Student Population at CMU
Total Enrollment
16,002
Undergraduate
7,059
Graduate
8,943
Online Enrollment
572
Men Students
8,973
Women Students
7,029
For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 16,002 students have enrolled at Carnegie Mellon University - 7,059 undergraduate and 8,943 graduate.
By gender, 8,973 male and 7,029 female students are attending Carnegie Mellon University. By attendance status, there are 15,006 full-time students and 996 part-time students.
The number of students at Carnegie Mellon University is very large compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Pennsylvania. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Rice University and Vanderbilt University, its population is average (average population is 15,305).
Carnegie Mellon University offers online degree/certificate programs and 572 students enrolled in online programs.
*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.
Enrollment Comparison Chart
The below chart compares the student population between Carnegie Mellon University and similar colleges.
Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status
By gender, there are 8,973 male and 7,029 female students attending CMU. The male-to-female student ratio is 1.28 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at CMU.
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 7,059 | 6,858 | 201 |
Men | 3,512 | 3,399 | 113 |
Women | 3,547 | 3,459 | 88 |
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 8,943 | 8,148 | 795 |
Men | 5,461 | 4,986 | 475 |
Women | 3,482 | 3,162 | 320 |
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, there are 3,188 Asian students (19.92%) and 3,021 White students (18.88%) at Carnegie Mellon University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Carnegie Mellon University.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Asian | 2,368 | 998 | 1,370 |
Black or African American | 286 | 164 | 122 |
Hispanic | 737 | 467 | 270 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 4 | 2 | 2 |
White | 1,545 | 823 | 722 |
Two or More Races | 361 | 175 | 186 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 402 | 195 | 207 |
Total | 7,059 | 3,512 | 3,547 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Asian | 820 | 479 | 341 |
Black or African American | 173 | 94 | 79 |
Hispanic | 225 | 142 | 83 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 4 | 2 | 2 |
White | 1,476 | 951 | 525 |
Two or More Races | 117 | 65 | 52 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 434 | 280 | 154 |
Total | 8,943 | 5,461 | 3,482 |
Enrollment by Student Age
By age, there are 11,317 students whose age under twenty five and 1,305 students whose age is over thirty years old at Carnegie Mellon University.
Especially, 145 students are younger than eighteen and 2 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Carnegie Mellon University.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 7,059 | 3,512 | 3,547 |
Under 18 | 145 | 65 | 80 |
18-19 | 3,283 | 1,535 | 1,748 |
20-21 | 3,062 | 1,549 | 1,513 |
22-24 | 495 | 309 | 186 |
25-29 | 41 | 33 | 8 |
30-34 | 17 | 12 | 5 |
35-39 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
40-49 | 10 | 4 | 6 |
50-64 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Total | 7,059 | 3,512 | 3,547 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 8,943 | 5,461 | 3,482 |
18-19 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
20-21 | 225 | 126 | 99 |
22-24 | 4,105 | 2,392 | 1,713 |
25-29 | 3,338 | 2,102 | 1,236 |
30-34 | 814 | 549 | 265 |
35-39 | 266 | 161 | 105 |
40-49 | 135 | 96 | 39 |
50-64 | 55 | 31 | 24 |
65 and over | 2 | 2 | 0 |
unknown | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 8,943 | 5,461 | 3,482 |
Online Student Population
At Carnegie Mellon University, 3,246 students (20.28% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 572 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 125 students live in Pennsylvania where Carnegie Mellon University is located in and 351 students have enrolled from other states.
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 16,002 | 7,059 | 8,943 |
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes | 572 | 26 | 546 |
Enrolled Some in Online Classes | 2,674 | 923 | 1,751 |
Not Enrolled in Online Classes | 12,756 | 6,110 | 6,646 |
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total (Enrolled Excl.) | 572 | 26 | 546 |
Pennsylvania Residents | 125 | 19 | 106 |
Other State in U.S. | 351 | 6 | 345 |
Outside of U.S. | 96 | 1 | 95 |
Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 |