Carnegie Mellon University

Carnegie Mellon University



Student Population: 12,963
Undergraduate Population: 6,049
Student to Faculty Ratioa: 10
Total Annual Costc: $65,895
In-State Tuitionc: $50,665
Out-of-State Tuitionc: $50,665
Percent on Financial Aidd: 59%
Average Grant Aid Received (FT/First-Time): $28,443
Percent Admittede: 24%
SAT Composite Rangef: 1360-1540
ACT Composite Rangef: 31-34

A highly prestigious research institution, Carnegie Mellon University was founded in 1900 by steel tycoon and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. The school is venerated for its STEM fields (62% of Carnegie Mellon graduates are in STEM fields), the 13th highest among other national research universities. However, the school doesn’t shy away from the arts and social sciences: it's also known for its College of Fine Arts and the Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences. CMU offers 90 programs, majors and minors across its six undergraduate schools and inter-college program, with engineering, computer science and mathematics among the most popular programs. The BXA intercollege degree programs integrate creative and academic work. Founded in 1965, CMU’s School of Computer Science is highly recognized as a leader in everything computer science and robotics; it was among the first colleges in the nation devotedly solely to computer science. In 2014, the school launched the endowed “Presidential Fellowships,” which has committed more than $285 million in scholarships for academically sound students. Notable alumni include Java creator James Gosling, billionaires Vinod Khosla and David Tepper, iconic pop art figure Andy Warhol, the creator of the first Wi-Fi network, 20 Nobel Prize winners, 12 Turing Award winners, 9 Academy Award winners and 44 Tony Award winners. CMU's entrepreneurial culture has resulted in more than 300 companies and 9,000 jobs.