QS #52 · 2026 QS North America #19 United States

Carnegie Mellon University

卡内基梅隆大学

Carnegie Mellon University, founded in 1900 in Pittsburgh, is a private research university preeminent in computer science, engineering, fine arts and business.

Requirements differ by faculty / school — pick your faculty below. Each shows its own official admissions page.

1 School of Computer Science

计算机学院

QS #3 · Computer Science & Information Systems QS #5 · Data Science and Artificial Intelligence

↗ Faculty page

Language

IELTS	7.5 overall · 7 each section
TOEFL iBT	102 overall · 25 each section

Academic

GPA	3.99+ UW (typical)
A-Level	AAA-AA*A inc. Math
IB	42-45 HL Math + Sci
AP	5×Calc BC + 4 more APs

Admissions tests

SAT 1530-1580 / ACT 35 (CS is highly selective)

2 College of Engineering

工程学院

↗ Faculty page

Requirements pending — see the official page

3 Mellon College of Science

梅隆理学院

↗ Faculty page

Language

IELTS	7.5 overall · 7 each section
TOEFL iBT	102 overall · 25 each section

Academic

GPA	3.92+ UW
A-Level	AAA inc. Math + Sci
IB	40-44 HL Math + Sci

4 Tepper School of Business (UG)

Tepper 商学院（本科）

↗ Faculty page

Language

IELTS	7.5 overall · 7 each section
TOEFL iBT	102 overall · 25 each section

Academic

GPA	3.9+ UW
A-Level	AAA inc. Math
IB	40-44 HL Math

5 College of Fine Arts

艺术学院

↗ Faculty page

Language

IELTS	7.5 overall · 7 each section
TOEFL iBT	102 overall · 25 each section

Academic

GPA	3.85+ UW; portfolio / audition
A-Level	A*AA
IB	38-42

6 Dietrich College of Humanities & Social Sciences

迪特里希人文社科学院

↗ Faculty page

Requirements pending — see the official page

7 Information Systems

信息系统专业

↗ Faculty page

Requirements pending — see the official page

8 College of Engineering (CIT)

卡内基理工工学院

↗ Faculty page

Language

IELTS	7.5 overall · 7 each section
TOEFL iBT	102 overall · 25 each section

Academic

GPA	3.92+ UW
A-Level	AAA inc. Math + Phys
IB	40-44 HL Math + Phys
AP	5×Calc BC + Phys + Chem

Admissions tests

SAT 1500-1570 / ACT 34-35

9 Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences

迪特里希文理学院

↗ Faculty page

Language

IELTS	7.5 overall · 7 each section
TOEFL iBT	102 overall · 25 each section

Academic

GPA	3.85+ UW
A-Level	A*AA
IB	38-42
AP	5×4-5

10 Heinz College (Information Systems UG)

Heinz 学院（本科信息系统）

↗ Faculty page

Language

IELTS	7.5 overall · 7 each section
TOEFL iBT	102 overall · 25 each section

Academic

GPA	3.9+ UW
A-Level	A*AA inc. Math
IB	40-44 HL Math

Requirements differ by faculty / school — pick your faculty below. Each shows its own official admissions page.

1 School of Computer Science

计算机学院

QS #3 · Computer Science & Information Systems QS #5 · Data Science and Artificial Intelligence

↗ Faculty page

Requirements pending — see the official page

2 College of Engineering

工程学院

↗ Faculty page

Requirements pending — see the official page

3 Mellon College of Science

梅隆理学院

↗ Faculty page

Requirements pending — see the official page

4 Tepper School of Business

泰珀商学院

↗ Faculty page

Requirements pending — see the official page

5 Heinz College

Heinz 学院

↗ Faculty page

Language

IELTS	7 overall · 6.5 each section
TOEFL iBT	100 overall · 22 each section

Academic

GPA	GPA 3.5+
Prior degree	Bachelor's in relevant field

Admissions tests

GRE recommended

6 College of Fine Arts

美术学院

↗ Faculty page

Requirements pending — see the official page

7 Dietrich College of Humanities & Social Sciences

迪特里希人文社科学院

↗ Faculty page

Requirements pending — see the official page

8 School of Computer Science (PG)

计算机学院（研究生）

QS #3 · Computer Science & Information Systems QS #5 · Data Science and Artificial Intelligence

↗ Faculty page

Language

IELTS	7.5 overall · 6.5 each section
TOEFL iBT	102 overall · 25 each section

Academic

GPA	GPA 3.7+ (typical)
Prior degree	Bachelor's in CS / equiv; strong coding

Admissions tests

GRE Q168+ for MSCS / MSML / PhD

9 College of Engineering (PG)

工学院（研究生）

↗ Faculty page

Language

IELTS	7 overall · 6.5 each section
TOEFL iBT	100 overall · 22 each section

Academic

GPA	GPA 3.5+
Prior degree	Bachelor's in engineering

Admissions tests

GRE Q165+ recommended

10 Tepper School of Business (PG)

Tepper 商学院（研究生）

↗ Faculty page

Language

IELTS	7 overall · 6 each section
TOEFL iBT	100 overall · 22 each section

Academic

GPA	GPA 3.5+; 5 yrs work for MBA
Prior degree	Bachelor's; GMAT/GRE

Admissions tests

GMAT 705 median / GRE 320+

11 Mellon College of Science (PG)

梅隆理学院（研究生）

↗ Faculty page

Language

IELTS	7 overall · 6.5 each section
TOEFL iBT	100 overall · 22 each section

Academic

GPA	GPA 3.5+
Prior degree	Bachelor's in relevant science

Admissions tests

GRE required

12 Dietrich College (PG)

迪特里希学院（研究生）

↗ Faculty page

Language

IELTS	7 overall · 6.5 each section
TOEFL iBT	100 overall · 22 each section

Academic

GPA	GPA 3.5+; writing sample
Prior degree	Bachelor's in humanities / SS

13 College of Fine Arts (PG)

艺术学院（研究生）

↗ Faculty page

Language

IELTS	7 overall · 6.5 each section
TOEFL iBT	100 overall · 22 each section

Academic

GPA	GPA 3.5+; portfolio / audition required
Prior degree	Bachelor's in relevant arts field

14 CMU-Africa / Silicon Valley (PG)

CMU 海外校区（研究生）

↗ Faculty page

Language

IELTS	7 overall · 6.5 each section
TOEFL iBT	100 overall · 22 each section

Academic

GPA	GPA 3.5+
Prior degree	Bachelor's in engineering / CS

Admitted cases

MSCS · 2025

accepted

GPA: 3.92
TOEFL iBT: 113
GRE: Q170 V167
Prior degree: Tsinghua CS

2 ICML papers + USACO Platinum.

MSML · 2025

accepted

GPA: 3.85
TOEFL iBT: 110
GRE: Q170 V165
Prior degree: PKU EECS

MBA FT · 2024

accepted

GPA: 3.6
GMAT: 710
Prior degree: CMU Business

MSE Software Eng · 2025

accepted

GPA: 3.7
TOEFL iBT: 105
GRE: Q169 V160
Prior degree: SJTU SE

MISM · 2025

accepted

GPA: 3.7
TOEFL iBT: 108
GRE: Q168 V160
Prior degree: HKUST ISOM

PhD Robotics · 2025

accepted

GPA: 3.95
TOEFL iBT: 112
GRE: Q170 V168
Prior degree: CMU CS

3 first-author top-venue papers.

Cases are self-reported and may not reflect typical admits. Always defer to official requirements.

Sources

↗ Official university site ↗ Official undergraduate ↗ Official graduate ↗ Common App

Last verified: 2026-05-19