How many students at CMU? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 16,002 students have enrolled in Carnegie Mellon University with 7,059 undergraduate and 8,943 graduate students.
By gender, 8,973 male and 7,029 female students are attending the school.
It has relatively fewer students compared to similar colleges (19,694 students in average - private (not-for-profit) Research University (very high research activity)).
572 students are enrolled exclusively, and 2,674 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
Carnegie Mellon University has a total of 16,002 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 7,059 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 8,943 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 8,973 male and 7,029 female students (the male-female ratio is 56:44) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | 16,002 | 7,059 | 8,943 |
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| Men | 8,973 | 3,512 | 5,461 |
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| Women | 7,029 | 3,547 | 3,482 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 3,021 White, 459 Black, and 3,188 Asian students out of a total of 16,002 are attending at Carnegie Mellon University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in chart below (academic year 2022-2023 data).
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 6 | 2 | 4 |
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| Asian | 3,188 | 1,477 | 1,711 |
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| Black | 459 | 258 | 201 |
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| Hispanic | 962 | 609 | 353 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 8 | 4 | 4 |
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| White | 3,021 | 1,774 | 1,247 |
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| Two or more races | 478 | 240 | 238 |
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| Race Unknown | 836 | 475 | 361 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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| Asian | 2,368 | 998 | 1,370 |
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| Black | 286 | 164 | 122 |
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| Hispanic | 737 | 467 | 270 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 4 | 2 | 2 |
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| White | 1,545 | 823 | 722 |
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| Two or more races | 361 | 175 | 186 |
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| Race Unknown | 402 | 195 | 207 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 4 | 2 | 2 |
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| Asian | 820 | 479 | 341 |
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| Black | 173 | 94 | 79 |
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| Hispanic | 225 | 142 | 83 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 4 | 2 | 2 |
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| White | 1,476 | 951 | 525 |
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| Two or more races | 117 | 65 | 52 |
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| Race Unknown | 434 | 280 | 154 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, CMU has 145 students under 18 years old and 2 students over 65 years old. There are 11,317 students under 25 years old, and 4,684 students over 25 years old out of 16,002 total students.
CMU has 6,985 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 74 students aged 25 and over.
It has 4,332 graduate students aged under 25 and 4,610 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 145 | 80 | 65 |
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| 18-19 | 3,285 | 1,748 | 1,537 |
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| 20-21 | 3,287 | 1,612 | 1,675 |
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| 22-24 | 4,600 | 1,899 | 2,701 |
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| 25-29 | 3,379 | 1,244 | 2,135 |
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| 30-34 | 831 | 270 | 561 |
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| 35-39 | 269 | 105 | 164 |
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| 40-49 | 145 | 45 | 100 |
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| 50-64 | 58 | 25 | 33 |
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| Over 65 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 145 | 80 | 65 |
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| 18-19 | 3,283 | 1,748 | 1,535 |
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| 20-21 | 3,062 | 1,513 | 1,549 |
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| 22-24 | 495 | 186 | 309 |
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| 25-29 | 41 | 8 | 33 |
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| 30-34 | 17 | 5 | 12 |
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| 35-39 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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| 40-49 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
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| 50-64 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 18-19 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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| 20-21 | 225 | 99 | 126 |
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| 22-24 | 4,105 | 1,713 | 2,392 |
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| 25-29 | 3,338 | 1,236 | 2,102 |
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| 30-34 | 814 | 265 | 549 |
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| 35-39 | 266 | 105 | 161 |
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| 40-49 | 135 | 39 | 96 |
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| 50-64 | 55 | 24 | 31 |
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| Over 65 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Online Student Enrollment
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At Carnegie Mellon University, 572 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,674 students are enrolled in some online courses.
125 students lived in Pennsylvania or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 447 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| All Students | 16,002 | 572 | 2,674 |
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| Undergraduate | 7,059 | 26 | 923 |
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| Graduate | 8,943 | 546 | 1,751 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| Pennsylvania Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 125 | 351 | 96 |
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| Undergraduate | 19 | 6 | 1 |
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| Graduate | 106 | 345 | 95 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 7,059 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 62 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 0.88%.61 students have transferred in as full-time status and 1 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 6,797 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 61 |
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| Regular Part-time | 200 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 1 |
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