MIT Institutional Research
Office of the Provost

 

 

photo of students in corridor

The Institute's student body of 10,220 is a highly diverse group. Students come from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, four territories and dependencies, and 111 foreign countries. Forty-six percent of the undergraduates and seventeen percent of graduate students are members of U.S. minority groups. The broad international student representation of 2,578 students makes up 8% of the undergraduate and 37% of the graduate population. Foreign countries with the largest enrollment at MIT include: China, 326; Korea, 259; India, 229; Canada, 223; Singapore, 85.

Student Body Profile (2007 - 2008)
Undergraduate 4,172
Graduate 6,048
Total 10,220 students

Undergraduate 45% female 55% male
Graduate 30% female 70% male