Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Overview

Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private institution that was founded in 1861. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 4,657 (fall 2023), its setting is urban, and the campus size is 168 acres. It utilizes a 4-1-4-based academic calendar. Massachusetts Institute of Technology's ranking in the 2024 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, #2. Its tuition and fees are $60,156.

Located outside Boston in Cambridge, Massachusetts, MIT focuses on scientific and technological research and is divided into five schools and a college. University research expenditures have exceeded $700 million a year, with funding from government agencies such as the Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Defense. MIT’s highly ranked graduate schools include the School of Engineering and Sloan School of Management, in addition to strong programs in economics, biology, chemistry, earth sciences, physics and mathematics. Freshmen are required to live on campus, and about 70% of all undergraduates live on campus. Architect Steven Holl designed one dorm, commonly called "The Sponge." The Independent Activities Period, a four-week term in January, offers special courses, lectures, competitions and projects. Distinguished alumni include Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin, former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan and former Federal Reserve Bank Chairman Ben Bernanke.

Admissions

* These are the average scores of applications admitted to this school. Ranges represent admitted applicants who fell within the 25th and 75th percentile.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology admissions has an acceptance rate of 4% and an early acceptance rate of 4.7%. Half the applicants admitted to Massachusetts Institute of Technology who submitted test scores have an SAT score between 1520 and 1580 or an ACT score of 35 and 36. However, one quarter of admitted applicants achieved scores above these ranges and one quarter scored below these ranges. The application deadline at Massachusetts Institute of Technology is Jan. 1.

Admissions officials at Massachusetts Institute of Technology consider a student's GPA an important academic factor. An applicant's high school class rank, when available, is considered and letters of recommendation are considered important for admissions officials at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Cost

International Student’s Requirements

●        Application deadline - Fall - January 6

●        No separate application form required - $75

●        No conditional admissions offered

●        Only early action available - no early decision allowed

●        Both TOEFL and IELTS accepted

●        SAT or ACT required along with TOEFL or IELTS

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