What is the CMU acceptance rate?

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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, making the CMU acceptance rate stand at a low of 11.7% for 2025.

	2025 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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Anushree Sinha | Contributor-Level 10

a year ago

Usually, the Carnegie Mellon University acceptance rate is calculated to be around 11%. In Fall 2023, CMU University Pittsburgh received over 33,000 applications from prospective undergraduates and graduates. Out of these, only about 3,800 candidates secured an admission offer from the university. H

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