Applying to CMU - Admission Stats, Acceptance Ratio, Admission Yield

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 11.66%. A total of 33,941 students (20,143 men and 12,734 women) have applied to and 3,959 (1,973 men and 1,870 women) students admitted to Carnegie Mellon University.

Among them, 974 male and 780 female students have enrolled into CMU and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 45.67%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.

At CMU, 951 applicants (53% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 405 applicants (22%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.

The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,540 at CMU. SAT 75^th percentile score is 1,570 and 25^th percentile score is 1,500.

The average ACT score is 35 (ACT Composite) . The 75^th percentile score of ACT is 35 and the 25^th percentile score is 34.

The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at CMU. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of CMU with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.

For applying to Carnegie Mellon University, applicants require to submit 5 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Recommendations, English Proficiency Test, Personal statement or essay.

In addition, 5 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, Completion of College Preparatory Program, Formal Demonstration of Competencies, Admission Test Scores, Work experience.