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Akash Gaur

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If the tuition fees is not paid by the due date, a standard interest rate would apply on the same. The rate will be as per the Student Financial Obligations guide of the university. The interest will accure every month until the fees is paid in full.

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Akash Gaur

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Yes, students can pay their fees in installments at Carnegie Mellon Uni. One can apply for a monthly installment plan that allows payment of fees in smaller and affordable amounts.

To do that students can request for the same to their department. All installment payments can be made via the Nelnet Campus Commerce.

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Akash Gaur

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Carnegie Mellon Uni sits just outside the top 50 universities in the world. The CMU University Pittsburgh QS Ranking 2026 is #52. The university has been consistent in its standing among universities globally in recent years. Given below is how CMU Pittsburgh has perfomed as part of QS Rankings in the last few years.

Year202620252024
QS World Rank#52#58#52

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Akash Gaur

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Computer Science and Engineering is the best ranking course offered at Carnegie Mellon Uni. It is one of the top 3 universities in US for CSE. CMU university Pittsburgh ranks #3 in the country for its CS program, as part of the latest Shiksha Popularity Rankings.

Given below is how some of its other popular courses rank on a country-level.

CourseRank in the US
BBA#7
Electrical Engineering#8
Mechanical Engineering#10

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Akash Gaur

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Mentioned below is how CMU Pittsburgh has performed in the last 3 years. The rankings below are given by US News, QS, and THE.

Platform202620252024
US News - National University#20#21#24
QS World Ranking#52#58#52
THE#24#24#24

For the latest rankings, check out Shiksha's Carnegie Mellon University Rankings page.

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Ridhi

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The acceptance rate for the Business School of Carnegie Mellon University is a mere 3-5%. The CMU acceptance rates for some of the other schools under CMU are given below:

List of Carnegie Schools and Colleges 

Admit Rate 

Tepper School of Business 

3-5% 

College of Medicine 

3.6% 

Carnegie Institute of Technology 

19.1% (Master's & Doctoral) 

School of Computer Science 

47-61% 

(Source: Official university website and U.S. News) 

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Ridhi

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Currently, Carnegie Mellon University's student strength is 16,600+ of which 7,800 account for UG students and 8,800 account for PG students. 

Fall of

Undergraduates 

Graduates 

Total 

2024 

7,824 

8,852 

16,676 

2023 

7,707 

8,628 

16,335 

2022 

7,509 

9,270 

16,779 

2021 

7,365 

8,453 

15,818 

2020 

7,073 

7,116 

14,189 

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7 months ago

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Ridhi

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Yes. The list of other standardized test scores accepted by the university is given below:

Test

Minimum Score

 IELTS

7.5 overall and subscores

 TOEFL iBT 

102 overall and 25+ subscores 

 TOEFL Essentials

11 overall and subscores

 DET

135 overall and subscores

Cambridge English

191 overall and subscores

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Ridhi

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Carnegie Mellon University accepted almost 4,000 students for the Class of 2028 from a pool of almost 34,000 candidates. This suggests that the CMU acceptance rate stands at a low of 11.7% for 2025, making the university's admission criteria extremely selective, as only about one-tenth of the applicants are likely to be offered a seat. 

Particulars (Fall 2024) 

Headcount 

Student Applications Received 

33,941 

Students Admitted 

3,959 

Acceptance Rate 

11.7% 

Students Enrolled 

1,808 

Yield Rate 

45.6% 

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8 months ago

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Rachit Arora

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To apply for Carnegie Mellon University admissions 2025, international students must fulfill all the requirements as these admissions are tough with acceptance rate only as low as 37.1%. Below are the admission requirements for undergraduate and postgraduate courses: 

Undergraduate Requirements

Graduate Requirements

- Official high school transcripts  (English translation);

- Secondary school counsellor evaluation;

- Proof of English language proficiency;

GPA  in case of the, shorter in comparison to ACT.">SAT/ACT scores;

- Common application essay; and

- Common application writing supplement.

- Official college/university transcripts (English translation);

- Minimum 3.0 GPA  (on a 4.0 scale);

- Three letters of recommendation  (LOR);

Statement of purpose  (SOP);

- Proof of English language proficiency;

Resume/CV;

GMAT/GRE score; and

- Other course-specific requirements.

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