Freshman Admission Statistics 2017-18
Acceptance Rate by College/Program
College/Program | Applications | Acceptance Rate | Enrollment Goals |
| CFA | 5,375 | 11% | 248 |
DC | 4,341 | 22% | 270 |
| Engineering | 8,992 | 14% | 400 |
| IS | 1,258 | 8% | 50 |
MCS | 6,058 | 16% | 220 |
| SCS | 6,907 | 7% | 190 |
| TPR | 2,809 | 17% | 140 |
Acceptance Rates within the College of Fine Arts
College of Fine Arts | Applications | Acceptance Rate | Enrollment Goals |
School of Architecture | 337 | 51% | 60 |
| School of Art | 720 | 20% | 51 |
School of Design | 775 | 7% | 40 |
| School of Drama | 2,780 | 3% | 56 |
School of Music | 763 | 21% | 41 |
Admitted Student Averages
College/Program | SAT-ERW¹ | SAT-M¹ | Rank | GPA | ACTE | ACTM | ACTC |
| CFA | 650-730 | 640-760 | 13% | 3.71 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
DC | 700-750 | 700-780 | 6% | 3.80 | 34 | 32 | 33 |
Engineering | 690-750 | 740-790 | 4% | 3.88 | 34 | 34 | 34 |
IS | 700-740 | 730-790 | 5% | 3.83 | 34 | 34 | 34 |
MCS | 700-760 | 740-800 | 5% | 3.86 | 34 | 34 | 34 |
SCS | 730-770 | 770-800 | 2% | 3.91 | 35 | 35 | 35 |
TPR | 680-740 | 720-790 | 7% | 3.81 | 34 | 34 | 33 |
BXA2 | 700-750 | 720-780 | 5% | 3.88 | 34 | 33 | 33 |
Key:
1. Represents the middle 50% range
2. Intercollege Programs
CFA: College of Fine Arts
DC: Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Engineering: College of Engineering
IS: Information Systems
MCS: Mellon College of Science
SCS: School of Computer Science
TPR: Tepper School of Business
Top Ten States Represented in the Class of 2021
We have students join us from all over the United States. 1,152 students hail from the top ten states represented in our first-year class. Our first-year students also call 35 different countries home.