Enrollment Trends at CMU

The average student population over the last 11 years is 14,436 where 15,888 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 7 year-over-year increases and 2 decreases. It peaked at 16,002 students in 2023 and was lowest at 12,963 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 12,963 to 15,888 students, a net gain of 2,925 (22.6%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Carnegie Mellon University since 2015.

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 6,735 where 7,377 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Carnegie Mellon University since 2015.

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 7,701 where 8,511 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Carnegie Mellon University since 2015.

The percentage of white students is 17.65% and the percentage of black students is 3.11% at Carnegie Mellon University. 21.56% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 6.21% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 27.30% to 17.65%. Asian enrollment grew from 16.93% to 21.56%. Black student enrollment increased from 2.98% to 3.11%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 4.78% to 6.21%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.9162 which indicates that highly diverse. This increased from 0.8930 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Carnegie Mellon University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

554 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 3% of total students. The number of online students has increased 638.67% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Carnegie Mellon University from 2015 to 2025.