Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA · Sitio web oficial ↗
Los estudiantes internacionales también deben presupuestar seguro médico, visa y gastos de viaje que no se muestran aquí.
Quick summary
| Cost per year | about $85,960 per year (tuition, housing, food, books — U.S. Department of Education figure) + flights and visa. Four years cost roughly four times this if prices stay the same; colleges usually raise prices every year. |
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| Money from the college | Need-based aid: yes, and asking for it does not hurt the application. Merit scholarships: none. No named scholarship is confirmed open to international students yet. |
| Chances of admission | extremely selective: about 1 in 22 applicants is admitted. Middle half of admitted students scored SAT 1520–1580. English minimum: IELTS 7, TOEFL (1–6) 5, TOEFL 90, Duolingo 120. |
| Application deadlines | not yet determined |
| Where and how students live | Cambridge, MA · Midsize city · summer highs about 28°C, winter lows about -5°C · 7 km from BOS airport |
| Housing | not yet determined |
| Working while studying | not yet determined |
| After graduation | not yet determined |
Plain-language summary of the verified details below. Where it says “not yet determined”, we have not found it on an official page yet.
Ayuda financiera y requisitos para estudiantes internacionales
| Ayuda y admisión para solicitantes internacionales | Need-blind para solicitantes internacionales Solicitar ayuda financiera no reduce las posibilidades de admisión de un solicitante internacional. Fuentes (2)Citado en el inglés original del sitio web de la universidad. “no student is disadvantaged in the admissions process because of their financial need.”mitadmissions.org ↗ · revisado el 2026-11-10“Whether you are a domestic applicant or an international applicant does not impact when or how you apply, or the financial aid you are offered.”mitadmissions.org ↗ · revisado el 2026-11-10 |
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| Cubre toda la necesidad económica | Sí — cubre toda la necesidad económica demostrada de los admitidosFuentes (1)Citado en el inglés original del sitio web de la universidad. “We meet the full financial need of all admitted students who apply for aid”mitadmissions.org ↗ · revisado el 2026-11-10 |
| Becas por mérito | No — la ayuda se basa en la necesidad, no en el méritoFuentes (1)Citado en el inglés original del sitio web de la universidad. “we offer financial aid based entirely upon your family’s demonstrated financial need—not any measure of merit.”mitadmissions.org ↗ · revisado el 2026-11-10 |
| Forms for international aid applicants | Not yet determined — consulta el sitio de la universidad ↗ |
| Must request aid when applying? | Not yet determined — consulta el sitio de la universidad ↗ |
| Política de SAT / ACT | SAT o ACT obligatorioFuentes (1)Citado en el inglés original del sitio web de la universidad. “We require the SAT or the ACT from both prospective first-year and transfer students.”mitadmissions.org ↗ · revisado el 2026-11-10 |
| Dominio del inglés | Examen de inglés recomendado (los puntajes de abajo son los mínimos indicados)
Fuentes (5)Citado en el inglés original del sitio web de la universidad. “For non-native English speakers, we strongly recommend providing the results of an English proficiency exam if you have been using English for fewer than five years or do not speak English at home or in school”mitadmissions.org ↗ · revisado el 2026-11-10“TOEFL
(Taken on or after 1/21/26)03
Effective January 21, 2026, TOEFL will adopt a 1–6 score scale (in 0.5 increments) to better align with global standards and simplify score interpretation. Visit the <a href="https://www.ets.org/toefl/test-takers/ibt/scores/understand-scores.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TOEFL Scores page</a> for more information.
Minimum: 5”mitadmissions.org ↗ · revisado el 2026-11-10“TOEFL (Taken before 1/21/26)
Minimum: 90”mitadmissions.org ↗ · revisado el 2026-11-10“IELTS
Minimum: 7”mitadmissions.org ↗ · revisado el 2026-11-10“Duolingo English Test (DET)
Minimum: 120”mitadmissions.org ↗ · revisado el 2026-11-10 |
| Conditional admission / English pathway | Not yet determined — consulta el sitio de la universidad ↗ |
Becas para estudiantes de primer año
MIT Scholarship
Fuentes (2)
“The most common type of aid is the MIT Scholarship. If you receive one, it is a grant that does not need to be repaid.”sfs.mit.edu ↗ · revisado el 2026-11-10“you will receive an MIT Scholarship that covers at least the cost of MIT’s tuition.”mitadmissions.org ↗ · revisado el 2026-11-10Deadlines (fall 2027 entry)
| Application deadlines | Not yet determined — consulta el sitio de la universidad ↗ |
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| Financial aid deadline | Not yet determined — consulta el sitio de la universidad ↗ |
Dates as published by the college; check the official page for time zones and supporting-document deadlines.
Costs for international students
| Student health insurance | Not yet determined — consulta el sitio de la universidad ↗ |
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| Proof of funds for the I-20 | Not yet determined — consulta el sitio de la universidad ↗ |
Earnings by field of study
| Field | After 1 year | After 4 years |
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| Computer Science | $171,815 | $225,141 |
| Mathematics | $141,075 | $174,951 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $150,863 | $161,118 |
| Economics | $154,591 | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | $95,803 | $147,998 |
| Mechanical Engineering | $94,095 | $131,967 |
| Physics | — | $131,025 |
| Chemical Engineering | $103,310 | $122,093 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | $119,177 | — |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | $94,732 | $114,620 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | $73,378 | $111,738 |
Median yearly earnings of graduates of this college's bachelor's programme in each field, 1 and 4 years after finishing. Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (retrieved 2026-11-11). Only graduates who received U.S. federal student aid are counted, so international students are not included.
Ubicación
| City / state | Cambridge, MA |
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| Setting | Midsize city |
| Nearest major airport | Boston Logan International Airport (BOS), about 7 km in a straight line |
| Map | View on OpenStreetMap ↗ |
Setting from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard); airport from OurAirports (public-domain data).
Climate
| Warmest month (jul) | average high 28°C (82°F) |
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| Coldest month (ene) | average low -5°C (23°F) |
| Precipitation per year | 1,107 mm |
| Snowfall per year | 125 cm |
Month by month
| ene | feb | mar | abr | may | jun | jul | ago | sep | oct | nov | dic | |
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| High °C | 3° | 4° | 8° | 14° | 19° | 25° | 28° | 27° | 23° | 17° | 11° | 6° |
| Low °C | -5° | -4° | 0° | 5° | 10° | 15° | 19° | 18° | 15° | 9° | 3° | -2° |
| Rain mm | 86 | 82 | 106 | 92 | 82 | 99 | 83 | 82 | 90 | 102 | 93 | 109 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at the Boston Logan Intl Ap, Ma Us weather station, about 7 km from campus. Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals.
El costo, la tasa de admisión, los rangos de puntajes de exámenes y los ingresos provienen del College Scorecard del Departamento de Educación de EE. UU. (consultado el 2026-11-11). El rango del SAT suma los puntajes por sección de los percentiles 25 y 75, por lo que es aproximado. Los ingresos del Scorecard corresponden a quienes reciben ayuda federal.