	381	64
Education.
Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	-	-	-
Category total	-	-	-
Engineering.
Engineering, General	-	3	10
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	-	2	5
Chemical Engineering	58	13	18
Civil Engineering, General	36	36	6
Civil Engineering, Other	-	-	-
Computer Software Engineering	-	145	3
Computer Engineering, Other	-	-	-
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	127	134	38
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	-	2	2
Materials Engineering	-	-	-
Mechanical Engineering	115	29	13
Materials Science	19	18	16
Industrial Engineering	-	-	-
Operations Research	7	-	-
Geological/Geophysical Engineering	-	-	-
Engineering, Other	-	-	-
Category total	362	382	111
Engineering technologies/technicians.
Engineering Technology, General	-	5	-
Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology	-	-	-
Category total	-	5	-
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics.
Linguistics	-	-	-
Chinese Language and Literature	-	-	-
Japanese Language and Literature	3	-	-
German Language and Literature	1	-	-
French Language and Literature	2	-	-
Spanish Language and Literature	2	-	-
Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics, General	-	-	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other	-	1	2
Category total	8	1	2
English language and literature/letters.
English Language and Literature, General	7	-	-
Creative Writing	14	-	-
Speech and Rhetorical Studies	-	11	2
Technical and Business Writing	12	11	-
English Language and Literature/Letters, Other	-	25	-
Category total	33	47	2
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities.
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	16	-	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other	-	-	-
Category total	16	-	-
Biological and biomedical sciences.
Biology/Biological Sciences, General	76	3	8
Biophysics	1	-	-
Biometry/Biometrics	1	4	-
Biotechnology	-	2	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other	-	-	-
Category total	78	9	8
Mathematics and statistics.
Mathematics, General	21	2	4
Applied Mathematics	-	-	-
Computational Mathematics	7	-	1
Applied Mathematics, Other	-	-	-
Statistics, General	9	12	1
Mathematical Statistics and Probability	3	-	-
Statistics, Other	-	-	-
Mathematics and Statistics, Other	7	-	-
Category total	47	14	6
Multi/interdisciplinary studies.
Systems Science and Theory	54	-	-
Mathematics and Computer Science	-	-	-
Biopsychology	-	-	-
Science, Technology and Society	-	-	-
Behavioral Sciences	15	3	-
Cognitive Science	9	-	-
Category total	78	3	-
Philosophy and religious studies.
Philosophy	2	-	-
Logic	3	5	2
Ethics	6	-	-
Category total	11	5	2
Physical sciences.
Physical Sciences	1	-	-
Astrophysics	4	-	-
Chemistry, General	43	7	12
Polymer Chemistry	-	-	-
Chemical Physics	-	-	-
Physics, General	30	10	13
Physics, Other	-	-	-
Physical Sciences, Other	-	-	-
Category total	78	17	25
Science technologies/technicians.
Science Technologies/Technicians, Other	-	-	-
Category total	-	-	-
Psychology.
Psychology, General	36	2	6
Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics	-	-	-
Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology	3	-	-
Psychology, Other	-	2	-
Category total	39	4	6
Public administration and social service professions.
Public Administration	-	46	-
Public Policy Analysis	23	118	2
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other	-	-	-
Category total	23	164	2
Social sciences.
Social Sciences, General	-	-	-
Anthropology, Other	-	-	-
Economics, General	35	-	-
International Economics	-	-	-
Economics, Other	-	-	1
International Relations and Affairs	-	-	-
Political Science and Government, General	12	-	-
Sociology	-	-	1
Social Sciences, Other	-	1	-
Category total	47	1	2
Visual and performing arts.
Design and Visual Communications, General	-	-	1
Industrial Design	23	-	-
Design and Applied Arts, Other	-	15	-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General	38	-	-
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology	-	-	-
Playwriting and Screenwriting	-	6	-
Directing and Theatrical Production	-	3	-
Theatre/Theatre Arts Management	-	5	-
Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Other	-	8	-
Film/Cinema Studies	-	-	-
Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other	-	-	-
Art/Art Studies, General	32	5	-
Arts Management	-	34	-
Intermedia/Multimedia	-	-	-
Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other	-	-	-
Music, General	-	1	-
Music Performance, General	14	13	-
Music Theory and Composition	2	4	-
Musicology and Ethnomusicology	-	-	-
Conducting	-	1	-
Piano and Organ	-	1	-
Voice and Opera	12	-	-
Jazz/Jazz Studies	-	-	-
Violin, Viola, Guitar and Other Stringed Instruments	5	4	-
Music Pedagogy	-	-	-
Music, Other	1	-	-
Visual and Performing Arts, Other	-	-	-
Category total	127	100	1
Health professions and related clinical sciences.
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	-	40	-
Medical Informatics	-	-	-
Category total	-	40	-
Business, management, marketing, and related support services.
Business Administration and Management, General	59	259	-
Operations Management and Supervision	3	7	5
E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce	-	-	-
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other	1	-	-
Accounting	-	2	3
Business/Managerial Economics	-	4	5
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	6	-	-
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations, Other	-	-	-
Finance, General	51	1	3
Finance and Financial Management Services, Other	4	75	-
Organizational Behavior Studies	-	2	1
International Business/Trade/Commerce	4	-	-
Management Information Systems, General	-	11	2
Information Resources Management/CIO Training	3	-	-
Management Science, General	-	1	2
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	17	2	2
Category total	148	364	23
History
History, General	-	6	1
Public/Applied History and Archival Administration	-	-	-
History, Other	11	-	-
Category total	11	6	1
Grand total	1295	1621	258

Data shown are for first majors
(-) Program is not offered at this award level

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