I/O Applicant Data

Admissions criteria include grades and GRE scores, relevant scholarship and work experiences, and professional goals.  Admissions into the I/O Program is very competitive.

The table below shows the approximate average GRE scores and GPAs of students who have been admitted to the Industrial/Organizational Program in the last three years. 

Entering Degree
Degree Program at CMU
Mean Undergraduate GPA
Mean GRE  
V       Q     V+Q
Minimum Recommended Course Prerequisites
BA/BS MA (terminal)
3.63
536   596     1132
 None
BA/BS Ph.D.
3.62
526   671    1197
 Research methods, statistics
MA/MS Ph.D.
3.60
553   686    1239
 Research methods, statistics, master's thesis

 Note:  Applicants may be admitted with deficits, which must be remedied during the initial year.