Carnegie Mellon University Historical Acceptance Rate

Historical Acceptance Rates

Carnegie Mellon University's overall acceptance rate for the application year 2024 is 11.6%, with 33,941 applicants and 3,959 acceptances. The Early Action (EA) acceptance rate is notably higher at 13.8%, while the Regular Decision (RD) rate is 11.3%. Over the past few years, there has been a slight downward trend in overall acceptance rates, from 17.2% in 2020 to 11.6% currently. Historically, EA acceptance rates have consistently outperformed RD rates, with EA rates for the Class of 2024 standing at 13.8%, which is a decrease from 19.9% in 2021 and 25% in 2020.

Year	Total Applicants	Total Admits	RD Acceptance Rate	EA Acceptance Rate	Overall Acceptance Rate
2024	33,941	3,959	11.3%	13.8%	11.6%
2023	33,707	3,843	11%	13.6%	11.4%
2022	34,261	3,873	11.1%	12.5%	11.3%
2021	32,896	4,453	12.9%	19.9%	13.5%
2020	26,189	4,524	16.7%	25%	17.2%
2019	27,634	4,267	15.2%	18.8%	15.4%
2018	24,351	4,170	16.8%	21%	17.12%
2017	20,497	4,550	21.9%	25%	21.19%
2016	21,189	4,601	21.4%	26.3%	21.7%
2015	20,547	4,873	23.4%	28.5%	23.7%
2014	19,812	4,874	24.1%	33.3%	24.6%

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