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CMU Financial Aid

Number Received Financial Aid (All Undergraduate) 3,306
Percent Received Financial Aid(All Undergraduate) 48%
Average Aid Amount $40,660
Number Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 1,067
Percent Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 56%

Financial Aid Information at CMU

For the academic year 2021-2022, a total of 3,306 students (48% of undergraduate students) received one or more financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or student loans. The average financial aid amount is $40,660. For freshmen (Full-time, first-time degree-seeking undergraduate students), 1,067 students (56% of enrolled students) received financial aid.
The 2024 undergraduate tuition & fees at Carnegie Mellon University is $63,829, for reference.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

For the academic year 2021-2022, a total of 3,306 students (48% of all students) have received grants or scholarships and the average received aid amount is $40,660. 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 aid3,30648%$40,660
Pell Grants1,00815%$5,341
Federal Student Loans2,67639%$5,428

Beginning Students Financial Aid

a total of 1,067 beginning students (56% of all freshmen) have received any financial aid and 985 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 Aid1,06756%-
Grants or Scholarship from All Sources89647%$43,966
Federal Grants28715%$7,533
Pell Grants28615%$5,176
Other Federal Grants25013%$2,727
State/Local Grants583%$3,212
Institutional Grants89647%$41,345
Student Loans80442%$6,525
Federal Student Loans79642%$3,920
Other Student Loans653%$32,700