• 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 2017

Faculty	1,047
Other academic staff	4,493
Research staff	1,653
Administrative staff	2,807
Support staff	1,647
Service staff	824
Clinical/Medical staff	136
Total	12,607

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

Teaching Staff

Professors	662
Associate professors	219
Assistant professors	166
Senior lecturers, lecturers, and professors emeriti	685
Instructors (including technical instructors)	147
Professors of the practice and adjunct faculty	35
Total	1,914

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 2016–2017, MIT hosted 2,379 international scholars (75% men, 25% women) from 96 countries.

International Scholars, by Region

	Scholars
Asia	42.5%
Europe	35%
Middle East	8%
North America	6%
Mexico, Latin America, and the Caribbean	5%
Africa	2.5%
Oceania	1%