SCHOOLS / MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

CAMBRIDGE, MAIPEDS 166683CARNEGIE CLASS 15
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§ Academic profile

Where you'd land in this school's admitted class.

SAT compositeMiddle 50% of score submitters
25th1,520
Median1,550
75th1,570
§ 83% OF ADMITS SUBMITTED SAT SCORES · 2024-25 CDS · METHOD →
ACT compositeMiddle 50% of score submitters
25th34
Median35
75th36
§ 29% OF ADMITS SUBMITTED ACT SCORES · 2024-25 CDS · METHOD →
ADMIT RATE n/aSAT SUBMIT 83%ACT SUBMIT 29%

Add your GPA and test score to compare against this school's published CDS bands.

§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2024-25 · §C.7 §C.9 §C.11 §C.12ARCHIVED SOURCE →
§ Admission rounds

How the class gets assembled.

No Early Decision reported
§ Adjusted admission flow

This school does not report an Early Decision lane, so the flow collapses to the school-reported applicant, admit, and enrolled totals.

Each column is scaled within that stage. Labels show exact counts.

All applicants
Applicants1,284reported count
Admits1,658n/a
Class seats29,278n/a yield
Exact admission data
Admission flow data
PathApplicantsAdmittedAdmit rateClass seatsNote
All applicants1,2841,658n/a29,278School-reported totals.
§ Wait list attrition

86% joined after being offered a spot. 2% of students who joined were admitted. 46% of applicants were offered the wait list.

Exact wait-list data
Wait-list data
MetricValue
Offered a wait-list spot590
Accepted a wait-list spot509
Admitted from wait list9
Joined after being offered86%
Admitted after joining2%

Wait-list outcomes can change sharply year to year.

§ Application cost

Application fee: $75.

§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2024-25 · §C.21 §C.22 §C.2 §C.7 §C.13METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →
§ Merit and need aid

What this school reports giving.

This CDS does not report the core H2A no-need grant fields. Federal affordability context is still shown below when available.

Limited merit profile
No-need grant recipientsNot reportedH2A first-year fields not reported
Avg net price$20,111Federal Scorecard, all aided students
§ Scope

CDS H2A counts students who had no financial need and received institutional non-need scholarship or grant aid, excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits.

§ International aid

Need-based aid for nonresidents: n/a. Non-need aid for nonresidents: n/a.

This is not a personalized price estimate. Merit awards are source-reported institutional facts. Your actual cost depends on income, assets, residency, application round, program, and school policy.
§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2024-25 · §H.2 §H.2A §H.6 §H.14METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →
NCES/IPEDS baseline

Source-labeled federal facts

These values come from official NCES/IPEDS tables. They are not Common Data Set fields unless the source note says the alignment is direct or near.

Provisional 2024-25 release, data year 2024

Academics

Academics IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Student-faculty ratio3EF2024D.STUFACR

Admissions

Admissions IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Admissions total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
1284ADM2024.ADMSSN
Admit rate5%DRVADM2024.DVADM01
Applicants total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
28232ADM2024.APPLCN
Enrolled full time
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
1102ADM2024.ENRLFT
Enrolled total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
1102ADM2024.ENRLT
Open admissions policyNoIC2024.OPENADMP
Yield rate86%DRVADM2024.DVADM04

Admissions testing

Admissions testing IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
ACT composite 25th percentile34ADM2024.ACTCM25
ACT composite 50th percentile35ADM2024.ACTCM50
ACT composite 75th percentile36ADM2024.ACTCM75
ACT submit rate29%ADM2024.ACTPCT
SAT EBRW 25th percentile740ADM2024.SATVR25
SAT EBRW 50th percentile760ADM2024.SATVR50
SAT EBRW 75th percentile780ADM2024.SATVR75
SAT math 25th percentile780ADM2024.SATMT25
SAT math 50th percentile800ADM2024.SATMT50
SAT math 75th percentile800ADM2024.SATMT75
SAT submit rate83%ADM2024.SATPCT

Completions

Completions IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Bachelor's degrees awarded1099DRVC2024.BASDEG
Doctor's degrees awarded692DRVC2024.DOCDEGRS
Master's degrees awarded2023DRVC2024.MASDEG

Costs

Costs IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
In-state required fees$406COST1_2024.FEE2
In-state tuition$61,990COST1_2024.TUITION2
On-campus room and board$16,000IC2020.RMBRDAMT
Out-of-state required fees$406COST1_2024.FEE3
Out-of-state tuition$61,990COST1_2024.TUITION3
Total price, in-state on campus$85,960DRVCOST2024.CINSON
Total price, out-of-state on campus$85,960DRVCOST2024.COTSON

Enrollment

Enrollment IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Full-time undergraduate enrollment4489DRVEF2024.EFUGFT
Graduate enrollment7351DRVEF2024.EFGRAD
Part-time undergraduate enrollment46DRVEF2024.EFUGPT
Total enrollment11886DRVEF2024.ENRTOT
Undergraduate enrollment4535DRVEF2024.EFUG

Financial aid

Financial aid IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Any aid rate75%SFA2324.ANYAIDP
Average federal grant aid$8,127SFA2324.FGRNT_A
Average federal loan$11,176SFA2324.LOAN_A
Average Pell grant$5,885SFA2324.PGRNT_A
Federal grant aid rate20%SFA2324.FGRNT_P
Federal loan rate8%SFA2324.LOAN_P
Pell grant rate20%SFA2324.PGRNT_P

Identity

Identity IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
CityCambridgeHD2024.CITY
ControlPrivate not-for-profitHD2024.CONTROL
Degree-granting statusDegree-grantingHD2024.DEGGRANT
Highest level of offeringDoctor's degreeHD2024.HLOFFER
Institution levelFour or more yearsHD2024.ICLEVEL
Institution nameMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyHD2024.INSTNM
Institution size category10,000 - 19,999HD2024.INSTSIZE
IPEDS sectorPrivate not-for-profit, 4-year or aboveHD2024.SECTOR
LocaleCity: MidsizeHD2024.LOCALE
StateMassachusettsHD2024.STABBR

Outcomes

Outcomes IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Bachelor graduation rate, 4 years83%DRVGR2024.GBA4RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 5 years95%DRVGR2024.GBA5RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 6 years96%DRVGR2024.GBA6RTT
Full-time retention rate99%EF2024D.RET_PCF
Graduation rate, 150% time96%DRVGR2024.GRRTTOT
Part-time retention rate100%EF2022D.RET_PCP
§ Federal outcomes

What federal data says

SRC · U.S. DEPT. OF ED., COLLEGE SCORECARD 2022-23.
OUTCOMES LAG THE CDS YEAR SHOWN ABOVE.
Median earnings
$143,372
10 yrs after enrollment
Graduation rate
96%
6-year completion
Average net price
$20,111
sticker minus grants
Median debt at grad.
$14,768
federal loans only
§ Earnings distribution

Ten years after enrollment, in 2022-23 dollars

P25
$88,222$88k
MEDIAN
$143,372$143k
P75
$243,025$243k
$20k
$40k
$60k
$80k
§H · Net price by family income

Average cost after grants

CDS H2A · 2022-23
$0 – $30,000
$-2,533
$30,001 – $48,000
$93
$48,001 – $75,000
← MODAL BRACKET$1,480
$75,001 – $110,000
$11,555
$110,001 and up
$48,479
§B · Completion and retention
4-yr grad
83%
6-yr grad
96%
8-yr grad
96%
Retention
99%
Pell grad
93%
Transfer
0%

Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.