Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307
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| Institution Type Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above |
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Degrees Offered
Bachelor's Master's Doctor's |
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National Athletic Affiliation
NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) |
| Application Fee $75.00 |
Academic Year Prices - 2020
(full-time, first-time undergraduate students)
| Tuition Fees | 2020-2021 |
|---|---|
| In District | $57,986.00 |
| In State | $57,986.00 |
| Out of State | $57,986.00 |
| Books and Supplies | $850.00 |
| On Campus | |
| Room and Board | $18,790.00 |
| Other Expenses | $2,224.00 |
| Off Campus | |
| Room and Board | $18,790.00 |
| Other Expenses | $2,224.00 |
| Off Campus With Family |
Admissions
| Admissions - 2020 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate Fall 2019 | Total | |
| Number of applicants | 33,767 | |
| Percent admitted | 3.96% | |
| Percent admitted enrolled | ||
| Full Time | 85% | |
| Part Time | 0% | |
| Scores Submitted | Number | Percent |
| SAT | 883 | 78% |
| ACT | 362 | 32% |
| Test Scores | ||
| SAT |
25th PCTL |
75th PCTL |
| Verbal | 740 | 780 |
| Math | 790 | 800 |
| ACT |
25th PCTL |
75th PCTL |
| Composite | 35 | 36 |
| English | 35 | 36 |
| Math | 35 | 36 |
| Admission Considerations | ||
| Req. | Suggested | |
| Secondary school record | X | |
| Recommendations | X | |
Enrollment
| Enrollment - 2020 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Total Enrollment | ||
| Undergraduate Enrollment | 4,657 | |
| Graduate Enrollment | 7,201 | |
| Percent of undergraduate enrollment by gender | ||
| Men | 51.8% | |
| Women | 48.2% | |
| Percent of undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity | ||
| White non-hispanic | 22% | |
| Black non-hispanic | 7.8% | |
| Hispanic | 14.8% | |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 33.9% | |
| American Indian or Alaskan Native | 0.2% | |
| American Indian or Alaskan Native | 2.5% | |
| American Indian or Alaskan Native | 11.4% | |
| Percent of undergraduate enrollment by attendance status | ||
| Full time | 98.8% | |
| Part time | 1.2% | |
Graduation Rates
| Graduation Rates - 2020 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's degree completion | ||
| Graduation Rate Within 4 Years | 88.5% | |
| Graduation Rate Within 5 Years | 93.8% | |
| Graduation Rate Within 6 Years | 94.7% | |
| Graduation rates within 6 years by gender | ||
| Women | 96.1% | |
| Men | 93.5% | |
| Graduation rates within 6 years by race/ethnicity | ||
| White | 95.5% | |
| Black african-american | 91.4% | |
| Hispanic | 93% | |
| Asian | 98.4% | |
| Race-ethnicity unknown | 81% | |
| Non-resident alien | 91.2% | |
Degrees Conferred
| Program | Assoc. | Bachelor | Master |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology | 56 | ||
| Architecture | 12 | 13 | |
| City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning | 15 | 39 | |
| Real Estate Development | 8 | ||
| zTotal | 27 | 116 | |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 18 | 2 | |
| Computational Biology | 14 | 6 | |
| Neuroscience | 10 | 1 | |
| zTotal | 42 | 9 | |
| Business/Commerce, General | |||
| Management Science | 7 | 791 | |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other | 19 | 60 | |
| zTotal | 26 | 851 | |
| Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia | 34 | ||
| Journalism, Other | 9 | ||
| Mass Communication/Media Studies | 2 | 6 | |
| zTotal | 2 | 49 | |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 5 | ||
| Computer Science | 330 | 282 | |
| zTotal | 330 | 287 | |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering | 58 | 48 | |
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 46 | 1 | |
| Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering | 13 | ||
| Chemical Engineering | 35 | 26 | |
| Civil Engineering, General | 9 | 17 | |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 57 | 70 | |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | 5 | 4 | |
| Materials Engineering | 29 | 5 | |
| Mechanical Engineering | 139 | 112 | |
| Nuclear Engineering | 5 | 10 | |
| Operations Research | 6 | ||
| Systems Engineering | 211 | ||
| Transportation and Highway Engineering | 6 | ||
| zTotal | 396 | 516 | |
| Creative Writing | |||
| English Language and Literature, General | |||
| zTotal | |||
| Foreign Languages and Literatures, General | |||
| Linguistics | 3 | 1 | |
| zTotal | 3 | 1 | |
| zTotal | 1100 | 1990 | |
| History, General | |||
| zTotal | |||
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | 7 | ||
| zTotal | 7 | ||
| Financial Mathematics | 10 | 133 | |
| Mathematics, General | 76 | ||
| zTotal | 86 | 133 | |
| Cognitive Science | 40 | 2 | |
| Mathematics and Computer Science | 24 | ||
| Science, Technology and Society | |||
| zTotal | 64 | 2 | |
| Philosophy | |||
| zTotal | |||
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General | |||
| Chemistry, General | 17 | 2 | |
| Geology/Earth Science, General | 4 | 2 | |
| Geophysics and Seismology | 1 | ||
| Meteorology | |||
| Oceanography, Chemical and Physical | 3 | ||
| Physics, General | 50 | 2 | |
| Planetary Astronomy and Science | |||
| zTotal | 71 | 10 | |
| Anthropology | |||
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | 39 | 13 | |
| Political Science and Government, General | 3 | 3 | |
| zTotal | 42 | 16 | |
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General | 1 | ||
| Music, General | 3 | ||
| zTotal | 4 | ||
| Grand Total | 1,100 | 1,990 |