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Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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  • Independent university, founded 1900
  • Calendar semesters
  • Degrees bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and post-master's certificates
  • Urban 103-acre campus
  • Endowment $837.5 million
  • Coed, 5,623 undergraduate students, 96% full-time, 40% women, 60% men
  • Very difficult entrance level, 39% of applicants were admitted
Costs (2006 - 07)
  • Comprehensive fee: $43,858 includes full-time tuition ($34,180), mandatory fees ($398), and room and board ($9280). Part-time tuition: $475 per unit
  • Required fees: $199 per term part-time
  • Room and board: college room only: $5440
Financial Aid
  • Of all full-time matriculated undergraduates who enrolled in 2005,: 3,200 applied for aid, 2,738 were judged to have need, 996 had their need fully met. 2,012 Federal Work-Study jobs (averaging $2355). 19 state and other part-time jobs (averaging $2247)
  • In 2005,: 495 non-need-based awards were made
  • Average percent of need met: 81%
  • Average financial aid package: $22,143
  • Average need-based loan: $4853
  • Average need-based gift aid: $16,636
  • Average non-need-based aid: $12,318
  • Average indebtedness upon graduation: $26,500
  • Financial aid deadline: 5/1
Freshmen
  • Admission 15,777 applied, 6,135 admitted, 1,409 enrolled, 3.57 average high school GPA
  • Average high school GPA 3.57
  • Test scores SAT verbal scores over 500 98%, SAT math scores over 500 100%, ACT scores over 18 100%, SAT verbal scores over 600 81%, SAT math scores over 600 97%, ACT scores over 24 96%, SAT verbal scores over 700 33%, SAT math scores over 700 71%, ACT scores over 30 54%
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