Also known as

  • Carnegie Mellon; CMU

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment
7,088
32.9% Female
67.1% Male

Institution Overview

School Type
Private not-for-profit (no religious affiliation)
Region
Mid East DE DC MD NJ NY PA
Academic Calendar
Semester
Setting
City: Large

Academics

Graduate Assistantships
Yes
Full Time Graduate Enrolled
Yes
Part Time Graduate Enrolled
Yes
Total # of Programs
307
Number of Programs Available (in Category Selected Above)
Master's
104
Doctoral Research
74
Distance
9
Degrees Offered
Master's
Doctor's (Research)
Certificate Offered
Post-master's
Postbaccalaureate

Student Body

Demographics
0.06%
American Indian or Alaska Native
7.36%
Asian
1.71%
Black or African American
1.83%
Hispanic or Latino
0.01%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
24.41%
White
1.20%
Two or more races
4.83%
Unknown
58.59%
Non-resident Alien

Admissions

Admissions Office Web Address
admission.enrollment.cmu.edu/pages/undergraduate-admission

Tuition & Aid

Average Tuition
$40,625

Academics: Programs - Overview

Academic
Yes
Occupational
No
Continuing Professional
No
Recreational or avocational
No
Highest Degree offered
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship

Distance Learning Options

Grad programs or courses
Yes

Degree Programs Offered (in Category Selected Above)

Master's
104
Master's (Distance)
7
Doctor's Degree Research
74
Doctor's Degree Research (Distance)
1
Postbaccalaureate Certificate
6
Postbaccalaureate Certificate (Distance)
1
Post Master's Certificate
1
Program Area Program Type Program Format
Campus Distance
Accounting Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Actuarial Science Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
No
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Architecture Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Architecture and Related Services, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Art/Art Studies, General Master's Degree Yes No
Artificial Intelligence Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management, General Master's Degree Yes No
Behavioral Sciences Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Biology/Biological Sciences, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Biometry/Biometrics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Biophysics Doctoral – Research Yes No
Biotechnology Master's Degree Yes No
Business Administration and Management, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
No
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Business/Managerial Economics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Chemical Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Chemistry, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning Master's Degree Yes No
Civil Engineering, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Civil Engineering, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Computational Mathematics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Computer and Information Sciences, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Computer Graphics Master's Degree Yes No
Computer Science Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Computer Software Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 Yes
No
Yes
Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Conducting Master's Degree Yes No
Construction Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Costume Design Master's Degree Yes No
Cultural Resource Management and Policy Analysis Doctoral – Research Yes No
Design and Applied Arts, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Design and Visual Communications, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
Yes
Digital Arts Master's Degree Yes No
Directing and Theatrical Production Master's Degree Yes No
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General Master's Degree Yes No
Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Economics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Economics, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Educational Administration and Supervision, Other Doctoral – Research Yes No
Electrical and Electronics Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
No
Engineering Design Master's Degree Yes No
Engineering Mechanics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Engineering Science Master's Degree Yes No
Engineering Technology, General Master's Degree Yes No
Engineering, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Engineering, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Engineering/Industrial Management Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
English Language and Literature, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
English Language and Literature/Letters, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Finance, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Financial Mathematics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Game and Interactive Media Design Master's Degree Yes No
Health/Health Care Administration/Management Master's Degree Yes Yes
History, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
History, Other Doctoral – Research Yes No
Human Computer Interaction Master's Degree Yes No
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Information Science/Studies Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Information Technology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
No
Information Technology Project Management Master's Degree Yes No
Investments and Securities Master's Degree Yes No
Journalism, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Keyboard Instruments Master's Degree Yes No
Logic Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Management Information Systems and Services, Other Doctoral – Research Yes No
Management Information Systems, General Master's Degree Yes Yes
Marketing/Marketing Management, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Materials Science Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Mathematical Statistics and Probability Doctoral – Research Yes No
Mathematics and Statistics, Other Doctoral – Research Yes No
Mathematics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Music Pedagogy Master's Degree Yes No
Music Performance, General Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Music Technology Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Music Theory and Composition Master's Degree Yes No
Music, General Master's Degree Yes No
Music, Other Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Neurobiology and Anatomy Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Neurobiology and Neurosciences, Other Doctoral – Research Yes No
Operations Management and Supervision Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Operations Research Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Organizational Behavior Studies Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Philosophy Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Physics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Playwriting and Screenwriting Master's Degree Yes No
Polymer Chemistry Master's Degree Yes No
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Psychology, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Psychology, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Public Administration Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Public Policy Analysis, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Public Policy Analysis, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Rhetoric and Composition Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Science, Technology and Society Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Social Sciences, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Statistics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Statistics, Other Doctoral – Research Yes No
Stringed Instruments Master's Degree Yes No
Sustainability Studies Master's Degree Yes No
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology Master's Degree Yes No
Telecommunications Management Doctoral – Research Yes No
Theatre/Theatre Arts Management Master's Degree Yes No
Voice and Opera Master's Degree Yes No

Faculty

TotalInstructional StaffResearchPublic Service
Total 1,278 1,122 156 0
With faculty status 1,181 1,025 156 0
Tenured 464 464 0 0
On tenure track 220 220 0 0
Not on tenure track 497 341 156 0
Multi-year contract 166 166 0 0
Annual contract 331 175 156 0
Less-than annual contract 0 0 0 0
Without faculty status 97 97 0 0

Graduate Assistantships

Graduate Assistantships
Yes
Graduate Assistantship
Research

Additional Information

State-Approved Teacher Certification?
No
Medical Degree Offered?
No
Institution Has a Hospital?
No

Overview

Average Tuition
$40,625
Financial aid office web address
admission.enrollment.cmu.edu/pages/financial-aid
Tuition fee varies by residency status
No
Typical Room
$7,520
Typical Board
$5,310
Tuition & Fees
Amount
Full time Average Tuition$40,625
Full time Fees$746
Part time, per credit hour$565

Tuition Plan Options

Alternative Tuition Plans Offered
Yes
Tuition Guaranteed Plan
No
Prepaid Tuition Plan
No
Tuition Payment Plan
Yes
Other Alternative Tuition Plan
No

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment
7,088
32.9% Female
67.1% Male

Post-Bac Race / Ethnicity

Demographics
0.06%
American Indian or Alaska Native
7.36%
Asian
1.71%
Black or African American
1.83%
Hispanic or Latino
0.01%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
24.41%
White
1.20%
Two or more races
4.83%
Unknown
58.59%
Non-resident Alien

Gender
Race / Ethnicity Men Women
Asian 341 181
Black Or African American 69 52
Hispanic Or Latino 90 40
Non-resident Alien 2,795 1,358
White 1,181 549
Two Or More Races 56 29
Unknown 217 125

Services offered

Service Offered
Academic Career Counseling ServiceYes
Employment Services For StudentsYes
Placement Services For CompletersYes

Advanced Awards/ Degrees Conferred Statistics

Overview

Library Facilities at Institution
Yes
On-Campus Housing Available?
Yes

Services offered

Service Offered
Remedial servicesNo
On-campus day care for student's childrenNo
None of the above services are offeredYes

Admissions Office Contact

Address
5000 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890
Phone
412-268-2000
Fax
Email
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Provisional Release as of October, 2016.
Surveys: Institutional Characteristics (2015), Data File: [HD2015], [IC2015], [IC2015_AY]; Surveys: Completions (2015), Data File: [C2015_A],[C2015DEP]; Surveys: 12-Month Enrollment (2015), Data File: [EFFY2015]; Surveys: Employees by Assigned Position (2014), Data File: [EAP2014]


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