Bachelor’s degree · Initial professional preparation
Acting (undergraduate), School of Drama
Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
- Award
- Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drama
- Audience & level
- Adults
- Format
- In person
- Price
- $69,702per year, 2026-27
About this program
Undergraduate acting program at Carnegie Mellon's School of Drama; applicants pass a recorded pre-screen before invited virtual or in-person auditions (Fall 2027 entry). The exact degree title was not stated on the fetched admissions page.
- Offering
- Degree program
- Fields
- Theatre acting
- Purpose
- Initial professional preparation
- Teaching language
- English
Qualification and recognition
- Qualification
- Bachelor’s degree
- Exact award
- Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drama
- Award status
- Academic awardAwarded by a degree-granting institution.
- Awarding body
- Carnegie Mellon University
Structure and schedule
- Duration
- Not published
- Delivery
- In personTaught at the listed teaching location.
- Physical attendance
- Regular physical attendance
- Schedule
- Full-time
- Teaching location
- Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh
Admissions and auditions
Audition required
- Monologues
- Pre-screen: one classical monologue from a published play (preferably Shakespeare) and one contemporary monologue, each 60-90 seconds
- Self-tape
- Yes
- Audition detail
- Invited applicants choose either a virtual or an in-person audition.
- Deadlines
- The Common Application ... is due for Drama programs on December 1. Acceptd application due December 1 (Fall 2027 admission). (2026)
- Official instructions
- Application and audition instructions
Fees
Original currency is authoritative. Each price keeps its basis (per class, per term, per year, whole program) and is never converted or added up for you.
| Item | Amount | Applies to | Dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| University-wide undergraduate tuition (not specific to School of Drama)Tuition · mandatory | $69,702per year, 2026-27 | All students | 16 October 2026Source |
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: duration, experience level.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 16 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 16 October 2026)