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Admissions Statistics

For the class entering in the fall of 2008

(see also Incoming Freshman Class Profile)

General
Freshman Applications13,396
Freshman Admits1,589
Percentage Admitted11.9%
Early action
Applicants3,925
Admitted522
Deferred to regular action2,903
Deferred applicants admitted during regular action279
Regular action
Applicants9,471
Total considered during regular action (including deferred students)12,375
Admitted (including deferred students)1,032
Waitlisted741
Waitlist
Number of applicants waitlisted741
Number admitted from waitlist35
US citizens/permanent residents
Applied10,344
Admitted1,470
International students
Applied3,052
Admitted119
Middle 50% score range of admitted students:
SAT Reasoning Test - Critical Reading[670, 770]
SAT Reasoning Test - Math[730, 800]
SAT Reasoning Test - Writing[670, 770]
ACT Composite[31, 35]
SAT Subject Test - Math[740, 800]
SAT Subject Test - Science[710, 800]
Percentage of Those Ranked who were:
 ApplicantsAdmitsAdmit rate
in Top 5%4,32872617%
in Top 6-10%841425%
in Top 11-20%626213%
below top 20%42700%
Distribution of SAT Reasoning Test Scores (Critical Reading)
 ApplicantsAdmitsAdmit rate
750-8002,14957627%
700-7402,23440418%
650-6902,14725812%
600-6401,6881579%
550-590950637%
< 5501,097414%
Distribution of SAT Reasoning Test Scores (Math)
 ApplicantsAdmitsAdmit rate
750-8005,4741,02619%
700-7402,15029514%
650-6901,46214210%
600-640615274%
550-59034772%
< 55021700%
Distribution of ACT Scores (Composite)
 ApplicantsAdmitsAdmit rate
34-361,19220317%
30-331,73819711%
26-29677518%
21-25266114%
< 215000%
Other sources of data for MIT
Common Data Set
Registrar's enrollment statistics
College Board
College Opportunities Online Locator
College Results Online
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