Enrollment Statistics
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11,920
All students,
October 2023 -
4,576
Undergraduate students (38%)
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7,344
Graduate students (62%)
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3,478
International students
In 2023–2024, MIT students come from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, four territories, and 136 foreign countries. Women accounted for 49% of undergraduates (2,231) and 40% of graduate students (2,969). Fifty-eight percent of undergraduates (2,650) and 22% of graduate students (1,617) self-identified as members of one or more US minority groups.
Undergraduates by School/College, 2023–2024
| School/College | Majors | 2nd majors |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture and Planning | 71 | 6 |
| Engineering* | 2,475 (1,557) |
125 (111) |
| Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences | 53 | 49 |
| Management | 157 | 27 |
| Science | 716 | 135 |
| Computing* | (1,557) | (111) |
Note: Excludes 1,094 first-year students, five undesignated sophomores, and five special students. MIT students do not enroll in an academic department until the start of their sophomore year and may defer decision on a course of study until the end of that year.
* Students in interdisciplinary programs are included in the totals of the school or college that administers the program. Students in joint programs with the College of Computing are included in the totals for Engineering, with the number of shared students in parentheses. See the Registrar’s enrollment reports for details.
Graduate Students by School/College, 2023–2024
| School/College | Master’s | Doctoral | Special |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture & Planning | 357 | 192 | 0 |
| Engineering* | 1,012 (318) |
2,297** (851) |
107 |
| Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences | 12 | 290 | 0 |
| Management | 1,516 (16) |
166 (80) |
10 |
| Science* | 10 | 1,250 | 0 |
| Computing | 81 (334) |
44 (931) |
0 |
| Total | 2,988 | 4,239 | 117 |
* Students in interdisciplinary programs are included in the totals of the school or college that administers the program. Students in joint programs with the College of Computing are included in the totals for Engineering and Management (with the number of shared students in parentheses), but not in the Computing totals. See the Registrar’s enrollment reports for details.
**Includes 185 students working on Harvard degrees only through the Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology Program.
US Minority Group Representation among Students, 2023–2024
| Minority group | Undergraduate | Graduate |
|---|---|---|
| Asian American | 1,582 | 919 |
| Hispanic | 664 | 484 |
| African American | 396 | 210 |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | 2 |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 2,650 | 1,617 |
International Students
There are 3,478 international students enrolled in degree programs at MIT in 2023–2024: 501 undergraduates (11%) and 2,977 graduate students (41%). Additionally, 652 exchange, visiting, and special students participated in MIT programs.
International Students, by Region, 2023–2024
| Region | % |
|---|---|
| Asia | 52% |
| Europe | 21% |
| Latin America and the Caribbean | 9% |
| North America | 6% |
| Middle East | 6% |
| Africa | 4% |
| Oceania | 2% |
| Total | 100% |