
Carnegie Mellon University's wait list acceptance rate for the application year 2024 stands at 0.19%, with only 32 out of 16,484 applicants gaining admission. This is a significant drop compared to the application year 2023, where the acceptance rate was 0.8%, with 75 out of 8,587 offered a spot on the wait list. The trend reveals a marked decrease in acceptance rates over the past few years, plummeting from 4.2% in 2020 and 0.3% in 2021, indicating an increasingly competitive environment for wait-listed candidates. These substantial fluctuations emphasize the unpredictability of the wait list process at Carnegie Mellon.