Official Transcripts

Official Transcripts for Former Students

Each transcript is issued to a specific recipient (a person, school, company, organization). For students who attended MIT in 1994 or later, The name of the recipient is printed on the transcript. You may request one of the following for each transcript you order:

Yourself as the recipient and the transcript mailed to you
A third party as the recipient and the transcript mailed to you
A third party as the recipient and the transcript mailed to that third party

If you are providing a transcript to a third party, carefully read their instructions regarding submission of your transcript. Be advised that in some cases a transcript issued to you, the student, will be rejected.

All official transcripts are packaged in separate sealed envelopes. If more than one transcript is being sent to the same address, the transcripts will be in separate sealed envelopes and mailed together in a single larger envelope.

How to Order in Person

Bring a valid picture ID to the Registrar’s Office, 5-119, open Monday-Friday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm. You will be asked to complete a Transcript Request Form. You may pay for your transcripts at the Registrar's Office with a check or money order made payable to MIT or a credit card (Visa, Discover, Mastercard). We do not accept American Express or cash.

How to Order by Mail, Fax, or Email

Open the Transcript Request Form with Adobe Reader/Acrobat. You may type your information into the form and then print it. Be sure to sign the form, unsigned requests will not be processed.

If you cannot download the form, you may send a signed and dated letter which includes the following:

Your complete name (while at MIT)
Your date of birth
Your MIT ID number (if known)
MIT degrees awarded (if any)
Approximate dates of attendance at MIT
Number of transcripts you want
Names and complete addresses to which you want the transcript(s) sent
If you want the transcript(s) mailed, sent via express shipping service, or held for you to pick up
A daytime phone number or email address where you can be reached
Your signature

Payment can be made with:

A check or money order made payable to MIT
Visa, Discover, or MasterCard

We do not accept American Express or cash.

To pay by credit card, you need to use MIT's online payment service, which is secure and encrypted. It is not an online transcript ordering service. You are still required to submit a signed transcript request form or letter along with a copy of your receipt from the online payment service.

Please send your transcript request (along with your receipt from the online payment service if paying by credit card) to the Registrar's Office.

You may mail your request to:

Transcripts
Registrar's Office
MIT 5-119
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139-4307

Fax your request to:

617-253-7459

Or send a scanned document attached to an email message to:

academicletters@mit.edu

Questions? Please call (617) 253-2658 or send email.