Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Large city
Overview
Carnegie Mellon University is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The campus sits in a large city. It enrolled 15,888 students in fall 2024, including 7,377 undergraduates and 8,511 graduate students. It holds the Carnegie R1 designation for very high research activity.
Carnegie Mellon University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 203 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Information Technology, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, and Computer Science. It awarded 6,222 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 32 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
98% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 5 to 1.
Key figures
15,888
Students enrolled
98%
First-year retention
6,222
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
203
Programs and majors
5:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterPhD
Programs and majors offered 203
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
98%
Student-to-faculty ratio
5:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
1,893
Master's degrees
3,751
Doctoral degrees (research)
380
Postbaccalaureate certificates
188
Post-master's certificates
10
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
15,888
Undergraduates, fall 2024
7,377
Graduate students, fall 2024
8,511
Full-time, fall 2024
94%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
17,274
Undergraduates, 2024-25
8,041
Graduate students, 2024-25
9,233
Full-time, 2024-25
89%
Size category
10,000 to 19,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
43%
Men
57%
White
17%
Hispanic or Latino
6%
Black or African American
3%
Asian
21%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
42%
Race or ethnicity unknown
6%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
32
Programs with a fully online option
2
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
5%
Students taking some online courses
38%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Research designation
Research 1: Very High Spending and Doctorate Production
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Presidents' Athletic Conference; University Athletic Association
President
Farnam Jahanian
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit