MIT Description
MIT has a distinctive mission and history that set us apart from other universities. When the Institute was established almost 150 years ago, science had essentially no impact on the curriculum that was followed by most American university students. Our first President, William Barton Rogers, envisioned a new kind of academic institution-one that could, as he put it, "serve the times and the nation's needs."Those principles have served us well, and today our work - in engineering, the natural and social sciences, the humanities and the arts - reaches people the world over. The Institute community extends far beyond campus, embracing international partners and more than 100,000 alumni around the globe.
The mission of MIT is to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century.
Quick Facts
Location
Northeast
Setting
Mid-size City Setting
Type
Private
Size
Medium (2,000 to 5,000 Undergrad)
Mascot
Engineers
Nickname
MIT
Website
On-Campus Housing Available
Yes
In-State Tuition
$37,782
Out-of-State Tuition
$37,782
Selectivity
Most Selective
Enrollment
10,384
MIT Students
- Full-Time Undergrad Students
- 4,153
- Freshman Class
- 1,072
- Total Students (Undergrads & Graduate Students)
- 10,384
Undergraduate vs. Graduate
- Undergraduate
- 39%
- Graduate
- 61%
Full-Time vs. Part-time Students
- Full-Time
- 100%
- Part-Time
- 0%
Students Coming From In-State vs. Out-of-State
- In-State
- 8%
- Out-of-State
- 92%
Gender of Students
- Women
- 45%
- Men
- 55%
Ethnic Diversity
- African-American
- 6%
- Asian
- 23%
- Caucasian
- 47%
- Latino
- 10%
- Other
- 14%
Students State Origin
- California
- 12%
- New York
- 9%
- Massachusetts
- 8%
- Texas
- 6%
- Florida
- 5%
- Other
- 60%
International Students
- International
- 26%
- Domestic
- 74%
