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Common questions prospective students and families ask about Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
About 99% of first-time, full-time students who start at Massachusetts Institute of Technology return for their second year, a commonly used early signal of student satisfaction and fit.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology reports a student-to-faculty ratio of about 3:1.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology reports that SAT/ACT scores are required as part of undergraduate admission.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology offers programs including Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, Anthropology, Applied Mathematics, Architectural Sciences and Technology, Architecture, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, Biology, General, and 40 more programs.
MIT is a private research university in Cambridge founded in 1861 to advance useful knowledge; its official about page lists selected honors including 106 Nobel laureates, 64 National Medal of Science winners, 35 National Medal of Technology and Innovation winners, 85 MacArthur Fellows and 18 A. M. Turing Award winners.
MIT is in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on an urban riverside campus along the Charles River; the official campus-life page frames it as a 168-acre campus in a global innovation hub just across the river from Boston.
MIT self-describes its community as intensely curious, supportive, playful, fun and quirky, with 500+ student organizations, nearly 40 Greek-letter and independent living groups, chaplains for more than 20 faith traditions and a commitment to belonging.
MIT undergraduate life is known for hands-on research and elaborate pranks; official campus-life copy adds playful local references such as 364.4 smoots across the Charles River, a cross-campus water fight and the Baker House piano drop.
MIT markets itself around making a better world through education, research and innovation, and says admissions seek applicants whose strengths, interests and values match a community built on talent and good ideas from anywhere.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology is located in Cambridge, MA, in a city setting.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private nonprofit institution.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology enrolls approximately 4,535 undergraduate students.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology admits approximately 5% of undergraduate applicants.
The total cost of attendance at Massachusetts Institute of Technology is about $82,730 per year. Published tuition is about $62,396 for in-state students and $62,396 for out-of-state students. The average net price actually paid, after grants and scholarships, is about $20,111.
About 19% of students at Massachusetts Institute of Technology receive a federal Pell Grant, a commonly used marker of how many lower-income students the institution serves.
About 96% of first-time, full-time students complete a degree within 150% of normal time (e.g. 6 years for a 4-year program) at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Former students of Massachusetts Institute of Technology report median earnings of about $143,372 ten years after entry.