Admission to MIT

Admission to MIT is based on academic potential, strong personal qualifications, and outstanding interests, activities, and achievements. In 2007, 12,445 candidates submitted final applications for the freshman class, and 1,553 (12.5 percent) were offered admission. Total first-year enrollment was 1,069; an additional 19 students transferred to MIT from other universities.

Applicants for graduate degree programs are evaluated for previous performance and professional promise by the department in which they wish to register. In 2007, 16,501 candidates applied for graduate study. Of the 2,983 candidates who received offers of admission, 1,806, or 60 percent, registered in advanced degree programs at MIT.