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CMU Financial Aid

Number Received Financial Aid (All Undergraduate) 3,379
Percent Received Financial Aid(All Undergraduate) 48%
Average Aid Amount $43,489
Number Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 988
Percent Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 58%

Financial Aid Information at CMU

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 3,379 students (48% of undergraduate students) received one or more financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or student loans. The average financial aid amount is $43,489. For freshmen (Full-time, first-time degree-seeking undergraduate students), 988 students (58% of enrolled students) received financial aid.
The 2025 undergraduate tuition & fees at Carnegie Mellon University is $65,636, for reference.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 3,379 students (48% of all students) have received grants or scholarships and the average received aid amount is $43,489. It includes federal, state, local, institutional, or other sources of grant aid.
The following table describes the financial aid statistics by aid types at Carnegie Mellon University for all undergraduate students.
Undergraduate Student Financial Aid at Carnegie Mellon University
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Federal, state, local, institutional or other grant aid3,37948%$43,489
Pell Grants1,07415%$5,575
Federal Student Loans2,50636%$4,953

Beginning Students Financial Aid

a total of 988 beginning students (58% of all freshmen) have received any financial aid and 897 students (52% of all freshmen) awarded any student loans. The headcount includes the number of full-time, first-time degree-seeking beginning undergraduate students.
The below table shows the number and amount by the source of financial aid at Carnegie Mellon University.
Beginning Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid at Carnegie Mellon University
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Student Financial Aid98858%-
Grants or Scholarship from All Sources83749%$47,550
Federal Grants29417%$8,212
Pell Grants29317%$5,934
Other Federal Grants27216%$2,484
State/Local Grants493%$3,644
Institutional Grants82848%$44,936
Student Loans61936%$6,883
Federal Student Loans60535%$3,698
Other Student Loans583%$34,884