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Carnegie Mellon University

Carnegie Mellon University
5000 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Official telephone: (412) 268-2000
Fax number: (412) 268-2330
Website: www.cmu.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2015 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid officer: Linda M. Anderson,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 412 268-2082
412 268-7837 (fax)
FAFSA number: 003242
CSS/PROFILE number: 2074

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $51,196; $51,196 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $1,114
Book fees: $2,400
Combined room and board expenses: $12,960

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAFebruary 15noApril 15
Institution's own financial aid formFebruary 15noApril 15
CSS/Financial Aid PROFILEFebruary 15noApril 15
Noncustodial (Divorced/Separated) Parent's StatementFebruary 15noApril 15
tax/W2 formsFebruary 15noApril 15

Date award notification begins: March 15
Applied for financial aid:
64% of first-year students
52% of full-time undergraduates
22% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
73% of first-year students
84% of full-time undergraduates
69% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
99% of first-year students
98% of full-time undergraduates
95% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
97% of first-year students
98% of full-time undergraduates
95% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
80% of first-year students
87% of full-time undergraduates
89% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
19% of first-year students
12% of full-time undergraduates
5% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
29% of first-year students
25% of full-time undergraduates
21% of part-time undergraduates
Average percent of need that was met of students who received any need-based aid (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
84% for first-year students
82% for full-time undergraduates
60% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$36,002 for first-year students
$37,013 for full-time undergraduates
$23,642 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$31,926 for first-year students
$31,417 for full-time undergraduates
$17,592 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$6,334 for first-year students
$7,267 for full-time undergraduates
$7,797 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$4,055 for first-year students
$5,072 for full-time undergraduates
$5,909 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
5% of first-year students
4% of full-time undergraduates
3% of part-time undergraduates
Average award to students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
$13,140 for first-year students
$11,570 for full-time undergraduates
$2,808 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
0% of first-year students
0% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$0 for first-year students
$0 for full-time undergraduates
$0 for part-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct PLUS Loans
  • FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 54%
Average student debt upon graduation: $31,444
Types of payment plans:
  • Tuition Management Systems
Need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • need-based (general)
  • Federal Pell Grants
  • SEOG
  • state scholarships/grants
  • college/university scholarships/grants (institutional funds)
  • private scholarships/grants
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • state scholarships/grants
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • creative arts/performance
  • special achievements/activities
  • special characteristics

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