Undergraduate Admission

Weave Your Own Path

Becoming a Tartan Opens a World of Endless Possibilities

Join a community of like-minded thinkers who value compassion, curiosity and creativity and share a common goal: to make life better for humankind. At Carnegie Mellon, your options are as boundless as your imagination, and the impact you make is yours to weave.

It’s your life. Major in it.

When you let your interests guide you and your passions propel you, you find yourself doing work that matters. And it begins here.

EXPLORE ALL PROGRAMS

Arts

Business

Computer Science

Engineering

Humanities and Social Sciences

Information Systems

Science and Math

Arts + Academics

Financial Aid and the Value of Carnegie Mellon

Let's meet where you are. And get you where you want to go.

Paying for a CMU Education

100%

Our financial aid resources are committed to meeting 100% of demonstrated financial need for domestic students.

$111,064

Average starting salary for 2023 graduates

$18,200

Our 2023 undergraduates averaged $18,200 in Federal Loan debt, much less than the $32,062 average for ranked private colleges. (US News & World Report)

91%

91% of our 2023 graduates were employed or continuing education within six months of graduation.

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