About the Net Price Calculator

This tool is intended for U.S. citizens, eligible non-citizens and permanent residents who plan on pursuing a full-time undergraduate degree but haven't yet applied to the university. This tool is a great way to start a conversation with your family about affordability as you conduct your college search.

Your Net Price Calculator results aren't a guarantee of your actual financial aid offer, which may vary depending on institutional policy changes, official academic information and verified family financial information.

If you're a current applicant to Carnegie Mellon, please apply for financial aid. Financial aid offer letters will be available on your Where Am I in the Process? portal after admission decisions are released.

For Divorced or Separated Families

Carnegie Mellon believes that both parents have a responsibility to pay for college. As a result, we require both the custodial parent and noncustodial parent to complete the CSS Profile.

The Net Price Calculator tool will only account for your custodial parent’s information. As a result, it's likely to be inaccurate in these situations.

In order to gain a more accurate Student Aid Index (SAI), you can do the following:

1. Complete the Net Price Calculator twice: one time with your custodial parent information and a second time with your noncustodial parent information.
2. Add the custodial parent contribution and noncustodial parent contribution you receive together with your student contribution to get your total Student Aid Index (SAI).
3. Subtract your SAI from our Cost of Attendance to see your actual demonstrated financial need.