Faculty & Instructional Staff

The MIT faculty instructs undergraduate and graduate students and engages in research. Two-hundred fifty-eight faculty (24%) identify as a member of US minority group.

  • 1,089

    Faculty (professors,
    all ranks)

  • 300

    Women faculty

US Minority Group Representation among Faculty, October 2023

Group Women Men Total
Asian 54 118 172
Hispanic or Latino/a 11 45 56
Black or African American 14 36 50
American Indian or Alaska Native 0 2 2
Native American or other Pacific Islander 1 0 1

Note: Minority group representation is self-identified, and faculty may identify with more than one group.

Distribution of Faculty by School/College, October 2023

School or college Number
School of Engineering 393*
School of Science 297
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences 186
Schwarzman College of Computing 144*
Sloan School of Management 114
School of Architecture and Planning 84
Other 12

* 141 faculty shared between the School of Engineering and the Schwarzman College of Computing are included in both counts.

Selected awards and honors

  • 101 Nobel Laureates
  • 83 MacArthur Fellows
  • 61 National Medal of Science winners
  • 33 National Medal of Technology and Innovation winners

Instructional Staff, October 2023

Category Number
Professors 704
Associate professors 222
Assistant professors 163
Senior lecturers, lecturers, and professors emeriti 830
Instructors (including technical instructors) 149
Professors of the practice and adjunct faculty 41
Total 2,109