Admission Scores Trends at CMU

Over the past 12 years, the average SAT score of Carnegie Mellon University is 1480, and current year SAT score is 1540. The SAT score have been increased 120 points since 2012. The SAT score has risen almost every year over the past decade, and have continued to rise especially recent years at CMU. Compared to previous year, the SAT score increased by 20 points at CMU.

Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT and ACT scores are extremely competitive and high at CMU. You can check and compare colleges with similar SAT scores to CMU by score range 1440-1540 and 1490-1590.

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SAT Scores Over Time

The 2023 SAT score is 1540 at CMU. Over the past 12 years, the average SAT score is 1410 (25^th percentile) and 1549 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT scores are extremely competitive and high at CMU.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at Carnegie Mellon University since 2012.

Year	Total			Math			Evidence-Based Reading and Writing
Year	25^th	50^th	75^th	25^th	50^th	75^th	25^th	50^th	75^th
2012-13	1,320	1,420	1,520	690	740	790	630	680	730
2013-14	1,340	1,435	1,530	700	745	790	640	690	740
2014-15	1,340	1,440	1,540	700	750	800	640	690	740
2015-16	1,360	1,450	1,540	710	755	800	650	695	740
2016-17	1,380	1,465	1,550	720	760	800	660	705	750
2017-18	1,430	1,495	1,560	730	765	800	700	730	760
2018-19	1,450	1,500	1,550	750	775	800	700	725	750
2019-20	1,460	1,510	1,560	760	780	800	700	730	760
2020-21	1,460	1,510	1,560	760	780	800	700	730	760
2021-22	1,480	1,520	1,560	770	785	800	710	735	760
2022-23	1,490	1,540	1,570	770	790	800	720	750	770
Average	1410	1480	1549	733	766	798	677	715	751

SAT Scores Over Time of Carnegie Mellon University

Carnegie Mellon University SAT Score Trends Chart

Carnegie Mellon University SAT Math Score Trends Chart

Carnegie Mellon University SAT EBRW (Evidence-Based Reading and Writing) Trends Chart

^*SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing replaces SAT critical reading and writing since year 2017.

^**The SAT Writing score is excluded from the total scores for year from 2011 to 2016.

ACT Scores Over Time

The 2023 ACT score is 35 at CMU. Over the past 12 years, the average ACT score of the last 12 years is 32 (25^th percentile) and 34 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted ACT scores are extremely competitive and high at CMU.

The following table and chart show the changes in ACT scores at Carnegie Mellon University since 2012.

Year	Composite			English			Math
Year	25^th	50^th	75^th	25^th	50^th	75^th	25^th	50^th	75^th
2012-13	29	31	33	29	32	34	29	32	34
2013-14	30	32	34	30	32	34	30	32	34
2014-15	30	32	34	30	33	35	31	33	35
2015-16	31	33	34	31	33	35	31	33	35
2016-17	31	33	34	31	33	35	31	33	35
2017-18	32	34	35	32	34	35	32	34	35
2018-19	33	34	35	33	34	35	32	34	35
2019-20	33	34	35	33	34	35	32	34	36
2020-21	33	34	35	33	35	36	33	34	35
2021-22	33	34	35	34	35	36	33	35	36
2022-23	34	35	35	33	35	36	34	35	35
Average	32	33	34	32	33	35	32	33	35

ACT Scores Over Time of Carnegie Mellon University

Carnegie Mellon University ACT Score Trends Chart

Carnegie Mellon University ACT Math Score Trends Chart

Carnegie Mellon University ACT English Trends Chart

^*SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing replaces SAT critical reading and writing since year 2017.

^**The SAT Writing score is excluded from the total scores for year from 2011 to 2016.

Admission Scores Trends at CMU

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