Pittsburgh, PA
Carnegie Mellon University
https://www.cmu.edu/Repayment outcome
97.2%
of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.
Money
$42,200–$111,900
middle 50% · median $72,000
Federal aid recipients · 10 yrs after entry · US Dept of Ed
College Scorecard reports earnings 10 years after a student first enrolled, not after graduation. The sample includes only federal aid recipients and counts non-completers alongside graduates, which can pull the number down at selective schools where many students never borrow. Treat it as a conservative floor, not a forecast.
Net price
after grants & scholarships
$33,386
Median debt
of borrowers at graduation
$23,000
Sticker price
before any aid
$59,710
Default rate
0.9%
Earnings by major
Median 1–2 yrs after completion · Scorecard field-of-study data
A different measurement than the 10-year headline above. These are early-career numbers for students who finished the degree, 1–2 years out — they tend to read higher because they exclude non-completers and are measured right out of school.
- Computer Science$94,408
- Visual & Performing Arts$89,859
- Math & Statistics$88,506
- Engineering Tech$86,867
- Interdisciplinary$84,393
- Business$80,196
- Health Professions$77,536
- Social Sciences$69,338
- Public Admin$63,005
- Engineering$60,161
- Physical Sciences$53,775
- Philosophy$49,683
- English & Literature$42,682
- Liberal Arts$39,927
- Psychology$29,685
Academics
Acceptance
25.5%
Avg SAT
1,432
Enrollment
5,834
What students study
16 fields offered
Engineering
25% of degrees awarded — the most popular field
- 02Computer Science11.6%
- 03Visual & Performing Arts10.7%
- 04Interdisciplinary9.2%
- 05Physical Sciences7.1%
- 06Business6.3%
- 07Social Sciences5.4%
- 08Math & Statistics5.2%
- 09Biology3.9%
- 10Psychology3.1%
- 11Architecture2.9%
- 12English & Literature2.7%
- 13Liberal Arts2.6%
- 14Public Admin1.6%
- 15Philosophy1.5%
- 16Foreign Languages1.0%