Private not-for-profit · City: Midsize

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Detailed ICP profile · Partial Common Data Set research. Each figure has its own reporting year. This is a research snapshot, not a live update.

At a glance

Admission rate
4.6%
Fall 2025 · past applicant pool, not your chances
Details about admission rate ↓
Undergraduates
4,561
Fall 2025
Details about undergraduates ↓
2026–27 published cost
$92,760
Any state of residence · On campus · before aid
Details about 2026–27 published cost ↓
Avg. cost after grants
$14,815
2024–25 · federal-aid recipients
Details about avg. cost after grants ↓

Admissions

Historical admissions describe the reported applicant pool, not your chances. Early-plan applicants form different pools.

Applicants admitted

4.6%

Fall 2025

Historical first-year applicant pool; not your admission chances.

About this number: Applicants admitted

Admission offers divided by applications for the reported pool. Applicant characteristics and campus scope vary; this does not predict an individual decision.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Common Data Set · Fall 2025

Who or what this describes: First-time, first-year degree-seeking students

How ICP checks and explains college data

First-year applications

29,281

Fall 2025

Historical applications in the source-defined pool and year.

About this number: First-year applications

This is an application count, not the size of the entering class. Campus/program reporting scope matters.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Common Data Set · Fall 2025

Who or what this describes: First-time, first-year degree-seeking students

How ICP checks and explains college data

More admissions statistics (7)

First-year admission offers

1,334

Fall 2025

Historical offers of admission, not students who enrolled.

About this number: First-year admission offers

Admitted and enrolled populations differ. This count is separate from acceptance rate or yield.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Common Data Set · Fall 2025

Who or what this describes: First-time, first-year degree-seeking students

How ICP checks and explains college data

New first-year students

1,152

Fall 2025

Historical entering class under the source definition.

About this number: New first-year students

This is neither all undergraduates nor all students who received an admission offer.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Common Data Set · Fall 2025

Who or what this describes: First-time, first-year degree-seeking students

How ICP checks and explains college data

Admitted students who enrolled

86.4%

Fall 2025

Historical first-year yield for the reported cohort; not selectivity or your chances.

About this number: Admitted students who enrolled

New first-year enrollees divided by admission offers in the same source cohort. It reflects past students’ choices, not admissions difficulty or an individual decision.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Common Data Set · Fall 2025

Who or what this describes: First-time, first-year degree-seeking students

How ICP checks and explains college data

Applicants admitted · federal

4.5%

Fall 2024

Fall 2024 first-time applicant pool reported to IPEDS; not your admission chances.

About this number: Applicants admitted · federal

Admission offers divided by applications, both as reported to the U.S. Department of Education. It is a separate source and year from any institution Common Data Set rate and does not predict an individual decision.

U.S. Department of Education · Fall 2024

Who or what this describes: First-time, degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate applicants (includes early decision and early action)

How ICP checks and explains college data

First-year applications · federal

28,232

Fall 2024

Fall 2024 first-time, degree/certificate-seeking applicants reported to IPEDS.

About this number: First-year applications · federal

An application count, including early plans; not the size of the entering class.

U.S. Department of Education · Fall 2024

Who or what this describes: First-time, degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate applicants (includes early decision and early action)

How ICP checks and explains college data

First-year admission offers · federal

1,284

Fall 2024

Fall 2024 offers reported to IPEDS, not enrolled students.

About this number: First-year admission offers · federal

Admitted and enrolled populations differ.

U.S. Department of Education · Fall 2024

Who or what this describes: First-time, degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate applicants (includes early decision and early action)

How ICP checks and explains college data

New first-year students · federal

1,102

Fall 2024

Fall 2024 admitted first-time students who enrolled, full or part time.

About this number: New first-year students · federal

This is neither all undergraduates nor all admitted students.

U.S. Department of Education · Fall 2024

Who or what this describes: Admitted first-time, degree/certificate-seeking students who enrolled (full or part time)

How ICP checks and explains college data

Academic profile of entering students

Scores and GPA describe past students, not current requirements. Reporting methods and populations differ.

SAT middle 50%

1,520–1,570

Fall 2025

Enrolled students who submitted SAT scores. Not a required range or personal admission prediction.

About the 25th percentile: SAT 25th percentile

The 25th and 75th percentiles bound the middle 50% of the reported score-submitting group. They are not minimum requirements or averages; no composite is inferred by adding component percentiles.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Common Data Set · Fall 2025

Who or what this describes: Enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT scores

How ICP checks and explains college data

About the 75th percentile: SAT 75th percentile

The 25th and 75th percentiles bound the middle 50% of the reported score-submitting group. They are not minimum requirements or averages; no composite is inferred by adding component percentiles.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Common Data Set · Fall 2025

Who or what this describes: Enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT scores

How ICP checks and explains college data

ACT middle 50%

34–35

Fall 2025

Enrolled students who submitted ACT scores. Not a required range or personal admission prediction.

About the 25th percentile: ACT 25th percentile

The 25th and 75th percentiles bound the middle 50% of the reported score-submitting group. They are not minimum requirements or averages; no composite is inferred by adding component percentiles.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Common Data Set · Fall 2025

Who or what this describes: Enrolled first-year students who submitted ACT scores

How ICP checks and explains college data

About the 75th percentile: ACT 75th percentile

The 25th and 75th percentiles bound the middle 50% of the reported score-submitting group. They are not minimum requirements or averages; no composite is inferred by adding component percentiles.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Common Data Set · Fall 2025

Who or what this describes: Enrolled first-year students who submitted ACT scores

How ICP checks and explains college data

More academics statistics (18)

SAT reading/writing · 25th percentile

740

Fall 2025

Enrolled score submitters, not all students or a required score.

About this number: SAT reading/writing · 25th percentile

The 25th and 75th percentiles bound the middle 50% of the reported score-submitting group. They are not minimum requirements or averages; no composite is inferred by adding component percentiles.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Common Data Set · Fall 2025

Who or what this describes: Enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT scores

How ICP checks and explains college data

SAT reading/writing · 75th percentile

780

Fall 2025

Enrolled score submitters, not all students or a required score.

About this number: SAT reading/writing · 75th percentile

The 25th and 75th percentiles bound the middle 50% of the reported score-submitting group. They are not minimum requirements or averages; no composite is inferred by adding component percentiles.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Common Data Set · Fall 2025

Who or what this describes: Enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT scores

How ICP checks and explains college data

SAT math · 25th percentile

780

Fall 2025

Enrolled score submitters, not all students or a required score.

About this number: SAT math · 25th percentile

The 25th and 75th percentiles bound the middle 50% of the reported score-submitting group. They are not minimum requirements or averages; no composite is inferred by adding component percentiles.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Common Data Set · Fall 2025

Who or what this describes: Enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT scores

How ICP checks and explains college data

SAT math · 75th percentile

800

Fall 2025

Enrolled score submitters, not all students or a required score.

About this number: SAT math · 75th percentile

The 25th and 75th percentiles bound the middle 50% of the reported score-submitting group. They are not minimum requirements or averages; no composite is inferred by adding component percentiles.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Common Data Set · Fall 2025

Who or what this describes: Enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT scores

How ICP checks and explains college data

Federal ACT composite · 25th percentile

34

Fall 2024

Enrolled score submitters, not all students or a required score.

About this number: Federal ACT composite · 25th percentile

The 25th and 75th percentiles bound the middle 50% of the reported score-submitting group. They are not minimum requirements or averages; no composite is inferred by adding component percentiles.

U.S. Department of Education · Fall 2024

Who or what this describes: Enrolled first-time, degree/certificate-seeking students who submitted scores

How ICP checks and explains college data

Federal ACT composite · 75th percentile

36

Fall 2024

Enrolled score submitters, not all students or a required score.

About this number: Federal ACT composite · 75th percentile

The 25th and 75th percentiles bound the middle 50% of the reported score-submitting group. They are not minimum requirements or averages; no composite is inferred by adding component percentiles.

U.S. Department of Education · Fall 2024

Who or what this describes: Enrolled first-time, degree/certificate-seeking students who submitted scores

How ICP checks and explains college data

Federal SAT reading/writing · 25th percentile

740

Fall 2024

Enrolled score submitters, not all students or a required score.

About this number: Federal SAT reading/writing · 25th percentile

The 25th and 75th percentiles bound the middle 50% of the reported score-submitting group. They are not minimum requirements or averages; no composite is inferred by adding component percentiles.

U.S. Department of Education · Fall 2024

Who or what this describes: Enrolled first-time, degree/certificate-seeking students who submitted scores

How ICP checks and explains college data

Federal SAT reading/writing · 75th percentile

780

Fall 2024

Enrolled score submitters, not all students or a required score.

About this number: Federal SAT reading/writing · 75th percentile

The 25th and 75th percentiles bound the middle 50% of the reported score-submitting group. They are not minimum requirements or averages; no composite is inferred by adding component percentiles.

U.S. Department of Education · Fall 2024

Who or what this describes: Enrolled first-time, degree/certificate-seeking students who submitted scores

How ICP checks and explains college data

Federal SAT math · 25th percentile

780

Fall 2024

Enrolled score submitters, not all students or a required score.

About this number: Federal SAT math · 25th percentile

The 25th and 75th percentiles bound the middle 50% of the reported score-submitting group. They are not minimum requirements or averages; no composite is inferred by adding component percentiles.

U.S. Department of Education · Fall 2024

Who or what this describes: Enrolled first-time, degree/certificate-seeking students who submitted scores

How ICP checks and explains college data

Federal SAT math · 75th percentile

800

Fall 2024

Enrolled score submitters, not all students or a required score.

About this number: Federal SAT math · 75th percentile

The 25th and 75th percentiles bound the middle 50% of the reported score-submitting group. They are not minimum requirements or averages; no composite is inferred by adding component percentiles.

U.S. Department of Education · Fall 2024

Who or what this describes: Enrolled first-time, degree/certificate-seeking students who submitted scores

How ICP checks and explains college data

SAT submitter share

83.0%

Fall 2025

Share of the source-defined enrolled group submitting this test.

About this number: SAT submitter share

Submission rates depend on the reported population and policy at that time, not today’s testing requirement.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Common Data Set · Fall 2025

Who or what this describes: First-time, first-year degree-seeking students

How ICP checks and explains college data

ACT submitter share

31.0%

Fall 2025

Share of the source-defined enrolled group submitting this test.

About this number: ACT submitter share

Submission rates depend on the reported population and policy at that time, not today’s testing requirement.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Common Data Set · Fall 2025

Who or what this describes: First-time, first-year degree-seeking students

How ICP checks and explains college data

Federal SAT submitter share

83.0%

Fall 2024

Share of the source-defined enrolled group submitting this test.

About this number: Federal SAT submitter share

Submission rates depend on the reported population and policy at that time, not today’s testing requirement.

U.S. Department of Education · Fall 2024

Who or what this describes: Enrolled first-time, degree/certificate-seeking students

How ICP checks and explains college data

Federal ACT submitter share

29.0%

Fall 2024

Share of the source-defined enrolled group submitting this test.

About this number: Federal ACT submitter share

Submission rates depend on the reported population and policy at that time, not today’s testing requirement.

U.S. Department of Education · Fall 2024

Who or what this describes: Enrolled first-time, degree/certificate-seeking students

How ICP checks and explains college data

Share reporting class rank

31.0%

Fall 2025

Among students reporting class rank; nonreporters are not assumed to have a rank.

About this number: Share reporting class rank

Schools use different ranking systems. Check the reported population rather than treating this as an admission threshold.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Common Data Set · Fall 2025

Who or what this describes: First-time, first-year degree-seeking students

How ICP checks and explains college data

Top tenth of high-school class

97.0%

Fall 2025

Among students reporting class rank; nonreporters are not assumed to have a rank.

About this number: Top tenth of high-school class

Schools use different ranking systems. Check the reported population rather than treating this as an admission threshold.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Common Data Set · Fall 2025

Who or what this describes: first year enrollees reporting rank

How ICP checks and explains college data

Top quarter of high-school class

100.0%

Fall 2025

Among students reporting class rank; nonreporters are not assumed to have a rank.

About this number: Top quarter of high-school class

Schools use different ranking systems. Check the reported population rather than treating this as an admission threshold.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Common Data Set · Fall 2025

Who or what this describes: first year enrollees reporting rank

How ICP checks and explains college data

Top half of high-school class

100.0%

Fall 2025

Among students reporting class rank; nonreporters are not assumed to have a rank.

About this number: Top half of high-school class

Schools use different ranking systems. Check the reported population rather than treating this as an admission threshold.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Common Data Set · Fall 2025

Who or what this describes: first year enrollees reporting rank

How ICP checks and explains college data

Costs & financial aid

Compare the year and population before comparing prices. Published budgets, group averages and your actual aid offer are different.

2026–27 cost of attendance

Published by Massachusetts Institute of Technology

$92,760

Published cost of attendance · per year, before financial aid

  • 2026–27

This budget assumes

  • Any state of residence
  • On campus
  • All undergraduates

What the school includes

Tuition
$66,720
Student life fee
$420
Housing (most expensive double)
$14,090
Food (most expensive meal plan)
$8,104
Books, course materials, supplies & equipment
$930
Personal expenses
$2,496
Published total
$92,760

Not included in this total

Travel; MIT SHIP.

This is the school’s budget before financial aid. It is not a bill, the federal average net price, or your own aid offer.

About this budget
  • The school labels these figures 2026–27.
  • Source: Cost of attendance 2026-2027 (MIT Student Financial Services) (MIT Student Financial Services). Researched October 21, 2026; independently audited October 22, 2026.

Research notes: Travel not included (estimated from address). MIT SHIP health insurance charged automatically, not included (waivable).

Understand the five kinds of college costs
Tuition & fees
Instruction and required college fees; living costs are additional unless explicitly included.
Attendance budget
College charges plus estimated living, books, travel and other included expenses, before aid.
Average annual cost after grants & scholarships
A historical average after federal, state/local and college grant aid for a specified federal-aid population. Outside private scholarships are not automatically deducted; loans and work-study are not discounts.
Your net cost
Your entered attendance cost minus selected grants and scholarships. Loans and work-study remain funding sources.
Borrowing
Debt to repay, not a discount. Work-study is earned over time, not an upfront bill reduction.

Average annual cost after grants & scholarships

$14,815

2024–25

Includes applicable federal, state/local and college grants and scholarships. First-time, full-time students receiving federal financial aid form the reporting population. The attendance budget includes estimated living expenses. Your actual cost may differ.

About this number: Average annual cost after grants & scholarships

Federal average net price: average attendance cost (tuition, fees, books, supplies and living expenses) minus qualifying federal, state/local and institutional grants and scholarships for this population. Federal aid defines the reporting population, not the only aid deducted; some included students receive federal loans or work-study but no grants. This is a historical average, not a personalized award. Outside private scholarships are not automatically deducted. Loans and work-study are not subtracted. This is not tuition alone, an individual award, a guaranteed price or necessarily a college bill.

U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25

Who or what this describes: First-time, full-time students receiving federal financial aid at private institutions

How ICP checks and explains college data

Tuition

$66,720

2026–27

Historical published tuition; fees and living expenses may be additional.

About this number: Tuition

Tuition covers instruction under the source conditions. Do not treat it as a full attendance budget or subtract average net price from it.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Common Data Set · 2026–27

Who or what this describes: first year full time

How ICP checks and explains college data

More costs statistics (9)

Required fees

$420

2026–27

Separate source-defined fees; do not add to an amount already including fees.

About this number: Required fees

Review the same-year tuition definition before adding separate fees.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Common Data Set · 2026–27

Who or what this describes: first year full time

How ICP checks and explains college data

Housing & food

$22,194

2026–27

Source-defined living arrangement and year; not necessarily your college bill.

About this number: Housing & food

Living expenses vary by housing arrangement. Do not mix these with a total budget that already includes them.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Common Data Set · 2026–27

Who or what this describes: first year full time

How ICP checks and explains college data

Books & supplies

$930

2026–27

Institution-estimated allowance for the stated year and population; not a bill.

About this number: Books & supplies

Books and supplies are an estimated indirect cost. Do not add them to a total budget that already includes them.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Common Data Set · 2026–27

Who or what this describes: typical full time undergraduate

How ICP checks and explains college data

Tuition & fees · in-state

$64,730

2025–26

Historical federal amount, before aid and living expenses.

About this number: Tuition & fees · in-state

Tuition and required fees are combined here. Do not add the institution’s separate fees again or confuse this with total attendance cost.

U.S. Department of Education · 2025–26

Who or what this describes: In-state tuition and fees

How ICP checks and explains college data

Tuition & fees · out-of-state

$64,730

2025–26

Historical federal amount, before aid and living expenses.

About this number: Tuition & fees · out-of-state

This combines tuition and fees for the reported residency. It is separate from a differently dated institutional tuition figure.

U.S. Department of Education · 2025–26

Who or what this describes: Out-of-state tuition and fees

How ICP checks and explains college data

Undergraduates receiving Pell Grants

23.8%

2024–25

Source-defined undergraduate recipients; not an eligibility prediction.

About this number: Undergraduates receiving Pell Grants

This describes reported recipients, not whether your family qualifies.

U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25

Who or what this describes: Percentage of undergraduates who receive a Pell Grant

How ICP checks and explains college data

Undergraduates receiving federal loans

6.8%

2024–25

Borrowing participation; loans are debt, not grants.

About this number: Undergraduates receiving federal loans

A loan must generally be repaid and does not reduce net price. This is not a measure of the amount each student borrows.

U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25

Who or what this describes: Percent of all undergraduate students receiving a federal student loan

How ICP checks and explains college data

Average need-based grant for recipients

$73,398

2025–26

Source-defined first-year aid recipients, not all students.

About this number: Average need-based grant for recipients

An average grant is not an average net price or a promise of aid. Eligibility, institutional need definitions and award amounts vary.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Common Data Set · 2025–26

Who or what this describes: First-time, full-time first-year students

How ICP checks and explains college data

Average need-based aid package for recipients

$74,969

2025–26

Source-defined first-year need-based aid recipients, not all students.

About this number: Average need-based aid package for recipients

A package can combine grants, loans and work-study. It is not a grant total, an average net price or a promise of aid.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Common Data Set · 2025–26

Who or what this describes: First-time, full-time first-year students

How ICP checks and explains college data

Campus & student outcomes

Enrollment, return rates and completion rates describe different source populations. They are not a measure of every student’s experience.

Undergraduate students

4,561

Fall 2025

Source-defined undergraduate headcount, not just first-year students.

About this number: Undergraduate students

Institutional reporting scope can include multiple schools or campuses. Federal and institutional counts can use different populations or dates.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Common Data Set · Fall 2025

Who or what this describes: All undergraduates in the report

How ICP checks and explains college data

Students per faculty member

8

Fall 2025

A reporting ratio, not average class size.

About this number: Students per faculty member

Student and faculty inclusion rules vary. This does not tell you the size of a particular class or guarantee access to an instructor.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Common Data Set · Fall 2025

Who or what this describes: CDS FTE students and faculty excluding standalone graduate programs

How ICP checks and explains college data

Returned after the first year

99.0%

Fall 2024 entering; retained Fall 2025

Source-defined entering cohort and enrollment population.

About this number: Returned after the first year

Retention measures continuation under the source rules, not graduation or satisfaction.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Common Data Set · Fall 2024 entering; retained Fall 2025

Who or what this describes: First-time, first-year degree-seeking students

How ICP checks and explains college data

Graduated within six years

96.0%

Fall 2019

Reported entering cohort, not every student attending today.

About this number: Graduated within six years

A cohort completion rate describes the source-defined group over time; transfer and part-time populations can differ.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Common Data Set · Fall 2019

Who or what this describes: all

How ICP checks and explains college data

More campus and outcome statistics (9)

Undergraduate students · federal

4,535

Fall 2024

Fall 2024 undergraduate headcount, including full-time and part-time students.

About this number: Undergraduate students · federal

This is the source-defined institutional reporting unit, not a count of majors, degrees awarded or all graduate and undergraduate students.

U.S. Department of Education · Fall 2024

Who or what this describes: Grand total

How ICP checks and explains college data

Students per faculty member · federal

3

Fall 2024

A reporting ratio, not average class size.

About this number: Students per faculty member · federal

This federal measure uses its own student and instructional-staff definitions. It is separate from class size.

U.S. Department of Education · Fall 2024

Who or what this describes: Student-to-faculty ratio

How ICP checks and explains college data

Returned after the first year · federal

99.1%

Fall 2023 bachelor’s-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024–25

First-time, full-time bachelor’s-seeking students in the reported cohort.

About this number: Returned after the first year · federal

Federal retention follows a specific entering group. It is not a measure of all students or eventual graduation.

U.S. Department of Education · Fall 2023 bachelor’s-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024–25

Who or what this describes: Full-time, first-time bachelor’s-seeking undergraduates (the IPEDS four-year retention cohort) enrolled at the institution in the fall one year after starting

How ICP checks and explains college data

Completed within 150% of program time

95.7%

Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019–20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025–26

Source-defined first-time, full-time entry cohort; not all enrolled students.

About this number: Completed within 150% of program time

For a four-year bachelor program, 150% of normal time is generally six years. Use the precise entry cohort and measurement definition in the research record.

U.S. Department of Education · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019–20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025–26

Who or what this describes: Full-time, first-time, degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates (total cohort, not only bachelor’s-seeking) who completed any degree or certificate at the institution within 150% of normal time

How ICP checks and explains college data

Reported academic calendar

Four-one-four plan

2025–26

Reported population and year apply; missing is not zero.

About this number: Reported academic calendar

Read the source-defined population and conditions before comparing this figure with another institution.

U.S. Department of Education · 2025–26

Who or what this describes: Institution-level service or characteristic, rather than a student cohort

How ICP checks and explains college data

Undergraduate research in federal reporting

Yes

2025–26

Historical service reporting; an unmarked option is not proof that research is unavailable.

About this number: Undergraduate research in federal reporting

The source describes a reported co-curricular option, not the full current research opportunities available to students. Verify current offerings directly.

U.S. Department of Education · 2025–26

Who or what this describes: Institution-level service or characteristic, rather than a student cohort

How ICP checks and explains college data

Study abroad reported

Yes

2025–26

Reported population and year apply; missing is not zero.

About this number: Study abroad reported

Read the source-defined population and conditions before comparing this figure with another institution.

U.S. Department of Education · 2025–26

Who or what this describes: Institution-level service or characteristic, rather than a student cohort

How ICP checks and explains college data

Academic & career counseling reported

Yes

2025–26

Reported population and year apply; missing is not zero.

About this number: Academic & career counseling reported

Read the source-defined population and conditions before comparing this figure with another institution.

U.S. Department of Education · 2025–26

Who or what this describes: Institution-level service or characteristic, rather than a student cohort

How ICP checks and explains college data

AP credit reported

Yes

2025–26

Reported population and year apply; missing is not zero.

About this number: AP credit reported

Read the source-defined population and conditions before comparing this figure with another institution.

U.S. Department of Education · 2025–26

Who or what this describes: Institution-level service or characteristic, rather than a student cohort

How ICP checks and explains college data

What could you study?

These examples come from historical bachelor’s degrees awarded, not a verified current-major catalog. Confirm current programs, campus and entry conditions with the college.

Historical degree records & sources

Reported first-major bachelor’s credentials, not necessarily distinct graduates. Examples with the largest reported counts, including ties; no campus or classification totals are added together.

  • Computer Science

    323 degrees awarded · 2024-25

  • Mechanical Engineering

    113 degrees awarded · 2024-25

  • Mathematics, General

    97 degrees awarded · 2024-25

  • Artificial Intelligence

    85 degrees awarded · 2024-25

  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering

    59 degrees awarded · 2024-25

  • Cognitive Science, General

    55 degrees awarded · 2024-25

  • Physics, General

    53 degrees awarded · 2024-25

  • Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General

    45 degrees awarded · 2024-25

  • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering

    35 degrees awarded · 2024-25

  • Mathematics and Computer Science

    29 degrees awarded · 2024-25

Plan your application

Check current official instructions for testing, essays, recommendations and dates. Historical admissions outcomes are not application requirements. Early Decision can be binding; review the institution’s conditions before choosing it.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology — SAT/ACT policy

Not verified for this cycle

No policy verified for fall 2027 entry

Fall 2027: the current official page does not identify this entry year. Confirm before acting.

General published policy · not confirmed for fall 2027

Test-required

MIT states it requires the ACT or the SAT.

This is what the college’s page says today. Exact entry-year policy not verified. It may not apply to the year you choose.

Conditions to check

  • Tests the page names: SAT, ACT.
  • The page does not separately state first-year versus other applicant groups; confirm yours.
  • ACT writing/science sections and the SAT optional essay are not required.
  • English proficiency exam scores are a separate requirement for some applicants and are not a substitute for SAT/ACT.

If you submit scores

  • Scores are self-reported on the application and verified upon enrollment; official reports not required to apply.
  • MIT considers the superscore (highest section scores); report all full sittings.
  • Tests must be taken before November 30 for Early Action and before December 31 for Regular Action.
Read Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s official testing guidance ↗ (opens in a new tab)

Official source checked 2026-10-28. Policies can change.

Different applicant situation?

SAT/ACT and English proficiency are different requirements. Program, recruitment and scholarship rules may need separate confirmation.

Sources & research

Institutional Common Data Sets and federal statistics have different reporting periods and populations. Research snapshot: October 16–19, 2026. Missing values can reflect nonreporting, conflict, ambiguity or incomplete review; they are never zero. Four-year earnings for colleges are withheld because of a documented October 15, 2026 correction to the federal source.

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