Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at CMU

At Carnegie Mellon University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 20.06%, and 2023's acceptance rate is 11.30%. For 2023 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Carnegie Mellon University than the previous year. Carnegie Mellon University has beep kept its acceptance rate very low and it is hard that applicants admit into the school.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 35.52%, and the 2023 yield is 44.31%. The number of CMU applicants increased by 4.15% (1,365 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 20.06%, and this year's acceptance rate is 11.30% at Carnegie Mellon University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 16.12% and women students' rate is 26.29%. For 2023 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Carnegie Mellon University than the previous year. Carnegie Mellon University has beep kept its acceptance rate very low and it is hard that applicants admit into the school.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Carnegie Mellon University over the past 11 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	27.77%	23.76%	34.41%
2013-14	25.49% -2.28%	21.22% -1.69%	32.72% -1.69%
2014-15	24.60% -0.89%	22.05% -4.52%	28.20% -4.52%
2015-16	23.72% -0.88%	19.05% 3.41%	31.61% 3.41%
2016-17	21.71% -2.00%	16.59% -1.76%	29.85% -1.76%
2017-18	22.20% 0.48%	16.74% 1.30%	31.15% 1.30%
2018-19	17.12% -5.07%	12.99% -7.48%	23.67% -7.48%
2019-20	15.44% -1.68%	11.55% -2.24%	21.43% -2.24%
2020-21	17.27% 1.83%	13.33% 1.94%	23.36% 1.94%
2021-22	14.00% -3.28%	11.00% -5.37%	18.00% -5.37%
2022-23	11.30% -2.69%	9.00% -3.27%	14.73% -3.27%
Average	20.06%	16.12%	26.29%

Carnegie Mellon University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 35.52% where the current academic year yield is 44.31%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Carnegie Mellon University from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	29.29%	30.20%	28.25%
2013-14	29.96% 0.67%	31.73% -0.24%	28.01% -0.24%
2014-15	30.24% 0.28%	31.81% 0.51%	28.52% 0.51%
2015-16	32.32% 2.08%	34.67% 1.41%	29.92% 1.41%
2016-17	33.73% 1.41%	36.09% 1.74%	31.66% 1.74%
2017-18	36.84% 3.10%	38.41% 3.79%	35.44% 3.79%
2018-19	37.70% 0.86%	40.92% -0.54%	34.90% -0.54%
2019-20	37.15% -0.55%	40.75% -0.75%	34.15% -0.75%
2020-21	36.18% -0.96%	38.64% -0.12%	34.03% -0.12%
2021-22	43.00% 6.81%	42.98% 7.97%	42.00% 7.97%
2022-23	44.31% 1.31%	45.55% 1.18%	43.18% 1.18%
Average	35.52%	37.43%	33.64%

Carnegie Mellon University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 23,961, the average number of admitted is 4,542, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 1,602. The number of CMU applicants increased by 4.15% (1,365 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Carnegie Mellon University from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	17,313	4,807	1,408
2013-14	18,884 1,571	4,813 34	1,442 34
2014-15	19,812 928	4,874 32	1,474 32
2015-16	20,547 735	4,873 101	1,575 101
2016-17	21,189 642	4,601 -23	1,552 -23
2017-18	20,497 -692	4,550 124	1,676 124
2018-19	24,351 3,854	4,170 -104	1,572 -104
2019-20	27,634 3,283	4,267 13	1,585 13
2020-21	26,189 -1,445	4,524 52	1,637 52
2021-22	32,896 6,707	4,605 343	1,980 343
2022-23	34,261 1,365	3,873 -264	1,716 -264
Average	23,961	4,542	1,602

Carnegie Mellon University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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