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MIT
- Who can apply
- Current juniors
- Cost
- Free
- Deadline
- Check official site
- Where
- Cambridge, MA
Private
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA
Private
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Admit Rate
5%* (source: College Scorecard · 2024)Ultra-Selective
GPA Range (Unweighted)
3.96 - 4.00
Cost of Attendance
$82,730
per year, before aid
Test Policy
SAT/ACT required‡ (source: MIT admissions · 2026-27 · accessed Sep 22, 2026)
Data sourced from IPEDS, Institutional Website, for the record as a whole — figures marked with a star are sourced separately, as noted at the bottom of the page. Testing policy and deadlines checked against the college's own pages on Oct 18, 2026.
Preparation
Helpful high school preparation
Multivariable CalculusDifferential EquationsAP Physics C: BothAP Chemistry
This is helpful preparation, not a formal admission requirement.
Admissions
How admission works here
- Test scores
- SAT or ACT scores are required. MIT admissions
- Essays
- Essay questions (about 100-200 words each); Short-response questions (40-50 words each). School admissions page
- Deadlines
- Early Action November 1, Regular Decision January 4 (MIT calls this plan Regular Action). MIT admissions
Overall
5%* (source: College Scorecard · 2024)
In-State
5%* (source: College Scorecard · 2024)
Out-of-State
4%* (source: College Scorecard · 2024)
Overall is College Scorecard's verified figure and won't necessarily sit between the separately-reported In-State/Out-of-State rates shown here, which are what My Fit uses to classify your chances.
Mid-50% Unweighted GPA
3.96 - 4.00
Mid-50% SAT
1520 - 1580
SAT/ACT required
Top 10 majors
- 1Computer Science
- 2Mathematics
- 3Mechanical Engineering
- 4Electrical Engineering
- 5Physics
- 6Aerospace Engineering
- 7Economics and Computer Science
- 8Biomedical Engineering
- 9Cognitive Science
- 10Artificial Intelligence
Ordered by how many students graduated in each, 2023-24. Source: U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS Completions survey). Names are the federal categories, so Massachusetts Institute of Technology may call a major something slightly different.
Applying
Application Deadlines† (source: MIT admissions · 2026-27 · accessed Sep 20, 2026)
Early Action
November 1 · Non-binding
Regular Decision
January 4 · Non-binding
MIT calls this plan Regular Action.
Essays and application
Fall 2027Main essay
Essay questions
about 100-200 words each- 1“What field of study appeals to you the most right now? (Note: Applicants select from a drop-down list.) Reflect on what has led you to this interest.”
- 2“While some reach their goals following well-trodden paths, others blaze their own trails achieving the unexpected. In what ways have you done something different than what was expected in your educational journey?”
- 3“How have your personal and academic experiences influenced the types of problems you would want to tackle with an MIT education and the impact you aim to make on your community?”
- 4“How did you manage a situation or challenge that you didn't expect? What did you learn from it?”
Required school-specific writing
Short-response questions
40-50 words each- 1“What do you do just for fun?”
- 2“Who is someone you admire, whether you know them personally or look up to them from afar? Tell us why.”
- 3“What's a topic, academic or non-academic, that you could talk about for hours?”
- 4“MIT values both “generalists” with varied interests and “specialists” who focus deeply on one or a few passions. Which do you think best describes you, and why?”
- Also has an open-ended box for anything else you want MIT to know
Prompts are quoted from the school's own page, read 2026-09-19 (2026-27 cycle). Schools change their prompts and word limits every year, so check the school's site for the current list before you start writing.
Check the current prompts on the school's siteMusic & Sports Tracks
Sports
NCAA Division III
Varsity sports (19)
BaseballBasketballCross countryFencingField hockeyFootballIndoor track and fieldLacrosseOutdoor track and fieldRifleRowingSailingSoccerSoftballSquashSwimming and divingTennisVolleyballWater polo
U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics data (2024-25) Internships & Programs
Research Science Institute (RSI)
Center for Excellence in Education
- Who can apply
- Current juniors
- Cost
- Free
- Deadline
- Dec 11, 2026
- Where
- MIT, Cambridge, MA or Stanford, CA
Academics
Flagship Programs
Course 6: Electrical Engineering and Computer ScienceCourse 2: Mechanical EngineeringCourse 18: Mathematics
Career & Major Pathways
Primary Disciplines
EngineeringComputer SciencePhysicsEconomics
Interdisciplinary Pathways
Course 6-14 (Computer Science, Economics, and Data Science)Course 6-7 (Computer Science and Molecular Biology)Course 11-6 (Urban Science and Planning with Computer Science)
Cost
Cost of attendance, per year
$82,730* (source: College Scorecard · 2024)
This is the full yearly cost before any financial aid. What your family would actually pay is in the Financial Aid section. Cost figures are approximate, so confirm current numbers on the college's website.
Tuition only (part of the cost above)
Tuition $62,396* (source: College Scorecard · 2024)
Financial Aid
What families actually paid, by household income
Average for students who received federal aid. Your own figure depends on your family's finances and the aid this school offers you.
- Under $30,000
- -$2,533
- $30,001 – $48,000
- $93
- $48,001 – $75,000
- $1,480
- $75,001 – $110,000
- $11,555
- Over $110,000
- $48,479
A negative figure means the average aid package was larger than the school's full cost of attendance — those families were paid the difference rather than billed.
College Scorecard (latest.cost.net_price.private.by_income_level.*), 2024
Estimate what your family would pay
Every school is required to publish a net price calculator. It asks about your family's finances and returns an estimate for you specifically, which is worth more than any average on this page. Your school counselor and the college's financial aid office can also help.
Scholarships and merit aid
MIT awards 100% need-based aid with no merit scholarships at all, so families should treat the net price calculator, not sticker price, as the real planning number.
Campus
Campus Fit
Location
Cambridge, MA· Urban
Undergraduates
4,535
Setting
Urban
In a fraternity or sorority
Not publicly reported
Living on campus
Not publicly reported
*College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education) · 2024
†MIT admissions · 2026-27 · accessed Sep 20, 2026
‡MIT admissions · 2026-27 · accessed Sep 22, 2026