Acceptance Rate
Fall 2021 admitted students
In Fall 2021, a total of 1896 first-time undergrad students enrolled at Carnegie Mellon. Among these students, 905 (0%) submitted SAT scores, while 416 (0%), submitted ACT scores.
The data shows that the SAT was more popular among the first-time enrolled students, with a majority of students opting for this test.
Average SAT Score
1520
Students submitting SAT Score
Out of the total 4453 admitted students 905 students submitted their SAT score when applying.
48%
For the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, 50% of their scores fell within the following range 1480-1560. Specifically, in the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) section, 50% of admitted students scored between 710 and 760, while 25% scored below 710 and another 25% scored above 760.
In the Math section, 50% of admitted students scored between 770 and 800, while 25% scored below 770 and 25% achieved a score of 800. The data suggests that, applicants with a composite SAT score of 1520 or higher have competitive chances of gaining admission to Carnegie Mellon.
Overall, for the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, their scores placed most of them within the top 3% nationally.
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Reading and Writing
710-760 -
Math
770-800
Average ACT Score
The average ACT score of admitted students for Fall 2021 enrollment season.
34
Students who Submitted ACT Score
Out of the 4453 admitted students 416 students submitted their ACT score when applying.
22%
Similar to the SAT, Carnegie Mellon does not require applicants to submit either SAT or ACT scores. However, during the Fall 2021 admissions season, around 22% of admitted students submitted ACT scores.
The middle 50% of admitted students received a composite ACT score between 33 and 35, with 25% scoring above 35 and another 25% scoring below 33.
For the admitted students who submitted ACT scores, their scores placed most of them around the middle, above 52% of test takers nationally.
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English
34-36 -
Math
33-36 -
Composite
33-35
Application Fees
Fall 2021
$75
Undergraduate$75
GraduateApplicants Stats
The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in Carnegie Mellon during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.
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Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, Carnegie Mellon received a total of 32,896 applications. These applications included 19,878 male applicants and 13,018 female applicants. -
Admitted Students
Out of the 32,896 applicants, Carnegie Mellon admitted 4,453 students. Among the admitted students, there were 2,122 males and 2,331 females who received offers of admission. -
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 1,896 students chose to enroll at Carnegie Mellon. This means that 1,896 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 912 were male and 984 were female. -
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, Carnegie Mellon had an overall acceptance rate of 14% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 11% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 18%. -
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. Carnegie Mellon had an overall yield rate of 43% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 43%, and for female admitted students, it was 42%.
Admission and Enrollment Trends
The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for Carnegie Mellon over the past 7 years.
Admission Requirements
Fall 2021
Carnegie Mellon University uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.
Carnegie Mellon is a test-optional college where applicants are not required to submit standardized test (SAT or ACT) scores with their applications. Test scores are considered if submitted, but they are not mandatory. In the 1 enrollment season, 1 of admitted students submitted SAT scores, and 1 submitted ACT scores for admission. Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.Required
- Secondary school GPA
- Secondary school record
- Completion of college-preparatory program
- Recommendation letters
- Formal demonstration of competencies
- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Considered
- Secondary school rank
- Test scores (SAT/ACT)
Neither required nor recommended
- Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)
Accepted Credits
Fall 2021
The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at Carnegie Mellon University.
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Credit for life experiences
Not Accepted -
Advanced placement (AP) credits
Accepted -
Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)
Accepted
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