Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA · Site officiel ↗
Les étudiants internationaux doivent aussi prévoir un budget pour l'assurance santé, le visa et les frais de voyage, qui ne figurent pas ici.
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.
Aide financière et conditions pour les étudiants internationaux
| Aides et admission pour les candidats internationaux | Need-blind pour les candidats internationaux Demander une aide financière ne réduit pas les chances d'admission d'un candidat international. Sources (2)Cité dans la version originale anglaise du site de l'université. “no student is disadvantaged in the admissions process because of their financial need.”mitadmissions.org ↗ · vérifié le 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 ↗ · vérifié le 2026-11-10 |
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| Couvre la totalité des besoins financiers | Oui — couvre la totalité des besoins démontrés des étudiants admisSources (1)Cité dans la version originale anglaise du site de l'université. “We meet the full financial need of all admitted students who apply for aid”mitadmissions.org ↗ · vérifié le 2026-11-10 |
| Bourses au mérite | Non — l'aide est fondée sur les besoins, pas sur le mériteSources (1)Cité dans la version originale anglaise du site de l'université. “we offer financial aid based entirely upon your family’s demonstrated financial need—not any measure of merit.”mitadmissions.org ↗ · vérifié le 2026-11-10 |
| Forms for international aid applicants | Not yet determined — consultez le site de l'université ↗ |
| Must request aid when applying? | Not yet determined — consultez le site de l'université ↗ |
| Politique SAT / ACT | SAT ou ACT obligatoireSources (1)Cité dans la version originale anglaise du site de l'université. “We require the SAT or the ACT from both prospective first-year and transfer students.”mitadmissions.org ↗ · vérifié le 2026-11-10 |
| Niveau d'anglais | Test d'anglais recommandé (les scores ci-dessous sont les minimums indiqués)
Sources (5)Cité dans la version originale anglaise du site de l'université. “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 ↗ · vérifié le 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 ↗ · vérifié le 2026-11-10“TOEFL (Taken before 1/21/26)
Minimum: 90”mitadmissions.org ↗ · vérifié le 2026-11-10“IELTS
Minimum: 7”mitadmissions.org ↗ · vérifié le 2026-11-10“Duolingo English Test (DET)
Minimum: 120”mitadmissions.org ↗ · vérifié le 2026-11-10 |
| Conditional admission / English pathway | Not yet determined — consultez le site de l'université ↗ |
Bourses pour les étudiants de première année
MIT Scholarship
Sources (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 ↗ · vérifié le 2026-11-10“you will receive an MIT Scholarship that covers at least the cost of MIT’s tuition.”mitadmissions.org ↗ · vérifié le 2026-11-10Deadlines (fall 2027 entry)
| Application deadlines | Not yet determined — consultez le site de l'université ↗ |
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| Financial aid deadline | Not yet determined — consultez le site de l'université ↗ |
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 — consultez le site de l'université ↗ |
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| Proof of funds for the I-20 | Not yet determined — consultez le site de l'université ↗ |
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.
Lieu
| 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 (juil.) | average high 28°C (82°F) |
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| Coldest month (janv.) | average low -5°C (23°F) |
| Precipitation per year | 1,107 mm |
| Snowfall per year | 125 cm |
Month by month
| janv. | févr. | mars | avr. | mai | juin | juil. | août | sept. | oct. | nov. | déc. | |
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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.
Le coût, le taux d'admission, les fourchettes de scores aux tests et les revenus proviennent du College Scorecard du ministère américain de l'Éducation (consulté le 2026-11-11). La fourchette SAT additionne les scores par section aux 25e et 75e centiles ; elle est donc approximative. Les revenus du Scorecard concernent les bénéficiaires d'aides fédérales.