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?
27 Students rated Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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.
Adanya
Prospective04/03/2025
I believe that MIT is a four because the education is outstanding however they lack lots of culture. There are not sports and as I know no campus traditions. I however am I attracted to this university because I like its credibility as well as the fact that my cousin goes there.
Nimisha
Love the college
Find it extremely interesting
Holly
Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a dream school. It is an Ivy League for a reason. I fell so welcome there, and would definitely recommend it to any students interested in technology. I can not wait to study there full time, and I am certain I will receive great career opportunities because of them.
Jason
I absolutely love it here and I would not go to school anywhere else in the world. The professors are super helpful and practically all of them are famous in their field of study. Every conversation seems to be intellectually charged and I have an infinite number of opportunities to learn.
Xue
MIT is a great school, it has an excellent Aerospace Program that is simply to die for. Being a sophomore, I can safely say that the school is the dream of any engineers.
Michael
Massachusetts Institute of Technology lives up to its reputation of high academics and a strong emphasis on the STEM fields, but it also has a lovely spacious campus with lots of greenery to picnic on or play games. The campus also has a well-built arts program with its own theatres where it holds its own performances.
Babatunde
It is one of the greatest university in the world especially for engineering skills, I'd recommend it to people who have interest in attending colleges. The college have variety of sobriety a student can join, it offers opportunities and practical knowledge. Recreation and sports are essential so is education at Massachusetts institute of technology.
Makita
It used to be the best school for Engineering. It keeps getting worse because the administration is ignoring the students. The culture at MIT is a big part of what makes it and the people that live here the best, but the administration is doing its best to rid MIT of a culture that it says is hurting MIT based on surveys whose results have been twisted to the preferences of the administration.
My overall rating of this school would be 5 stars if the administration actually listened to the students.
https://thetech.com/2019/02/28/history-new-vassar-design
The tech and the MIT student blogs are the best ways (except actually visiting and talking to current students) to find out if MIT is still the school for you.
M
A good school. I'm lucky to be here and MIT is lucky to have me.
Makita
MIT is worth the cost for STEM students. The high standards for acceptance mean that most people actually care about academics. You can get back from a class about basic chemistry and run into an upperclassman and have an hour conversation about how computer processors work and how all modern OS types have major security flaws then discuss a solution before starting your PSET from that class.
April
MIT lives up to its reputation in terms of the plethora of research/creative opportunities available to its students. Campus culture is diverse, especially across different living communities. Academics can be overwhelming, but there are many extracurricular student activities to balance out the work load.
My
The university and facilities look great! The professors seem very engaged, and I think it's would be wonderful to start here!
Ekramy
What's the best thing about MIT? My favorite thing about MIT is that students enjoy learning and work hard. Name one thing you'd change. One of the downsides is that professors are generally much more focused on research than teaching. But if you're an independent learner you can get what you need from books, TAs, and other students. Is your school too large, too small, or just right? I think MIT is a good size-- I don't have trouble getting into the classes I want, but it's big enough that there are enough academic and social opportunities. How do people react when you tell them you go to MIT? Actually, people usually freak out, say that it must be super-hard. Where do you spend most of your time on campus? During the day, I split my time between class and lab. College town, or "what college town?" Boston is right across the river from MIT (10 minute walk) and many students hang out there or in Cambridge (more college-town) on the weekends. Boston is a great place to be a college student: lots of other colleges, restaurants, night life, great public transportation (don't bring your car here!). What's your opinion of MIT's administration? I don't think I have any strong feelings about MIT's administration. Some aspects of student life are ignored here-- particuarly dining. The dining halls are only open for dinner, and only 5 days a week, and they're expensive. I don't think any students are satisfied with the dining opportunities. But there are parts of the administration that are very supportive. MIT Medical offers great physical and mental care for all students, and Student Support Services vouches for students who have illness or personal emergencies that affect their coursework. What was the biggest recent controversy on campus? Probably when an MIT student wore a tshirt with a circuit on it into Logan airport, and the administration told the media her behavior was reckless-- before the details of the story were confirmed. Is there a lot of school pride? There's definitely school pride here. Students feel like their in the most challenging technical environment in the world. Is there anything unusual about MIT? Lots of things are unusual about MIT-- the architecture of the buildings on campus, the required hard-core science classes for all students, the fact that (almost) everyone here is a scientist or engineer. What's one experience you'll always remember? What are the most frequent student complaints? Students here love to complain about their workloads. A typical MIT student conversation goes something like this: student 1- "I have 2 psets (problem sets) and an exam tomorrow" student 2- "well I have 3 psets and a paper for tomorrow" student 3- "I'm even more hosed, I have 3 psets and a paper and 2 exams next week" I don't particularly think it's healthy but that's the culturt
Eileen
MIT is one of the best schools in the nation. All the professors truly care about each and every student. Additionally, there are always opportunities to grow as a student. The connections made here last a lifetime. I can't imagine going to another school.
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.
