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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139

Official telephone: (617) 253-1000
Website: web.mit.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2013 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid officer: Elizabeth Hicks,
Executive Director of Student Financial Services
Contacting the office: 617 253-4971
617 253-9859 (fax)
sfs@mit.edu
FAFSA number: 002178
CSS/PROFILE number: 3514

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $48,140; $48,140 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $312
Book fees: $1,000
Miscellaneous expenses: $1,790
Other expenses: Personal.
Combined room and board expenses: $10,460 - $15,390

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAN/AnoFebruary 15
CSS/Financial Aid PROFILEN/AnoFebruary 15
Noncustodial (Divorced/Separated) Parent's StatementN/AnoFebruary 15
Business/Farm SupplementN/AnoFebruary 15
parent's complete federal income tax returns from prior yearN/AnoFebruary 15

Date award notification begins: April 1
Applied for financial aid:
80% of first-year students
68% of full-time undergraduates
62% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
74% of first-year students
85% of full-time undergraduates
81% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
100% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
99% of first-year students
98% of full-time undergraduates
100% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
78% of first-year students
86% of full-time undergraduates
100% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
4% of first-year students
2% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
100% of part-time undergraduates
Average percent of need that was met of students who received any need-based aid (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
100% for first-year students
100% for full-time undergraduates
100% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$41,078 for first-year students
$41,325 for full-time undergraduates
$25,467 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$37,899 for first-year students
$37,657 for full-time undergraduates
$21,101 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,654 for first-year students
$4,037 for full-time undergraduates
$3,907 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$2,705 for first-year students
$2,864 for full-time undergraduates
$3,169 for part-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
  • College/University Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 41%
Average student debt upon graduation: $17,891
Types of payment plans:
  • Tuition Management Systems
Need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • need-based (general)
  • Federal Pell Grants
  • SEOG
  • state scholarships/grants
  • college/university scholarships/grants (institutional funds)
  • private scholarships/grants

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