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- Mens et manus—“Mind and Hand”
- 168 acres (0.68 km2) in Cambridge, Massachusetts
- 20 student residences
- 26 acres (0.11 km2) of playing fields
- 40+ gardens and green spaces
- 60+ public works of art
- 17,033 (including Lincoln Lab employees)
- Professors: 1,087
- Other academic staff: 2,065
- 106 Nobel Laureates
- 65 National Medal of Science winners
- 35 National Medal of Technology and Innovation winners
- 85 MacArthur Fellows
- 18 A.M. Turing Award winners
- Major programs: 56
- Minor programs: 62
- Pirate certificate: 1
- Undergraduates: 4,561
- Graduate students: 7,255
- Total: 11,816
- Undergraduate students: 529
- Graduate students: 2,908
- Exchange, visiting, special students: 593
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