Earn up to $13,500 over 3 years in scholarships as a main campus student.
Your app for admission is also your application for transfer merit scholarships. No essays to write or extra forms to fill out.
Thinking of attending online? You could earn up to $6,600 over three years with our CMU Transfer Online Scholarships and our Phi Theta Kappa award.
You could attend CMU tuition-free
If you're a Michigan student whose family has an adjusted gross income and family assets of $65,000 or less, you may be eligible to attend CMU tuition-free with the CMU Tuition Advantage program! We'll cover the cost of 30 credit hours (15 credits in the fall and 15 credits in the spring) through a combination of federal, state and institutional aid. The best part? No separate application necessary. Once you're admitted, submit your FAFSA and we'll tell you if you qualify!
Transfer to CMU. Prepare for your career.
Transfer with confidence, backed by a career guarantee! As a transfer student, you may be eligible to opt in for The Central Career Guarantee. You'll gain hands-on experience and career support that helps you secure a job offer or acceptance to grad school within six months of graduation.*
Transfer credit friendly
We accept credits from more than 2,300 institutions. Use our online Transfer Simulation Tool to see how your credits could transfer into any of our 200+ undergraduate programs.
Transfer Credit Pathways
Enter CMU with all your general education requirements, or what we call University Program requirements, completed, including 6 credits of your writing intensive requirement, if you've:
- Completed the Michigan Transfer Agreement (MTA) at your community college.
- Met the requirements of a statewide transfer agreement similar to MTA.
- Earned an Associate of Arts, Associate of Science or other associate degree with a concentration relative to a CMU program.
How to apply
Ready to get started? Applying can take as little as 15 minutes once you've gathered all your materials.
If you still have questions about your application, schedule an appointment with one of our transfer admissions representatives.
Step 1: Submit your application form
Tell us a little about yourself like, where you've attended and what you're interested in studying.
Step 2: Send in your transcripts
You'll need to send in transcripts from each previous college you've attended. If you have earned fewer than 24 college credits, you'll also need to provide your high school transcript.
You can be admitted if your application includes unofficial transcripts, but you'll need to submit an official version before classes start to transfer any credit.
Earn a degree and experience
CMU is ranked among only 16% of colleges and universities across the nation as an “Opportunity University” by Carnegie, indicating CMU provides both higher access to education and higher earnings for alumni.1
At CMU, learning is active. That means you'll get in the lab and out in the field putting what you learn to the test the moment you step on campus.
227 on-campus labs
44 art and performance spaces
1,000+ internship opportunities across the globe
Life in Mount Pleasant
Get to know where you'll call home for the next four years. Campus is just a few minutes walk from downtown, where you'll find cafés, shops and parks to explore.
1Carnegie Classifications of Institutions of Higher Education, 2025
