| Screen last updated on: December 2016 |
| Total undergraduates: |
4,528 |
| Full-time undergraduates: |
4,499 |
| Part-time undergraduates: |
29 |
| Total graduate students: |
6,773 |
| Full-time graduate students: |
6,639 |
| Part-time graduate students: |
134 |
| Average age of full-time undergraduates: |
20 |
| U.S. region where majority of students come from: |
West |
| Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: |
91% |
| First-year student enrollment breakdown: |
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| 0.4% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 26.0% | Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 4.7% | Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 16.9% | Hispanic/Latino |
| 37.3% | White, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 5.3% | Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino | | 7.6% | Nonresident Alien |
| 1.9% | Race and/or Ethnicity unknown |
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| Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown: |
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| 0.3% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 24.0% | Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 5.3% | Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 16.4% | Hispanic/Latino |
| 37.1% | White, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 5.1% | Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 9.6% | Nonresident Alien |
| 2.2% | Race and/or Ethnicity unknown |
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| Campus size: |
168 acres |
| City or town school is located in: |
Cambridge, MA |
| Population of city/town: |
106,471 |
| Nearest major city: |
Boston |
| Distance of nearest major city: |
1 miles |
| Population of nearest major city: |
636,479 |
| Online campus map: |
whereis.mit.edu |
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| Institution offers housing: |
yes |
| Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: |
No. All unmarried undergraduate students are eligible for eight registered semesters of housing; students who move off campus during these eight semesters are not guaranteed campus housing. |
| Housing types (% in housing type, if given): |
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- coed dorms (77%)
- women's dorms (6%)
- sorority housing (4%)
- fraternity housing (11%)
- single-student apartments
- married-student apartments
- special housing for disabled students
- cooperative housing (1%)
- other housing including Coed and women's independent living groups. (1%)
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| Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: |
100% |
| Percent of students who live in school housing: |
88% |
| Percent of students who live off campus: |
12% |
| Students required to live on campus: |
All freshmen must live on campus. |
| Percent of all students who have cars on campus: |
3% |
| Student conduct policies: |
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class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited |
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| Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: |
yes |
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| Every student is required to lease or own a computer: |
no |
| Every student is required to take a computer course: |
no |
| Computer equipment is provided in: |
residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center |
| Total number of microcomputers available to students: |
1150 |
| Other computer facilities/services: |
Multimedia classrooms, video conference rooms, video editing/media centers, video conference rental equipment, student collaborative technology spaces, laptop loaner program, multimedia equipment loaner program, electronics labs, HPC cluster for student use, technology seed programs, Tablet PC classroom participation program. |
| Internet access provided to all students: |
yes |
| E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: |
yes |
| School has a library on campus: |
yes |
| Additional library facilities/collections: |
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Archives. Special collections. |
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| Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus: |
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Museum, visual arts center, performance and practice spaces, interdisciplinary labs and centers; photography and dedicated departmental teaching labs. |
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| Additional services offered: |
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nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, day care, health insurance |
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| Counseling services: |
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minority student, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious, Medical department services. |
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| Career placement services: |
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internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, salary negotiation assistance, career fairs. |
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| Services for students with disabilities: |
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note-taking services, tape recorders, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, adaptive equipment, braille services |
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| Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: |
partially |
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| Number of social fraternities on campus: |
27 |
| Number of fraternities that have chapter houses: |
26 |
| Percent of men who join fraternities: |
49% |
| Number of social sororities on campus: |
6 |
| Number of sororities that have chapter houses: |
5 |
| Percent of women who join sororities: |
32% |
| Student activities: |
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student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station, television station |
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| School newspaper(s): |
The Tech, published twice per week |
| Number of honor societies: |
10 |
| Total number of registered organizations: |
450 |
| Campus-based religious organizations: |
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Asian Baptist Student Koinonia, Asian Baptist Student Koinonia Grad Division, Campus Crusade for Christ, Gospel Choir, Hillel, Hindu Students Council, Hong Kong Student Bible Study Group, Lutheran‐Episcopal Ministry, United Christian R/O, Victory Campus Ministries; Buddhist, Christian, Latter‐day Saint, and Muslim Student Associations; Asian Christian, Baptist Student, Black Christian, Chi Alpha Christian, Chinese Bible, Chinese Christian, Graduate Christian, and United Christian Fellowships; Protestant Student and Tech Catholic Communities |
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| International student organizations: |
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Bangladeshi Students, China Crossroads, Club of Undergraduate Chinese Nationals, La Union Chicana por Aztlan, Mes Latino, MITeri, Paksmit, African dance group, Sangam, Southeast Asian Service Leadership Network, Stammtisch, SwissLinkBoston; Global China and Russian Connections; Arab and Serbian Student Organizations; Bulgarian, Canadian, Caribbean, Chinese students, European, Lebanese, and Polish clubs; African, Belgians, Chinese Student/Scholar, Colombian, Egyptian, EthiopianEritrean, Filipino, Hellenic, Hungarian, Indonesian, International, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Korean Graduate, Korean International, Malaysian, Mexican, Palestine, Persian, Puerto Rican, Republic of China, Romanian, South Asian, Sri Lankan, Taiwanese, Thai, Turkish, and Vietnamese Student Associations; Armenian, Hong Kong, Japanese Undergraduates, Scandinavian, and Singapore Student Societies |
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| Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees: |
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Academic, arts, athletics/sports, community/public service, computing, culture/language, living, film, political, religious, society/technology, special‐interest, student publications, support, and women's groups |
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| School has an athletic program: |
yes |
| Athletic director: |
Julie Soriero,
Director of Athletics |
| School colors: |
cardinal red and silver gray |
| School mascot: |
Beaver |
| Athletic conference memberships: |
Collegiate Water Polo Association, Eastern College Athletic Conference, New England Football Conference, New England Women's and Men's Athletics Conference, Patriot League, Pilgrim League |
| Sports offered |
Scholarships? |
Athletic Assoc. |
| Men's baseball | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's basketball | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's crew | no | EARC |
| Men's cross-country | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's diving | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's fencing | no | NCAA Div. I |
| Men's football | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's lacrosse | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's riflery | no | NCAA Div. I |
| Men's sailing | no | |
| Men's soccer | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's squash | no | NISRA |
| Men's swimming | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's tennis | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's track and field (indoor) | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's track and field (outdoor) | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's volleyball | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's water polo | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's basketball | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's crew | no | EARC |
| Women's cross-country | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's diving | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's fencing | no | NCAA Div. I |
| Women's field hockey | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's lacrosse | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's riflery | no | NCAA Div. I |
| Women's sailing | no | |
| Women's soccer | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's softball | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's swimming | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's tennis | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's track and field (indoor) | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's track and field (outdoor) | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's volleyball | no | NCAA Div. III |
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| Athletic facilities: |
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athletic center, batting cage, boathouse, fields, gymnasium, indoor tennis center, sports and fitness center, stadium, tennis courts |
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| Intramural/Recreational sports: |
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badminton, basketball, bowling, ice hockey, non-tackle football, pistol, soccer, softball, table tennis, tennis, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, water polo |
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| Club sports for men: |
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Alpine skiing, archery, badminton, cheerleading, crew, cycling, downhill skiing, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, judo, pistol, rugby, soccer, table tennis, triathlon, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, wrestling |
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| Club sports for women: |
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Alpine skiing, archery, badminton, cheerleading, cycling, crew, downhill skiing, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, judo, pistol, rugby, soccer, table tennis, triathlon, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, wrestling, water polo |
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| Public transportation serves campus: |
yes |
| Nearest international airport: |
Boston (5 miles) |
| Nearest passenger train service: |
Boston (3 miles) |
| Nearest passenger bus service: |
Boston (3 miles) |
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| Institutional employment is available: |
yes |
| Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: |
65% |
| Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: |
excellent |
| Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: |
no |
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| Percent of graduates who pursue further study: |
35% immediately |
| List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates: |
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Boston University, Brown University, California Institute of Technology, Carnegie Mellon University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Duke University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Harvard University, Johns Hopkins University, MIT, New York University, Northwestern University, Princeton University, Stanford University, UC Berkeley, University of Chicago, University of Michigan, University of Pennsylvania, University of Texas, Yale University. |
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| Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: |
79% within six months of graduation |
| List of firms that most frequently hire graduates: |
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3M, Accenture, Adobe, Air Liquide, Akamai, Amazon, Analog Devices, Apple Inc., Applied Predictive Technologies, AQR Capital Management, Army Research Laboratories, Athena Health, Aurora Flight Sciences, BAE Systems, Bain & Company, Baker Hughes, Bank of America, Barclays, BBN Technologies, Beckman Coulter, Bell Helicopter, Black Rock, Bloomberg, Bluefin Robotics Corperation, BMW, BNP Paribas, Boeing, Booz Allen Hamilton, Bose Corporation, BP, Bridgewater Associates, Broad Institute, Broadway Technology, Camp Dresser & McKee, Central Intelligence Agency, Charles River Analytics, Charles River Associates, Chevron, Chopper Trading, Cisco Systems, Citadel, Citigroup, Clarion Healthcare LLC, ClearView Healthcare Partners, ConocoPhillips, Continental Airlines, Cornerstone Research, Credit Suisse, Cushman & Wakefield, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, DC Energy, Dell, Deloitte Consulting, Demiurge Studios, Deutsche Bank, Digitas, Disney ABC Television Group, Dominion Engineering, Dow Chemical, Draper Laboratory, Dropbox, DRW Trading, DuPont, Edwards Lifesciences, Electronic Arts, Endeca, EnerNOC, Environmental Protection Agency, Ernst and Young, Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Exelon Nuclear, Exeter Group, Exponent, Exxon Mobil, Facebook, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Federal Reserve Bank, Fidelity Investments, Five Rings LLC, Ford Motor Company, formlabs, Genentech, General Dynamics, General Electric, General Motors, GETCO, Goldman Sachs, Google, Gotham Consulting Partners, Guidant, GZA Geoenvironmental, Inc, Hasbro, Health Advances, Hess Corporation, Hewlett Packard, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Hudson River Trading, Hungry Fish Media, LLC, Intel Corp., InterSystems, iRobot, ITA Software, Jacob's Vehicle Systems, Jane Street, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, John Hancock Financial Services, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab, Johnson & Johnson, Johnson Controls, Joint Warfare Analysis Center, JP Morgan, Jump Trading, Keystone Tower Systems, Kiva Systems, KLA-Tencor, Koch Institute, L.E.K. Consulting, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Liberty Mutual Insurance, Linear Technology, Lockheed Martin, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Malcolm Pirnie, Mars and Company, Massachusetts General Hospital, Max Planck Institute for Quantum Optics, McKinsey & Company, Medtronic, Mercer Oliver Wyman, Merck, Merrill Lynch, Microsoft, MIT, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, MMG Partners, Morgan Stanley, Mozilla Corporation, NASA, National Bureau of Economic Research, National Grid, National Institutes of Health, Naval Nuclear Propulsion Laboratories, Naval Research Laboratory, Navigant Consulting, NBC, NERA Economic Consulting, NetApp, Next Jump, NextEra Energy, Northrop Grumman, Novartis Institute for Biomedical Research, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, OC&C, Oliver Wyman, Opera Solutions, Opower, Oracle, Orbital Sciences, PA Consulting Group, Palantir Technologies, Peak6 Investments, Pegasystems, Pratt & Whitney, Procter & Gamble, Putnam Investments, Qualcomm, Raytheon, Reckitt Benckiser, Saint-Gobain, Sapient, Saudi Aramco, Schlumberger, Sensata, Shell Oil Company, Simon-Kucher & Company, Soane Labs, Space Exploration Technologies, Inc. (SpaceX), Square, SRA International, State Street Global Markets, Stroud Consulting, Susquehanna International Group, Synaptics Inc., Target Corporation, Teach for America, Tech Square Trading, Teradyne, Tesla Motors, Texas Instruments, The Blackstone Group, The Boston Consulting Group, The Brattle Group, The Clorox Company, The World Bank, Thomson Corporation, TIAX LLC, Twitter, Tyco Electronics, UBS, United Airlines, United States Department of Health and Human Services, United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, United States Patent and Trademark Office, United Technologies, Vecna Technologies, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Vistaprint, Volpe Center, Weiss Asset Management, Wellington Management, Wells Fargo, Whitehead Institute, Xerox, Yahoo, ZS Associates. |
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| List of most prominent alumni/ae: |
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- Capt. Catherine (Cady) Coleman, astronaut
- Drew Houston, entrepreneur, founder &
- CEO of Dropbox
- I.M. Pei, architect.
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