International Students and Scholars

There are 3,005 international students registered at MIT—422 undergraduates and 2,583 graduate students—for the current academic year.

The International Students Office provides services to meet the special needs of these students and support programs to help them fulfill their personal and academic goals.

The International Scholars Office assists MIT faculty and staff in bringing international scholars to campus as visiting researchers, professors, or lecturers.

During academic year 2007–2008, MIT hosted 1,748 international scholars; 92 percent had primarily research appointments and eight percent had primarily teaching and other appointments. The scholars came from 85 countries and participated in the work of 73 departments, labs, and centers.