MIT Admissions

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Process & Statistics

Admissions Statistics

For the class entering in the fall of 2011
(see also Incoming Freshman Class Profile)

General

Freshman Applications 17,909
Freshman Admits 1,742
Percentage Admitted 9.7%

Early action

Early action applicants 6,404
Admitted early action 772
Deferred to regular action 4,042
Deferred applicants admitted
during regular action		 232

Regular action

Regular action applicants 11,505
Total considered during regular action (including deferred students) 15,547
Admitted regular action
(including deferred students)		 943
Waitlisted 1,068

Waitlist

Number of applicants waitlisted 1,068
Number admitted from waitlist 27

US citizens/permanent residents

Applied 13,979
Admitted 1,595

International students

Applied 3,930
Admitted 147

Middle 50% score range of admitted students (25th and 75th percentiles):

SAT Reasoning Test - Math [740, 800]
SAT Reasoning Test - Critical Reading [680, 780]
SAT Reasoning Test - Writing [690, 780]
ACT Math [34, 36]
ACT English [32, 35]
ACT Composite [32, 35]
SAT Subject Test - Math [750, 800]
SAT Subject Test - Science [720, 800]

Distribution of SAT Reasoning Test Scores (Math)

  Applicants Admits Admit rate
750-800 7,805 1,166 15%
700-740 3,159 323 10%
650-690 1,838 87 5%
600-640 841 4 0%
< 600 564 0 0%

Distribution of SAT Reasoning Test Scores (Critical Reading)

  Applicants Admits Admit rate
750-800 3,373 641 19%
700-740 3,451 437 13%
650-690 2,999 290 10%
600-640 2,065 136 7%
< 600 2,319 76 3%

Distribution of SAT Reasoning Test Scores (Writing)

  Applicants Admits Admit rate
750-800 3,962 771 19%
700-740 3,031 397 13%
650-690 2,908 244 8%
600-640 1,953 114 6%
<600 2,349 54 2%

Distribution of ACT Scores (Composite)

  Applicants Admits Admit rate
34-36 2,248 346 15%
31-33 2,293 192 8%
28-30 961 49 5%
25-27 461 13 3%
< 25 253 0 0%

Distribution of ACT Scores (Math)

  Applicants Admits Admit rate
34-36 3,592 497 14%
31-33 1,350 86 6%
28-30 686 14 2%
25-27 436 3 1%
< 25 152 0 0%

Distribution of ACT Scores (English)

  Applicants Admits Admit rate
34-36 2,690 380 14%
31-33 1,606 132 8%
28-30 939 55 6%
25-27 531 26 5%
< 25 450 7 2%

Distribution of ACT Scores (Writing)

  Applicants Admits Admit rate
10-12 1,338 183 14%
8-9 3,628 347 10%
6-7 941 52 6%
< 6 60 0 0%

Other sources of data for MIT