About Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, MA • 4-year Private • Acceptance Rate 5%

Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. M.I.T. enrolls 12,829 students.

Quick Facts
Total Enrollment	12,829
Campus Setting	city
Admission rate	5%

Tuition and fees
In State	$60,156
Out-of-State	$60,156
Paying For College

See The Official 2024-2025 CC Calendar for projected decision dates.

Admissions

For information about applying to Massachusetts Institute of Technology, see the school’s admission page and online application.

Test	25th percentile score	Median score	75th percentile score
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	730	760	780
SAT Math	780	790	800
ACT Composite	34	35	36
ACT English	34	35	36
ACT Math	34	35	36

Consideration	Required	Not required but considered	Not considered
Secondary school GPA
Secondary school rank
Secondary school record
Completion of college-preparatory program
Recommendations
Formal demonstration of competencies
Admission test scores
English Proficiency Test
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)
Work experience
Personal statement or essay
Legacy status

Application type	Deadline
Early Action	Nov 1

Tuition & Fees

Visit the financial aid office’s website to learn more about the cost of attending Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Cost Breakdown	In State	Out-of-State
Tuition	$59,750	$59,750
Fees	$406	$406
Room and Board	$19,390	$19,390
Books	$880	$880
Total (Before Financial Aid):	$80,426	$80,426

Majors

Major	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate
Management Science	16	716	13
Computer Science	389	265	68
Mechanical Engineering	141	149	53
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	87	78	52
Systems Engineering		178	6
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General	57	68	38
Mathematics, General	139	0	19
Financial Mathematics	17	132
Physics, General	79	0	52
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering	54	3	46
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other	33	66
Chemical Engineering	24	37	36
Cognitive Science, General	61	13	10
Chemistry, General	28	1	47
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	13	32	19
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning	10	43	10
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology		56	5
Biology/Biological Sciences, General	25	1	32
Materials Engineering	24	4	26
Economics and Computer Science	47	3
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia		24	17
Real Estate Development		37
Nuclear Engineering	9	16	12
Neuroscience	16	1	17
Computational Biology	22	4	6
Civil Engineering, General	4	22	5
Architecture	10	14	7
Mathematics and Computer Science	30
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	7	15	7
Computer and Information Sciences, General		11	12
Operations Research		7	16
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering	15
Linguistics	7	2	5
Science, Technology and Society	1	7	6
Political Science and Government, General	2	3	8
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical		2	10
Geology/Earth Science, General	4	1	7
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	11
Philosophy	5		6
Music, General	11
Transportation and Highway Engineering		7	2
Mass Communication/Media Studies	5	3
Journalism, Other		8
English Language and Literature, General	4
Geophysics and Seismology		1	3
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General		1	3
Artificial Intelligence	4	0
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General	3
Creative Writing	3
Planetary Astronomy and Science		0	2
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General	1
Meteorology		0	1
History, General	1

Data source: IPEDS as of the January 7, 2025 release