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Carnegie Mellon University - Engineering

Carnegie Mellon University
Address5000 Forbes Avenue
CityPittsburgh
StatePA
Zip15213-3890
TypePrivate not-for-profit
LevelFour or more years
Total Engineering Students1783 (Undergraduate), 1715 (graduate), 727 (PhD)
PhDs granted(current yr)256
Total Engineering Teachers143
Total Engineering Research Expenditure$103097
Admission Rate (Undergrad)8992 (Applications), 1240 (Offered admissions), 431 (Accepted)
GPA (for Undergrad)100 [percentage of students ranked in top 25% of their high school class]
Admission Rate (Grad)19753 (Applications), 3886 (Offered admissions), 1744 (Accepted)
Carnegie ClassificationResearch Universities (very high research activity)
Application Fees
Undergrad Application Fees$75
Grad Application Fees$0
Tuition / Fees
Undergrad In-State$53620
Undergrad Out-State$53620
Grad In-State$44000
Grad Out-State$44000
SAT Score**
SectionScore (25/75) percentile
Reading750/750
Math700/
Writing760/
ACT Score**
SectionScore (25/75) percentile
Composite/
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Engineering Courses/Degrees

Engineering
Biomedical/Medical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Computer Engineering- General
Electrical- Electronics and Communications Engineering
Engineering Physics
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
Industrial Engineering
Materials Science
Mechanical Engineering
Operations Research
Highly ranked and respected research oriented program.

MS in ECE
Minimum TOEFL:84 or 7 in IELTS
GRE is required.
MS program is self-funded (i.e no fellowships/tuition waiver from department)
MS program generally takes 3 semesters to complete.


Mechanical Engineering
Acceptance rate: around 25% for graduate program.
MS program is self-funded and PhD students receive full tuition fellowship
Average GRE scores for admitted students: GRE -Verbal: 153, GRE Quantitative 163, AWA 4.0

Biomedical Engineering
Minimum TOEFL: 88 or IELTS 7.5
PhD students receive full financial aid. There is limited scholarships for MS students.

Engineering Resources

RankUniversity
7. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
8. Cornell University: Engineering
9. Carnegie Mellon University
10. The University of Texas at Austin
11. Purdue University

GRE Scores and Admissions

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