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Acceptance Rate 13.54%
Yield 42.58%
SAT Score 1,520
ACT Score 34
Applicants 32,896

Applying To CMU

For the academic year 2021-22, the acceptance rate is 13.54% at Carnegie Mellon University where a total of 32,896 students applied and 4,453 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,520 and the average ACT score is 34. It requires six items to submit to their applicants.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to CMU.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$75
Graduate Application Fees$70
Admission Informationadmission.enrollment.cmu.edu/
Online Applicationadmission.enrollment.cmu.edu/pages/apply-now
Acceptance Rate13.54%
Average Test Scores1,520 SAT / 34 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2021-2022, the acceptance rate is 13.54% where a total of 32,896 students (19,878 men and 13,018 women) have applied to CMU and 4,453 (2,122 men and 2,331 women) students have been admitted to the school.
Among them, 912 male and 984 female students have enrolled into CMU and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 42.58%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at CMU
TotalMenWomen
Applicants32,89619,87813,018
Admitted4,4532,1222,331
Enrolled1,896912984
Acceptance Rate 13.54% 10.68% 17.91%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 42.58% 42.98% 42.21%
[Chart] Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At CMU, 905 applicants (48% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 416 applicants (22%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,520 and the average ACT score is 34 at CMU. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,560 and 25th percentile score is 1,480. For ACT scores, the 75th percentile score is 107 and the 25th percentile score is 100. The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at CMU.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at CMU
25th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing710760
SAT Math770800
ACT Composite3335
ACT Math3336
ACT English3436
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Admission Requirements

Carnegie Mellon University requires 6 item(s) (High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, Formal Demonstration of Competencies, TOEFL) to submit to their applicants. In addition, 2 item(s) (High School Rank, Admission Test Scores) are considered but not required to submit.
Application Requirements for CMU
High School GPA✔
High School Rank△
High School Record (or Transcript)✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✔
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✔
Admission Test Scores△
TOEFL✔
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)✗
✔ Required △ Considered (not Required) ✓ Recommended ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Calendar System and Accepted Credits

The calendar system at Carnegie Mellon University is Semester. Carnegie Mellon University accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits. Next table describes credits that Carnegie Mellon University accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✗

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