Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at Carnegie Mellon is almost evenly split between men and women, with 50.2% of undergraduate students being men and 49.8% being women. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 6,932, with 3,450 women and 3,482 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at Carnegie Mellon is largely skewed towards men students, with 62.3% of undergraduate students being men and 37.7% being women. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 8,125, with 3,066 women and 5,059 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 50.2% 3,482 students
- women 49.8% 3,450 students
Graduate Students
- men 62.3% 5,059 students
- women 37.7% 3,066 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is Asian, comprising 33.5% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 2,325 students.
Following closely behind are White students, constituting 23.5% of the student body, with 1,629 students. Hispanic students represent 9.8% of the population, with 677 students, while Mixed race students account for 4.9%, with 341 students. African American students account for 3.9% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 271 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.0% , with 3 students.
International students make up 18.0% of the undergraduate population, totaling 1,248 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 6.3% of the population, totaling 438 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within Carnegie Mellon.
Undergraduate Students
- Asian 33.5% 2,325 students
- White 23.5% 1,629 students
- International students 18.0% 1,248 students
- Hispanic 9.8% 677 students
- Unknown race 6.3% 438 students
- Mixed race 4.9% 341 students
- African American 3.9% 271 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 3 students
Graduate Students
- International students 58.9% 4,779 students
- White 19.5% 1,581 students
- Asian 9.6% 783 students
- Unknown race 5.7% 462 students
- Hispanic 2.6% 208 students
- African American 2.3% 190 students
- Mixed race 1.4% 113 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 4 students
Transfer Students
- International students 28.9% 24 students
- White 25.3% 21 students
- Asian 21.7% 18 students
- Hispanic 8.4% 7 students
- African American 6.0% 5 students
- Unknown race 6.0% 5 students
- Mixed race 3.6% 3 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 18-19 47% 3,278 students
- 20-21 42% 2,888 students
- 22-24 8% 531 students
- 25-29 1% 48 students
- 30-34 0% 12 students
- 40-49 0% 8 students
- 35-39 0% 5 students
- 50-64 0% 3 students
- 22-24 46% 3,771 students
- 25-29 37% 2,969 students
- 30-34 9% 772 students
- 20-21 3% 222 students
- 35-39 2% 202 students
- 40-49 2% 139 students
- 50-64 1% 43 students
- 18-19 0% 2 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at Carnegie Mellon University in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 226 | 15.97% | |
| Pennsylvania | 221 | 15.62% | |
| New Jersey | 174 | 12.30% | |
| New York | 158 | 11.17% | |
| Virginia | 91 | 6.43% | |
| Texas | 74 | 5.23% | |
| Maryland | 60 | 4.24% | |
| Florida | 53 | 3.75% | |
| Illinois | 51 | 3.60% | |
| Connecticut | 39 | 2.76% | |
| Ohio | 38 | 2.69% | |
| Washington | 34 | 2.40% | |
| North Carolina | 25 | 1.77% | |
| Georgia | 21 | 1.48% | |
| Michigan | 13 | less than 1% | |
| Colorado | 12 | less than 1% | |
| Oregon | 12 | less than 1% | |
| Puerto Rico | 11 | less than 1% | |
| Arizona | 8 | less than 1% | |
| Indiana | 8 | less than 1% | |
| Missouri | 7 | less than 1% | |
| New Hampshire | 7 | less than 1% | |
| South Carolina | 7 | less than 1% | |
| Tennessee | 7 | less than 1% | |
| District of Columbia | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Kansas | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Minnesota | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Iowa | 4 | less than 1% | |
| North Dakota | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Nevada | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Rhode Island | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Louisiana | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Mississippi | 3 | less than 1% | |
| West Virginia | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Alabama | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Oklahoma | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Utah | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Vermont | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Wisconsin | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Arkansas | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Delaware | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Hawaii | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Idaho | 1 | less than 1% | |
| New Mexico | 1 | less than 1% | |
| South Dakota | 1 | less than 1% |
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