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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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


Fax number: (617) 258-8304
Website: https://web.mit.edu/
Screen last updated on: February 2024
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: 4-1-4 system (two semesters & one-month January interterm)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students is held prior to start of fall term.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 99%
Student:Faculty ratio: 3:1
Total faculty: 1198 men, 507 women
Full-time faculty: 964 men, 397 women
Part-time faculty: 234 men, 110 women
Graduation rate: 95% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
double majors, independent study, internships, external degree program
Cooperative programs are offered: yes
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Study abroad opportunities:
Study-abroad program offered.
Army ROTC: offered on-campus
Navy ROTC: offered on-campus
Air Force ROTC: offered on-campus

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General
  • Anthropology, General
  • Architectural Sciences and Technology, Other
  • Architecture
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry, General
  • City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Cognitive Science, General
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computational Biology
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer Science
  • Creative Writing
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
  • Financial Mathematics
  • Foreign Languages and Literatures, General
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Linguistics
  • Management Science
  • Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other
  • Mass Communication/Media Studies
  • Materials Engineering
  • Mathematics and Computer Science
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Music, General
  • Neuroscience
  • Nuclear Engineering
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Science, Technology and Society
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
Doctorates

  • Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General
  • Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology
  • Architectural Sciences and Technology, Other
  • Architecture
  • Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General
  • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Business/Commerce, General
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry, General
  • City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Cognitive Science, General
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computational Biology
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Computer Science
  • Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Engineering, Other
  • Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • Geophysics and Seismology
  • Linguistics
  • Materials Engineering
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Meteorology
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Neuroscience
  • Nuclear Engineering
  • Oceanography, Chemical and Physical
  • Operations Research
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Planetary Astronomy and Science
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Science, Technology and Society
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Systems Engineering
  • Transportation and Highway Engineering
Master's Degrees

  • Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General
  • Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology
  • Architectural Sciences and Technology, Other
  • Architecture
  • Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General
  • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Business/Commerce, General
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry, General
  • City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Cognitive Science, General
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computational Biology
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Computer Science
  • Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Engineering, Other
  • Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
  • Financial Mathematics
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • Geophysics and Seismology
  • Journalism, Other
  • Linguistics
  • Management Science
  • Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other
  • Mass Communication/Media Studies
  • Materials Engineering
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Meteorology
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Neuroscience
  • Nuclear Engineering
  • Oceanography, Chemical and Physical
  • Operations Research
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Planetary Astronomy and Science
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Real Estate Development
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Systems Engineering
  • Transportation and Highway Engineering

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 2 or higher)
  • credit for international baccalaureate

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
  • True
 
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