What is the average starting salary at Carnegie Mellon?
Carnegie Mellon University average salary is around USD 151,215 or INR 1.32 Cr annually, whereas the average salary for the year 2023 was USD 121,617 or INR 1.06 Cr annually.

Overall Carnegie Mellon University average salary is around USD 121,617 or INR 1.01 Cr annually. This improves from USD 111,031 or INR 92.68 L in 2022. The Carnegie Mellon University average salary for MBA is around USD 156,500 or INR 1.30 Cr, which increases from USD 148,000 or INR 1.23 Cr in 2022.
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Carnegie Mellon's international student strength makes up about 45% of the total student population. Also the Indian-origin students currently studying at CMU amount to 1,700+
The enrollment trends for international students over the last few years are given below:
Year | International Enrollment | Indian Enrollment |
|---|---|---|
Fall 2023 | 6,308 | 1,777 |
Fall 2022 | 6,701 | 1,947 |
Fall 2021 | 5,697 | 1,471 |
Fall 2020 | 3,951 | 1,080 |
Fall 2019 | 5,597 | 1,445 |
Carnegie Mellon University and New York University are known to be some of the top universities worldwide and in USA. The comparative US News rankings of both universities are given as follows:
University Name | US News National University Ranking 2024 | US News National University Ranking 2025 |
|---|---|---|
Carnegie Mellon University | 24 | 21 |
32 | 32 |
No, Carnegie Mellon is not an Ivy, but its schools such as Tepper Business School is ranked highly in the list of the best business schools of the world.
According to the rankings released by Bloomberg Business Week 2024-25, the full-time MBA of Tepper School of Business is ranked #9.
The Tepper School of Business is B-School under the umbrella of Carnegie Mellon University which is considered one of the best universities of the world and ranks #58 according to QS World University rankings 2025.
The Tepper School of Business is B-School under the umbrella of Carnegie Mellon University which is considered one of the best universities of the world and ranks #58 according to QS World University rankings 2025.
According to the rankings released by Bloomberg Business Week 2024-25, the full-time M
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