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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, MA · Private · Midsize city · Carnegie R1/R2 · M.I.T. · MIT

Private institution in Cambridge, MA · 4,571 undergraduates · 5% acceptance rate · $143,372 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$19,8131,058th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$60,1561,944th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$60,1561,944th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Cost of attendance
$79,8501,906th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
Median graduate debt
$14,768303rd lowest of 1,880 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$143,3721st highest of 1,969 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$131,6333rd highest of 1,964 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
96.1%29th highest of 2,031 reporting
Full-time retention
99.0%57th highest of 1,853 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
4.7%9th most selective of 1,608 reporting
Average SAT
15532nd highest of 1,024 reporting
Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
4,571529th largest of 2,162 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
3.0:113th smallest of 2,159 reporting
Pell Grant share
19.0%1,777th highest of 2,140 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 4 mi (BOS)

On 19 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Admitted class profile (Fall 2025 entering class (Class of 2029))

Top 10% of high-school class
96%
States represented
49
International
11%

Sources: ir.mit.edu, mitadmissions.org, facts.mit.edu

Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 38 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Computer Sciencebachelors$126,504$127,993
Mathematics and Computer ScienceMultidisciplinary Studiesbachelors$119,061—
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$114,595$121,226
Business/Commerce, GeneralBusinessbachelors$106,421$94,408
Chemical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$85,285$80,964
MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors$82,440$117,572
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$78,971$83,177
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$76,802$79,647
Materials EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$70,680$65,238
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Artsbachelors$69,338—
PhysicsPhysical Sciencesbachelors$69,338$84,653
Biomedical/Medical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$61,020—

Campus facts

Athletics — 19 sports

NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0 · Coed $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.

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