Carnegie Mellon University

Also known as

Carnegie Mellon; CMU

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment

7,088

32.9% Female

67.1% Male

Institution Overview

School Type

Private not-for-profit (no religious affiliation)

Region

Mid East DE DC MD NJ NY PA

Academic Calendar

Semester

Setting

City: Large

Academics

Graduate Assistantships

Yes

Full Time Graduate Enrolled

Yes

Part Time Graduate Enrolled

Yes

Total # of Programs

307

Number of Programs Available (in Category Selected Above)

Master's

104

Doctoral Research

Distance

Degrees Offered

Master's

Doctor's (Research)

Certificate Offered

Post-master's

Postbaccalaureate

Student Body

Demographics

0.06%

American Indian or Alaska Native

7.36%

Asian

1.71%

Black or African American

1.83%

Hispanic or Latino

0.01%

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

24.41%

White

1.20%

Two or more races

4.83%

Unknown

58.59%

Non-resident Alien

Admissions

Admissions Office Web Address

admission.enrollment.cmu.edu/pages/undergraduate-admission

Tuition & Aid

Average Tuition

$40,625

Academics: Programs - Overview

Academic

Yes

Occupational

Continuing Professional

Recreational or avocational

Highest Degree offered

Doctor's degree - research/scholarship

Distance Learning Options

Grad programs or courses

Yes

Degree Programs Offered (in Category Selected Above)

Master's

104

Master's (Distance)

Doctor's Degree Research

Doctor's Degree Research (Distance)

Postbaccalaureate Certificate

Postbaccalaureate Certificate (Distance)

Post Master's Certificate

Program Area	Program Type	Program Format
Program Area	Program Type	Campus	Distance
Accounting	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Actuarial Science	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	Yes No
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Architecture	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Architecture and Related Services, Other	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Art/Art Studies, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Artificial Intelligence	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Behavioral Sciences	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Biology/Biological Sciences, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, Other	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Biometry/Biometrics	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Biophysics	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Biotechnology	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Business Administration and Management, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	Yes No
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Business/Managerial Economics	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Chemical Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Chemistry, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Civil Engineering, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Civil Engineering, Other	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Computational Mathematics	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Computer and Information Sciences, Other	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Computer Graphics	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Computer Science	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Computer Software Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes Yes	Yes No Yes
Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management, Other	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Conducting	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Construction Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Costume Design	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Cultural Resource Management and Policy Analysis	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Design and Applied Arts, Other	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Design and Visual Communications, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No Yes
Digital Arts	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Directing and Theatrical Production	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Other	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Economics, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Economics, Other	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Educational Administration and Supervision, Other	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	Yes No
Engineering Design	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Engineering Mechanics	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Engineering Science	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Engineering Technology, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Engineering, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Engineering, Other	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Engineering/Industrial Management	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
English Language and Literature, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
English Language and Literature/Letters, Other	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations, Other	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Finance, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Financial Mathematics	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Game and Interactive Media Design	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	Master's Degree	Yes	Yes
History, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
History, Other	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Human Computer Interaction	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Information Science/Studies	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Information Technology	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	Yes No
Information Technology Project Management	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Investments and Securities	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Journalism, Other	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Keyboard Instruments	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Logic	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Management Information Systems and Services, Other	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Management Information Systems, General	Master's Degree	Yes	Yes
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Materials Science	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Mathematical Statistics and Probability	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Mathematics and Statistics, Other	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Mathematics, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Music Pedagogy	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Music Performance, General	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert. Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Music Technology	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Music Theory and Composition	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Music, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Music, Other	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Neurobiology and Anatomy	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Neurobiology and Neurosciences, Other	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Operations Management and Supervision	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Operations Research	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Organizational Behavior Studies	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Philosophy	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Physics, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Playwriting and Screenwriting	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Polymer Chemistry	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Psychology, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Psychology, Other	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Public Administration	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Public Policy Analysis, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Public Policy Analysis, Other	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Rhetoric and Composition	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Science, Technology and Society	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Social Sciences, Other	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Statistics, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Statistics, Other	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Stringed Instruments	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Sustainability Studies	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Telecommunications Management	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Theatre/Theatre Arts Management	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Voice and Opera	Master's Degree	Yes	No

Faculty

	Total	Instructional Staff	Research
Total	1,278	1,122	156
With faculty status	1,181	1,025	156
Tenured	464	464	0
On tenure track	220	220	0
Not on tenure track	497	341	156
Multi-year contract	166	166	0
Annual contract	331	175	156
Less-than annual contract	0	0	0
Without faculty status	97	97	0

Graduate Assistantships

Yes

Graduate Assistantship

Research

Additional Information

State-Approved Teacher Certification?

Medical Degree Offered?

Institution Has a Hospital?

Overview

Average Tuition

$40,625

Financial aid office web address

admission.enrollment.cmu.edu/pages/financial-aid

Tuition fee varies by residency status

Typical Room

$7,520

Typical Board

$5,310

Tuition & Fees

	Amount
Full time Average Tuition	$40,625
Full time Fees	$746
Part time, per credit hour	$565

Tuition Plan Options

Alternative Tuition Plans Offered

Yes

Tuition Guaranteed Plan

Prepaid Tuition Plan

Tuition Payment Plan

Yes

Other Alternative Tuition Plan

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment

7,088

32.9% Female

67.1% Male

Post-Bac Race / Ethnicity

Demographics

0.06%

American Indian or Alaska Native

7.36%

Asian

1.71%

Black or African American

1.83%

Hispanic or Latino

0.01%

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

24.41%

White

1.20%

Two or more races

4.83%

Unknown

58.59%

Non-resident Alien

Gender

Race / Ethnicity	Men	Women
Asian	341	181
Black Or African American	69	52
Hispanic Or Latino	90	40
Non-resident Alien	2,795	1,358
White	1,181	549
Two Or More Races	56	29
Unknown	217	125

Services offered

Service	Offered
Academic Career Counseling Service	Yes
Employment Services For Students	Yes
Placement Services For Completers	Yes

Advanced Awards/ Degrees Conferred Statistics

Overview

Library Facilities at Institution

Yes

On-Campus Housing Available?

Yes

Services offered

Service	Offered
Remedial services	No
On-campus day care for student's children	No
None of the above services are offered	Yes

Admissions Office Contact

Address

5000 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890

Phone

412-268-2000

Fax

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Provisional Release as of October, 2016.
Surveys: Institutional Characteristics (2015), Data File: [HD2015], [IC2015], [IC2015_AY]; Surveys: Completions (2015), Data File: [C2015_A],[C2015DEP]; Surveys: 12-Month Enrollment (2015), Data File: [EFFY2015]; Surveys: Employees by Assigned Position (2014), Data File: [EAP2014]

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