Founded in 1861, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. is a Private college. Located in Massachusetts, which is a city setting in Massachusetts, the campus itself is Urban. The campus is home to 4,524 full time undergraduate students, and 6,852 full time graduate students.
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Academic calendar runs on a Four-one-four plan basis. In the school year the student to faculty ratio was 3:1. There are 1332 full time instructional teachers. Degrees awarded at Massachusetts Institute of Technology include: Bachelor's Degree, Masters Degree, Post-master's certificate, Doctor's degree.
Quick Facts
Acceptance Rate
7%
Application Deadline
Application Fee
75
SAT Range
1460-1590
ACT Range
33-35
Admissions at MIT are considered Most Selective, with ,55% of all applicants being admitted.
In the school year, of the students who applied to the school, only 6 of those who were admitted eventually ended up enrolling.
100% of incoming freshmen are in the top half of their high school class. 100% were in the top quarter, and 97% were in the top tenth. You can apply online.
STUDENT LIFE Reviews
We asked, and students answered these important questions about student life at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
13%
“We”re apathetic”
51%
“We know about current events and vote”
27%
“We participate and encourage others to get involved”
10%
“There”s nothing we won”t protest”
4%
“We save it for the classroom”
3%
“Sometimes, but not often”
37%
“There”s usually intelligent conversation to be found”
56%
“All the time, including weekends”
0%
“I”m always terrified”
3%
“I only go out in groups”
33%
“I usually let someone know where I”m going”
64%
“I feel extremely safe”
65%
“We don”t play sports”
0%
“We play recreationally”
35%
“We bought the gear”
0%
“We live for the big game”
6%
“It”s not really our thing”
25%
“Occasinally we gallery crawl”
57%
“There are a variety of opportunities”
13%
“We”re a very artistic group”
4%
“Haven”t met them”
18%
“Available in class”
58%
“They keep regular office hours”
21%
“They”re always available”
1%
“No greek life, but other groups to join”
25%
“There is some involvement, but not a lot”
67%
“Plenty of people join a sorority or fraternity”
7%
“It”s everything. If you”re not greek, you”re a geek”
1%
“We”re not into drinking at all”
27%
“Maybe a little, but it”s not a big thing”
59%
“We only party on weekends”
13%
“There”s some drinking happening every night”
17%
“Never, we”re here to learn”
50%
“There might be people who do”
29%
“People are known to partake on weekends”
4%
“There”s a huge drug scene”
13%
“We”re apathetic”
51%
“We know about current events and vote”
27%
“We participate and encourage others to get involved”
10%
“There”s nothing we won”t protest”
4%
“We save it for the classroom”
3%
“Sometimes, but not often”
37%
“There”s usually intelligent conversation to be found”
56%
“All the time, including weekends”
0%
“I”m always terrified”
3%
“I only go out in groups”
33%
“I usually let someone know where I”m going”
64%
“I feel extremely safe”
65%
“We don”t play sports”
0%
“We play recreationally”
35%
“We bought the gear”
0%
“We live for the big game”
6%
“It”s not really our thing”
25%
“Occasinally we gallery crawl”
57%
“There are a variety of opportunities”
13%
“We”re a very artistic group”
4%
“Haven”t met them”
18%
“Available in class”
58%
“They keep regular office hours”
21%
“They”re always available”
1%
“No greek life, but other groups to join”
25%
“There is some involvement, but not a lot”
67%
“Plenty of people join a sorority or fraternity”
7%
“It”s everything. If you”re not greek, you”re a geek”
86 Students rated on-campus housing 4.2 stars. 36 % gave the school a 5.0.
How would you rate off-campus housing?
54 Students rated off-campus housing 3.3 stars. 0 % gave the school a 5.0.
How would you rate campus food?
83 Students rated campus food 3.1 stars. 12 % gave the school a 5.0.
How would you rate campus facilities?
86 Students rated campus facilities 4.4 stars. 50 % gave the school a 5.0.
How would you rate class size?
86 Students rated class size 4.2 stars. 34 % gave the school a 5.0.
How would you rate school activities?
85 Students rated school activities 4.6 stars. 65 % gave the school a 5.0.
How would you rate local services?
85 Students rated local services 4.2 stars. 51 % gave the school a 5.0.
How would you rate academics?
86 Students rated academics 4.5 stars. 64 % gave the school a 5.0.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology REVIEWS
What's your overall opinion of Massachusetts Institute of Technology?
41 Students rated Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Akinjide
College05/02/2025
MIT is the place where you learn from building projects. You have the option to study anything from engineering and computer science to economics, biology, or psychology. If you have great idea, the Martin Trust Center could help you turn it into a startup. Due to the fact that there are thousands of students on campus, it makes it easy to find friends, and the restaurants and museums are really close by. With students and teachers from around the world, you’ll always be solving problems that matter globally.
Kaya
Prospective05/02/2025
I've read about the type of projects that prior students have gotten the chance to conduct because of MIT. I personally am interested in being abel to work in groups and have fun creating our own products and conducting our own research.
Ethan
Prospective05/01/2025
MIT is one of the most reputable schools in the world. They also have the best robotics, coding, and science classes in the country. I love science, and electronics, and I would love to learn everything I can about them. I feel MIT is the best way to do so.
Ankitha
Prospective05/01/2025
Yes. I really like the school!
Aiden
Prospective04/30/2025
I have visited MIT, and the campus gave me a welcoming feel. I have had a strong desire to learn since a young age, especially when related to technology. Additionally, MIT has strong engineering and business programs that appeal to me greatly. Seeing MIT so high in university rankings made me want to attend, because I am always striving for perfection. I love the atmosphere of Boston in general, and specifically, MIT. When I visited Cambridge, Harvard, and MIT were both appealing to me. However, MIT felt like a better university.
Valerie
College04/29/2025
MIT is attractive to me as a graduate student because of the consistent quality that the school produces. It's programs and students are regularly lauded for making breakthroughs in science and other research.
Kalel
Prospective04/29/2025
I am interested in attending MIT because it is the best of the best. I had the privilege of visiting the university, and I fell in love with it. The rigorous courses, the supportive community, and fun and engaging campus community activities, like hacking and roller coasters fascinated me. They make me want to do everything in my power to get there. Become one of them. I feel that MIT is a place where I can go to allow my mind to take me to different heights and make my community and world such a better place through everything I learn. That is why MIT stands out to me.
Sam
Prospective04/29/2025
The reason I am interested in attending MIT is because of their Undergraduate research opportunities, their Hack centric culture, their D lab and Sandbox, their collaborative and team based classes, maker spaces and workshops, and their Independent activities period. Firstly I love how you can just hop into a lab and conduct your own research and design things that without the lab and research opportunities provided by MIT would be little to impossible. You also even have help from grad students and professors to help you with your research. I also love the fact that MIT not only does not take hacks too seriously they might even reward you if it was good enough. The fact that they reward you for your talent and work ethic shows that they care more about what you can do with your skills than the theory of your skills. The Dlab and Sandbox is somewhere you can come up with to fix problems for society or find a way to help other people on a small or large scale. The reason why this part really interests me is because I have been in situations where we could not afford certain things and if only we had a sustainable energy source or something to help us out we would be just fine. I also enjoy the fact that your not just stuck there by yourself, you have people that are willing to help you with whatever you need. There are people that will actively collaborate with you. The reason I am interested in attending MIT is because of their Undergraduate research opportunities, their Hack centric culture, their D lab and Sandbox, their collaborative and team based classes, maker spaces and workshops, and their Independent activities period. Firstly I love how you can just hop into a lab and conduct your own research and design things that without the lab and research opportunities provided by MIT would be little to impossible. You also even have help from grad students and professors to help you with your research. I also love the fact that MIT not only does not take hacks too seriously they might even reward you if it was good enough. The fact that they reward you for your talent and work ethic shows that they care more about what you can do with your skills than the theory of your skills. The Dlab and Sandbox is somewhere you can come up with to fix problems for society or find a way to help other people on a small or large scale. The reason why this part really interests me is because I have been in situations where we could not afford certain things and if only we had a sustainable energy source or something to help us out we would be just fine. I also enjoy the fact that your not just stuck there by yourself, you have people that are willing to help you with whatever you need. There are people that will actively collaborate with you.
Shane
Prospective04/28/2025
I am interested in attending Massachusetts institute of technology because of how many amazing opportunity's there is. There is so a lot of clubs and programs that I am interested in because of how I am wanting to do computer engineering and coding. even though I know how hard it is to get into Massachusetts Institute of Technology it's my dream to go there and learn computer engineering.
Maricela
Prospective04/27/2025
I feel that Massachusetts Institute of Technology offers the greatest opportunity both to learn and potentially forge new ground my area of interest. Even the course catalog excites me, and I begin to feel like I can see my future before me—a river of knowledge, flowing with purpose towards Maxwell’s equations, through Lagrangian mechanics, moving farther along, and extending to gauge theory. On some pathways, these concepts feel distant, but I know they are within my grasp at MIT, not only because I can explore established ideas, but also perform my own physics research through MIT’s Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program. Perhaps even more importantly, I could one day apply what I learn in a way that continues to drive humanity forward. MIT bridges the gap between acquiring knowledge and putting it to use— always discovering new things to build a better future.
Sam
Prospective04/25/2025
The reason I am interested in attending MIT is because of their Undergraduate research opportunities, their Hack centric culture, their D lab and Sandbox, their collaborative and team based classes, maker spaces and workshops, and their Independent activities period. Firstly I love how you can just hop into a lab and conduct your own research and design things that without the lab and research opportunities provided by MIT would be little to impossible. You also even have help from grad students and professors to help you with your research. I also love the fact that MIT not only does not take hacks too seriously they might even reward you if it was good enough. The fact that they reward you for your talent and work ethic shows that they care more about what you can do with your skills than the theory of your skills. The Dlab and Sandbox is somewhere you can come up with to fix problems for society or find a way to help other people on a small or large scale. The reason why this part really interests me is because I have been in situations where we could not afford certain things and if only we had a sustainable energy source or something to help us out we would be just fine. I also enjoy the fact that you're not just stuck there by yourself, you have people that are willing to help you with whatever you need. There are people that will actively collaborate with you.
Bereket
Prospective04/24/2025
MIT, it is known all around the world, just saying you went to MIT makes everyone feel like you are better than them. There is world class tech, and world class research. There alumni are the best of the best, there are Doctors, Scientist, Astronaut, Engineer, and the top of the line at what they do. You build a commuinty there stronger than ever. There are so many cultures there, you are destined to find a place for you. MIT is full of the next generation leaders, if you go there you are destined to be successful.
Jesus
Prospective04/16/2025
What interests me in attending MIT is its engineering program, which is rated as one of the best programs in the entire world.
Pratyush
Prospective04/13/2025
MIT is the pinnacle of STEM universities. If one thing stands out to me the most, its the opportunity to make connections. MIT is full of some of the smartest minds in the world, and because of that, there are massive opportunities to collaborate with equally motivated and forward-thinking people as myself. These connections really make MIT what it is: one of if not the top institute in the world. The academic opportunities are of course top of the line as well, but what really stands out is the ability to have people around you that foster competition and provide a genuine urge for me to succeed.
Dominik
Prospective04/05/2025
I want to use science and technology to make a difference in the world. Research in biotechnology and regenerative medicine is what stands out to me in addition to the collaboration of students to make things possible.
The fall 2020 acceptance rate for Massachusetts Institute of Technology is 7%. That means, out of _____ applications received in 2020, _____ students were offered admission.
What should every freshman at your school know before they start?
simple I would listen to my heart and do what i want to do with my life. Not what my parents and family wanted me to do.
What is the stereotype of students at your school?
There are some pretty common stereotypes about MIT students that portray us as the socially awkward, myopic, mathematical geniuses bent on world domination (Well, maybe not all of those things).
Yes; most of my current professors know my name. My favourite class: Algebra and Symbolic Programming.
Class participation is common.
Students study a lot of the time. There is a lot of work, and it's hard to get by without studying enough!
Yes, I do have intellectual conversations outside of class, both with professors and fellow students. Students are not competitive, which I think is very good.
I think MIT's education, at least in the Mathematics Department, is geared towards learning for its own sake.
The best thing about MIT: The people. Professors, Grad Students, Students - fantastic.
I think MIT is just the right size.
When I tell people I go to MIT, I get reactions like "Ooh... so you're one of those MIT nerds, I see."
Boston/Cambridge is definitely a college town.
What are the most popular student activities/groups?
I'm involved with the MIT Literary Society; we read one book every month and then meet twice a month to have a discussion on that book.
Students in my dorm, at least, leave their doors open. Within my floor, we are very social.
Some of my closest friends here are the people that I live with, on my floor.
If I'm awake at 2 am on a Tuesday, I'm probably working on a problem set.
On a Saturday evening, I often go out to eat, and later watch a movie.
The best thing about my school is how so much opportunties for what a student can do here is abound and plentiful. You are most likely to regret for the things you didn't do rather than regretting what you have done here at MIT.
What do you consider the worst thing about your school? Why?
The inability to get academic help...you must sign up for tutoring early - before you know if it's needed! Tutors are generally unavailable beyond the first few weeks of classes. There are often "no show" faculty to the group study sessions.
Are school is best known for its engineering fields, and the quality and fame of the staff. We have several notable Noble Laureattes who teach here, as well as numerous professors who are the pioneers and beat all end all experts of their given fields.
What do you brag about most when you tell your friends about your school?
I brag about all the amazing opportunities that are offered at my school, from varsity and intramural sports to clubs to greek life to study abroad to internship and career opportunities.
A person with keen study skills, a knowledge of basic college level mathematics and sciences, and a desire to exceed in their chosen field. I'm not going to lie, you need to be smart to attend here and plan on succeeding. It's a very difficult college, but the difficulty of 4 years of study is easily worth the benefits upon graduation.
What's the one thing you wish someone had told you about freshman year?
I knew it was going to be academically rigorous, that was a no-brainer. But I am still learning the importance about not letting academics take over your life. In freshman year, the course load was lighter and I was able to have a varied social life. However, first semester sophomore year I retreated to skipping weekend parties just to make more time to study. Again, I'm still figuring out the balance and I'm trying harder to prioritize friends over problemsets.
All students must apply yearly for financial aid. This process starts with the FAFSA.
Though financial aid deadlines vary by school, it is a good idea to apply as soon as possible. For the upcoming school year, you can apply as early as October 1 for the FAFSA. Additional school aid will be dependent on the FAFSA results.
86% of students attending Massachusetts Institute of Technology receive some sort of financial aid.
15% were awarded federal grants.14%received federal loans. Many students do also need to apply for additional private student loans.
