FINANCES
ADDITIONAL FACTS AND FIGURES
UNDERGRADUATE COMPARISON BY BENCHMARK COMPETITORS
ACADEMIC YEAR 2002-2003
School   Tuition & Fees**     Room & Board*  
Carnegie Mellon
Entry after Fall 2000 $27,116 $7,534
Entry prior to Fall 2000 $25,176 $7,534
Competitors
MIT $28,230 $7,830
Princeton University 27,230 7,842
Cornell University 27,394 8,928
University of Pennsylvania 27,988 8,244
Stanford University 27,204 8,680
Washington University (St. Louis) 27,619 8,678
Duke 27,844 7,921
Emory 26,932 8,498
Rice 17,526 7,480
Cal Tech 22,119 6,999
Georgia Tech 13,986 5,800
RPI 27,170 9,041
Northwestern 27,228 8,446
Avg. Tier 2 $25,267 $8,030
*Carnegie Mellon costs are based upon the cost of a standard double room and a full dining service program.
Freshmen Room & Board = $7,844.
**Fees include a mandatory fee for unlimited public transportation (PAT).
Competitor Source:  US News & World Report's America's Best Colleges, 2003 Edition.
ENDOWMENT STATISTICS
FISCAL YEARS 1998 to 2002
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Market Value $653,919,000 $719,320,000 $829,121,000 $756,930,000 $667,807,000
Life Income Funds 27,588,000 27,192,000 35,981,000 27,384,000 25,174,000
Rank (N=611)* 54 56 62 63 ***
Endowment/FTE Student $89,211 $94,885 $105,138 $95,295 $83,226
Rank (N=413)** 117 113 109 116 ***
*Public and Private Institutions
**Private Institutions Only
***Carnegie Mellon's rank for FY 2002 is not available, since the NACUBO Endowment Reports have not yet been published.
Source:  NACUBO Endowment Reports