Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA · Official website ↗
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Quick summary
| Cost per year | about $86,759 per year (tuition, housing, food, books — U.S. Department of Education figure) + flights and visa. Four years cost roughly four times this if prices stay the same; colleges usually raise prices every year. |
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| Money from the college | Need-based aid: none for international students. Merit scholarships: not yet determined. No named scholarship is confirmed open to international students yet. |
| Chances of admission | very selective: about 1 in 9 applicants is admitted. Middle half of admitted students scored SAT 1500–1570. English minimum: IELTS 7.5, TOEFL (1–6) 5, TOEFL 102, Duolingo 135. |
| Application deadlines | not yet determined |
| Where and how students live | Pittsburgh, PA · Large city · summer highs about 28°C, winter lows about -5°C · 25 km from PIT airport |
| Housing | not yet determined |
| Working while studying | not yet determined |
| After graduation | not yet determined |
Plain-language summary of the verified details below. Where it says “not yet determined”, we have not found it on an official page yet.
Financial aid & requirements for international students
| Aid & admission for international applicants | No need-based aid for international undergraduates International students are not eligible for need-based institutional aid; only merit awards or outside funding. Sources (1)“Carnegie Mellon doesn't offer financial aid to international students.”www.cmu.edu ↗ · checked 2026-11-10 |
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| Meets full financial need | No — does not promise to meet full needSources (1)“Carnegie Mellon doesn't offer financial aid to international students.”www.cmu.edu ↗ · checked 2026-11-10 |
| Merit scholarships | Not yet determined — check the college site ↗ |
| SAT / ACT policy | Not yet determined — check the college site ↗ |
| English proficiency | English proficiency test required for non-native speakers
Sources (5)“If your native language is not English, official results from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)*, the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) or its online equivalent (IELTS Online), the Duolingo English Test (DET), or the Cambridge English Assessment are required.”www.cmu.edu ↗ · checked 2026-11-10“For exams taken on or after Jan. 21, 2026: We require at least a 5 in the overall score”www.cmu.edu ↗ · checked 2026-11-10“For exams taken before Jan. 21, 2026: We require at least a 102 overall score”www.cmu.edu ↗ · checked 2026-11-10“We require at least a 7.5 overall band score on either the paper-based or computer-delivered Academic Examination”www.cmu.edu ↗ · checked 2026-11-10“Duolingo English Test We require at least a 135 overall score”www.cmu.edu ↗ · checked 2026-11-10 |
| Conditional admission / English pathway | Not yet determined — check the college site ↗ |
Deadlines (fall 2027 entry)
| Application deadlines | Not yet determined — check the college site ↗ |
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Costs for international students
| Student health insurance | Not yet determined — check the college site ↗ |
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| Proof of funds for the I-20 | Not yet determined — check the college site ↗ |
Earnings by field of study
| Field | After 1 year | After 4 years |
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| Computer Science | $173,492 | $268,121 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $150,074 | $250,168 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | $137,154 | $187,437 |
| Cognitive Science | — | $162,106 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $97,419 | $160,783 |
| Statistics | $116,208 | $156,743 |
| Systems Science and Theory | $106,632 | $146,929 |
| Mathematics and Statistics, Other | $132,059 | $145,741 |
| Economics | $98,098 | $144,886 |
| Design and Applied Arts | $91,413 | $138,588 |
| Mathematics | $121,078 | — |
| Materials Sciences | $82,424 | $119,715 |
Median yearly earnings of graduates of this college's bachelor's programme in each field, 1 and 4 years after finishing. Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (retrieved 2026-11-11). Only graduates who received U.S. federal student aid are counted, so international students are not included.
Location
| City / state | Pittsburgh, PA |
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| Setting | Large city |
| Nearest major airport | Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT), about 25 km in a straight line |
| Map | View on OpenStreetMap ↗ |
Setting from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard); airport from OurAirports (public-domain data).
Climate
| Warmest month (Jul) | average high 28°C (83°F) |
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| Coldest month (Jan) | average low -5°C (22°F) |
| Precipitation per year | 1,050 mm |
Month by month
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| High °C | 3° | 4° | 10° | 17° | 22° | 26° | 28° | 27° | 24° | 17° | 11° | 5° |
| Low °C | -5° | -4° | 0° | 5° | 11° | 16° | 18° | 17° | 13° | 7° | 2° | -2° |
| Rain mm | 78 | 65 | 82 | 86 | 104 | 116 | 100 | 97 | 90 | 78 | 77 | 77 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at the Pittsburgh Allegheny Co Ap, Pa Us weather station, about 10 km from campus. Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals.
Cost, admission rate, test-score ranges and earnings come from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard (retrieved 2026-11-11). SAT range adds the 25th/75th-percentile section scores, so it is approximate. Scorecard earnings are for federal-aid recipients.