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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

General Information

Name: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Address: 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307
Phone:

  • General information: (617) 253-1000
  • Financial aid office: (617) 253-4971
  • Admissions office: (617) 253-4791

Website: web.mit.edu/
Type of Institution: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Religious affiliation: None

Estimated Student Expenses

Undergraduate academic year prices
Detailed expenses2006-072005-062004-05
Tuition and fees$33,600$32,300$30,800
Books and supplies$1,100$1,100$1,100
Living arrangement
On-campus
        Room and board$9,950$9,500$9,100
        Other expenses$1,700$1,700$1,700

Total expenses   
On-campus$46,350$44,600$42,700

Financial Aid Recipients

    Percentage of Students Who Receive Aid:
  • Any form of aid: 85%
  • Federal grants: 24%
  • State/local grants: 4%
  • Institutional grants: 59%
  • Student loans: 41%
    Average Amount of Aid Received:
  • Federal grants:$6263
  • State/local grants:$2143
  • Institutional grants:$22199
  • Student loans:$4016

Admissions

Undergraduate application fee (2006-07):$65
Undergraduate Admissions
Fall 2006
TotalMenWomen
Number of applicants11,3748,1573,217
Percent admitted13.3%9.7%22.4%
Percent admitted who enrolled
Full-time66.2%69.7%62.3%

Enrollment

Total enrollment: 10206
Undergraduate enrollment: 4066
First-time student retention: 98%
Overall graduation rate: 94%

Characteristics of undergraduate students

    • Attendance:
    • Full Time: 99%
    • Part Time: 1%
    • Gender:
    • Men: 57%
    • Women: 43%

White non-hispanic: 36%
Black non-hispanic: 6%
Hispanic: 11%
Asian/pacific islander: 26%
American indian/alaska native: 2%
Other: 19%

Degrees offered

    Architecture and Related Services
  • Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD) - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Biological and Biomedical Sciences
  • Bioinformatics - Doctor
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Support Services
  • Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services, Other - Master
  • Business/Commerce, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
  • Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia - Master, Doctor
  • Journalism, Other - Master
  • Mass Communication/Media Studies - Bachelor, Master
    Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General - Master
  • Computer Science - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Engineering
  • Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Biomedical/Medical Engineering - Master, Doctor
  • Chemical Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Civil Engineering, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Engineering, Other - Master, Doctor
  • Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Materials Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Mechanical Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Nuclear Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Ocean Engineering - Bachelor
  • Operations Research - Master, Doctor
  • Systems Engineering - Master, Doctor
  • Transportation and Highway Engineering - Master, Doctor
    English Language and Literature/Letters
  • Creative Writing - Bachelor
  • English Language and Literature, General - Bachelor
    Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Foreign Languages and Literatures, General - Bachelor
  • Linguistics - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
  • Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other - Master, Doctor
    History
  • History, General - Bachelor
    Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies & Humanities
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies - Bachelor
    Mathematics and Statistics
  • Mathematics, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Cognitive Science - Bachelor, Doctor
  • Mathematics and Computer Science - Bachelor
  • Neuroscience - Bachelor, Doctor
  • Science, Technology and Society - Bachelor, Doctor
    Philosophy and Religious Studies
  • Philosophy - Bachelor, Doctor
    Physical Sciences
  • Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General - Master, Doctor
  • Chemistry, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Geology/Earth Science, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Geophysics and Seismology - Master, Doctor
  • Meteorology - Master
  • Oceanography, Chemical and Physical - Master, Doctor
  • Physics, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Planetary Astronomy and Science - Master, Doctor
    Social Sciences
  • Anthropology - Bachelor
  • Economics, General - Bachelor, Doctor
  • Political Science and Government, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Visual and Performing Arts
  • Music, General - Bachelor


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