Tuition per year
Before financial aidFull-time undergraduate · official overview
- Annual tuition
- $63,900
Fees, housing, meals, books and personal expenses are additional.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Carnegie Mellon University
A compact Pittsburgh research campus known for technology, design, arts and intensive project-based learning.
- Undergraduate students
- 7,800 Official university facts
- Student–faculty ratio
- 6:1 Official overview
- Campus acres
- 157 Pittsburgh campus
- Founded
- 1900 University history
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Tuition & admissions.
The numbers behind your college search.
Acceptance rate
11%
Recent first-year cycles · approximate
Selectivity varies significantly by college and program; check Carnegie Mellon Admissions for current information.
Admission data source ↗Tuition is only part of the total cost of attendance. Grants and scholarships can reduce what you pay. Acceptance rates describe a past applicant pool, not your individual chance of admission. Reporting years vary by school. Checked September 17, 2026.
Get your bearings
Around campus.
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Make yourself at home
Find your next stop.
Everyday places to know at Carnegie Mellon.
Study style
3 places · Check official sources for current hours and access.
Study spots
Hunt Library
Forbes Avenue
A central library for focused work, research and group projects.
Food & coffee
Cohon University Center
Forbes Avenue
A campus gathering place with food and student services.
Outdoors
The Cut
Central campus
A sloped green space connecting the heart of campus.
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Good links to keep handy.
Sources, reporting notes & photo credit
Checked September 17, 2026. Enrollment and other figures describe the scope and reporting period labeled above; they are not live counts. Figures from different years or definitions should not be treated as a like-for-like ranking. Place suggestions are editorial guidance, not measured noise levels or guaranteed availability.
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