massachusetts institute of technology

77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts

General information:	(617) 253-1000
Website:	web.mit.edu/student/
Type:	Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Awards offered:	Bachelor's degree Master's degree Doctor's degree - research/scholarship
Campus setting:	City Midsize
Campus housing:	Yes

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Estimated student expenses (before aid):

Financial aid:

Enrollment:

Admissions:

Undergraduate application fee: $65

Undergraduate admissions:

	TOTAL	MALE	FEMALE
Number of applicants:	13396	9464	3932
Percent admitted:	12%	9%	19%
Percent admitted who enrolled:	66%	68%	64%

Admissions Considerations	Required	Recommended
Secondary school GPA		X
Secondary school record	X
Completion of college-prepatory program		X
Recommendations	X
Admission test scores	X
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)		X

Test Scores (enrolled first-time students):

Students submitting scores	NUMBER	PERCENT
SAT	994	95%
ACT	318	30%

Test Scores	25th Percentile*	75th Percentile**
SAT Critical Reading	660	760
SAT Math	720	800
SAT Writing	660	750
ACT Composite	31	34
ACT English	30	35
ACT Math	32	36
ACT Writing	8	10

Notes:

* 25% of students scored at or below

** 25% of students scored above

Programs/majors

Completions 2007-2008:

Program	Bachelor	Master	Doctor
Architecture and related services.
Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)	20	57	8
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning	4	104	13
Category total	24	161	21
Communication, journalism, and related programs.
Mass Communication/Media Studies	7	8	-
Journalism, Other	-	8	-
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia	-	37	14
Category total	7	53	14
Computer and information sciences and support services.
Computer and Information Sciences, General	-	22	-
Computer Science	176	112	40
Category total	176	134	40
Engineering.
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering	59	75	15
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	23	15	24
Chemical Engineering	77	44	27
Civil Engineering, General	15	22	12
Transportation and Highway Engineering	-	54	2
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	89	108	64
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	8	19	8
Materials Engineering	37	33	38
Mechanical Engineering	136	117	52
Nuclear Engineering	14	23	11
Systems Engineering	-	66	8
Operations Research	-	9	6
Engineering, Other	-	34	3
Category total	458	619	270
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics.
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General	-	-	-
Linguistics	4	1	7
Category total	4	1	7
English language and literature/letters.
English Language and Literature, General	3	-	-
Creative Writing	4	-	-
Category total	7	-	-
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities.
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	11	-	-
Category total	11	-	-
Biological and biomedical sciences.
Biology/Biological Sciences, General	95	6	43
Bioinformatics	-	-	-
Category total	95	6	43
Mathematics and statistics.
Mathematics, General	93	1	17
Category total	93	1	17
Multi/interdisciplinary studies.
Mathematics and Computer Science	11	-	-
Science, Technology and Society	-	-	3
Neuroscience	32	-	5
Cognitive Science	15	1	6
Category total	58	1	14
Philosophy and religious studies.
Philosophy	1	-	6
Category total	1	-	6
Physical sciences.
Planetary Astronomy and Science	-	-	2
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General	-	-	1
Meteorology	-	2	6
Chemistry, General	31	10	39
Geology/Earth Science, General	13	5	10
Geophysics and Seismology	-	-	3
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical	-	2	7
Physics, General	88	4	37
Category total	132	23	105
Social sciences.
Anthropology	2	-	-
Economics, General	35	2	19
Political Science and Government, General	6	9	10
Category total	43	11	29
Visual and performing arts.
Music, General	5	-	-
Category total	5	-	-
Health professions and related clinical sciences.
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	-	7	23
Category total	-	7	23
Business, management, marketing, and related support services.
Business/Commerce, General	103	471	10
Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services, Other	-	21	-
Category total	103	492	10
History
History, General	-	-	-
Category total	-	-	-
Grand total	1217	1509	599

Data shown are for first majors
(-) Program is not offered at this award level

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