MIT welcomes a small group of exceptional transfer students every year. Successful transfer students come to MIT from many backgrounds: community colleges, the U.S. military, international universities, and other non-traditional pathways. Unfortunately, we are very limited to how many students we can accept.
Students who at the time of entry to MIT will have completed at least two terms of study with high academic standing at an accredited college, university, technical institute, or community college may apply for transfer admission. If you are in your first year of college, the earliest you can apply to transfer to MIT is during your second term of study.
Students who at the time of entryto MIT will have completed more than two and a half years (i.e., five terms) of college may not be eligible because of our residency requirements. If you have been enrolled in college part-time, calculate your full-time term equivalents to estimate your eligibility. Eligibility will be assessed by the Admissions Committee during the review process.