Odds of getting into MIT differ based on gender

FoundDad
Fri, 15 Mar 2019 23:45:29 +0000

@MITChris - Thank you for your feedback and insights. Obviously the results came out last night and there is no way that I would be privy to all the exact information but I am sure that my numbers are very close based on the information available.

@Mwfan1921 - is correct – the data that is on the MIT website is as follows:

Total first-time, first-year (freshman) men who applied: 13993 (69%)
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who applied: 6254 (31%)
Total Accepted 1452

Total first-time, first-year (freshman) men who were admitted: 734 (51%)
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who were admitted: 718 (49%)

So we understand that MIT accepts approx. 51% to 49% ratio men to women. We also understand that MIT receives approx. 69% applications from men and about 31% from women. Taking this information and the information that was have provided regarding the EA round and the RD round acceptance – I extrapolated the following:

Applications: 21,312
Accepted (EA+RD): 1,410 (6.6% based on 21,312 applicants)
EA Applicants: 9,600

EA Accepted: 707 (7.4% based on 9,600 applicants)
Men EA Assumed (51%): 357

Women EA Assumed (49%): 350

Deferred: 6,182

Regular: 11,712
Deferred + Regular: 17,894
Accepted Regular (including deferred): 703 (3.9% based on 17,894 RD & deferred)

Men RD - Assumed (51%): 355 (2.9% based on 69% of men RD & deferred)
Women RD - Assumed (49%): 348 (6.3% based on 31% of women RD & deferred)

Total men (assumed) who were accepted (51%): 713

Total women (assumed) who were accepted (49%): 697

I believe the information above might not be 1000% accurate, but should be reasonably close and inferable based on the information that is available.