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College Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Carnegie Mellon University was awarded 556 badges in the 2026 rankings.
Carnegie Mellon; CMU is ranked #14 out of 5,192 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual’s 2026 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 1% of all schools in the nation!
Carnegie Mellon; CMU is also ranked #2 on the Best Colleges in Pennsylvania list.
See all of the rankings for Carnegie Mellon University.
Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor’s degree recipients from Carnegie Mellon; CMU make around $53,747 per year during the early years of their employment. That’s great news for Carnegie Mellon; CMU students since it is 32% more than the average college graduate’s salary of $40,669 per year.