MIT Institutional Research
Office of the Provost

 

 

photo of students in corridor

The Institute's student body of 10,894 is a highly diverse group. Students come from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, three territories and dependencies, and 116 foreign countries. Forty-six percent of the undergraduates and eighteen percent of graduate students are members of U.S. minority groups. The broad international student representation of 2,909 students makes up 10% of the undergraduate and 38% of the graduate population. Foreign countries with the largest enrollment at MIT include: China, 472; India, 286; Korea, 263; Canada, 239; Taiwan, 94.

Student Body Profile (Fall 2011)
Undergraduate 4,384
Graduate 6,510
Total 10,894 students

 

Undergraduate 45% female 55% male
Graduate 32% female 68% male