Carnegie Mellon CDS VERIFIED

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Mid-Atlantic) · 7,369 undergrads · ~13 avg class size · 6:1 student-faculty · $66,246/yr sticker

private Tier 2

Top-tier CS school (admit rate to SCS is single-digit). Also strong in engineering, drama, and design.

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Stats below are CDS-based estimates from recent admissions cycles. Verify on the school's official site before making application decisions.

Acceptance rate

11.1%

most recent reported cycle

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%

GPA range

3.83–4.0

middle 50% of admitted students (unweighted)

SAT mid-50%

1510–1560

middle 50% admitted SAT score

ACT mid-50%

34–35

middle 50% admitted ACT score

Median earnings (10-yr)

$114K

Federal data — 10 yrs after college entry, all majors combined

≈ 2.9 years of post-grad earnings cover 4 yrs of attendance

Career outcomes · 12 sources

$105K

Entry

$114K

10-year

$145K

Mid-career

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).

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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)

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