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MIT at a Glance

History

  • Incorporated by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on April 10, 1861.

Motto

  • Mens et manus—“Mind and Hand”

Campus

  • 168 acres in Cambridge, Massachusetts
  • 19 student residences
  • 26 acres of playing fields

Employees

  • Approximately 11,000 (including faculty)

Faculty

  • Professors (all ranks): 1,022
  • Other teaching staff: 731

Selected Honors (MIT Community, Current and Former)

  • 78 Nobel Laureates
  • 53 National Medal of Science winners
  • 41 MacArthur Fellows
  • 27 National Medal of Technology and Innovation winners

Undergraduate Majors and Minors

  • Major programs: 46
  • Minor programs: 49

Freshman Admission, Class of 2016

  • Applicants: 18,109
  • Admits: 1,620
  • Percentage admitted: 8.9%

Students, Academic Year 2012–2013

  • Total: 11,189
  • Undergraduates: 4,503
  • Women: 2,038 (45%)
  • Minorities: 2,250 (50%)
  • Graduate students: 6,686
  • Women: 1,338 (20%)
  • Minorities: 2,084 (31%)

International Students, 2012–2013

  • Undergraduates: 448
  • Graduate students: 2,656
  • Exchange, visiting, special students: 414

Undergraduate Cost, 2011–2012

  • Tuition: $42,050
  • Room, board, and fees: $12,188

Undergraduate Financial Aid, 2011–2012

  • Students receiving some form of financial aid: 89%
  • Students awarded an MIT scholarship: 61%
  • MIT families earning less than $75,000 annually: 28%
  • Average need-based financial aid package: $40,086