At a glance
- Address
- Office of Undergraduate Admission, 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
- City
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Country
- United States — process, visa & costs
- Website
- cmu.edu
- Type
- Private
- Founded
- 1900
- Students
- 15,136 (2021)
- Map
- Open the campus on a map ↗
Where it ranks
101–150 in the world — ShanghaiRanking ARWU 2025.
Strongest subjects (GRAS 2025)
| Robotic Science & Engineering | #5 |
| Artificial Intelligence | #6 |
| Computer Science & Engineering | #8 |
| Statistics | #15 |
| Library & Information Science | #40 |
| Psychology | #41 |
How to get in
read on the university's own pages, 28 September 2026Bachelor's (after Class 12)
- Apply via
- not confirmed from an opened page (commonly Common App per general knowledge, but not verified via a fetched CMU page in this research) — application page ↗
- Cycle
- Fall 2027 entry
- Intake
- August/Fall
- Tests
- Varies by college: School of Computer Science requires SAT/ACT; Engineering, Dietrich, Heinz (IS), Mellon Science, Tepper are test-flexible (must submit some score, own choice of test); College of Fine Arts is test-optional (portfolio/audition based)
- English
- IELTS 7.5 overall, 7.5+ per section · TOEFL 102 (pre-2026-01-21) or 5 overall/5+ per section on new scale (on/after 2026-01-21) · Duolingo 135 overall, 135+ per subscore
Also accepts TOEFL Essentials (11 overall/11+ per section) or Cambridge English (191 overall/per section); scores valid 2 years; optional English interview (InitialView/Vericant) recommended not required - Tuition
- USD 69,702 / year (2026-27) · about ₹66.8 lakh
- Financial aid
- CMU meets 100% of demonstrated financial need only for domestic students; this commitment explicitly does not extend to international students
Deadlines
| Round | Apply by | Decision |
|---|---|---|
| Early Decision (binding) | 2 November 2026 | 2026-12-15; enrollment commitment due 2027-02-01 |
| Regular Decision | 4 January 2027 | by 2027-04-01; enrollment commitment due 2027-05-01 |
| Regular Decision - Drama/Music | 1 December 2026 | same as Regular Decision |
Master's / PhD (after graduation)
- Apply via
- direct (each graduate program manages its own admissions process) — application page ↗
- Intake
- program-dependent
- Deadlines
- Each program/department sets its own deadlines and requirements; no single university-wide date
- Tests
- No university-wide GRE policy found; not addressed on the general prospective-student page (program-specific)
- English
- Not found on a general graduate page during this research; likely set per program
- Funding
- Master's students are largely self-supporting; PhD students are at least partially funded and encouraged to seek fellowships; tuition varies widely by program (e.g. Heinz College Master's $59,140/yr, MSCF $71,800/yr, Tepper full-time MBA $84,186/yr)
In numbers
US Department of Education, College Scorecard- Admission rate
- 11.7% of applicants admitted
- SAT, middle 50%
- 1500–1570
- Tuition (non-resident)
- USD 66,246 / year · about ₹63.5 lakh
- Undergraduates
- 7,304
- International undergrads
- 19.1%
- Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
- USD 114,862 / year (all graduates)
Source: College Scorecard — Carnegie Mellon University. Tuition excludes housing, food, insurance and fees.
Studying in United States
The US offers the widest range of degree programmes and research universities in the world, with flexible majors and strong graduate schools. Indian students go for choice of subject, name-brand universities, and post-study work through OPT, though costs and visa steps are the highest of any major destination.
- Visa
- F-1 student visa
- Work while studying
- Pre-completion OPT/on-campus work: up to 20 hours/week while school is in session, full-time when school is not in session (USCIS).
- After graduating
- Optional Practical Training (OPT): up to 12 months post-completion (pre-completion OPT time is deducted from it); STEM-degree graduates working for an E-Verify employer may add a 24-month STEM OPT extension (USCIS).
Every subject ranking
ShanghaiRanking GRAS 2025Prepare here, free
Admission facts on this page were read from: admission.enrollment.cmu.edu/ · cmu.edu/admission/ · cmu.edu/admission/admission/application-plans-deadlines · cmu.edu/admission/admission/standardized-testing · cmu.edu/admission/admission/international-applicants · cmu.edu/admission/costs-aid · cmu.edu/sfs/tuition/index.html · cmu.edu/sfs/tuition/undergraduate/index.html · cmu.edu/sfs/tuition/graduate/index.html · cmu.edu/sfs/ · cmu.edu/graduate/prospective/index.html — checked 28 September 2026.