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Paying for CMU

Undergraduate$65,636
Graduate$50,975
Books & Supplies$1,000
On-Campus Living Costs $19,566
Off-Campus Living Costs $18,436

CMU 2025 Tuition & Fees and COA

For the academic year 2024-2025, the undergraduate tuition & fees at Carnegie Mellon University is $65,636. The graduate school tuition & fees is $50,975. The Living costs besides the tuition & fees is reported as $19,566 when a student lives on campus and $18,436 when a student lives off-campus.
Its total costs of attendance (COA) is $86,202 when a student lives on campus and $85,072 when living off-campus for the academic year 2024-2025. It includes tuition, fees, book & supplies costs, room & board, and other living expenses.
The following table and chart illustrate the COA by living setting and tuition rates.
Data source for 2025 College Cost: NCES, Last Update: March 12, 2024
CMU 2024-2025 COA
On-CampusOff-Campus
Total Costs$86,202$85,072
Tuition & Fees$65,636
Books & Supplies$1,000
Room & Board$18,166$16,356
Other Expenses$1,400$2,080
Average Financial Aid$43,489
Total Costs After Receiving Aid$42,713$41,583
[Chart] 2025 Cost of Attendance

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

For the academic year 2024-2025, the undergraduate tuition & fees is $65,636. The undergraduate tuition rates are increased by 3.73% compared to academic year 2023-2024.
2025 Undergraduate Tuition & Fees
202220232024 2025
Tuition & Fees$58,524 $60,854 $63,274 $65,636
[Chart]2025 Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

Graduate Tuition & Fees

For the academic year 2024-2025, the graduate tuition & fees is $50,975. The graduate program tuition rates are increased by 3.08% compared to academic year 2023-2024.
2025 Graduate School Tuition & Fees
202220232024 2025
Tuition & Fees$47,347 $48,557 $49,450 $50,975
[Chart] 2025 Graduate Tuition & Fees

Tuition Per Credit Hour

For the academic year 2024-2025, the tuition per credit hour for part-time students or overloaded credits for full-time students is $898 for undergraduate programs.
For graduate programs, the tuition per credit hour is $709.
2025 Tuition Per Credit Hour
202220232024 2025
Undergraduate$800 $832$865$898
Graduate$633 $648$680$709
[Chart] 2025 Graduate Tuition & Fees

Books & Supplies

For the academic year 2024-2025, the average costs for purchasing books and course supllies is $1,000. The following table and charts illustrate the changes of the books & supplies costs at Carnegie Mellon University.
2025 Books & Supplies Costs
202220232024 2025
Books & Supplies $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000
[Chart] 2025 Books & Supplies Costs

Living Costs

For the academic year 2024-2025, the average costs for living costs at Carnegie Mellon University is $19,566 when living on campus and $18,436 when living off-campus . The on-campus living costs are increased by 3.70% compared to academic year 2023-2024. The off-campus living costs are increased by 8.08% compared to academic year 2023-2024.
Living Costs
202220232024 2025
On-CampusRoom & Board $16,150$16,486$16,150$18,166
Other Expenses $1,400$1,400$1,400$1,400
Off-CampusRoom & Board $14,340$14,986$14,340$16,356
Other Expenses $1,400$1,400$1,400$2,080
[Chart] 2025 Room & Boards and other Living Costs