Carnegie Mellon SAT scores
What SAT score do you need for Carnegie Mellon? Aim for 1560 or higher. Half of the enrolled students who sent SAT scores scored 1500 to 1560 (Common Data Set 2025-26), and a quarter scored 1560 or more.
Middle 50% SAT at Carnegie Mellon
1500–1560
Aim for 1560 or higher, the 75th percentile.
Carnegie Mellon at a glance, Common Data Set 2025-26
| SAT middle 50% | 1500 to 1560Median 1540 |
|---|---|
| ACT middle 50% | 34 to 36Median 35 |
| Test policy | DependsComputer Science requires the SAT or ACT, Fine Arts does not, and the other schools accept the SAT, ACT, AP, IB or A-level results. |
| Superscores the SAT | Yes |
| Acceptance rate | 11.1%Fall 2025 entry |
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Questions people ask
What is the average SAT score at Carnegie Mellon?
The median is 1540: half of the enrolled first-year students who sent SAT scores scored 1540 or higher (Common Data Set 2025-26).
Does Carnegie Mellon require the SAT?
Computer Science requires the SAT or ACT, Fine Arts does not, and the other schools accept the SAT, ACT, AP, IB or A-level results.
What ACT score do you need for Carnegie Mellon?
Aim for 36 or higher. The middle 50% of enrolled students who sent ACT scores scored 34 to 36.
Does Carnegie Mellon superscore the SAT?
Yes. It takes your highest section scores across test dates.
What is the acceptance rate at Carnegie Mellon?
11.1% for fall 2025 entry: 3,859 admitted from 34,867 applicants (Common Data Set 2025-26).
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What it does
Enter your score to see where it sits among students who enrolled at Carnegie Mellon.
Carnegie Mellon University, first-year admission. Scores of enrolled students who sent them.
Method
- The ranges are Carnegie Mellon's own figures for enrolled first-year students who sent scores (Common Data Set 2025-26, section C9). The middle 50% runs from the 25th to the 75th percentile.
- Top 25% means your score is at or above the 75th percentile. Upper half is from the median up to it. Lower half is from the 25th percentile up to the median. Bottom 25% is under the 25th percentile.
- We copy each number from the college's own document. We never add section scores to make a total or convert ACT to SAT.
- The acceptance rate is admits divided by applicants in section C1 of the Common Data Set 2025-26.
Sources
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- Carnegie Mellon University: Common Data Set 2025-26, Section C9: 25th, 50th and 75th percentile scores of enrolled first-year students who submitted scores
- Carnegie Mellon University: First-year testing policy, First-year testing requirement