M.I.T. Numbers

Interesting Facts About the
MIT Class of 2003 (1040 students)

Academic Distinction:

Type

# enrolling

% of class

SAT performance:

at least 1 800

541

52%

at least 2 800s

299

29%

at least 3 800s

125

12%

at least 4 800s

44

4%

all 5 800s

16

2%

800/800

43

4%

members of US Olympiad Teams

(Math, Physics, Chem., Bio, Infomatics):

7

1%

Gold/Silver medals in int'l comp.:

35

3%

Intel Science Fair Winners:

2

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Intel finalists:

6

1%

Research Science Institute:

18

2%

Extracurricular Distinction:

Arts (music, theatre, etc.):

708

68%

Athletics:

Varsity:

566

54%

state/nat'l:

148

14%

Student government:

142

14%

Community Service:

446

43%

Leadership (holding highest leadership positions in any activity):

751

72%

Other Interesting Facts:

# of states represented in the class:

49 (no WY)

# of countries represented in the class:

50

# of languages spoken in homes of freshmen:

65

# of high schools represented in the class:

815

# of freshmen who did NOT do a co-curricular activity

(math, science, technology related activity) in their last two years of high school:

30

# of enrolling students who own their own business:

18

# of students who were employed during their last two

years of school:

323

Source: MIT Admissions Office