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Tepper School of Business (Carnegie Mellon) campus

Tepper School of Business (Carnegie Mellon)

5000 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213

tepper.cmu.edu
1,719people follow this school
1,195members applied here
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Key facts

Full-Time MBA

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Class profile

Class size
200
Applications
1,411
Average GMAT (old exam)
687
GMAT range (old exam)
640-730
Average age
28
Work experience
5.7 years on average
Women
33%
International students
33%
Rolling admissions
No

Application deadlines

  • Round 1Jan 5, 2023Passed
  • Round 2Mar 12, 2023Passed
  • Round 3May 1, 2023Passed

Rankings

Bloomberg Businessweek
#25
U.S. News
#16
Financial Times
#23

Cost and jobs

Median base salary
$126,250
Median salary with bonus
$142,000
Employed after graduation
94%

Essay questions

Required Essay
At Carnegie Mellon University’s Tepper School, we value our community and it is important for each person to contribute to its success. What difference will you make as a member of the MBA class at the Tepper School? (Maximum 350-500 words.)

Optional Essay
There also is an optional essay for additional information about your candidacy that you may wish to share with the admissions committee.

Use this essay to convey important information that you may not have otherwise been able to convey. This may include unexplained resume gaps, context for recommender selection, etc.

If you are a re-applicant, explain how your candidacy has strengthened since your last application.

These numbers were last updated in 2023. GMAT scores here are from the old 200 to 800 exam, which ended in early 2024. Check the school's own website for this year's numbers.

What members who applied here reported

1,192 Beat The GMAT members shared their profile when they applied to Tepper between 2011 and 2020. Their GMAT scores are from the old 200 to 800 exam.

696Average GMAT (old exam)
3.34Average GPA
4.4Years of work before applying
27Average age when applying
Members
400500600700800 2.02.53.03.54.0 GPAGMAT

Work before the MBA

  • High Tech23%
  • Other17%
  • Consulting15%
  • Financial Services13%
  • Manufacturing8%
  • Sales / Business Development4%

College major

  • Engineering59%
  • Business Administration16%
  • Economics6%
  • Sciences6%
  • Other6%
  • Humanities3%

Home country

  • India49%
  • United States35%
  • Japan1%
  • Singapore1%
  • Canada1%
  • Pakistan1%
  • Korea, Republic of1%
  • Brazil1%

Recent member profiles

Applied 2020No result posted
Round
2
GMAT (old exam)
700
GPA
3.5
Age
30
Gender
Male
From
Asansol, India
Major
Engineering
Work
Manufacturing, 59 months
Goal after the MBA
Consulting
Applied 2020No result posted
Round
Not Sure
GMAT (old exam)
720
GPA
2.74
Age
34
Gender
Male
From
Hyderabad, India
Major
Humanities
Work
Other, 114 months
Goal after the MBA
Consulting
Applied 2020No result posted
Round
Not Sure
GMAT (old exam)
550
GPA
3.4
Age
26
Gender
Female
From
Livonia, MI, United States
Major
Engineering
Work
Manufacturing, 13 months
Goal after the MBA
Consumer Products
Applied 2020No result posted
Round
Later
GPA
3.72
Age
30
Gender
Male
From
Cleveland, OH, United States
Major
Business Administration
Work
Financial Services, 32 months
Goal after the MBA
Consulting
Applied 2020No result posted
Round
Later
GMAT (old exam)
730
GPA
3.8
Age
31
Gender
Male
From
NOIDA, India
Major
Engineering
Work
Other, 42 months
Goal after the MBA
Advertising / Marketing
Applied 2020No result posted
Round
Not Sure
GPA
3.5
Age
28
Gender
Male
From
chennai, India
Major
Engineering
Work
Sales / Business Development, 38 months
Goal after the MBA
Sales / Business Development
Applied 2020No result posted
Round
Later
GPA
2.97
Age
31
Gender
Male
From
Kawanishi, Japan
Major
Economics
Work
Other, 70 months
Goal after the MBA
Other
Applied 2020No result posted
Round
Not Sure
GPA
3.6
Age
27
Gender
Female
From
Manila, Philippines
Major
Economics
Work
Financial Services, 25 months
Goal after the MBA
Financial Services
Applied 2020No result posted
Round
Not Sure
GPA
3.31
Age
29
Gender
Female
From
San Diego, CA, United States
Major
Sciences
Work
Healthcare / Biotech, 35 months
Goal after the MBA
Other
Applied 2020No result posted
Round
-
GMAT (old exam)
620
GPA
3.9
Age
31
Gender
Female
From
Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Major
Social Sciences
Work
Non-Profit, 40 months
Goal after the MBA
Consulting
Applied 2019No result posted
Round
2
GPA
3.21
Age
25
Gender
Male
From
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Major
Business Administration
Work
Financial Services, 30 months
Goal after the MBA
Financial Services
Applied 2018No result posted
Round
Later
GPA
3.3
Age
25
Gender
Female
From
Seattle, WA, United States
Major
Economics
Work
Advertising / Marketing, 24 months
Goal after the MBA
High Tech
Applied 2015No result posted
Round
Not Sure
GMAT (old exam)
690
GPA
3.79
Age
23
Gender
Female
From
Taipei, Taiwan, Province of China
Major
Business Administration
Work
Consumer Products, 37 months
Goal after the MBA
Consulting
Applied 2015No result posted
Round
1
GMAT (old exam)
500
GPA
3.65
Age
29
Gender
Female
From
Washington, DC, United States
Major
Humanities
Work
Non-Profit, 60 months
Goal after the MBA
Consumer Products
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