<p>I still have to see any evidence that any science/engineering department actively discourages students from applying to grad school at MIT. Chem, Bio, physics and BCS definitely don’t discourage students. A friend of mine is a tenured math professor and several of the PhD students he supervises are former MIT undergrads. </p>
<p>The statistics below indicate that well over half of undergrad student applying to grad/professional school matriculate at MIT. If one removes pre-professional students who apply to med/law school (which obviously go elsewhere) the actual ratio of undergrad students pursuing graduate studies at MIT is even higher.</p>
<p>[Applying</a> to Graduate School - MIT Careers Office](<a href=“http://web.mit.edu/career/www/gradschool/destinations.html]Applying”>http://web.mit.edu/career/www/gradschool/destinations.html)</p>