Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA · Official website ↗
5%
Admission rate
4,535
Undergraduates
$64,730
Tuition / yr
$85,960
Cost of attendance / yr
$152,553
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
1520–1580
SAT, middle 50% (approx.)
34–36
ACT, middle 50%
International students should also budget for health insurance, visa and travel costs not shown here.
Reference only. Automatically checked against the college's official pages on 2026-11-10; maintained by Jordan Lee, editor. Colleges can change policies at any time — confirm on the official page before you apply. Spotted an error? Tell us.
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.
Financial aid & requirements for international students
| Aid & admission for international applicants | Need-blind for international applicants Applying for financial aid does not reduce an international applicant's chance of admission. Sources (2)“no student is disadvantaged in the admissions process because of their financial need.”mitadmissions.org ↗ · checked 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 ↗ · checked 2026-11-10 |
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| Meets full financial need | Yes — meets the full demonstrated need of admitted studentsSources (1)“We meet the full financial need of all admitted students who apply for aid”mitadmissions.org ↗ · checked 2026-11-10 |
| Merit scholarships | No — aid is based on need, not meritSources (1)“we offer financial aid based entirely upon your family’s demonstrated financial need—not any measure of merit.”mitadmissions.org ↗ · checked 2026-11-10 |
| Forms for international aid applicants | Not yet determined — check the college site ↗ |
| Must request aid when applying? | Not yet determined — check the college site ↗ |
| SAT / ACT policy | SAT or ACT requiredSources (1)“We require the SAT or the ACT from both prospective first-year and transfer students.”mitadmissions.org ↗ · checked 2026-11-10 |
| English proficiency | English test recommended (scores below are the minimums stated)
Sources (5)“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 ↗ · checked 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 ↗ · checked 2026-11-10“TOEFL (Taken before 1/21/26)
Minimum: 90”mitadmissions.org ↗ · checked 2026-11-10“IELTS
Minimum: 7”mitadmissions.org ↗ · checked 2026-11-10“Duolingo English Test (DET)
Minimum: 120”mitadmissions.org ↗ · checked 2026-11-10 |
| Conditional admission / English pathway | Not yet determined — check the college site ↗ |
Scholarships for first-year students
MIT Scholarship
Amount not published
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 ↗ · checked 2026-11-10“you will receive an MIT Scholarship that covers at least the cost of MIT’s tuition.”mitadmissions.org ↗ · checked 2026-11-10Deadlines (fall 2027 entry)
| Application deadlines | Not yet determined — check the college site ↗ |
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| Financial aid deadline | Not yet determined — check the college site ↗ |
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 — check the college site ↗ |
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| Proof of funds for the I-20 | Not yet determined — check the college site ↗ |
Earnings by field of study
| Field | After 1 year | After 4 years |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
Location
| 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 (Jan) | average low -5°C (23°F) |
| Precipitation per year | 1,107 mm |
| Snowfall per year | 125 cm |
Month by month
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
Cost, admission rate, test-score ranges and earnings come from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard (retrieved 2026-11-11). SAT range adds the 25th/75th-percentile section scores, so it is approximate. Scorecard earnings are for federal-aid recipients.