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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyThe Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts along the bank of the Charles River Basin. MIT has five schools and has a strong emphasis on scientific and technological research. However, in the past 80 years, MIT’s educational disciplines have expanded beyond the physical sciences and engineering into fields like economics, philosophy, linguistics, political science, and management.

MITFounded by William Barton Rogers in 1861, MIT followed the European university model and emphasized laboratory instruction from an early date. The university was one of the pioneers in research and training collaborations between the academy, industry, and government.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology campusCollaborative arrangements with industrialists like Alfred P. Sloan and Thomas Edison led the school to establish an Office of Corporate Relations and an Industrial Liaison Program in the 1930s and 1940s. These programs now permit over 800 companies to license research and consult with Massachusetts Institute of Technology faculty and researchers. Undergraduates are required to complete an extensive core curriculum called the General Institute Requirements.

MIT studentsThe science requirement, generally completed during freshman year as prerequisites for classes in science and engineering majors, comprises two semesters of physics classes covering classical mechanics and electricity and magnetism, two semesters of math covering single variable calculus and multivariable calculus, one semester of chemistry, and one semester of biology. Undergraduates are also required to take a laboratory class in their major, eight Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences classes (at least three in a concentration and another four unrelated subjects).

MITMIT eases freshmen into their undergraduate experience by grading all first semester courses on a pass/no entry basis. Second semester classes are scored with letter grades, but anything below a C is not reported on the student’s transcript. After that … well, MIT’s classes have a reputation for being very intense. But there is no doubt that the university’s students receive a world-class education. The university guarantees housing for all four years and freshmen are required to live on campus.

Undergraduates participate in research through something called UROP – the Institute’s Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program. By the time they graduate, about 85 percent of Massachusetts Institute of Technology students will have collaborated on and helped produce real, ground breaking research. In fact, many undergraduates find their names appearing in published papers. A few even earn patents.

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MIT acceptance rate
Academic Qualifications
MIT top 10% in high school
SAT Range (25 to 75 Percentile)
MIT SAT score range
ACT Range (25 to 75 Percentile)
MIT ACT test score
Application Deadlines

Early Action
Non-restrictive Early Action application deadline: November 1
Decisions are mailed by mid-December.

Regular Decision
Regular decision deadline: January 1
Decisions are mailed by mid-March.

Transfers
Transfer application deadline: March 15
Decisions are mailed by May 1.

Admissions Criteria

Freshmen Admissions
Number of 2022 (Class of 2026) applicants: 33,796
Enrolled: 1,070
Yield: 73.4%
Acceptance rate: 4.0%

Early Action Admissions
Number of 2022 (Class of 2026) EA applicants: 14,781
Admitted: 697
Acceptance rate: 4.7%

9,489 2022 EA applicants were deferred

Waitlist Admission Statistics
Number of waitlisted applicants: 559
Waitlist acceptance rate: 0%

Transfer Admissions
Number of applicants: 673
Admitted transfer applicants: 21
Acceptance rate: 3.1%

Academic Qualifications
Average GPA: N/A
Top 10% of High School: 100%

Middle SAT Range (25 to 75 Percentile)
SAT Composite: 1510-1570
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 730-780
SAT Math: 780-800

Middle ACT Range (25 to 75 Percentile)
ACT Composite: 34-36
ACT English: 35-36
ACT Math: 34-36

Standardized Test Requirements
MIT does require the SAT/ACT SAT/ACT required

MIT does not require the writing portion Writing portion not required

MIT does not require the SAT subject tests SAT Subject Tests not required

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Graduation Rates
4 years: 86.6%
5 years: 94.5%
6 years: 95.6%

Loan default rate: 0.3%

Total Rhodes Scholars: 53

Salary after attending: $111,222

R&D Expenditures: $988.0 million

Campus Safety
Sex offenses: 4
Robberies: 0
Aggravated assaults: 3
Burglaries: 3
Car thefts: 1

Financial Aid
Net Cost and Total Expected Cost of Attendance
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Average Net Price By Income
Student Debt
Massachusetts Institute of Technology student debt
Additional Information

Tuition, room, and board (2022-2023): $76,776

Total estimated cost of attendance (2022-2023): $79,850

Net Cost
Average: $30,958

By income
$0 to $30,000: $0
$30,001 to $48,000: $0
$48,001 to $75,000: $0
$75,001 to $110,000: $0
$110,001 and more: $37,836

Graduates with student debt: 21%

Average student debt at graduation: $22,735

Student Body
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MIT undergraduate class sizes
Student to Faculty Ratio
MIT student to faculty ratio
Student Population
Additional Information

Student to Faculty Ratio: 3 to 1

Women: 48%

Undergraduate Class Sizes
Under 20: 70%
20 to 39: 16%
40 to 99: 10%
100+: 4%

Student Population
Total: 11,254
Undergraduate: 4,361

Student Residence
In State: 5%
Out of State: 85%
International: 10%

massachusetts institute of technology student population

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