Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between Carnegie Mellon University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 8,973 male and 7,029 female students attending CMU. The male-to-female student ratio is 1.28 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at CMU.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at CMU
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total7,0596,858201
Men3,5123,399113
Women3,5473,45988
Population by Gender/Attending Status at CMU
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total8,9438,148795
Men5,4614,986475
Women3,4823,162320

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 3,188 Asian students (19.92%) and 3,021 White students (18.88%) at Carnegie Mellon University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Carnegie Mellon University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Carnegie Mellon University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native202
Asian2,3689981,370
Black or African American286164122
Hispanic737467270
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander422
White1,545823722
Two or More Races361175186
Race/Ethnicity Unknown402195207
Total 7,0593,5123,547
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Carnegie Mellon University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native422
Asian820479341
Black or African American1739479
Hispanic22514283
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander422
White1,476951525
Two or More Races1176552
Race/Ethnicity Unknown434280154
Total 8,9435,4613,482

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 11,317 students whose age under twenty five and 1,305 students whose age is over thirty years old at Carnegie Mellon University.
Especially, 145 students are younger than eighteen and 2 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Carnegie Mellon University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at Carnegie Mellon University
TotalMenWomen
Total7,059 3,5123,547
Under 18145 6580
18-193,283 1,5351,748
20-213,062 1,5491,513
22-24495 309186
25-2941 338
30-3417 125
35-393 30
40-4910 46
50-643 21
Total 7,059 3,5123,547
Population by Student Age at Carnegie Mellon University
TotalMenWomen
Total8,943 5,4613,482
18-192 20
20-21225 12699
22-244,105 2,3921,713
25-293,338 2,1021,236
30-34814 549265
35-39266 161105
40-49135 9639
50-6455 3124
65 and over2 20
unknown1 01
Total 8,943 5,4613,482

Online Student Population

At Carnegie Mellon University, 3,246 students (20.28% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 572 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 125 students live in Pennsylvania where Carnegie Mellon University is located in and 351 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total16,0027,0598,943
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes57226546
Enrolled Some in Online Classes2,6749231,751
Not Enrolled in Online Classes12,7566,1106,646
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)57226546
Pennsylvania Residents12519106
Other State in U.S.3516345
Outside of U.S.96195
Unknown000