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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139

Official telephone: (617) 253-1000
Fax number: (617) 258-8304
Website: https://web.mit.edu/
Screen last updated on: September 2025
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 4,576
Full-time undergraduates: 4,543
Part-time undergraduates: 33
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
34.6% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
8.7% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
14.5% Hispanic/Latino
0.0% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
21.0% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
7.2% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
10.9% Nonresident Alien
2.9% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

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:
placement service, 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 baseball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's basketball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's crew NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's cross-country running NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's fencing NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's football NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's indoor track NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's lacrosse NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's riflery NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's rowing NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's sailing NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's soccer NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's squash NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's swimming and diving NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's tennis NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's track and field NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's volleyball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's water polo NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's basketball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's crew NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's cross-country running NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's fencing NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's field hockey NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's indoor track NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's lacrosse NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's riflery NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's sailing NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's soccer NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's softball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's swimming and diving NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's tennis NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's track and field NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's volleyball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III

Intramural/Recreational sports:
archery; badminton; baseball; basketball; cheerleading; crew; fencing; field hockey; football; golf; gymnastics; ice hockey; lacrosse; riflery; rugby; soccer; softball; tennis; ultimate Frisbee; volleyball; water polo; wrestling; triathlon; indoor track; rowing; swimming and diving; track and field; table tennis; cross-country running

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: Logan International

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes

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

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