The student population at Carnegie Mellon University is 16,002 (7,059 undergraduate and 8,943 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 3,635 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at CMU is 44.11% which is increased by 1,142 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 2,493 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 0.78 to 1 which means that male students enrolled more than female students.

572 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 111.85% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 13,783 where 16,002 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

44.11% of total students is undergraduate students and 55.89% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 1,142 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 2,493 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 0.78 to 1 and it means that there are more male students enrolled in CMU than female students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Carnegie Mellon University since 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1412,3675,9173,4202,4976,4504,3202,130
2014-1512,587
220
5,888
-29
3,342
-78
2,546
49
6,699
249
4,463
143
2,236
106
2015-1612,963
376
6,049
161
3,333
-9
2,716
170
6,914
215
4,565
102
2,349
113
2016-1713,258
295
6,283
234
3,385
52
2,898
182
6,975
61
4,502
-63
2,473
124
2017-1813,869
611
6,533
250
3,408
23
3,125
227
7,336
361
4,665
163
2,671
198
2018-1914,029
160
6,589
56
3,370
-38
3,219
94
7,440
104
4,745
80
2,695
24
2019-2014,180
151
6,618
29
3,345
-25
3,273
54
7,562
122
4,765
20
2,797
102
2020-2113,519
-661
6,622
4
3,336
-9
3,286
13
6,897
-665
4,347
-418
2,550
-247
2021-2215,057
1,538
6,932
310
3,482
146
3,450
164
8,125
1,228
5,059
712
3,066
516
2022-2316,002
945
7,059
127
3,512
30
3,547
97
8,943
818
5,461
402
3,482
416
Average13,7836,4493,3933,0567,3344,6892,645
Carnegie Mellon University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 6,449 where 7,059 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Carnegie Mellon University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-145,9175,7233,3032,42019411777
2014-155,8885,6993,2262,47318911673
2015-166,0495,8533,2212,63219611284
2016-176,2836,0693,2612,80821412490
2017-186,5336,2983,2783,020235130105
2018-196,5896,3433,2313,112246139107
2019-206,6186,4253,2393,18619310687
2020-216,6226,3413,1763,165281160121
2021-226,9326,7433,3733,37018910980
2022-237,0596,8583,3993,45920111388
Average6,4496,4493,2712,9656,44912391
Carnegie Mellon University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 7,334 where 8,943 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Carnegie Mellon University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-146,4505,5563,6381,918894682212
2014-156,6995,8213,8231,998878640238
2015-166,9145,9373,8512,086977714263
2016-176,9756,1853,9492,236790553237
2017-187,3366,6744,2022,472662463199
2018-197,4406,8174,3292,488623416207
2019-207,5626,8934,3172,576669448221
2020-216,8975,9793,7572,222918590328
2021-228,1257,3264,5562,770799503296
2022-238,9438,1484,9863,162795475320
Average7,3347,3344,1412,3937,334548252
Carnegie Mellon University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 18.88% and the percentage of black students is 2.87% at Carnegie Mellon University. 19.92% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Carnegie Mellon University over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-1471,93642657413,956308
2014-1592,07140257423,747334
2015-16112,19538662033,539327
2016-1752,34739165053,478349
2017-1842,50641472643,401356
2018-1932,62842176343,356337
2019-2032,72239475953,288352
2020-2122,89541578873,171367
2021-2253,10846188573,210454
2022-2363,18845996283,021478
Average62,56041773053,417366
Carnegie Mellon University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

572 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 4% of total students. The number of online students has increased 111.85% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Carnegie Mellon University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1512,5872706912,248
2015-1612,9637566112,227
2016-1713,258461,09912,113
2017-1813,869371,27412,558
2018-1914,029271,29712,705
2019-2014,1802480913,347
2020-2113,5191541613,088
2021-2215,0572414,42510,391
2022-2316,0025722,67412,756
Average13,9401451,41412,381

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