Enrollments 2017–2018
In fall 2017, there were 11,466 students enrolled at MIT: 4,547 undergraduates (40%) and 6,919 graduate students (60%).
In fall 2017, 2,092 women were enrolled as undergraduates (46%) and 2,391 as graduate students (35%).
US minority groups were represented by 2,130 undergraduates (47%) and 1,262 graduate students (18%).
In 2017–2018, MIT students come from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, four territories, and 129 foreign countries.
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| First-year* | 1,099 | |
| Undeclared second-year* | 8 | |
| Special undergraduate students | 58 |
| Major | 2nd Major | |
|---|---|---|
| * MIT students do not enroll in an academic department until the start of their sophomore year, and may defer decision on a course of study until the end of that year. | ||
| Architecture and Planning | 30 | 3 |
| Engineering | 2,455 | 59 |
| Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences | 74 | 40 |
| Management | 86 | 15 |
| Science | 737 | 92 |
| Master's | Doctoral | Special | |
|---|---|---|---|
| * This number includes 184 students working on Harvard degrees only through the Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology Program. | |||
| Architecture and Planning | 455 | 203 | 1 |
| Engineering | 1,021 | 2,105* | 129 |
| Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences | 27 | 303 | 0 |
| Management | 1,325 | 176 | 7 |
| Science | 10 | 1,155 | 2 |
| Total | 2,838 | 3,942 | 139 |
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|
| African American | 283 | 101 |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | 7 |
| Asian American | 1,196 | 776 |
| Hispanic | 645 | 378 |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2,130 | 1,262 |
There are 3,338 international students enrolled in degree programs at MIT—470 undergraduates (10%) and 2,868 graduate students (41%)—for the current academic year. Additionally, there are 603 exchange, visiting, and special students on campus.
| Students | ||
|---|---|---|
| * Percentages are rounded. | ||
| Asia | 52% | |
| Europe | 21% | |
| Latin America and the Caribbean | 8% | |
| North America | 7% | |
| Middle East | 7% | |
| Africa | 3% | |
| Oceania | 1% | |
