• Minority group representation among faculty includes American Indian or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, Black, Hispanic, and Asian.

 

Faculty and Staff, as of October 2018

Faculty	1,056
Other academic staff	4,435
Research staff	1,726
Administrative staff	2,854
Support staff	1,655
Service staff	838
Clinical/Medical staff	143
Total	12,707

The MIT faculty instructs undergraduate and graduate students and engages in research.

Teaching Staff

Professors	663
Associate professors	226
Assistant professors	167
Senior lecturers, lecturers, and professors emeriti	705
Instructors (including technical instructors)	170
Professors of the practice and adjunct faculty	36
Total	1,967

Many MIT staff are international scholars (i.e., non-US citizens, non-US permanent residents) from around the world who come to the United States for teaching, research, collaboration, and other purposes. This diverse group of professionals includes visiting scientists, professors, artists, and scholars, as well as postdoctoral fellows and associates, lecturers, instructors, research associates and scientists, and tenure-track faculty. During academic year 2017–2018, MIT hosted 2,345 international scholars (75% men, 25% women) from 92 countries.

International Scholars, by Region

Asia	44%
Europe	35.5%
Middle East	8.5%
North America	5%
Mexico, Latin America, and the Caribbean	4.5%
Africa	1.5%
Oceania	1%