Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA · Private four-year · City: Midsize
4,576undergraduates
5%admitted
Test scores requiredSAT/ACT
$21,519average net price per year
96%graduate in 6 years
99%return for year two
Admissions
- Applicants
- 26,904
- Admitted
- 1,274
- Admit rate
- 5%
- Admit rate, women
- 7%
- Admit rate, men
- 4%
- Admitted students who enroll
- 86%
- First-year students
- 1,091
- SAT/ACT
- Test scores required
- Students who sent SAT scores
- 83%
- SAT reading and writing (middle 50%)
- 730-780
- SAT math (middle 50%)
- 780-800
- Students who sent ACT scores
- 31%
- ACT composite (middle 50%)
- 34-36
| High school GPA | Considered, not required |
|---|---|
| High school record | Required |
| College-prep coursework | Considered, not required |
| SAT or ACT scores | Required |
| Recommendations | Required |
| Essay or personal statement | Required |
| Class rank | Considered, not required |
| Demonstrated competencies | Not considered |
| English proficiency test | Considered, not required |
| Work experience | Considered, not required |
| Legacy status | Not considered |
Majors
33 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Engineering (10)
- Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General Bachelor's (55 awarded)
- Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering Bachelor's (48 awarded)
- Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Bachelor's (17 awarded)
- Chemical Engineering Bachelor's (32 awarded)
- Civil Engineering, General Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering Bachelor's (58 awarded)
- Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Materials Engineering Bachelor's (23 awarded)
- Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's (104 awarded)
- Nuclear Engineering Bachelor's (9 awarded)
Computer and information sciences and support services (2)
- Artificial Intelligence Bachelor's (19 awarded)
- Computer Science Bachelor's (323 awarded)
Mathematics and statistics (2)
- Financial Mathematics Bachelor's (19 awarded)
- Mathematics, General Bachelor's (98 awarded)
Multi/interdisciplinary studies (4)
- Climate Science Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Cognitive Science, General Bachelor's (44 awarded)
- Economics and Computer Science Bachelor's (39 awarded)
- Mathematics and Computer Science Bachelor's (19 awarded)
Physical sciences (3)
- Chemistry, General Bachelor's (26 awarded)
- Geology/Earth Science, General Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Physics, General Bachelor's (49 awarded)
Biological and biomedical sciences (3)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Bachelor's (23 awarded)
- Computational Biology Bachelor's (22 awarded)
- Neuroscience Bachelor's (7 awarded)
Architecture and related services (2)
- Architecture Bachelor's (7 awarded)
- City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning Bachelor's (9 awarded)
Business, management, marketing, and related support services (2)
- Management Science Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other Bachelor's (9 awarded)
Social sciences (2)
- Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Political Science and Government, General Bachelor's (4 awarded)
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities (1)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies Bachelor's (6 awarded)
English language and literature/letters (1)
- Creative Writing Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Philosophy and religious studies (1)
- Philosophy Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Graduate programs (42)
- Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Chemical Engineering Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Civil Engineering, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Materials Engineering Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Mechanical Engineering Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Nuclear Engineering Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Operations Research Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Systems Engineering Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Transportation and Highway Engineering Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Management Science Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other Master's
- Artificial Intelligence Master's
- Computer and Information Sciences, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Computer Science Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Architecture Master's, Doctorate (research)
- City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Real Estate Development Master's
- Financial Mathematics Master's
- Mathematics, General Doctorate (research)
- Chemistry, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Geology/Earth Science, General Doctorate (research)
- Geophysics and Seismology Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Meteorology Doctorate (research)
- Oceanography, Chemical and Physical Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Physics, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Planetary Astronomy and Science Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Computational Biology Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Neuroscience Doctorate (research)
- Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Political Science and Government, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Cognitive Science, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Economics and Computer Science Master's
- Science, Technology and Society Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Journalism, Other Master's
- Linguistics Doctorate (research)
- Philosophy Doctorate (research)
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $60,156
- Housing and food on campus
- $19,390
- Books and supplies
- $880
- Other on-campus costs
- $2,304
- Total cost on campus, in-state
- $82,730
- Total cost on campus, out-of-state
- $82,730
- Total cost living at home
- $63,340
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | -$4,129 |
| $30,001-48,000 | -$2,483 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $4,621 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $13,696 |
| Over $110,000 | $46,627 |
Net price is the full cost minus grants and scholarships, for full-time first-year students who got aid in 2022-23.
- First-year students who got any aid
- 72%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 58%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $58,331
- Got a grant from the college
- 57%
- Average grant from the college
- $55,983
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 19%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 8%
- Average amount borrowed
- $12,071
Graduation
- Bachelor's in 4 years
- 82%
- Bachelor's in 5 years
- 95%
- Bachelor's in 6 years
- 96%
- Bachelor's in 8 years
- 97%
- Any degree in 6 years (all students)
- 96%
- Came back for year two
- 99%
| Pell grant students | 93% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 100% |
| Neither | 97% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 506 | 97% |
| Men | 592 | 95% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | 100% (small group) |
| Asian | 310 | 98% |
| Black | 64 | 95% |
| Hispanic | 152 | 91% |
| White | 340 | 96% |
| Two or more races | 80 | 94% |
| Race unknown | 37 | 97% |
| International | 113 | 99% |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 1,107 | 97% | 0% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 22 | 100% | 0% |
Graduation rates follow students who started full-time for the first time in fall 2017. Groups under 20 students are marked because a few students change the rate a lot.
Students
- Total students
- 11,920
- Undergraduates
- 4,576
- Full-time undergraduates
- 4,543
- Part-time undergraduates
- 33
- Graduate students
- 7,344
- Students per faculty member
- 3 to 1
- First-year students from in state
- 8%
- From out of state
- 81%
- From other countries
- 11%
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 1%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 0%
- Undergraduates registered with disability services
- 8%
| Women | 49% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0% |
| Asian | 35% |
| Black | 9% |
| Hispanic | 15% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| White | 21% |
| Two or more races | 7% |
| Race unknown | 3% |
| International | 11% |
Campus life
- Setting
- City: Midsize
- Address
- 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02139-4301
- County
- Middlesex County
- Type
- Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity
- Highest degree
- Doctor's degree - research/scholarship
- Academic calendar
- Four-one-four plan
- Land-grant university
- Yes
- Athletics
- NCAA
- Teams include
- football, basketball, baseball, cross country and track
- Offers
- Army ROTC, Navy ROTC, Air Force ROTC, Study abroad, Teacher certification, Credit for AP exams, On-campus child care, Yellow Ribbon (veterans)
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.