Carnegie Mellon Acceptance Rate & Chances CDS VERIFIED
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Mid-Atlantic) · 7,369 undergrads · ~13 avg class size · 6:1 student-faculty · $66,246/yr sticker
private Tier 2
Median earnings (10yr)
$114K
CDS-based estimates from recent admissions cycles. Verify on the school's official site.
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Acceptance by round
same school, very different odds by round
By application round
Early Decision13.8%
Regular Decision11.3%
By college within the university
School of Computer Science (SCS)AI major + CS specifically — among hardest CS admits in US
6.0%College of Fine Arts (CFA)Audition/portfolio per program; Drama and Architecture are very competitive
6.0%Tepper School of Business
13.0%College of Engineering (CIT)
13.0%Mellon College of Science (MCS)
15.0%Dietrich College of Humanities & Social Sciences
17.0%
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Career outcomes · 12 sources
Median graduate earnings · 2.9 yrs to pay back 4 yrs of cost · est. lifetime ROI $1927K.
Earnings cross-referenced across 12 sources (College Scorecard, Opportunity Insights, Georgetown CEW, FREOPP, PayScale, and more).
Where this leads
Real career pipelines from this school, based on alumni outcomes and recruiting patterns.
- Tech / SWE at every FAANG (CS school is top-3 nationally)
- AI / ML research
- Quant trading
- Drama / film (Tisch alternative)
About Carnegie Mellon
Top-tier CS school (admit rate to SCS is single-digit). Also strong in engineering, drama, and design.
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Computer ScienceEngineeringInformation SystemsDramaBusiness Administration