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First-year admission: Class of 2027

  • 26,914 applicants
  • 1,291 (4.8%) admits

Undergraduate costs, 2023–2024

  • Total cost of attendance: $82,730
    (before aid)

  • Tuition & fees: $60,156 (9 months)
    Housing & food: $19,390
    Books & personal expenses: $3,184

Research

  • 65+ research centers, labs, and programs
  • ~700 companies collaborating on faculty and student research

Quintessential MIT

  • Motto: Mens et manus
  • Colors: Cardinal red and silver gray
  • Mascot: Tim the Beaver

Selected awards and honors

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

Enrollment

  • 11,920 students
  • 4,576 undergraduates
    49% women, 58% US minority groups 
  • 7,344 graduate students
    40% women, 22% US minority groups

Majors & minors

  • 58 undergraduate majors
  • 59 undergraduate minors
  • 50 departments and programs offering graduate degrees
  • 1 pirate certificate
  • 1 wellness certificate

Campus

  • 168 acres (0.68 km2) in Cambridge, Massachusetts
  • 19 student residence halls on campus
  • 26 acres (0.11 km2) of playing fields
  • 40+ gardens and green spaces
  • 60+ public works of art

Technology licensing

  • 23 companies formed using MIT intellectual property
  • 593 invention disclosures (including 80 from Lincoln Laboratory)
  • 592 new US patents filed
  • 362 US patents issued

Undergraduate financial aid, 2022–2023

  • 35% of students attended tuition-free
  • 58% of students were awarded a need-based MIT scholarship
  • 86% of Class of 2023 graduated with no student loan debt

Arts at MIT

60+ music, theater, visual arts, writing, and dance groups

60+ public works of art on campus

12 museums and galleries on campus

>50% incoming first-year students with training in the arts

>50% undergraduates enroll in arts courses each year

Origins

1861: Founded in Boston

1916: Moved to Cambridge