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About MIT: Basic facts

MIT’s primary purposes are teaching and research with relevance to the practical world and transforming society for the better. To that end, we seek the best possible community of scholars (and humans) who will contribute to MIT and the world.

These basic facts are curated from the latest issue of the MIT Facts book and data from MIT Institutional Research.

Elsewhere on our site, you can find current admission statistics and the first-year class profile; for statistics on financial aid, visit Student Financial Services.

 

Motto01 Source: <a href="https://facts.mit.edu/academic-campus-resources/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MIT Facts</a>
  • Mens et manus—“Mind and Hand”
Campus02 Source: <a href="https://facts.mit.edu/mit-campus/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MIT Facts</a>
  • 168 acres (0.68 km2) in Cambridge, Massachusetts
  • 19 student residences
  • 26 acres (0.11 km2) of playing fields
  • 40+ gardens and green spaces
  • 60+ public works of art
Employees03 Source: <a href="https://facts.mit.edu/employees/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MIT Facts</a>
  • 17,180 (including faculty and Lincoln Lab employees)
Faculty04 The 2023–2024 academic year is the last year for which we have data. Source: <a href="https://ir.mit.edu/projects/faculty-and-staff-statistics/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MIT Institutional Research</a>
  • Professors: 1,089
  • Other academic staff: 4,286
Selected honors (current and former MIT community members)05 Source: <a href="https://ir.mit.edu/projects/honors-and-awards-database/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MIT Institutional Research</a>
  • 100 Nobel Laureates
  • 61 National Medal of Science winners
  • 33 National Medal of Technology and Innovation winners
  • 84 MacArthur Fellows
  • 17 A.M. Turing Award winners
Undergraduate majors and minors06 Source: <a href="https://facts.mit.edu/degrees-majors/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MIT Facts</a>
  • Major programs: 58
  • Minor programs: 59
  • Pirate certificate: 1
Students07 The 2023–2024 academic year is the last year for which we have data. Source: <a href="https://ir.mit.edu/projects/population-dashboard/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MIT Institutional Research</a>
  • Undergraduates: 4,576
  • Graduate students: 7,344
  • Total: 11,920
International students08 The 2023–2024 academic year is the last year for which we have data. Source: <a href="https://facts.mit.edu/enrollment-statistics/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MIT Facts</a>
  • Undergraduate students: 501
  • Graduate students: 2,977
  • Exchange, visiting, special students: 652
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