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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139-4307

Official telephone: (617) 253-1000
Fax number: (617) 258-8304
Website: https://web.mit.edu/
Screen last updated on: December 2024
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 4,657
Full-time undergraduates: 4,601
Part-time undergraduates: 56
Total graduate students: 7,201
Full-time graduate students: 7,024
Part-time graduate students: 177
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.2% American Indian or Alaskan Native
34.1% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
7.8% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
14.8% Hispanic/Latino
0.0% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
22.1% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
7.4% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
11.0% Nonresident Alien
2.5% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 168 acres
Nearest major city: Boston

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • women's dorms
  • special housing for disabled students
  • cooperative housing
Percent of students who live in school housing: 93%
Percent of students who live off campus: 7%

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Other libraries on campus.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
health service
Counseling services:
career, psychological
Career placement services:
interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, Job fairs are available to students through the career center.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student newspaper, radio station, television station

ATHLETICS
Athletic conference memberships: NCAA Division 3

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's archery NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's badminton NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's baseball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's basketball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's cheerleading NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's crew NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's cross-country running NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's fencing NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's field hockey NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's football NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's golf NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's gymnastics NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's ice hockey NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's indoor track NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's lacrosse NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's riflery NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's rowing NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's rugby NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's sailing NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's soccer NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's softball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's squash NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's swimming and diving NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's table tennis NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's tennis NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's track and field NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's triathlon NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's ultimate Frisbee NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's volleyball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's water polo NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's wrestling NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's archery NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's badminton NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's baseball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's basketball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's cheerleading NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's crew NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's cross-country running NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's fencing NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's field hockey NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's football NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's golf NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's gymnastics NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's ice hockey NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's indoor track NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's lacrosse NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's riflery NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's rowing NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's rugby NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's sailing NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's soccer NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's softball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's squash NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's swimming and diving NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's table tennis NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's tennis NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's track and field NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's triathlon NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's ultimate Frisbee NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's volleyball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's water polo NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's wrestling NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Intramural/Recreational sports:
badminton; archery; basketball; cheerleading; crew; field hockey; golf; gymnastics; ice hockey; rugby; sailing; soccer; softball; squash; tennis; ultimate Frisbee; volleyball; water polo; wrestling; triathlon; indoor track; rowing; table tennis

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: Logan International

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 52% within six months of graduation

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